Craft Activities for Kids

Vinegar Volcano – Things Reqiured: Red Food Color, Vinegar, 2 Small Plastic or Glass Bottles, Funnel, Bicarbonate of Soda (Bicarb), Large Colored Plate, Sand, Glue (Fevicol), Colored Paper, Pencil, Scissors, Sticky Tape. Fizzy Gas Everything is made of chemicals. And all chemicals are made of tiny particles called atoms. During a chemical reaction, one group of atoms are shuffled and …

The Redskin Chief – This is a lovely costume that should not be beyond any boy’s powers to make. First of all, let us start on the head dress. Make the headband of still linen, 4 in. wide and folded over in two, and ironed down the centre, with a strip of ¼ in. elastic tacked on the inside. The …

The Tambourine – Whilst on the subject of drums it would be interesting to show how that attractive but rather noisy tambourine can be made. Get one of those cardboard cores that are inside rolls of linoleum and have this cut down to about 2 in. in depth. Sandpaper the edges so that they are quite smooth and gently round …

Tin Can Rattle – This useful and certainly very noisy rattle can be made from an old fruit tin, a piece of wood and something round to create the noise. It is very simple form of rattle but can be most effective in use.This is how it is made. Get a round tin and thoroughly clean this and cut off …

Trick Caricature Face – How would you like to make hundreds of caricatures of a face without possessing any artistic ability of any kind? Few have this gift or talent for caricaturing but with the help of the little trick chain face, you will be able to form the oddest and most extraordinary expressions on an entirely self-made head. You …

The Marionette Figure – Marionettes have been giving us pleasure for centuries. Those quaint little figures are full of life and realism and can be so very entertaining. The figures can, of course, be bought from shops but they are extremely expensive. Why not make the skeleton of a marionette figure, so that you can dress this up to suit …

Tricks With Paper – Paper can be extremely strong and quite amazing tricks can be done with ordinary writing paper. For instance, cut a 1 in. strip from a sheet of paper, about 6 in. in length. Press the edge against the blade of your scissors, as illustrated, and you will be able to produce a perfect spiral. Another curious trick …

Varnishing – To give a glossy finish to ordinary flat paints, you can use clear varnish. This is a preparation that can be bought in tins and is ready for use after a good long stir, Use a broad brush for varnishing and see that the minimum of varnish is used to cover the surface. Use as thinly as possible, …