Kids Craft Idea - Making Waxed Paper Leaves

Kids craft ideas are available that cater to the creativity needs and requirements of kids and one can easily make them with supplies that are easily available at home.

Waxed paper leaves:
With this simple kids craft idea, you can prepare colorful autumn leaves and enjoy them all year round. It is important to follow the instructions carefully while implementing the kids craft idea and take adult supervision when using hot iron for heating. One can also get creative and using crayon shaving in between the wax paper and leaves in order to get an extra splash of color.

Material needed include:
Autumn leaves of various sizes and shapes that is easily available in the outdoors. Old newspapers are always available and they are always handy when sticking or using colors. A pair of scissors, waxed paper cut into eight inches squares with iron board or covered tabletop. Crayons with bright colors like red, orange, yellow and green with pencil sharpener, iron, paper punch and yam or string.

Instructions:
Collect autumn leaves from the garden. They may be damp, lay them straight on a newspaper and let them dry overnight. Cover the iron board with several layers of newspaper in order to protect it. You can get an adult to set the iron to medium heat. Use the scissors in order to cut the wax paper into 8 inch squares. You will need two hangings and make colorful crayon shavings on paper plate. Arrange the sheet of waxed paper on the newspapers and arrange several leaves in pattern on the waxed paper.

Sprinkle a thin layer of crayon shavings across the leaves, and then cover with a second sheet of waxed paper. Cover the waxed paper on top of the newspapers and place iron on top. Use adult supervision to hold the iron on the craft for thirty seconds until the crayon wax has melted and the waxed paper sheets stick together. Let it cool completely and use a paper punch in order to make a hole in the top center of the square. Loop a string through the hole and tie a knot. Hand this in sunny window. Several leaves can be used for the kids doing the craft at home.

One can also get creative while making the kids craft idea by cutting the wax paper in the shape of the leave to form colorful collection of leaves that can be stored all year round. Several leaves can also be stringed together and draped across a window.

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Kid Crafts - Beading For Beginners Part III - Leg Making

An Important Tip:
when you're making a leg: hold the leg as near as you can to the body when you pull it tightly.

Simple straight leg

This is the most simple technique to make legs.

String the leg beads on one side of the wire.
Loop back with the same wire through the leg leaving out the last bead. Try to avoid kinks on the wire.
Hold the leg to the body as near as you can. Pull it very tightly. Do the same on the other side.

Leg with foot

It is also a very simple type of leg.

String the beads on either wire. For the foot use a different colour.
Loop back with the same wire through the leg leaving out the foot.
Pull it very tightly. If the wire begins to kink put it straight. Now, do exactly the same on the other side.

Leg with foot and toes

This type of leg is a bit more complicated than the others. However, after you've understood and made it, it'll be just a routine job.

String the leg beads (usually 3) and the beads of one toe on either side of the wire.
Loop back through the remaining of the toe beads leaving out the last bead. Hold the toe near to the leg and pull it tightly.
Now, you've finished the first toe. String the beads of the second toe on the same wire.
Loop back through the toe beads leaving out the first bead as before.
Hold the toe near to the leg and pull it tightly.
Do exactly the same with all toes. When you've made all of the toes, loop back through the whole leg.
Pull it tightly. Do exactly the same on the other side.

There are many ways to make a leg for the animals:

Simple straight leg
Leg with foot
Leg with foot and toes

Unfortunately, I can't put pictures here, so if you want to see illustrated step by step guideline please click here!

Marcel Vigh
Marcel's Kid Crafts