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Garden Crafts For Kids

11th July 2018 By Susan Mann 14 Comments

Garden Crafts for Kids

I am loving this month’s craft way more than I thought I would. I think the sunshine has gone to my head. This month’s Tots100 #BostickBlogger craft topic is Garden. Gardening isn’t something I do, so I’ve improvised a bit here.  I do hope you like them and I’d love to know your thoughts or if you make them.  Garden Crafts For Kids – Painted Stones

 

Stone Painting Craft Items

What you’ll need:-

  • Flat stones
  • Bostick Glitter Glu Pens
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Paint Brushes

Painting a scene

Step 1

Painting stones are all the rage just now and there are loads of groups and resources about where to place your stone and find others. It’s all very exciting and definitely something we will be doing over the summer. It’s a great craft for all ages to give a go, they don’t have to be perfect. Have a think about what you want to paint and get started.

 

Painting Stones

Step 2

As you can see, anyone can do this. It is a little tricker than we thought to paint and colour. I thought sharpies would work, but our stones were too dark. The paint needs to be quick thick so it needs to be in layers.

Decorating stones

Step 3

For intricate pieces of work, we found using the other side of the brush helped for dots, etc. The Bostik Glitter pens were great to add effects to the stones.

 

Adding bits to make a fairy DandelionStep 4

If you can see in this, it’s supposed to be a fairy on the right-hand side against the moonlight with dandelion clocks blowing in the wind. Can you see it? I think I was a tad ambitious when painting our first stone.

Painting a mouse Stone

 

Step 5

The next we did a joint effort and painted a mouse. Isn’t it cute? This was much more simple.

 

Painted stones craft

Step 6

There are so many options you can do with stones. Next time we are going to get lighter stones and I have heard of these pens you can use. I will try to feature more in up and coming posts. What do you think of our first attempt? What would you paint?

 

Garden Crafts For Kids – Garden Owl

Garden Owl Craft Items

What you’ll need:-

  • Old CD or DVD
  • String or ribbon
  • Lolly-pop sticks
  • Some recycle items, we used a can ring pull and bottle tops
  • Buttons
  • Cocktail sticks
  • Bostik Glu Disks
  • Bostik Glu Dots

Glue on bottle lid

Step 1

Start by glueing the owl eye onto the cd. We used Bostik Glu Dots to stick them on.

 

Add Nose

Step 2

Add on another eye and we used a can ring pull for the owl’s nose, but it can be anything you feel would work.

Add buttons

Step 3

We then added some buttons to the bottle lids for the iris, using Bostik Glu Dots.

Button Eyes

Step 4

We added a second button for the owl’s pupils. We felt it gave him a nice look.

Break Sticks

Step 5

Next, we broke up some lolly-sticks. It is good to make them different sizes. This is for the owl’s wings.

Start sticking on sticks

Step 6

Again, using Bostik Glu Dots, add on the wings. Place a lolly-stick half at a time.

Adding wings

Step 7

Keep adding the wings until the look like above.

Add wing

Step 8

Do the same on the other side.

Break Cocktail Sticks

Step 9

Break up some cocktail sticks for the feet.

Stick to Bostik Disks

Step 10 

Stick three of the sticks together to form a claw like image using a Bostik Glu Disc.

Add feet

Step 11

Add two sets of feet to your owl.

Add detail

Step 12

Using a pen, like a Sharpie, add detail to your owl.

Add feathers

Step 13

We added feathers using the pen.

Detail Added

Step 14

Add as much detail as you’d like to the owl.

String to hang

Step 15

Now you want to add something to hand your owl up with. I used some embroidery thread, but ribbon or string would work.

Add String

Step 16

We used Bostik Glu Discs to stick it to the owl.

Garden Owl Craft

Step 17

Here you have our Garden Owl. He looks great when the sunlight hits him. We are going to make some more for the garden. A simple, easy and great craft to use up some recycled materials.

Garden Crafts For Kids – Book Apple

Book Apple Craft Items

What You’ll Need:- 

  • Bostik Glu Dots
  • Bostik Blu Stick
  • Paper Craft Knife
  • Old Book
  • Red Pen
  • Stick

Take the cover off

Step 1

This craft is one that needs to really be done by older kids or a lot of adult supervision due to the knife. It has a protector on it and the kids can join in parts of it. But, it looks so good, I had to fit it in. The first thing you want to do is take your cover off your book.

Apple template

Step 2

Cut out a half apple template from the book cover. This is going to be your template for cutting.

Draw round the apple shape

Step 3

Start at the beginning of the book and place your template with the straight line into the book’s spine. Draw around the template so it looks like above.

Using a paper knife

Step 4

Using the paper knife, cut down into the book and remove the bits of book you no longer need. It will start to look like above.

Cut the pages

Step 5 

Take your time and keep cutting through the pages of the book. Be careful not to cut through the spine of the part you need.

Cut until the book is done

Step 6

Keep going until all the cutting of the pages is done. You should be left with a half apple shape.

Colour the pages with a red pen

Step 7

Using a red pen, colour the ends of the pages red. Not the spine, but the outer edges.

Colour red outline

Step 8

It doesn’t have to be perfect, just so you get a hint of colour.

Draw a leaf

Step 9

From one of the spare pages, draw a leaf.

Cut out leaf

Step 10

Cut out the leaf and fold it gently in half so it is a little more leaf shaped.

Fan out the apple book

Step 11

Fan out the apple book so it is one half.

Add leaf and stick

Step 12

Get your stick and leaf ready to stick on.

Glue Stick

Step 12

Glue the stick onto the spine of the book. It will have a little bit sticking up the top.

Add leaf

Step 13

Stick the leaf onto the top of the apple.

Book Apple

Step 14

Here you have one of the my favourite crafts, the book apple. This would make a great teacher gift and in fact the kids made one of these for each of their teachers. I’d love to know if you give it a go.

Pin for later. 

Garden Crafts for Kids

There are our garden crafts. I do love book crafts, so I might do more of these. Would you like to see more? We’d love to know if you make any of them. Do send me some pictures.

Disclaimer:- We were sent a box of craft materials from Craft Merrily as part of being a Tots100 #BostikBlogger

Related posts:

Simple Easter Crafts For Kids
Simple Christmas Tree Crafts For Kids
Simple Unicorn, Fairy And Dragon Crafts For Kids

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: Book Folding, Bostik Bloggers, crafting, Crafting with kids, crafts, Crafts for Kids, Fairy, Fun Things to do with kids, Garden, Tots100

Comments

  1. Amanda Blackburn says

    11th July 2018 at 7:31 pm

    What wonderful ideas, I will definitely be making these with the children over the summer holidays.

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      8th August 2018 at 4:46 pm

      I’d love to see if you make any of them x

      Reply
  2. Angela says

    13th July 2018 at 10:35 pm

    Lovely ideas! Absolutely love the owl and book apple. I am going to try these with my children at school. Thank you for sharing x

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      8th August 2018 at 4:47 pm

      Let me know how you get on xx

      Reply
  3. Sarah MumofThree World says

    3rd August 2018 at 8:57 am

    I love the garden owls. I think my daughter would enjoy painting the stones.

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      8th August 2018 at 4:47 pm

      They’d look great in your garden x

      Reply
  4. Erica Hughes says

    3rd August 2018 at 12:12 pm

    Those stones are really prettily painted and I like the idea of the apple book too.

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      8th August 2018 at 4:52 pm

      They are simple and easy to make xx

      Reply
  5. Helena says

    11th August 2018 at 3:34 pm

    There are certainly some lovely creations here. I can imagine the owl really shimmers in the sun light #MakeItLinky

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      13th August 2018 at 2:22 pm

      It is such a simple and effective craft x

      Reply
  6. Kara says

    28th August 2018 at 8:53 am

    These are amazing and so much fun, I really want to do the apple, it would look fab on a bookshelf

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      30th August 2018 at 9:29 am

      You should give it a go. Or I will make you one and send it down xx

      Reply
  7. Elaine Livingstone says

    28th November 2018 at 5:40 pm

    these all look great ideas, the owl would make a great garden hanging for a tree.

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      29th November 2018 at 2:48 pm

      These are really simple to make. Most of the items we had in our recycle bin x

      Reply

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