Art & Craft For Kids

Squeegee – Fairly heavy paint is used in silk screen printing, so it is necessary to add this to the material by the following process. Construct a squeegee from a strip of ¼ in. thick rubber, with the overall measurements of 4 in. wide and about 1 ½ in. deep. This rubber is set in a rounded handle, made of wood, …

String Box and Cutter – It always seems a little difficult to find a piece of string about the house. Odd knotted lengths are unearthed from the most unexpected places and they never seem to be of the right size. Why not make a string box, with the added refinement of a cutter, and your troubles in frantically searching for …

Table Tennis Bat – These bats can be bought fairly cheaply at the sports shops but it is much more fun to make your own so that you can play this game of all made by yourself. Get a piece of plywood and mark out the shape as shown in the diagram. This is a 6 in. circle with a …

Ratchet Rattle – This is the perhaps the noisiest and the most effective rattle to make. You have probably been to football and other sport’s matches and you have heard the noise these aristocrats of the rattle can make. They can are most expensive to buy but there is no reason why you should not make one of these rattles, …

Ship in a Bottle – Everyone is mystified when they see a fully rigged ship sailing in a bottle, with the masts upright and the rigging in position. How does it get into bottle? Obviously the neck of the bottle is much too small for the ship to enter – well, here is a simple solution. The ship is built …

Round Rattle – Another type of rattle that is most decorative and also can make a great noise, is the one that is made from a round box, similar to those flat boxes that contain cheese, etc. First of all, procure your round box, that can be made of cardboard, wood or even tin, and see that it has a …

River Raft – Since the days of Mark Twain, when wrote his celebrated “Tom Sawyer”, boys have been making rafts and sailing them down the river. Few boys, however, seem to know the easiest way to construct these floating craft and a glance at the illustration will make this fairly clear. You will need a few 5 gallon oil drums …

Razor Blade Knife – Most people have little or no use for razor blades, once they have served their primary purpose. All that is needed is one piece of three-ply wood, and two small bolts and nuts, with their washers. Take a look at the diagram and you will see how simple it is to construct. Find a piece of …

Raised Letter Posters – The ordinary lettered poster is quite effective but if it is possible to use raised letters, it will give the showcard a three dimensional appearance and will be outstanding in its appeal. The method is simple. Cut out letters using card of the thickness of ordinary postcards. Then gum tiny pieces of wood below each letter …

Quaint Figures – You will see from illustrations that there are a great number of curious figures that can be easily made from humble vegetables, nuts and fruit, etc. It requires very little ingenuity to make other odd characters and you will only require a little patience to make quite a number of original personalities. There is the old gentleman …