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April Fool’s Bug Lamp

April Fool's Bug Lamp

bugs bugs bugs !

Supplies

  • paper
  • scissors
  • tape
  • lamp

Instructions

  1. Print or draw some bug outlines/silhouettes
  2. Cut them out
  3. Tape to the inside of a lamp
  4. Wait until an unsuspecting person turns on that lamp!

Watercolor Painting

Watercolor Painting

Learn how to start a watercolor painting

Supplies

  • Newspaper
  • Brushes
  • Paint
  • Paper
  • Cup of water
  • Paper towel

Instructions

  1. Lay the paper on newspaper
  2. Dip a clean brush into the cup of water
  3. Lightly coat the paper with water
  4. Grab another brush to start painting
  5. Use the paper towel to clean the brush

St. Patrick’s Day Cards

St. Patrick's Day Cards

Make your own St. Patrick's Day cards!

Supplies

  • Markers or colored pencils
  • Access to a printer
  • Google Docs
  • Tape

Instructions

  1. Open Google docs and follow along
  2. Print your pages
  3. Color your pages
  4. Tape them together
  5. Send to friends and family!

Stop Motion

Stop Motion

Follow these tips to add some charm to your videos!

Supplies

  • Inanimate props
  • Moldable props like clay or dough
  • Adhesives to help keep props together like tape or fishing wire

Instructions

  1. Plan out your scene with props and movement
  2. Prop up a stationary camera that won’t move around.
  3. Use grids on camera to help guide movement
  4. Come up with movement for your props and incrementally move and take pictures.
  5. Come up with “cheats” or cuts to skip harder movement.

Crochet

Crochet

A relaxing and fun hobby!

Supplies

  • Yarn
  • Crochet Hook
  • Yarn Needle

Accordion Paper Decoration

Accordion Paper Decoration

Add a splash of color and texture to your walls!

Supplies

  • Paper
  • Scissors
  • Tape

Instructions

  1. Accordion fold a piece of paper on the short side into half inch pleats
  2. Cut the piece of paper in half on the short side so you can tape together the pleats into one long strip.
  3. Make sure the pleats line up, trim if necessary
  4. Tape together pairs on one side of the pleats to gather the pleats into a fan shape.
  5. Repeat, taping together taped pairs to hold the shape.
  6. If the paper is curling towards one side, flip the fan over and tape together pairs of pleats on the other side to balance out the fan.
  7. Optionally, tape the bottom together to hold the fan more open or closed.

Origami Box

Origami Box

Make cute little storage boxes for your desk!

Supplies

  • Paper

Instructions

  1. Make a square piece of paper
  2. Fold the paper into 8ths (folding in half lengthways, vertically and diagonally)
  3. Fold in all four corners to the center to make a smaller square
  4. Fold this smaller square into thirds on both axis to create lines that separate the square into 9 tiny squares.
  5. Open up one of the corners of the smaller square, then fold in the left and right tiny squares in the top row until it brings in one of the walls of the boxes. There will be a little triangle sticking up. Tuck that in.
  6. Repeat on the other side.

Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Card

Make a Pop-Up card!

Up your gift-giving game with a fun personalized letter!

Supplies

  • paper (colored construction paper was used in the video)
  • scissors
  • pencil/pen
  • tape and/or glue

Instructions

  1. Choose paper and fold in half
  2. Mark out slits to cut out (for the “pop” part)
  3. Cut and crease the pop-out sections
  4. Measure, trace, and cut out the symbols or letters you want
  5. Attach them to the pop outs
  6. Adhere the inner paper to the outer cover
  7. Crease where necessary and make sure it opens and closes well, without being folded incorrectly
  8. Decorate the outside cover of your card
  9. Write a message inside and send it off!

Candles

Candles

Make some trendy bendy candles!

Supplies

  • Long candles
  • Hot water

Instructions

  1. Soak candles in hot but not boiling water for 10 minutes or until pliable
  2. Slowly mold candles, adding more hot water as needed to keep candles soft.
  3. Make sure the candle can be balanced on a surface.

Vision Boards

Vision Boards

Create a vision for 2021!

Supplies

  • Board (corkboard/paperboard/cardboard)
  • Adhesives (tape, push pins, putt)
  • Decoration (magazine cutouts, stickers, drawings, ornaments, written goals)

Instructions

  1. Create a collage to inspire you through 2021!