crafts for kids

Materials

• Green heavyweight construction paper
• Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
• Green cellophane (or clear plastic wrap colored green with a permanent marker)
• White glue or glue stick (non-toxic)
• Pipe cleaners
• Hole punch

Learning Skills

• Fine motor development
• Creativity and imagination
• Visual perception

Instructions

1. Draw shamrock-shaped frames on green construction paper, large enough to fit over a child's eyes. (Or, just make them round if the kids are new to cutting.)
2. Have the kids cut out the frames (with your help, if needed.)
3. Cut out the centers of the frames to make eyeholes.
4. Cut the green cellophane into small circles to fit the eyeholes.
5. Glue the cellophane circles over the back of the eyeholes.
6. For added fun, let the kids decorate the frames with markers, glitter, feathers or stickers.
7. Punch (or poke) a small hole on either side of the glasses.
8. Insert a pipe cleaner and twist the end to secure it.
9. Repeat on the other side of the glasses.
10. Fit the glasses to the child's face and loop the other end of the pipe cleaner over the child's ears.
11. Let the kids enjoy looking at the world through emerald-colored glasses.
12. If you like, try making the glasses with different colors of cellophane.