Are you a camp leader, professor, or homeschool mom looking for a new arts and crafts idea for your children? Or maybe you are a recreation leader at a senior center or day care and could use a new project. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting and fun for everyone. This glass box can be used, given as a gift, or converted into a necklace purse.
To make the glasses box, you will need the following simple components: a square of craft foam, plastic or large blunt needles, lanyard lace or thick yarn. Cut two rectangles from the foam, each 3-1/2 inches (9 cm.) by 6 inches (15 cm.). With a hole punch, make holes on three flanks of each rectangle, leaving one short side unpunched. Make the holes 1/2 inch from each other and allow at least 0.25 inch between the hole and the edge of the craft foam. The holes need to line up so that the two pieces can be tangled together. If you are preparing the craft for small children, you should do the holes yourself. Otherwise, the crafters can do this step if you have enough pairs of hole punches.
At this level the crafters can cut decorative shapes from different colors of craft foam, or you can buy sets of ready-cut foam shapes. If you are doing the craft at a special occasion, like summer Bible school, choose shapes that echo the theme of the occasion. For instance, if the Bible school or camp has a cowboy theme, find shapes that fit well, for example boots, cowboy hats, and stars. Let the children choose the shapes they prefer and glue on as desired. You might also like to provide beads or sequins to glue on as well, especially if the crafters are a tad older.
The next level in this arts and crafts idea is to weave the plastic needle with the yarn or lanyard lace. Yarn might be a tad easier to handle, but lanyard lace is shiny and fancy. In a pinch, some professors of small kids use a bobby pin as a needle. It is certainly a safe option. Simply loop the yarn through the opening and use the open end of the bobby pin as if it were the point of the needle. The children can now begin to lace the front and rear of the glasses box jointly.
To make this arts and crafts idea into a necklace purse, simply attach a piece of lanyard lace to each corner making a long handle. Kids will enjoy using this box as a place to store secret notes and tiny objects. If they'd rather, they can give the glasses case to a parent, grandparent, or friend who wears glasses. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting for everyone.
Author Resource:-
Victor Torrealba is the developer of origami-kids.com, a great place for learn how to fold Papierflieger, Victor also has a funny free game web site : zonaminada.net
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