Teacher Day Crafts
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How to make :
Ribbon Pens :
Materials :
- Regular pen with no handle or fancy bits to it.
- Ribbon (about 2 feet. The wider the ribbon, the less you'll need).
- Feathers (about 5 or 6).
- Hot glue.
- Scissors.
- A friend.
Directions :
- This project is best done with a friend.
- Put a dab of hot glue at the end of the pen and attach your ribbon at an angle.
- Wrap the ribbon around the pen once.
- Put another dab of hot glue on the pen and wrap again.
- Continue dabbing and wrapping until the pen is covered in ribbon.
- Snip off the ribbon.
- Put a bit of extra glue to secure the ribbon really well.
- Put a dab of glue at the end of the pen and attach a feather.
- Flip the pen over and attach another feather.
- Continue to rotate the pen and glue feathers on until the end is covered on fluffy.
Tile Collage :
Materials :
- A tile.
- Newspapers and/or magazines.
- Paintbrush.
- Glue.
Directions :
- Cut pictures out of the magazine that you like and letters too if you want to write something. Try to have different sizes, fonts, etc.
- You glue the pictures onto the tile.
- When that is dry, paint a layer or two of glue on it to keep it from coming off.
Flower Pot :
Materials :
- Small pot.
- Potting soil.
- Glue (hot glue works best but only if there is an adult to do it).
- Muffin cups.
- Small craft ball.
- Green straw.
- Foam (in green color).
- Scissors.
Directions :
- Place potting soil in a small pot.
- Paint the name of the person we were giving the pot to, on the outside.
- Glue one muffin cup into another.
- Place a small pom-pom in the center.
- Glued the muffin cups to a colored straw.
- 'Plant' the flowers in the terra cotta pots (push the straw into the soil).