I used to do a lot of crafts back when blogging and other online activities were accessible and affordable.
Imagine my surprise when I found these two papier tole crafts I did when the need to clean up the closet came up. Whoop!
Of course the next thing to do would be to look for my tools. Sadly, I can’t remember where I placed these and I am just not in the mood to look for these in the rubble of junk in our library.
Am thinking if a Martor USA utility knife will be ok to use with the cutting of the patterns should I decide to take up doing 3D paper crafts again.
Tags: 3D paper craft, crafting, papercraft, papier tole
Got summer plans already?
There is so much to do during summer and for sure, school children will not get bored with the many choices as to what they can do when school’s out:
- travel and see how much fun it is in the Philippines (needs time to plan and budget for expenses)
- cooking classes which also includes learning new skills like sanitation, cutting, sieving, food styling and nutrition facts
- photography
- styling classes
- swimming, soccer, basketball, baseball, badminton classes for the sporty ones
- piano, guitar, violin and voice lessons for the musically inclined
- summer classes, whether advanced or for failed academic subjects
- arts and crafts lessons for the crafty ones (this can be done at home because there are lots of tutorials to be found in the web)
There is so much to do during summer and there is no need for children to get bored. If budget is a problem, be creative and you can still have a lot of fun too!
Tags: arts and crafts for children, cooking classes, music lessons, photography classes for chlidren, sports activities for children, summer activities, summer activities for children, summer plans, vacation plans
It has been almost a month ago since I blogged about the handmade notepad I made.
When I was too excited to make these, I used small tools to make the notepads. Good thing we have these because from time to time, or when inspiration strikes, I do some crafts. The following were the things I used to make these:
- cutter for the colored papers
- scissors to trim the sides of the cut papers
- glue
- stickers and scrap-booking embellishments
- one hole puncher for the ring
- one-inch and half an inch rings, depending on how many papers to be used Continue Reading »
Tags: Arts and Crafts, Crafts, handmade, handmade crafts, handmade notepads, notepads, scrapbook embelllishments, stickers
Arts and crafts are a big thing for me, as a mother and as a teacher. I have written articles about why it is important to teach these to children here and here.
One of the ways to show how creative the children are is by giving away handmade greeting cards during special occasions. Be these manually made or done using the computer, I am sure these will be appreciated well.
One of the ways to send greetings to loved ones during special occasions is by sending online greeting cards. Yes, these are economical and has a fast delivery.
The other day, I saw my six year old daughter Tania make a Valentine greeting card on the desktop and here is what she made:
Simple but it sure brings the message across 🙂
Tags: greeting cards, personal greetings
Elmer’s Glue All Multi-Purpose Glue is what we use with the homeschooling children.
We use this glue for our crafts, for gluing photos, for additional enrichment activities. This also works best with other projects requiring the use of glue.
As with other products, it is best to practice good precautions regarding safety. Click here to read about Elmer’s Glue All MSDS or Material Safety Data Sheet.
Tags: Arts and Crafts, children, family, product reviews
