DIY Snow Day Fun!

Enjoy these Farm-yard Fun Crafts from Cloud 9 Workshop, featured in Metroparent Magazine.

Sewing Spiders with The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Materials Needed:

• paper plate, punched with holes around plate edge
• yarn
• tape, ideally heavy tape dispenser
• plastic bead or button
• pipe cleaner
• pom pom
• glue, we use hot glue

Process:

ADULTS

• Punch holes every 1”-1.5” around plate edge
• Cut yarn about one arm’s length, wrap tape around one end, double-knot opposite end and tape yarn to back of plate near edge
• Hold plate in front of child as they sew

KIDS

• Starting with string under plate, poke string through hole and pull up, up, up!
• Choose second hole and dive string back down through hole and pull down, down, down! (Tip: Choose holes that are far apart to create web!)
• When string is almost finished, tape to back of plate (Tip: Parents, kids LOVE tape & gadgets! Take time to model how to use a tape dispenser & allow your child to tear off their own tape.)

Giddy up, Let’s Ride – DIY Play Horse!

Materials Needed:

• cardboard
• plastic or wooden stick, we used mops from the dollar store
• hot glue
• markers
• paper scraps
• scissors
• school glue
• yarn
• hole puncher

Process:

ADULTS

• Cut out horse head shape from cardboard & fold in half
• After your child draws horse face, punch hole along long edge for mane
• After horse head is complete, fold in half over stick and hot glue together around edge

KIDS

• Draw horse face including eye, nostril & mouth on cardboard, don’t forget both sides!
• Cut yarn into long pieces like spaghetti
• Thread yarn through punched holes & ask grown-up to secure with knots
• Cut out ears & glue to head

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