This blog is about art with an archangel as well as art for an archangel, my son Gabriel. Most, if not all of the arts & crafts I will blog about are in essence for my son. Crafting & art at an early age not only stimulates creativity but also teaches a child how to use many of his fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are movements that use the small muscles of the fingers, toes, wrists, lips, & tongue. These are extremely important in his development.
We love paint. And there is so much that can be explored with it...
While painting hand-over-hand with Gabriel we saw how lovely a
splayed/spread-out paintbrush looks! So then we began experimenting with
different colors & different amounts of paint on the brush... These
are the nicest from the art lesson.
So please show those teachers in your life, past &
present, how much they have affected you! I want Gabriel to always be thankful
for the good in his life & I try to instill this gratification by example.
I always thank people who mean a lot to me, as should he… And I am very thankful
for the teacher in his life now…
So
over the weekend we crafted this Popsicle Stick Flower Box for Mrs. V. We sure
hope she loves it as much as I love the way Gabriel giggles at the feel of the
tackiness of the school glue on his fingers!
Popsicle Stick Flower Box
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Popsicle Sticks, buttons, craft “grass” or Easter basket
grass, a small box or plastic planter & letters. Many times I repurpose anything I can find for
these projects.
For each flower, you will need 4 popsicle sticks. We used
pre-colored sticks but of course, you can also use wood-hewn ones.
Step~X~Step
Take the first 2 sticks & make an
“X” . Where the 2
sticks meet in the middle of the “X”, dollop a spot of school glue, then
affix
the 2 sticks.
On the middle of the “X”, dollop
another spot of school
glue, then affix the 3rd stick.
Allow the “Flower” part of the craft to
dry…
When thoroughly dried & adhered…
dollop a spot of school
glue to the middle of the back of the flower then affix the “stem”
popsicle
stick (we used a green one here). Allow to dry.
When
affixed/dried, place a dollop of school glue in the middle of the FRONT
of the
flower, then affix a craft button… Decorate with glitter glue!
For the box part,we re-purposed this cool piece of
cardboard (it inspired me to begin with because it looked like a flower box!)
from the packaging of our Ipad:
For the “grass” we used this scrunchy craft tissue but you can also used scraps of shredded
paper painted green or Easter grass.
Then we (school)glued the stems of our flowers CAREFULLY to one side
of the box.And allowed it to dry. Then glued it AGAIN.
Finally, we added a personal touch using adhesive felt letters.
