Making Memories - Fostering Great Ideas

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Making Memories
Book of
Crafts
Enhanced family visits for children in foster care.
w w w. f g i o n l i n e . o r g
About This Book
This book was created by the non-profit Fostering Great Ideas
for use with its Making Memories family visit program. You may
use the crafts in this book freely. Most of these crafts and the
suggested book partners are geared towards children ages 3-10
years old, but you may modify them for any age - everyone
enjoys making something!
Fostering Great Ideas • Making Memories
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About This Book
Making Memories - How It Works
1. Pre-Visit
Goal: Prepare adult family members (parent/relatives) for upcoming visit
with children.
Process:
• Call parent/relatives two days before visit, for check-up/reminder.
• Meet parent/relatives 15-30 minutes before visit, at site; help relieve
any anxiety:
o How are you today? Are you ready for a fun visit?
o I’ve thought of this craft to do today. Would you like me to teach it
to you?
o I won’t interrupt the first part of your visit. I’ll guide the book
reading and activity after you’ve had time to be with your child.
2. Family Visit: first 15 minutes
Goal: Family re-connects.
Process:
• Stay in the background, allowing family to greet each other and
re-connect.
3. Family Visit: next 30 minutes
Goal: Family engages in book reading and craft activity.
Process:
• Ask everyone to listen and prepare for a fun activity.
• Read the book – if family wishes to read, they can do this.
• Show a sample of the finished craft, and demonstrate how to make the
craft. Any questions?
• Encourage parent/relatives to fully participate.
• There is no rush to this work. Consider taking pictures or playing
background music.
4. Family Visit: last 15 minutes
Goal: Family reflects on their time and says goodbye.
Process:
• End with goodbye closing. One suggestion is this goodbye poem:
“Wherever you go, Whatever you do, Through all the changes you go
through, My love will be there, Next to you. I love you.”
• Crafts are taken home by all parties, to cement memories of time.
Social Services takes child. Volunteer can walk out with parent/relatives.
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Making Memories - How It Works
Table of Contents
Fly Away Butterfly ��1
Flower Pot Nurturing ��4
Fun Thumbprints ��7
Make a House a Home ��9
Silly Bird��11
Paper Bag Puppet��14
Photo Frame��16
Newspaper Hat��18
Placemat��21
Sun Catcher��24
Window Greeting Card ��28
Mini Photo Album ��31
Letter Personalities��33
Tissue Box Monster��36
Grocery Bag Clown��39
Kissing Hand ��42
Eye of God ��44
Leaf Rubbing ��46
Owl Window Hanger��48
Spooky Woods��51
Paper Bag Turkey ��53
Pine Cone Reindeer Ornament ��55
Swirly Christmas Tree��57
Winter Snowman��59
Paper Patterns ��61
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Fly Away Butterfly
Book Partner:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Materials:
• Coffee filters
• Pipe cleaners
• Markers
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Fly Away Butterfly
Directions:
1. Fold the pipe cleaner in half and set aside.
2. Draw a colorful design around the outside of each
coffee filter.
3. Bunch up each coffee filter in the middle.
Hold them side by side in your hand.
4. Place the folded pipe cleaner around the middle of the
filters, at the bunch.
5. Twist the pipe cleaner around at least twice at bottom
to create the tail.
6. Make a couple more twists at the top to create the
antennas. Bend the antennas into curves.
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Fly Away Butterfly
7. Spread out the coffee filters on both sides to create
the wings.
Variation:
• Make a wrist corsage. Use two coffee filters, one on top of
the other. Bunch them together in middle to form a flower.
Wrap a pipe cleaner around middle, and then wrap it
around the wrist.
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Fly Away Butterfly
Flower Pot Nurturing
Book Partner:
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Materials:
• Plastic or styrofoam cups
(different sizes)
• About 2 cups of potting soil
• Small live plant
• Water
• Pointed scissors
• Permanent markers
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Directions:
1. Decorate the outside of the larger cup with permanent
markers. Ask participants to write their name on the cup.
2. Have parent or older children punch a hole through
the bottom of the smaller cup with the sharp scissors.
Explain this is for drainage.
3. Fill the smaller cup about 2/3 full with dirt.
4. Gently place the flower plant into the smaller cup.
5. Add more dirt to about 1/2” to top of cup (or until soil
is even with top of plant’s original soil level). Press down be firm for the good of the plant, but not too firm or it
might break.
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6. Place the small cup inside the big cup.
7. Water the plant so it is moist.
Variations:
• Decorate a clay plant pot (with saucer) in various sizes.
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Fun Thumbprints
Book Partner:
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Materials:
• Ink pad
• Paper
• Markers
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Fun Thumbprints
Directions:
1. Make fingerprints all over the page in any direction.
2. Decorate each fingerprint with markers – you can create
animals, people, dinosaurs, insects, fish, aliens, or whatever
your imagination brings.
3. Enjoy!
Variations:
• Use smaller pieces of colored paper to make a collection
of several pictures
• Experiment with some fingerprints in a row – make a train
or caterpillar with multiple prints
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Fun Thumbprints
Make a House a Home
Book Partners:
Leap Back Home to Me by Lauren Thompson
A Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead
Materials:
• Wooden bird house kit
• Paint
• Brushes
• Water cup
• Newspaper to cover work area
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Make a House a Home
Directions:
1. Assemble the bird house kit per directions.
2. Paint the bird house, preferably a different color for
each side.
3. For younger children: add swirls, hearts, flowers,
dots, smiley faces, etc.
4. For older children: brainstorm what kind of feelings need
to be in a house in order to make it a home. This can be
family members feelings toward others (love, patience) or
overall feeling in the house (safety, comfort). Paint a feeling
word on each side of the house.
Variations:
• Younger children can just paint; older children can
actually assemble the bird house.
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Make a House a Home
Silly Bird
Book Partners:
Purple Little Bird by Greg Foley
Bird Songs: A Backwards Counting Book by Betsy Franco
Materials:
• 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper
(white or any color)
• 2 x 4" piece of yellow or orange
paper for beak (can vary size
as long as height is double the
width; example: 3 x 6", etc.)
• Markers
• Glue
• Google eyes & feathers(optional)
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Silly Bird
Directions:
1. Fold the beak paper in half so it makes a square.
2. Open out the square, then fold each of the corners to the
middle to make a triangle.
3. Flip the triangle over and overlap the bottom two flaps to
make a beak; secure the beak shape with a dab of glue on
the flaps.
4. Glue the beak to the upper third of the 8.5 x 11" paper.
5. Using markers, draw the bird’s body around the beak –
and draw some feather lines.
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Silly Bird
6. Draw some feet for the bird.
7. Draw some eyes, or glue on google eyes.
As an extra touch, glue on some fancy feathers!
Variations:
• Give your bird a name.
• Experiment with different beak sizes – use larger or smaller
beak paper, just keep the ratio of 2:1 length to height.
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Silly Bird
Paper Bag Puppet
Book Partner:
What I Like About Me! by Allia Zobel Nolan
Materials:
• Paper bag - lunch size
• Markers
• Glue
• Scissors
• Google eyes (optional)
• Small pom-pom (optional)
• Colored scrap paper (optional)
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Paper Bag Puppet
Directions:
1. Place the paper bag so that the bottom fold is facing up.
Draw some hair with the markers. Glue on the google eyes
and a pom-pom nose. Draw or glue on a mouth.
2. Draw some clothes on the body. Add accessories – a hat,
hair bow, necklace, or buttons.
3. Once glue has dried, insert hand into paper puppet!
You can make it talk when you move your fingers up and
down inside the flap.
Variations:
• For the hair, eyes, mouth, nose and clothes, depending on
age of child, you can:
• draw them on,
• cut out colored paper shapes and glue them on,
• glue pom-poms, google eyes, etc.
• anything else you can think of!
• Try making a puppet that matches the child’s outfit
• Make a whole family!
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Paper Bag Puppet
Photo Frame
Book Partner:
School Picture Day by Lynn Plourde
Materials:
• Wooden photo frame
• 3-4 colors of washable paints
• Paintbrushes
• Newspaper to cover work surface
• Cup of water for brushes
• Decorations such as rhinestones,
buttons, foam stickers, glitter
pens or markers
• Glue, if needed for decorations
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Photo Frame
Directions:
1. Select a color and paint stripes around the wood frame.
2. Paint the spaces between the stripes with alternating colors.
3. Once paint is dry, decorate using one or more of the
following:
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Foam stickers
Markers
Rhinestones
Buttons
Glitter glue
Anything else you can think of!
Variations:
• Paint the frame any way you want!
• Younger children can omit the paint and just decorate with
markers or stickers.
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Photo Frame
Newspaper Hat
Book Partner:
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Materials:
• Newspaper
• Tape
• Tissue paper
• Glue
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Newspaper Hat
Directions:
1. Start with a sheet of newspaper and fold it in half so the
fold is at the top.
2. Fold the top corners down to the center. There should be
space left at the bottom – the amount of space will vary
depending on the size of the paper. You may tape the
triangles down for easier handling.
3. Lift the front bottom flap and fold it up once or twice.
4. Flip the paper over and fold the other bottom flap up.
5. You should now have a hat to decorate. You can tape the
edges to hold them down.
6. Tear off and crumple small pieces of tissue paper.
Glue them on the hat in a decorative pattern, or cover
the entire hat!
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Newspaper Hat
Variations:
• For adult-sized hats, start with a full sheet of newspaper.
• For kid-sized hats, start with a folded sheet of newspaper.
• Omit the glue and just decorate with stickers or markers.
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Newspaper Hat
Placemat
Book Partners:
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
Now I Eat My ABC’s by Pam Abrams
Materials:
• 9 x 12" or 11 x 17" sheet of
thick colored paper
• Colored paper scraps to cut out
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Pencil
• Clear contact paper (shelf liner)
– repositionable
• Markers (optional)
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Placemat
Directions:
1. Using the 9x12" paper as the background, cut and paste
paper shapes to make your picture – you can draw around
a cup or bowl to make a circle for a face.
2. Glue paper eyes, nose, mouth, hair and accessories to the
face - it can be a self-portrait if you wish.
3. Be creative – add some sunshine, a pet (real or imaginary),
your name, or anything else you like.
4. Once you are finished, cut off 2 pieces of contact paper make sure they are at least 2 inches larger around than the
picture to give you room to trim at the end.
5. Peel off the backing from one sheet of contact paper and
center it over the front of the picture – there should be
extra around each side. (You can reposition if necessary)
6. Press down firmly, smoothing from the center outwards.
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Placemat
7. Turn the picture over. Peel and place the second sheet of
contact paper on the back of the picture. Press down and
smooth again.
8. Trim the edges of the contact paper, leaving about a half
inch all the way around. Your placemat is now ready
to use!
Variations:
• Make a placemat for any occasion - holidays or
celebrations – Valentine’s, Thanksgiving, Christmas,
birthdays, spring, etc.
• Cut out shapes for a plate, knife, fork, spoon, etc. for
the mat.
• For younger kids use markers, stickers, or stamps to
decorate.
• Try paper punches or zig-zag scissors for even more
fun effects.
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Placemat
Sun Catcher
Book Partners:
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell
Sunny Day by Claire Henley
Materials:
• “Let Your Light Shine” printout
• Clear plastic plate
• Paper plate (or any plate) for glue
• Tissue paper
• Glue
• Paintbrush
• Ribbon
• Tape
• Newspaper (to cover work surface)
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Sun Catcher
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Sun Catcher
Directions:
1. Prepare beforehand: print out the “Let your light shine!”
words onto bright yellow paper (see previous page). Cut
out one quote for each plate needed.
2. Cover work surface with newspaper. Put about a 1” circle
of glue onto the paper plate.
3. Add a few drops of water and mix with the brush until
glue is smooth and easy to brush on.
4. Turn the plastic plate over so you are working on the back
side. Place the “Let your light shine!” words face down on
the plate (so lettering will show through on the front of
the plate). Brush a thin layer of glue over the paper to hold
it in place. Then brush a layer of glue over the rest of the
plate (flat center part only, not sides).
5. Tear small pieces of tissue paper and lay them onto the
plate. They should lay flat on the glue. It is good to overlap
the pieces a little.
6. Cover the entire plate back with colored tissue pieces. You
can keep brushing with additional glue to keep pieces flat.
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Sun Catcher
7. You can turn the plate over to see your progress – check for
gaps and make sure the entire back is covered!
8. Once the plate is dry, tape a piece of ribbon on the back
at the top of the plate, and hang in a window.
Variations:
• Older children can cut out their own “Let your light
shine!” paper piece.
• Different tissue colors will overlap and mix – use colors
that go well together, such as red, orange and yellow, or
blue, green and yellow. Darker colors will not be as
transparent.
• For smaller children you may need to help them tear pieces
of tissue, and help lay the tissue flat on the plate.
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Sun Catcher
Window Greeting Card
Book Partner:
Ten Dogs in the Window by Claire Masurel
Materials:
• Folded colored card (approx.
5 x 7") with a window cut out
on the front
• Colored paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Clear contact paper (shelf liner)
– repositionable
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Directions:
1. Cut 2 sheets of contact paper the same size as the card.
Open the card. Peel the backing off one sheet of contact
paper, and place it over the window. Press lightly around
the edges.
2. Close the card again (the sticky side should now be showing through the window). Cut a tree trunk out of brown
paper and place on the sticky contact paper.
3. Add green blobs for leaves, a birdhouse, bird, grass - whatever you like! If you are layering a lot of pieces of paper,
you may need to use a dab of glue to hold in place.
4. Once your picture is complete, peel the backing off the
second sheet of contact paper and place over the front of
the card - this will seal your picture.
5. Smooth and press the picture firmly from the center
outwards – you now have a picture window greeting card.
Write a greeting inside and give it someone!
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Variations:
• Make a card for any occasion – snowman, flower, Easter
egg, smiley face, etc.
• Sprinkle glitter onto the finished picture – it sticks nicely
to the contact paper.
• Cut a circular window out of the card for a snow globe
look.
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Mini Photo Album
Book Partners:
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Farfallina and Marcel by Holly Keller
Materials:
• 4-6 pieces of 5 x 7" colored card
• Scraps of colored or patterned
paper for decorating
• Markers
• Glue stick
• Single-hole punch
• Scissors
• Ribbon (approx. 12" long)
• Stickers to decorate
• 3 x 5" photos (can be added later)
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Mini Photo Album
Directions:
1. Stack the 5 x 7" sheets of card together and punch 2 holes
near the short edge.
2. Thread the ribbon through the holes and tie it to hold
the pages together.
3. Decorate the front of the album using scrap paper, markers
and stickers. Write a title or your name on the front.
4. Decorate around the outer edges of the inside pages using
scrap paper, markers or stickers – be sure to leave room for
the photos to be placed in the middle of the pages!
5. Glue 3 x 5" photos on each page – take home and enjoy
or give to someone you love!
Variations:
• Take photos of the family during a visit and bring prints
for each family member.
• Make a seasonal or themed album for Valentines, July 4,
Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, etc. Use colors
and stickers to match the theme.
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Mini Photo Album
Letter Personalities
Book Partner:
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
Materials:
• Large sheet of cardstock or
heavy paper (approx. 9 x 12")
• Variety of old magazines to cut
out
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Markers
• Pencil
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Directions:
1. Using a pencil, lightly draw the outline of the first letter of
your name. Make it as large as possible on the page! Then
outline the letter with a marker and cut it out.
2. Cut out pictures from the magazines of things you like,
or words that inspire or reflect your personality. Lay the
pictures on top of the paper letter to make a pleasing
arrangement.
3. Once you have enough cutouts and like the arrangement,
glue all the pieces into place.
4. Enjoy comparing letter personalities!
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Variations:
• For younger children, the letter shapes can be drawn and
cut out ahead of time.
• For younger children, you may want to rip the pages out of
the magazines first to make the pictures easier to cut out.
• Instead of making letter collages for self, have family members make collages for each other – example, Mom makes a
collage about her child and gives to her child; child makes
a collage about Mom and gives it to her.
• Make the collage on a cardboard mask (available at craft
stores) or a paper plate.
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Tissue Box Monster
Book Partner:
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Materials:
• Empty tissue box
• Tape
• Scraps of white and colored
paper
• Pipe cleaner
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pencil
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Tissue Box Monster
Directions:
1. Cut a piece of white paper the length of the box opening. Cut zig-zags along one edge for the teeth. Tape to the
under-side of the box opening for the mouth.
2. Use the point of the pencil to punch two holes in the box
on the “top” above the mouth. Thread the pipe cleaner
down through one hole and up through the other so you
have 2 equal lengths of pipe cleaner showing.
3. Wrap one pipe cleaner around the pencil, then slide the
pencil out, leaving a curly antenna. Repeat for the other
antenna.
4. Cut out 2 circles of paper for the eyes. Tape them to the
ends of each pipe cleaner antenna. Glue a google eye on
each circle.
5. Cut 2 strips of colored paper for the arms (approx. 2” x
6”). Accordion-fold each strip of paper.
6. Tape the arms to the sides of the box so they stick out.
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Tisue Box Monster
7. Cut out some monster hands and tape them on to the
arms. Cut out and tape on a monster nose.
Variations:
• This project works with any size tissue box.
• Once finished, put some candy in the box and give it
to someone!
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Tissue Box Monster
Grocery Bag Clown
Book Partner:
I’m a Clown! by Sebastian Braun
Materials:
• Paper grocery bag
• 4-6 sheets of colored
construction paper
• Markers
• Glue
• Scissors
• Pencil
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Grocery Bag Clown
Directions:
1. Place the open paper bag over the child’s head and have
them point to where their eyes and nose are – mark with a
pencil on the bag. Take bag off and cut out holes for eyes
and nose. Have child try on paper bag again to test for size
and placement.
2. Flatten out the bag on the table and draw big eyes around
the eye holes. Cut a mouth out of colored paper and glue
in place.
3. To make silly eye lashes, cut out 2 rectangles of paper and
curve one edge. Cut slits along the straight edge, then curl
the fringes up.
4. Glue on the eye lashes and cut out a clown nose (you can
make a hole in the center of it to place over the nose hole
in the paper bag).
5. Tear long strips of colored paper and glue around the top
edges of the bag for crazy hair.
6. Cut another rectangle of paper and tear or cut strips along
one edge to make bangs. Glue onto the front of the bag
above the eyes.
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Grocery Bag Clown
7. Trace around child’s hands onto colored paper. Cut them
out and glue on either side at the bottom of the bag. Add a
paper bowtie if you like.
8. Place on child’s head and enjoy!
Variations:
• Make any character you wish – alien, cowboy, astronaut,
monster, animals, etc.
• For smaller children you can cut out arm holes in the sides
of the bag, or cut out shoulder curves on each side.
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Grocery Bag Clown
Kissing Hand
Book Partner:
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Materials:
• 2 paper plates
• Washable paint
• Paintbrush
• Small red paper heart
• Glue stick
• Ribbon
• Single hole punch
• Newspaper (to cover
work surface)
• Markers
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Kissing Hand
Directions:
1. Read (or have parent read) the book “The Kissing Hand”
by Audrey Penn. Then explain that everyone will make
their own kissing hand.
2. Use the first paper plate as your paint plate. Have child
choose a paint color for their hand print. Spread the paint
out on the plate (you may add a few drops of water to the
paint so it spreads easier).
3. Place hand onto paint plate and move it around a little to
make sure it gets paint on entire hand. Younger children
will need adult help with this! Alternatively, you can paint
the person’s hand directly with the brush.
4. Make a hand print onto the second (clean!) paper plate.
Press firmly, but don’t move your hand once it’s down.
5. When paint is dry, glue the red paper heart onto the palm
of the hand print.
6. Decorate the edges of the plate with markers. Punch a hole
in the top and tie the ribbon through – you can now hang
up the Kissing Hand.
Variations:
• Exchange Kissing Hands – child can take home mom’s
hand, and mom can take home child’s hand.
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Kissing Hand
Eye of God
Book Partner:
Elmer and the Rainbow by David McKee
Materials:
• Scissors
• Yarn (multicolored/rainbow
works best)
• 2 popsicle sticks or craft sticks
• Glue
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Eye of God
Directions:
1. Prepare Beforehand: Glue the 2 popsicle sticks together
to make a cross. Let dry completely.
2. Hold the end of the yarn on the back of the cross with
your left hand. With your right hand, wrap yarn over and
around one stick, then over and around the next, and over
and around the next, and so on.
3. Keep going until the cross is filled up and yarn is near the
end of the sticks. The multi-colored yarn will produce different color patterns.
4. To finish, cut the yarn and pass the end through a loop on
the back of the cross to secure. You can also tie a piece of
yarn to hang it by.
Variations:
• Use different solid-colored yarns. Weave the first color as
desired, then cut and tie the end to the next color yarn,
and continue weaving. Change colors when you like by
tying the ends together.
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Eye of God
Leaf Rubbing
Book Partner:
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Materials:
• Crayons
• White paper
• Fallen leaves
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Leaf Rubbing
Directions:
1. Go outside and gather different kinds of fallen leaves (flat
ones work best). Take only leaves that have already fallen
on the ground so as not to damage any trees or plants!
2. Place a leaf under the paper. It works best if the leaf is
upside down so the veins show up more.
3. In the spot where the leaf is, crayon diagonally over the
paper, and watch the leaf rubbing appear. Color in the
same direction over the entire leaf.
Change crayon colors and leaves whenever you like.
Variations:
• For better results, press leaves ahead of time - place leaves
in between sheets of paper and place under heavy books
for a few days.
• For younger children, you may need to hold the paper
steady while they color with crayons.
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Leaf Rubbing
Owl Window Hanger
Book Partner:
Oola the Owl Who Lost Her Hoot! by Tim Bugbird
Materials:
• Brown paper
• Yellow or orange tissue
paper (about 5 x 5")
• Markers or crayons
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Yarn & hole puncher (optional)
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Owl Window Hanger
Directions:
1. Draw the outline of an owl onto the brown paper. You can
use the template on the next page, or draw freehand – big
overlapping circles for the head and body, triangles for the
ears, ovals for the eyes, rectangle for the branch, and some
tail at the bottom.
2. Cut around the outside of the owl, and cut out the
eye holes (punch a hole with a pencil to get started on
eye holes).
3. Turn the owl over to decorate the plain side of the paper.
Using markers or crayons, give the owl a beak, feathers,
and feet.
4. Glue a square of yellow tissue behind the eyes (on the back
of the owl), making sure it covers the eye holes.
5. Owl is now ready to stick on a window (can use tape) –
light will shine through the tissue, making the eyes “glow”.
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Owl Window Hanger
Variations:
• For older children, you can tear pieces of tissue paper and
glue onto the owl for feathers.
• Punch a hole and attach yarn to the top of the owl so it
can hang from the window.
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Owl Window Hanger
Spooky Woods
Book Partner:
Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara
Materials:
• Black cardstock
• 5-8 sticks
(thin enough to snap and glue)
• Google eyes
• Glue
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Spooky Woods
Directions:
1. Lay the paper so it is horizontal. Arrange the sticks
vertically on the paper. You will need to break them so they
are the same height as the paper. This is your woodland.
2. Once you have arranged the sticks, glue them down
in place.
3. Glue several pairs of google eyes around.
4. Allow adequate drying time!
Variations:
• Cut out and add a moon of white paper.
• Add a spider or bat out of paper or white crayon.
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Spooky Woods
Paper Bag Turkey
Book Partner:
‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey
Materials:
• Paper lunch bag
• 3-4 sheets of colored
construction paper
• Google eyes
• Glue stick
• Pencil
• Scissors
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Paper Bag Turkey
Directions:
1. First make the turkey feathers out of construction paper –
you can either draw a feather shape and cut it out, or trace
around your hand and cut it out. Cut several feathers of
different colors.
2. Glue the feathers to the flat side of the bag (the bottom
flap should be on the back).
3. Turn the bag over so the feathers are now on the back. Cut
out a yellow beak and glue onto the flap (do not glue the
flap down!).
4. Glue the google eyes above the beak.
5. You now have a turkey puppet – insert your hand and hold
the flap part to make the beak move.
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Paper Bag Turkey
Pine Cone Reindeer
Ornament
Book Partner:
Imogene’s Antlers by David Small
Materials:
• Pine cone
• Pipe cleaner
• Google eyes
• Small Pom-pom
• Glue
• Thread or string
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Pine Cone Reindeer Ornament
Directions:
1. Lay the pipe cleaner across a gap between the scales at the
wide end of the pine cone.
2. Push the pipe cleaner into the gap, so that the 2 ends are
sticking out opposite each other.
3. Bend the ends of the pipe cleaners to make zig-zag antlers.
4. Place a drop of glue on two of the pine cone scales,
and place the google eyes on top.
5. Put a large dab of glue at the tip of the pine cone, and
place the pom-pom nose on top. Let dry.
6. Once dry, attach a thread or string by inserting it through
a gap in the pine cone (similar to inserting the antlers).
Tie a knot in the thread so it’s ready to hang.
Variation:
• Paint or spray paint the pine cone gold or silver
before making the reindeer.
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Pine Cone Reindeer Ornament
Swirly Christmas Tree
Book Partners:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Mookie And The Christmas Tree by Judith Kristen
Materials:
• Green and red cardstock
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Small bowl or cup for
drawing around
• Single hole punch
• Ribbon
• Stickers, markers, sequins
or glitter (optional)
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Directions:
1. Stack the red and green cardstock together and trace
around the bowl to draw a circle.
2. Cut the circle out of both pieces together.
3. Still holding both red and green pieces together, start at the
outside edge and cut a spiral around the circle, all the way
to the middle. Leave enough room in the center to punch
a hole.
4. Punch a hole in the center of the tree. String the ribbon
through and tie a knot.
5. Hang on a tree or above a doorway.
Variations:
• Once you have cut the spiral, decorate the paper with
stickers, glitter, or markers. Place a star at the top.
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Winter Snowman
Book Partners:
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
Materials:
• 2 paper plates
• Orange and black
construction paper
• Google eyes
• Scissors
• Glue
• Stapler
• Festive ribbon
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Winter Snowman
Directions:
1. Turn the paper plates face down and staple them together.
2. Cut out a black hat, carrot nose, and small black circles for
the mouth and buttons.
3. Glue the hat and face onto the top paper plate.
4. Glue the buttons onto the bottom paper plate.
5. Tie the ribbon around the neck for a scarf.
Variations:
• If you have different sized paper plates, you can use a
smaller plate for the head.
• Glue on real buttons.
• Add some glitter if you like!
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Winter Snowman
Paper Patterns
Book Partner:
Bees, Snails, and Peacock Tails by Betsy Franco
Materials:
• Square sheets of paper –
various sizes are fine
• Scissors
• Glitter glue or loose glitter and
glue (optional)
• Thread (optional)
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Directions:
1. Take one square of paper and fold it in half diagonally
from corner to corner.
2. Fold in half again to make a smaller triangle. Now you
can either work with this triangle, or fold one more time,
depending on thickness of paper and age of participant.
3. Holding the central point of the triangle, begin cutting
shapes out of the folded edges and along the top edge–
you can snip triangles and diamonds, etc. The smaller the
shapes, the more intricate your design will be.
4. You should now have a triangle with lots of cut-outs.
5. Open out the paper to reveal your creation.
6. Make an entire collection of patterns! Experiment with
various sizes and cutting shapes. To make a round piece,
cut the pointed top edge off the folded triangle to curve
the edge.
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Paper Patterns
Variations:
• Place dabs of glue around a finished piece and sprinkle
glitter on – the glitter will stick to the glued spots.
Or you can just use glitter glue to decorate.
• String a collection of paper patterns together with thread
to display on a wall or window.
• You can use different colored paper to make patterns for
all occasions – example: use white for snowflakes, red for
Valentines, or pastel colors to make summer flowers.
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Paper Patterns

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