Crafts: Paper Plate Pig

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Materials 

• paper plates 
• pink paint
• paint brushes
• googly eyes
• pink construction paper 
• black construction paper 
• pink pipe cleaners 
• scissors
• tape
• glue 

Steps 

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Paint the paper plates.

3. While paint is drying, cut out round face, nose, ears, feet and hooves from pink and black construction paper.

4. After the paint is dried, glue construction paper pieces onto the paper plate.

5. Glue googly eyes onto your pig's face.

6. Curl the pipe cleaner to make the pig's tail and then tape it onto the back of the plate.

7. Don't forget to add your child's name and date to the back of the paper plate.

Resources 

• The Baker Twins' Pig Craft 
• Activity Bucket's Paper Plate Pig Craft 
• Living on a Latte's Paper Plate Farm Animals 

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Perhaps your children would like to make a sheep or even celebrate with a farm-themed party?

Crafts: Cardboard Paper Roll Chicks

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For a quick craft, I decided to make toilet paper roll chicks with my two littles. I think these make a great craft for the spring season, learning about chickens, or Easter time. 

Materials 

• toilet paper roll
• yellow paint
• orange construction paper or orange craft foam 
• craft feathers
• googly eyes
• paint brushes 

Steps 

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Paint toilet paper rolls yellow.  My son and daughter used both paint brushes and finger painting.

3. While the paint is drying, cut out the beaks. Just small triangles will do.

4. After your paint has dried, glue on googly eyes, the beak, and feathers.

5. If you wish, you can attach construction paper feet.

Resources

Crafty Kids at Home's Spring Chick Craft 
Happy Hooligan's Toilet Roll Peeps 
Free Kids Craft's Paper Loop Chick 

 

Looking for more spring-themed posts? 

You could make your own paper plate lamb masks, paint paper plate pigs, or design farm animal bowling pins from plastic bottles this spring! 

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Crafts: Paper Plate Chick

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For spring, we made some chicks to celebrate the warmer weather.

Materials

• paper plates
• glue
• feathers
• googly eyes
• yellow construction paper
• orange construction paper
• yellow paint
• paint brushes 
• scissors 

Steps 

1. Gather all the materials.

2. Paint the paper plate yellow.

3. While the paper plate is drying, cut out a yellow circle for the face and an orange beak and feet for the chick.

3. After the paper plate is dry, glue the yellow circle, eyes, and beak onto the paper plate.

4. Select several feathers and tape them onto the back of the paper plate.

5. Tape the feet onto the back of the paper plate.

6. Display your child's artwork!

Looking for more Spring Crafts? 

Why not make a paper plate pig or a letter s sheep? Your children can even create a lamb mask using a paper plate. So many cute ideas! 

Resources

About A Mom's Paper Plate Chick Craft 
Clare's Little Tots' Paper Plate Chick
The Madehouse's Paper Plate Hand Print Chick 

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Time to Party at a Bouquet of Talent at Life on Lakeshore Drive

Craft: St. Patrick's Day Print

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To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, my son made a print of Shamrocks to hang in our kitchen.

Materials

• green paint
• corks 
• rubber-band
• paper 
• brush 

Steps 

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Put some green paint on a tray.

3. Rubber-band the three corks together to create your 'stamp.'

4. Allow your child to dip the corks into the paint and stamp onto the paper to create shamrocks.

5. Paint the stems of the shamrocks with a brush.

Resources 

Crafty Morning's Wine Cork Shamrock Craft for St. Patrick's Day 
Crafty Morning's Apple Shamrock Stamp Craft for St. Patrick's Day 
The Pinterested Parent's St. Patricks Day Crafts 

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We made snakes and shamrocks to hang in our window! 

Crafts: George Washington's Birthday

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On February 22, 1732, the first President of the United States of America, George Washington, was born in Virginia  (still a colony of Great Britain at the time). It is celebrated as Presidents Day on the third Monday in February.

We celebrated his birthday in our household by reading Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner starting on Presidents Day and continuing during lunch for the week.  My son also created a George Washington mask.

Facts about George Washington 

• first American President (April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797) 
• surveyor 
• Commander of the Continental Army 
• President of the Constitutional Convention 
• Gentleman planter 
• married Martha Dandrige Custis (in 1759) 

During his presidency, Washington 

• established a Supreme Court
• established position of Attorney General 
• created the Department of Foreign Affairs 
• Created position of Secretary of State 
• established official currency of United States
• established what would become United States Navy 

George Washington Mask 

Materials 

• paper plate
• scissors 
• glue 
• blue construction paper
• cotton balls 
• craft stick 

Steps 

1. Gather all materials.

2. Cut out center of paper plate to create a hole for your child's face.

3. Draw and cut out hat on blue construction paper.

4. Glue on cotton balls and hat.

5. Attach craft stick on back.

6. After drying, your child can play with their mask.

A Selection of Places to Visit to Learn More 

• George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia 
• Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Pennsylvania 
• Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia 

Independence Hall

• Washington Crossing Historical Park in Pennsylvania 
• Valley Forge National Historic Park in Pennsylvania 

Valley Forge NHP Visitor Center 

• Christ Church in Philadelphia 

Other Activities for Children 

• create a model of Mount Vernon
• sew colonial clothes 
• practice handwriting by copying out the speeches and letters of George Washington 
• create a map of the battles that Washington fought in during the Revolutionary War 

Resources

Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading List of Presidents Day Activities 
Lakeshore Presidents Day Masks 
The Lemonade Stand's Presidents Day Favorites 
George Washington's Mount Vernon 

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