(Photo/Craft Credit)

Boot Print Poem Craft Idea

Supplies:

• Construction paper, 9 x 12
• White paper w/printed poem, 8 1/2 x 11
• Crayola washable paint, non-toxic (Make sure you use washable, or Daddy will be walking about with colorful soles)
• Paper plates
• Large sponge brush
• Glue stick

Directions:

1. Print poem on white paper.
2. Glue onto colored construction paper to create a bright border. Tip: If you only have standard sized construction paper just scale the poem size down and cut it smaller than 8 1/2 x 11.
3. Add paint to paper plates.  Using a large sponge brush, paint the bottom of Daddies boot with a washable paint and press onto the poem.
4. Tips: Lighter colors work well, as you’re covering the majority of the poem.  Also, a construction boot with minimal paint works best – tread is higher so its easier to see the poem.
5. Using another color, gently press your child’s foot into the paint.  Stamp over the boot print. Again, using minimal paint so it doesn’t get all gloppy.

Poem:

Walk a Little Slower Daddy

“Walk a Little slower, Daddy.” said a little child so small.
I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast, sometimes they’re hard to see;
So walk a little slower Daddy, for you are leading me.

Someday when I’m all grown up, You’re what I want to be.
Then I will have a little child who’ll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right, and know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy, for I must follow you!!

– Bobbie Norman

THANKS Clipper Jodi for Sharing your Finished Product and this Idea!

“Photo quality isn’t the greatest but here it is! I don’t have construction paper so we took a larger sheet of orinter paper, painted the border and attached the saying. Once border is dry I will write ‘fathers day 2014’ in the corner. ” ~ Jodi

Craft Project: Stuffed Easter Treat Gifts

Items Needed:

• Scrapbooking Paper Construction

• Paper Ziploc Bags (sandwich size)

• Easter Candy (we used jelly beans & M&M’s)

• Hot Glue Gun

• Glue Sticks Elmers Glue Scissors

Directions:

• Start by making patterns out of construction paper. We made an egg, bunny, and chick. Size can vary, just big enough that a sandwich sized ziploc bag can be the belly. If you have a Cricut machine, you can use that, too!

• Trace your patterns on scrapbooking paper and cut them out. *Tip – if you trace them on the back, opposite side of the pattern, you will not have to erase pencil marks. You can slightly fold the belly part to cut to get an even circle for the belly. Trace just the outside of your pattern on construction paper and cut out. These will be the back of your goodie bags.

• On the construction paper shapes, use the glue gun to make a thin line around where the belly would be & glue the ziploc bag down, just enough to get the first layer of the bag to stick.

• Fill your bag with candy & place the top scrapbook piece over top to see if you have enough (or too much candy) that will peek through the belly window.

• Once enough candy, you’ll do a thicker line of hot glue around the edge of the belly on top of the second layer of the ziploc bag & quickly glue the top scrapbook piece to the bottom, firmly pushing the edges together. *Tip – hot glue will melt the ziploc bag & make it start shrinking in towards the candy, just aim to do the line of glue a bit more toward the outer edge of the belly to give you more room.

• Cut the remnants of the ziploc bag.

• Use Elmers glue to finish gluing the heads on the chicks & bunnies.

• When dry, feel free to draw faces on the chicks and bunnies. If the top & bottom pieces didn’t completely glue together, feel free to use a bit more hot glue & glue back together so the candy won’t leak out.

Kids Craft: Puffy Paint Project
(3 Household Ingredients)

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon Self Rising Flour

• 1 tablespoon Salt

• Food Coloring

Let’s have some Easter fun with homemade puffy paint!

Directions:

• Start by cutting out Easter shapes out of construction paper, any color, shape, and size will work.

• Mix 1 tbs of self rising flour, 1 tbs salt, and a few (we used 4, but can use more/less dependent on how dark or light you would like paint to be) drops of food coloring.

• Mix in water, just enough to make it like a thicker paint. Enough that it’s not pasty, but you don’t want it runny either. *Tip – if it’s too runny, just add equal parts of flour & salt into it until it gets to the right consistency.

• Paint away! We made fun eggs and an Easter bunny.

• Place in microwave & cook for 10-30 seconds, until painted parts rise & look nice & puffy & a bit dry. Our bunny took a little longer, but we did it in small increments of 10-15 seconds.

• Voila, you now have made your own puffy paint! Super easy, super fun!

ABC Letter Find Game
Letter find with sticker dots

This costs UNDER $2 to make, and will give you numerous games!

Supplies:

• Paper Toweling Roll

• Dot Stickers

• Sharpie Marker

Randomly place alphabet letters on a paper toweling roll and make matching dot stickers with the letters.  Once labeled put the sheet of letters and the Paper Toweling roll in a ziploc gallon sized bag and take it along with you in the car. You could also make smaller versions by using Toiler Paper Rolls, those fight perfectly in a sandwich bag.

Some other ideas: numbers, shapes, colors, sight word, etc.

Clipper Brooke’s son Tucker REALLY enjoys playing this as you can see!