Monday, 25 February 2008

DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Dairy Cow Paper Craft

This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", a farm theme, dairy/nutrition/milk theme or a mammal theme

Materials:

bullet something to colour with if using the B&W version,
bullet scissors,
bullet glue, and
bullet paper.

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice.
bulletColour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
bulletGlue the cow together in the following order:
bulletlegs onto the bottom of the large oval body
bullettummy (circle) onto the body
bulletarms onto the sides of the body so it looks like he has his hooves on his hips
bulletsmile (oval) onto the head
bullethead/smile onto the body
bulletears and horns onto the head
bulletSee picture on the template for further help

Templates:

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen.
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).


Ox or Bull Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This is a simple, three dimensional bull craft that young children enjoy making and playing with.


Materials:

bullet a toilet paper roll,
bullet a printer,
bullet something to colour with,
bullet scissors,
bullet glue, and
bullet paper.

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice.
bulletColour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
bulletGlue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube. Toilet paper rolls come in different sizes, so if you find the rectangle is a bit too big, just trim it down. If you find it's a bit too small, just cut out another small piece to fill in the gap.
bulletGlue on the head, tail and legs.
bulletWe put him together as if he was sitting on his haunches -- they don't do this of course, but this is the simplest way for young children to construct the craft. It also gives the animal a "cartoon" feel which the kids seem to like.

Templates:

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen.
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).


Pig Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This is a simple three dimensional pig craft that is fun for kids to make and play with.

A different looking pig tp roll craft can be found here.

Materials:

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toilet paper roll

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printer,

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something to colour with,

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scissors,

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glue, and

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paper

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice.
bulletColour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
bulletGlue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube. Toilet paper rolls come in different sizes, so if you find the rectangle is a bit too big, just trim it down. If you find it's a bit too small, just cut out another small piece to fill in the gap.
bulletGlue on the head, arms and chest.
bulletFold the feet tabs and glue to the inside, bottom of the tp roll.
bulletFold the tail in half and glue so it looks colored on each side then fold tab and glue to the tp roll.
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