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How would you like to make some classic toys at home with your kids? Learn how to make three classic children’s toys, a Jacob's Ladder, a dragon clapper and a puppet, in this free crafts video series.
There are 19 videos in this series:
The dragon clapper is made out of wood and string and paint. Learn how to make a children's dragon clapper in this free crafts video.
You need two two-and-a-half inch sections, so measure two and a half inch, draw a line and again at two and a half inches. Learn how to make a children's dragon clapper in this free crafts video.
Take your sand paper and rub all the rough edges from the wood and go ahead and sand the sides. Learn how to make a children's dragon clapper in this free crafts video.
Paint red all over on all sides, clean off your brush and then paint the rest of the sections completely with the green. Learn how to make a children's dragon clapper in this free crafts video.
Paint little teeth all around the sides. Start about a half inch in from the edge of where the hole is drilled. Learn how to make a children's dragon clapper in this free crafts video.
Take a piece of red ribbon, fold it in half and cut at an angle to get a nice forked tongue. Learn how to make a children's dragon clapper in this free crafts video.
When all your pieces have dried, tie them together. Learn how to make a children's dragon clapper in this free crafts video.
You'll need a piece of wood, fifteen inches long, by one and a half inch wide, and a quarter inch thick. Learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder for children in this free crafts video.
Start by marking off our wood. Measure two and a half inches from the end. Learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder for children in this free crafts video.
Take off all the rough edges. The easiest way is to lay your sandpaper on the table and actually rub the wood on to the sandpaper. Learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder for children in this free crafts video.
You'll need three pieces of ribbon about 30 inches long, nails and a little bit of craft glue. Learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder for children in this free crafts video.
Turn the block around so that the ribbons are pulled back. Attach the middle ribbon. Learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder for children in this free crafts video.
When you have the whole toy assembled with just glue, clamp it together and then put the nails in all at once. Learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder for children in this free crafts video.
You'll need a good size drink cup for the base, a Styrofoam ball for the head, a wooden dowel about six inches longer than the cup and a piece of fabric. You want to make sure that the Styrofoam ball fit. Learn how to make a children's puppet in this free crafts video.
Cut enough fabric so that you have about an inch on the bottom hanging off after laying the cup on it. Learn how to make a children's puppet in this free crafts video.
You want to use a nice thick craft glue and just spread it all over the cup. Learn how to make a children's puppet in this free crafts video.
While you're letting the cloth dry on the cup, you're going to prepare the head. Learn how to make a children's puppet in this free crafts video.
The placement of that eye will give the direction where the puppet will be looking. Learn how to make a children's puppet in this free crafts video.
Now that the fabric is glued to the cup, finish off the fabric covered portion by folding in the edge. Learn how to make a children's puppet in this free crafts video.
One of the easiest ways to introduce your child to the world of artistic exploration is to allow them the freedom to initiate and participate in their very own arts and crafts projects. Three very simple but truly fun projects for children and adults are the creation of a Jacob's Ladder, a dragon clapper and a children's puppet using a variety of art supplies and, naturally, creative vision! Parents who are drawn to such timeless and innovative hobbies as scrap-booking and homemade frame-making will delight in the project featured in this series. Your kids will love creating their own designs and watching their mind's eye create something for friends and family, and you will open your creative spirit wide as you help your child discover their artistic potential. This free crafts video series will take you from choosing supplies to adding finishing touches to your children’s Jacob's Ladder, dragon clapper and puppet. Learn how to gather supplies, paint, measure, construct and decorate your creation. Get started watching these videos and you’ll have a fun children’s Jacob's Ladder, dragon clapper and puppet before you know it.
Karen Weisman Karen Weisman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Hotel and Food Management. Since then, she has helped a national grocery store chain develop and launch a gourmet food division, worked as a manager at a large catering company, and owned & operated her own her restaurant. She currently lives in Israel with her husband and six children, where she teaches cooking, baking, cake decorating, and various crafts such as mosaics and sewing.dkdk
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