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Balloon
Art!
To
Make a Basic Topiary:
- Inflate two 5" balloons (or 6" Heart
balloons) and tie together to make a "duplet."
Repeat to make six duplets.
- Twist two duplets together, intersecting at the
knots.
- Add the next duplet, bringing it right through the
middle intersecting knots, and continue with the remaining
duplets until you have a beautiful sphere of 12 balloons.
- Tape the large washer inside the design dish.
- Turn the design dish upside down and cool glue the
pedestal to the design.
- Stretch a 5" balloon over the top of the pedestal
to create more surface for the cool glue and to soften
the edge so balloons won't pop. Cover the stretched
balloon with cool glue.
- Strategically place the topiary sphere on top of
the pedestal.
- Accent as desired.
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Ingredients:
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- 21" Pedestal
- Cool Glue
- 6" Design Dish
- Pink Foam Wire
- Ribbon
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- 16 5" Pink latex balloons
- 2 5" Black latex balloons
- Larger Washer
- Raffia
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To
Make an Animal Shaped Balloon:
Follow instructions for basic topiary, then follow
instructions below:
- To make the eyes, under inflate two 5" Onyx
Black balloons to 2", tie closed, and glue in
place.
- To make the snout, under inflate a Pink 5"
balloon to 3" and tie. Push the neck end of the
balloon through the body until it reaches the other
side. Grab the neck (through the balloon) while still
holding the balloon with your other hand. Twist three
times to wrap latex around the neck into a ball, and
tie a piece of ribbon around the ball to secure. Glue
in place.
- Glue a small piece of foam wire for the tail.
- Underinflate the last two 5" Pink balloons
and cool glue to the base.
- Make a heart shape out of foam wire and cool glue
to the base.
- Add ribbon and raffia to conceal mechanics and accent
as desired.
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This can
easily be transformed into a dog, a bunny, and
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Crafts!
Homemade
Crayons:
Use your candy molds to create a kid
friendly coloring tool!
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Ingredients:
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- Peel all paper off of the crayons. Some colors
will melt better than others, but you can test
by rubbing the crayon on your finger. If the
color comes off the crayon should be okay for
melting.
- Break the crayons into small pieces and place
in microwave safe dish. Heat for approximately
1 minute, then stir and continue heating in
increments of 30 seconds until the crayon is
completely melted. (**Please note: Do not allow
the mixture to boil or become too hot, since
it may cause damage to your candy mold.**)
- Pour melted crayon into candy mold, and allow
to set for approximately 20 minutes. The mold
can also be placed in a freezer or refrigerator
to cool completely.
These custom crayons make great party favors.
These instructions can be modified to make decorative
soaps!
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Dora
the Explorer Backpack Craft:
A fun activity for kids and a great way
to carry home party favors!
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Ingredients:
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- 3 sheets (12 in.
by 18 in.) of thick purple craft foam (available
at craft stores)
- 1 small sheet each
of red, yellow, and white craft foam
- 3-1/2-in. strip
of self-adhesive Velcro
- Permanent markers
- Plain white paper
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- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Stapler
- Purple yarn
- Craft glue (optional)
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- Cut two 2"
x 18" strips from the long edge of one
of the purple sheets to use for Backpack's straps.
- Cut a 10-1/2"
square from the second sheet of purple craft
foam to use for the front of Backpack. Cut a
10-1/2" x 15" rectangle from the third
sheet of purple craft foam to use for the back
of the Backpack. Lay the square on top of the
rectangle so that the rectangle's extra 3"
hang over the top. Fold these 3" down over
the square to form Backpack's flap. Round the
edges of the flap with scissors. Using a hole
punch, make holes through both sheets along
the three straight edges, about 1" apart.
(This is where you'll lace the yarn.)
- Staple the ends
of the foam strips from Step 1 to the back of
rectangle, avoiding the flap, to form Backpack's
straps.
- Cut a 1" x
7" strip from the leftover purple craft
foam to use for Map's strap. Staple the ends
of the strap together to form a circle and then
staple this loop to front of the square on the
left side.
- Line up the holes
on the square and rectangle and lace them together
with purple yarn. Attach Velcro strips to the
inside of the flap and to the top of the square.
- With permanent
markers, draw the features onto Backpack and
onto a sheet of plain white paper (for Map)
or draw them on the craft foam and cut them
out. Use red foam for the mouth, yellow for
the eyebrows, and white for the eyes. Glue them
on with craft glue.
Play the
Dora Backpack
Game.
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Homemade
Play-Dough:
Kids can get the
ingredients measured, but parents may want to do the
stirring over the stove.
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Ingredients:
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- 1 cup
of flour
- 1/2 cup
salt
- 2 tsp.
cream of tartar
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- 1 tsp.
food coloring
- 2 tsp.
oil
- 1 cup
water
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- Show kids how to measure out the first three
ingredients and let them stir these together
in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Over medium heat, gradually stir in 1 cup
of water, 1 teaspoon of food coloring, and 2
teaspoons of oil.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring continually,
until the mixture forms into a sticky, gooey
ball. The mixture will burn on the bottom if
you aren't careful.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Let the dough cool for 15-30 minutes before
your kids play with it. Keep the dough in an
air-tight plastic bowl when not in use.
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