With iron beads you can create beautiful wire motifs. For this you thread the iron beads on a thick craft wire. Do not cut off the wire before threading, then the beads do not fall down at the end. Let yourself help with bending the wire from an adult, that goes with the threaded beads a bit heavy.
Clasp leaf of iron or steel beads
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Cards for Father's Day (2 ideas)
You need a card for your dad or grandpa? Then this card may be suitable. First you need a DIN A5 photo box. You fold it to a shirt according to the instructions. For the tie you use e.g. a piece of gift paper or a piece of newspaper. You can quickly paint the tie yourself with the help of a ruler. You can find a sketch with dimensions here! In addition you need two small buttons. You are already equipped to make this card. Have fun!
Sew small chicken
This little chicken is a so-called edge stool. You don't need any prior knowledge when sewing. This project is also suitable for beginners. Just follow the illustrated guide step by step.
The body of the chicken is made of a small piece of fabric. Comb, beak and feet are made of felt. For the legs you can use an old shoelace. The wobble eyes are a highlight, you don't have one, you can also paint the eyes with a pen. Have fun.
Rattle egg from papier mache
Make an Easter egg rattle.
You fill up a few grains of rice in an unblown balloon. Then you blow up the balloon, knot it and press the knot into the balloon with one finger. Then you glue the knot with adhesive strips, so that the balloon gets an egg shape. A case of cardboard mache stabilizes the rattle egg. Finally, you wrap the egg with a colored wool (possibly with colour gradient). Your rattle egg is ready. The rattle egg is ideal for accompanying Easter songs, as a small Easter gift or just for making music.
Zupf-Schachtel – Build instruments yourself
Make a handkerchief box with a puffing instrument. This looks very simple, but you'd rather let an adult help you punch the holes. The punching, the pulling in of the rubber threads is described here, as well as every further step.
Have fun building your own instrument and playing music.
Rattle Egg with bells – Build instruments yourself
This rattle egg is beautiful at Easter or you just build it as a musical instrument. From a water bomb balloon in which you put a little bell, this little rattle egg is created with papier mache. Colorfully painted it looks like an Easter egg. Depending on the motif and pattern you can use it for Easter or just like that. Have fun playing music!
Sound cans – Build instruments yourself
Building musical instruments on your own fascinates many children. In addition, this awakens the spirit of discovery and also makes fun. Promote the creativity of your children as well as the perception by simply looking for a few empty cans with well-closing lids. There are no limits here: from cream cans to medicine cans, from chewing gum cans to film cans.
If you make the cans for smaller children or with crib children, make sure that the children can grab the cans with their fingers.
Zupf-Rohr – Build your own instrument
This tap-pipe is one of the musical instruments that everyone can make themselves very quickly.
You need a cardboard tube in which you cut a larger, elongated hole. Then you paint the roll with felt pins. Music symbols such as notes or music keys are suitable here.
Then spans the role with several household rubbers.
Sing a song and tap in the beat or invent your own melodies. Have fun!
Astgabel-Rassel – 2 ideas for building instruments
A small branch fork is perfect for making music. The branch forks are so handy that even small children can make music and create sounds. I show you here 2 ideas with different sounds. All you need is a small stable branch fork, thicker flower wire and beads or buttons to thread up.
Adding Box – Build Instruments
Building instruments yourself is not difficult at all. Find an angular tin can without a lid, a paper and felt pens for optical design and a few household rubbers for this can. How the can is built, that I show you here.