One afternoon when my daughter asked for a project, I thought of doing a watercolor project as I had not planned anything. Watercolor projects give satisfaction and do not require ample planning. But one painting led to another and in no time we started exploring various techniques. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed: 1.Watercolor paper …
Watercolor painting is very therapeutic. We tried painting a sun using the progressive technique of watercolor. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed : 1.Watercolor paper 2.Washable watercolor 3. Pencil 4. Compass to draw circles or circular objects to trace 5. Hair dryer Method: 1. Draw concentric circles. We did not have compass. So we used …
Hi Everyone, We made a beautiful vest out of the fur cloth which was lying in our house for past 3 years. My daughter did the entire vest by herself except cutting. She had hand sewn the entire project. Materials needed: 1. 1/2 to 1 yard of fur cloth (All fabric shops have that) 2. …
Hi Everyone,My eight year old is learning to embroider. Her first project was embroidered bookmark which she did with two basic stitches. Here we are with another project embroidered coaster with only one basic stitch – tent stitch. Materials needed: 1. Plastic Canvas (affiliation link) 2. Tapestry thread 3. Needle Method: 1. Thread your needle. …
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Hi Everyone, When my daughter was showing interest to learn hand sewing, this was the first activity we did. This simple activity taught her making stitches and knots. Materials needed : 1. Hair rubber band 2. Felt 3. Needle 4. Thread 5. Button 6. Scissors 7. Copier paper Method : Step 1 : My daughter …
Hi Everyone, My eight year old asks me to teach her crochet whenever she sees me doing. Last month when we tried, she was not able to do any stitches. But suddenly within a month’s time, she caught hold of chain and single crochet. We made this simple flower using those basic stitches – …
Hi Everyone,My eight year old is showing a lot of interest towards embroidery, sewing and crochet. We are making use of the summer vacation to learn the basics of them. She is a visual learner. Videos teach her better than books. We watched the videos of running stitch, back stitch and lazy daisy. We found …
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We made this huge pencil for the end of year gift for my daughter’s teacher. This recycled pencil is made from a pringles box. The inspiration for this project is from Glue Sticks and Tape. The tutorial called for circle cutter, paper crimper which we do not have. So we modified the procedure but the pencil …
When I was young, I learnt a very simple procedure to make this paper purse from my grandmother. I used to make for my younger cousins and they all loved carrying their purses. I taught my daughter how to make this purse. Materials needed: 1. Construction paper 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Yarn or ribbon …
Watching beautiful fireworks is a fascinating thing. We tried doing/creating one at home. Materials needed : 1. Cardstock or any thick paper 2. Crayons 3. Black tempera paint 4. Pushpin or toothpick Method: 1. Color the entire cardstock with different colors of crayons. My toddler wanted to join the fun too! She did markings with …