Kids Crafts

Mixed media is a great thing to add to clay. You definitely want to do it while it's wet. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Use some wire for the whiskers, or you could probably use broken tooth picks. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

It's a little more dramatic if the rat's tail comes right off the top. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Have kids wear safety goggles if they are going to be cutting the wire. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Six wires will probably be the best for the rat's whiskers, so put three on each side. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

To dry the rat, put it in a sunny, well-ventilated area on a level surface. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You can paint the rats before they dry, but you might push something or change the sculpture. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

The porcelain clay that you will use for your craft rats will dry in a nice shade of white. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Use some wire and strip it through the block to give you the desired shape and size of your clay. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

When you're ready to start sculpting the clay, work it mainly with your thumbs. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Press the clay down on the table to start your rat's body with a flat bottom. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Whenever possible when using air drying clay, you want to work from the general, original form. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Start to pull the rat's feet out the same way you did the ears but pull from the bottom and from the sides. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free...

Leave the butterfly in a place where it's untouched, maybe a high shelf. Make sure the surface is flat and level. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor...

A couple of things that might go wrong with your butterfly, and are easily fixed. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You've worked really hard on these sun catchers, and they look beautiful, so they need the appropriate place to be displayed. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art...

Make sure you go into this project looking to put your own personal touches on it. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You will need self-drying, or terracotta, clay to make your craft rats. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Keep your self-drying clay in a sealed container until you are ready to use it. Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You can use odds and ends and maybe even streamers that you might have around the house. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Before you make the pipe cleaner body look at your butterfly to see if you have any pieces that are coming unfolded or that you might have missed in the process. Learn how to make paper butterfly...

You can use a regular pipe cleaner for the antennas, which gives you pretty much the same effect; you're just going to bend it and curl it out. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from...

Use a stapler to attach the butterfly antennas. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Picking an appropriate size of the foil we are going to wrap it, leaving one end open and folding one end in and cutting the excess. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art...

You've used the pipe cleaners to line everything up and it's really nice to keep everything in line that way there are no surprises in movement when it comes to the head, legs and tail. Learn how...

Add a little bit of glue just to make sure that each leg doesn't slip out or go anywhere. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Tin foil is a really interesting surface to paint on. You can almost wash it over and if you add a little bit of water, you're going to still see the effects of the foil coming through. Learn how...

Use some pipe cleaners to keep the turtle nice and firm while it's drying. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

These are best hung in a window, so that the sun can shine from behind and light up your house. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free...

For this project we need quite a few materials, but most of them can probably be found around your house. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this...

Use black construction paper for the setup process. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Take the construction paper and do a couple different designs just to get a feel for it. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You could use a template if you want to in order to create lines that you're comfortable with, or you can do it freehand. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art...

Open the butterfly up all the way and lay it flat. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Although the tin foil turtles look a little complicated, they're actually fun and easy to do and are recommended for ages seven and up. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art...

Use newspaper, tin foil, tape, scissors, pipe cleaners for the structure inside and a few other supplies. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts...

Make sure that we have all of the materials that we need for the tin foil turtles really handy. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

If you use a smaller newspaper, you'll need two pieces of one-sided sheet. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You want three to four long pieces of tape set aside where they're easily reached. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You want every leg on your turtles to be generally the same size. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You want the head of your turtle to be bigger and more pronounced than the legs. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Use heavy duty foil so that it will be less likely to tear. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

The underbelly of the turtle brings the whole thing together. Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Do you want your snake to look realistic or fantastical? Anything goes! Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

By using some foil you can make your newspaper snake look really interesting. Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Give the snake's head a flatter surface so that you have something to stick the eyes to. Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

This is the fun part where you can get really creative with your newspaper snake. Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

You want to wait until the snake is really dry to apply the tongue. Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

Sometimes your snake can unravel, just a little bit, it depends on the quality of the masking tape that you use and how much paint is actually applied. Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a...

You are probably pretty proud of your snake so it could go anywhere, on a table, shelf, or some other cool place. Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a professional art instructor in this free...