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Can you believe its time for school to be winding down? It wont be long before moms will begin to hear, Im boredwhat can I do? This summer I plan to have a can do list. When we have unexpected free time or if I begin to hear what can I do, Ill be prepared with ideas and the materials to make them happen.
One of my resources is PROJECT KID by Amanda Kingloff. It features one hundred crafts for family time along with pictures, a list of materials needed and directions. I like that a lot of the materials are things you already have around the house.
I’m loving this robot bank featured in the book. One of the cool things about making robots is that there are so many ways to design them. That means there is a lot of room for creativity; you can make an entire army of robots and its still a novel experience. Make them all into banks or simply use them as fun decorations.
Robot Bank
What Youll Need
- 2 clear plastic 8-ounce cups
- Mod Podge
- 1-inch foam brush
- Silver and turquoise glitter
- Masking tape (optional)
- Hot-glue gun
- One 26-ounce clear plastic snack container (Archer Farms snacks from Target are sold in this size)
- Electrical tape
- 2 all-purpose vinyl-coated clips
- Split flexible tubing
- One 18-ounce oatmeal container
- Scissors
- Glittered craft paper
- Tacky glue
- 15 inches of ribbon or rickrack
- 2-inch
- Styrofoam ball
- 6 cotton swabs
- 6 pennies
- Green and red paint
- Paintbrushes
- Black permanent marker
- Silver cord
- 1 sink strainer
How to Create
1. To make the robots legs, coat the inside of the plastic cups with Mod Podge and pour about 2 tablespoons of silver glitter into one cup. Hold the cups together, openings facing each other, and shake to distribute the glitter. Add more glitter if needed. (You might want to tape the cups together to prevent a sparkly mess.) Once the cups are dry, shake out the excess and hot-glue them to the bottom of the snack container, open end down.
2. To make the arms, use electrical tape to attach the clips to two 4-inch pieces of tubing. Hot-glue the flat ends of the tubes to the sides of the snack container.
3. To make the head, cut off 5 inches from the top portion of the oatmeal container and discard the bottom section.
4. Cut craft paper to make a 5-inch-wide-by-14-inch-long strip. (You may have to tape two pieces together.) Wrap it around the oatmeal container, and affix it with glue. Put a line of hot glue on the inside edge of the snack container opening and place the cut end of the oatmeal container into the opening; hold it in position until the glue has set. Wrap electrical tape around the neck to cover any messy glue line.
Here are four more of my favorites from the book…
Perhaps theyll end up on your summer can do list! Some of these projects would work well for birthday party activities, too.
1. BOTTLE ROCKET: Im rather fond of spaceships! An orphaned sock, a cardboard tube and an empty soap bottle are the main components for a rocket that can send a boys imagination to outer space for the day.
2. NEWSPAPER PIRATE SHIP: This classic kid craft has been popular for ages for good reason: supplies are readily available, its fun to make and play with plus it looks good when its finished.
3. PAPER MACHE BALLOON BOWL: This project is good for shorter attention spans because it is made in stages. Just think of all the awesome things that can be stored in the finished bowl.
4. HOMEMADE MEMORY GAME: Heres another one that can be worked on in more than one afternoon if you want. Completing a craft and having a finished game is a good project combo.
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