Spring (& anytime) Crafts!!

Bead Critters

You Will Need:

• Wooden beads in a variety of colours and sizes 
• Pipe cleaners
• Felt – various colours 
• Glue
• Scissors

Use your imagination to create many colourful critters. Here are a few to get you started!

Caterpillar:
Put some glue on the end of a pipe cleaner and insert it into one small bead.  Turn a slightly larger or same size bead sideways so its hole looks like eyes and glue it onto the smaller bead that has the pipe cleaner.  Now thread 4 more beads onto the pipe cleaner, adding glue to the last one to hold it in place.  Trim off any extra pipe cleaner.  Cut antenna and little legs out of felt and glue on to the head and body beads.  All done!

Ducky:
Choose 2 beads, one slightly larger than the other. With its holes positioned to look like eyes, glue the small bead over one of the holes in the larger one. Cut a bill, feet and wings from felt and glue them in place. For stability, make sure the feet fit squarely beneath the ducky's body.

Bunny:
Choose 2 beads, one slightly larger than the other. With its holes positioned to look like eyes, glue the small bead over one of the holes in the larger one. Cut the ears, tail, and feet from felt and glue them in place. For stability, make sure the feet fit squarely beneath the bunny's body.

Mini Greenhouse

You Will Need:

• Clear plastic 2 litre pop bottle, empty 
• Small flowerpot, clay or plastic that fits inside it
• Potting soil 
• Seeds of your choice
• Saucer
• Popsicle or craft stick
• Pen 
• Water
  

- Cut the top off the pop bottle.

- Fill the flowerpot with potting soil and plant the seeds according to the packet directions. (Choose herbs or grass or something that grows quickly so you don’t have to wait long!)

- Write the name of what you are growing on the stick and put it into the soil.

- Place the pot on the saucer and water lightly or according to package directions.

- Place the “dome” of the bottle over the pot and place on a sunny windowsill or table. 

- Water lightly whenever the soil looks dry.