Friday, May 19, 2017
Kids Paper Craft for Summer: Swimming Mermaid
Have some under the sea fun with the kids with these adorable swimming mermaids. They come in 3 sweet pastel designs (our favorite is the rainbow hair one of course!) as well as a blank option for kids to color in. Set up a fun ocean scene with your favorite sea creatures and watch as the mermaids swim past flapping their fins! This would make a cute paper toy for any ocean enthusiast or under the sea party theme for kids. http://everfreecoloring.com
- White cardstock
- Scissors
- Exacto Knife
- Cutting mat
- Markers optional (we love these watercolor markers) little mermaid coloring pages
Step 2. Fold the fins in half and cut slits right below the fin designs.
Step 3. Fold the top of the body in.
Your mermaid is now ready to flap her fins and swim!
Optional: color in the blank mermaid and follow steps above.
Swimming Mermaids - Materials:
- Free Printable Mermaid Templates (3 options colored in and one blank option to color your own)- White cardstock
- Scissors
- Exacto Knife
- Cutting mat
- Markers optional (we love these watercolor markers) little mermaid coloring pages
Instructions:
Step 1. Print out the mermaid templates. Cut the mermaids out. Score (don't cut) along the dashed lines.Step 2. Fold the fins in half and cut slits right below the fin designs.
Step 3. Fold the top of the body in.
Your mermaid is now ready to flap her fins and swim!
Optional: color in the blank mermaid and follow steps above.
Video Tutorial on Swimming Mermaids Craft
Best Idea for Summer Kid's Craft: Ice Cream Cone Craft
Summer time screams ice cream to me! I love those warm summer evenings that we hop in the air conditioned car and go out for an ice cream cone together as a family. My kids’ favorite flavors are bubblegum and mint chocolate chip but I’m more of a Rocky Road type of gal. In honor of our favorite family summer outings, we got out some colorful cupcake liners this week and made this fun Cupcake Liner Ice Cream Cone Kids Craft. We included double scoops to make it extra fun! http://everfreecoloring.com
2. Glue your cone onto your light blue cardstock paper. Glue your cupcake liner ice cream scoops on top of your cone. Use one or two, how ever many you choose. abstract coloring pages
3. Glue any embellishments you want onto your ice cream scoops to make them fun flavors. In this example below, we used black hole punch circles to make mint chocolate chip ice cream and colorful neon gemstones to make bubblegum ice cream.
Our ice cream cones turned out so colorful and yummy looking that it put us in the mood for an evening ice cream cone trip. A perfect way to end the day!
Supplies you will need:
- cupcake liners
- light blue cardstock paper (or color of your choice for the background)
- light brown cardstock paper
- brown paint
- plastic fork
- small paper plate
- embellishments of your choice (We used embellishments from our Creatify All Wound Up kit, given to us from Horizon Group USA. You can find them at your local Target.)
Directions:
1. Start by cutting a triangle ice cream cone shape out of your light brown cardstock paper. Pour a small amount of brown paint onto your small paper plate and dip your fork into it lightly and then onto your cone. Make lines in both directions to resemble the pattern on an ice cream cone. Set it aside to dry completely.2. Glue your cone onto your light blue cardstock paper. Glue your cupcake liner ice cream scoops on top of your cone. Use one or two, how ever many you choose. abstract coloring pages
3. Glue any embellishments you want onto your ice cream scoops to make them fun flavors. In this example below, we used black hole punch circles to make mint chocolate chip ice cream and colorful neon gemstones to make bubblegum ice cream.
Our ice cream cones turned out so colorful and yummy looking that it put us in the mood for an evening ice cream cone trip. A perfect way to end the day!
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