Crafting: engaging, productive work that's also fun. Crafting: a great way to keep your kids from bothering you. Whatever it is you need to do , these crafts will help you do it - by way of keeping little hands and growing brains absorbed in a sumptuous craft. HappyMom.Life will guide you some ways to make your kids focusing on himself craft therefore you will have time for your own work.

Holiday/Festival Card

A holiday/festival card can be simple/complicated or whatever as long as your kids are fond of  making it. Mostly, people will love whatever kids create cards then sending to them. Therefore, just simply showing your kids videos how to make a card in basic. Then go shopping along with them. Then let them be to enjoy their working time.

Paper Animal Masks for Kids

MATERIALS

-  animal masks templates
-  assorted colored or patterned papers
-  scissors
-  thin (new or repurposed) cardboard, such as a cereal box
-  decoupage glue
-  1-inch to 3-inch (2.5cm–7.5cm) flat paintbrush
-  ruler or straightedge
-  bone folder
-  craft knife
-  elastic string or ribbon
-  cutting mat
-  pencil
-  ¼-inch (6mm) hole punch or large needle

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Begin by printing out the animal head templates. Select a colorful piece of paper to be the background of the face and place it, colored side down, on the table. Use the face templates to cut faces out of cardboard. Coat the cardboard with decoupage glue and lay face down on the back of the chosen papers. Smooth it out with your hand and allow them to dry under a weight. Set aside.

2.  Using the templates, cut out the remaining animal pieces from the decorative papers you choose. Pick a sturdy paper for the tiger ears, tiger snout, and owl beak pieces. Crease the beak and snout pieces according to the templates. To do so, lay the corresponding template over the snout or beak piece. Set a ruler or straightedge on the crease lines and run a bone folder along it. These lines will transfer to the pieces below. Set aside.

3.  Cut the eye holes out of the tiger head, owl face, and owl eyes using a craft knife.

4. Apply all the pieces to the cardboard face using decoupage glue.

5.  For the tiger snout: Fold the flaps back from the center triangle of the tiger’s nose. Using decoupage glue, adhere the angled tabs together, forming the three-dimensional snout. The tabs at the base of the snout should be folded inward and will be hidden. Apply glue to these tabs and adhere the snout to the tiger’s face.

6.  For the owl beak: Fold backward away from the center diamond shape. Apply glue to the angled tabs and adhere the beak to the owl’s face.

Flower and Scalloped Heart, Fish, and Leaf Templates

Use our templates to create a variety of projects, including bath mitts, party napkins, pocketbooks, and masks. Kids can also use their imagination to create something completely new using these easy printable templates.

Let little hands help create a set of whimsical napkins for a birthday party.

Making Party Lighting : Origami Lanterns

These lanterns hanging from bamboo poles are origami "balloons" fashioned around battery-operated lights and finished with ribbons.

MATERIALS

• 25-inch square of vellum paper
• 4 feet of string
• Battery-operated candle
• Large paper clips
• Ribbon

STEPS

1. Fold a 25-inch square of vellum paper following the illustrations; blow into the bottom to expand the paper, and thread a 4-foot piece of string through the hole and out the bottom of the lantern.
2. Tie a battery-operated candle to string 18 inches from end. Attach a large paper clip to the string about 3 inches above the candle. Pull on the other end of the string until the paper clip catches on the top of the lantern.
3. Tie a ribbon to string at bottom of balloon; trim excess string. Tie other end of string to a pole.

Design DIY Printable Photo Calendar

Your kid can be complete able to do his own year-time calendar . This also promotes his capacities of concentration, organization and problem solving. 

MATERIALS

• "A Year in Pictures" Calendar Clip-art
• White printer paper
• Printer
• Clipboard (optional)

STEPS

1. Print clip-art on printer paper.
2. Have family member pose with clip-art sign. (Tip: Fastening it to a clipboard prevents the paper from warping and unifies photography.) Add embellishments to your photo calendars or personalize special dates with handwritten text.
3. After a full year of monthly photographs are captured, compile them in a calendar.

Photo Credit: Pinterest

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