Silly Faced Container

Supplies:
· Empty Oatmeal Container
· Empty Egg Carton
· Empty Applesauce Container
· Paper (Scrap or Newspaper)
· Tissue Paper
· Google Eyes
· Beads and Wire (optional)
· Feathers, Jewels, Lids from Water Bottles, etc.
· Tape
· Glue
· Scissors
Directions:
1. Glue or Tape paper onto your empty oatmeal container. (or you could also paint the container)
2. Glue part of the egg carton onto the container for eyes. Then glue the google eyes on top of the egg carton.
3. Glue tissue paper onto the container for the hair.
4. Glue an applesauce container on top of the lid for a hat.
5. I strung beads on wire for the mouth. This is optional, use tissue paper or other recycling materials for the mouth.
6. Decorate with feathers, jewels, lids from water bottles, or anything else you can find.
7. Make them as silly as you can! Have fun!

Funny Fans

Supplies:
· Popsicle Stick
· Cereal or Granola Empty Box
· Glue (White Glue)
· Markers/Crayons
· Eyes/Yarn/Stickers/Noodles/Etc.
· Scissors
Directions:
1. Open and lay the cereal or granola box flat.
2. Draw a shape on the box. (My daughter drew a heart and a square.)
3. Cut out the shape.
4. Turn the shape over, so that you can see the printing of the box on the shape that you just cut out. Trace the shape on the inside of the box and cut out.
5. Decorate the cut out shapes with markers, crayons, eyes, yarn, and anything else that you can think of.
6. Put glue on the printed, undecorated, side of the box. Put the popsicle stick between the two shapes, making sure that it sticks half way out and glue together.
7. Let dry and you have a great looking fan for the hot weather.

Wine Cork Keyring

Supplies:
· Wine Bottle Cork
· 2-Eye Hooks
· Buttons or Beads
· Stretchy Cord
· Ribbon for Decorating
· Key Ring

Directions:
1. Screw an eye hook in each end of the cork.
2. Put a key ring on one of the eye hooks.
3. Cut a 7” piece of stretchy cord. (I have used jewelry wire with older children. Crimping beads were used to keep the beads or buttons secure.)
4. Tie a knot on one end of the stretchy cord and start beading. Make sure to leave at least an inch of stretchy cord to tie around the eye hook.
5. Tie the beaded stretchy cord to the eye hook. Repeat as many times as you would like.
6. Tie a piece of ribbon around the eye hook for more decoration.
7. You did it! Great Job!
The beads and ribbon I used were from past craft projects that were broken. I saved the ribbon and beads and found great new projects for them. Reuse!!!

Easter Tree

Supplies:
· Glass Jar
· Sand
· Sticks
· Play Doh
· Cookie Cutters
· Small Decorative Eggs
· 1” Ribbon
· Thread
Directions:
1. Peel the label off of the glass jar and tie a ribbon around the jar to cover any label that didn’t come off.
2. Fill the jar with sand 1” from the top.
3. Poke and arrange the sticks in the sand.
4. Hang small decorative eggs on the sticks.
5. Roll out the play doh and use the cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Add a hole in the shapes and let dry over night. Thread a piece of thread through the hole and tie. Hang on the sticks. (I used play doh that was drying out and becoming stiff.)
6. Have fun!