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Bottle Cap Locket
You will need:
- 2 metal bottle caps per child (the kind that come on a glass beverage bottle)
- 1 six to eight inch piece of 1/2 inch wide ribbin per child
- 1 tiny paper circle (to fit inside 1 cap) per child
- white flat spray paint
- clear spray paint
- tiny photo of child or any picture will do
- thin fibbon about 1/16 inch wide - about 1 yard per child
- beads with large holes
What to do next:
- Collect bottle caps and have a grown up spray paint them on a clean surface
- Have each child make a design on the tiny paper
- Fold the 1/2 inch wide ribbon in half and tie in a know. Using a glue gun, glue the ends of the ribbon inside the two bottle caps, one end on each leaving the knotright at the top of the caps so that they fit together like a clam shell and the loop of the robbon is above the knot. This loop will be used to string the locket onto the narrow ribbon.
- Cut photos to fit the inside of the bottle cap the same as the circle or paper you will be using to write a message on. On the bottom half os the "locket" glue your picture into place. On the top half of the "locket" glue your message into place.
- String the "locket" and the beads onto a piece of long narrow ribbon
- Tie a knot to contect the ribbon and you are finished.
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Waste Not Picture Frame
You will need:
- Photograph to fit
- Piece of carboard a little larger than your photo that you will use
- 4 ice cream sticks
- Puzzle Pieces
- Tempera paint (any color)
- Various button, beads, and other doodads for decoration
- Craft glue
- Hot glue
- Scissors
- Newspaper
- Metal Can Tab
Prep:
Using craft glue, adhere the photograph to the piece of cardboard. Use craft glue to attach the ice cream sticks to the photograph (outline the photo) then trim the cardboard so that it is just a smidge larger than the photo. Set aside to dry
Paint:
Lay newspaper down on table and place puzzle pieces face up and begin painting. It may take 2 to 3 coats depending on the darkness of the pieces.
Glue:
When the puzzle pieces are dry and are the color you want, use hot glud to adhere them to the ice cream sticks. Alternate colored puzzle pieces as desired, work your way around the frame, be sure that pieces overlap and do not leace any gaps between pieces.
Decorate:
After all pieces are glued in place, use hot glue to sdhere small buttons, beads, and other dodads to the frame
Finish UP:
Hot glue the metal can tab to the back for the cardboard and hang up your creation
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Make Your Own Paper
What you will need:
- Egg Cartons
- Detergent
- Water
- Pot
- Screens
- Newspaper
- Any old wool, sparkles, etc. to add to paper
- food color (optional)
What You Do:
- Tear up egg carton
- Put pieces in pot with detergent, cook on low for 2-3 hours
- Put in food processor, until smooth and after cooking
- Add water to mixture before and after cooking
- Mix in your items (wool, sparkles, ect.) and food coloring (optional)
- Strain through screen until desired thickness -- flip over onto newspaper, put more newspaper and towels on top
- Cover with heavy books, etc for 24 hours. Peel off paper and let dry for 24 more hours. can also make bowls and other fun stuff
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Darby Duck and the Aquatic Crusader's Family Project Center
(Provided by the EPA)
Shake It UP, Baby!
Speedboats
No Water Off A Duck's Back
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