| Now that the weekend is here, the kids need | | | | wind spin the pinwheel around and around. |
| something to do. So, why not create your own | | | | A third project kids can make is to decorate their very |
| weekend camp for your kids? The best part of camp | | | | own hat. This way they'll want to wear their hat more |
| is doing great craft projects that get the imagination | | | | and that will help protect them from the sun. Buy a |
| going. Therefore, step number one in starting your own | | | | variety of craft jewels and fabric paint and let your |
| weekend camp is to set up projects that they can do | | | | child decorate the hat anyway that they want. Tip: If |
| on their own or with just a little bit of supervision from | | | | you buy jewels, you can attach them to the hat with |
| you. Here are some crafty projects that you can set | | | | permanent fabric glue. Don't use white craft glue or a |
| up quickly and easily. | | | | hot glue gun, as this will not stick to the fabric. |
| One project is to fill empty bottles with coloured sand. | | | | A fourth project you can do is to have the kids make |
| All you need is an empty bottle (with lid), sand (from | | | | their own clay beads for necklaces and bracelets. |
| either the beach or the store), coloured chalk, wax | | | | Simply take some no-bake modeling clay (choose a |
| paper and a funnel. Start by putting a small bit of sand | | | | variety of colours) and take a few pinches from two |
| on the wax paper. Then roll the chalk in the sand until | | | | colours or more. Roll the clay together until it forms a |
| the sand changes colour. Next, use the funnel to fill the | | | | small ball - either round or oval. If you are using more |
| bottle with the coloured sand. Finally, repeat these | | | | than one colour, you'll end up with a marble effect with |
| steps using different coloured chalk until the bottle is | | | | all the colours mixed together. Once you have rolled |
| completely filled. Put the lid on the bottle. If you like, you | | | | the clay into a small ball, then stick the ball on a |
| can create a label for the bottle putting the year or the | | | | wooden skewer. Remember to keep the balls from |
| name of the beach the sand came from. | | | | touching one another and let the clay balls dry for 3-4 |
| Another project is to make your own pinwheels. Start | | | | hours. Once they are dry, take them off the skewers |
| by cutting out 4 squares from construction paper. On | | | | and they're ready to make them into necklaces and |
| each square, cut a line from each corner to almost the | | | | bracelets. |
| middle of the square. Then take one corner and fold it | | | | Another project idea for kids is to create their own pet |
| over to the center. Glue the corner to the center. | | | | rocks or pet seashells. Start by gathering some rocks |
| Repeat this process of folding each corner to the | | | | and seashells from the beach. Then put some |
| center and gluing it in place. Hold the paper together | | | | newspaper on the table and put out a variety of |
| until the glue has dried. Then use a stick pin to attach | | | | supplies like paint, rolly eyes, miniature doll clothes, |
| the center of the pinwheel to the eraser part of a | | | | beads or anything else you want. Then let your kids go |
| pencil. Give the pinwheel a gentle tug to see if it will | | | | wild and create their own pets by gluing them together, |
| spin easily. Once you are happy with the way the | | | | painting them and gluing on eyes or whatever else |
| pinwheel spins, then use stickers or glitter glue to | | | | they want. They're cute and a great way to keep the |
| decorate the pinwheel. Finally, take it outside and let the | | | | kids busy. |