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Spring Crafts
A few springtime craft ideas for the whole family to enjoy!
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Bring the beauty of spring indoors with a few crafts that the whole family will enjoy!
MUD PIE WITH WORMS
(Courtesy of Bethany Roberts' Spring Fun for Kids)
You will need:
* Chocolate Pudding (two 6 oz packages instant pudding, mixed with milk, according to directions on package, or prepared pudding)
* Oreo Cookies, crushed (put in bag and crush with rolling pin, or chop in food processor)
* Gummy worms
* Terra cotta flower pots (8 mini pots or one large pot, clean and unused)
* Foil or plastic wrap
* Plastic shovels (clean and unused), OR plastic, silk, or chocolate lollipop flowers
Directions:
1. Line flower pots with foil or plastic wrap.
2. Fill pots almost to the top with pudding.
3. Add gummy worms, so they are half in and half out of "mud."
4. Sprinkle cookie crumbs over the top.
5. Stick a shovel or a flower into each pot.
FLOWER FUN GLASSES
(Courtesy of Bethany Roberts' Spring Fun for Kids)
Click here for pattern for
Flower Fun Glasses.
Directions:
1. For sturdier glasses, print out the pattern on card stock. (If you don't have card stock, use regular computer paper, cut out the pattern, and trace the pattern pieces onto cardboard.)
2. Color.
3. Cut out the pieces.
4. Fold the sidepieces on the dotted lines.
5. Tape the sidepieces to the back of the flower glasses.
6. If you would like colored sunglasses, you can also tape colored cellophane over the openings.
7. Wear your Flower Fun Glasses!
HAPPY SPRING CARD
(Courtesy of Bethany Roberts' Spring Fun for Kids)
Directions:
1. Fold a piece of construction paper in half.
2. On the outside of the card, draw a picture of a tall flower.
3. On the inside of the card write:
My love for you just grows and grows!
Happy Spring!
4. Slip a package of flower seeds inside the card.
Try a few other fun crafts by visiting the links below:
Cover up. - When you are out in the sun, wear clothing to protect as much skin as possible. Use a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher
Wear a hat. - A hat with at least a 2 to 3-inch brim all around is ideal because it protects areas often exposed to the sun.
Wear sunglasses that block UV rays.
Limit direct sun exposure as much as possible during peak UV radiation hours between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Avoid tanning beds and sunlamps.
Select cosmetic products and contact lenses that offer UV protection.
Protect children from the sun. - Babies younger than 6 months should be kept out of direct sunlight and protected from the sun using hats and protective clothing.
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