Everyday I read a book to Hunter and we will do a craft that goes with the theme of the book we read.
So far we have read and made:
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
By: Laura Joffe Numeroff
Here's what we made!
A Parti-botic Centerpiece
- Materials
- 2 cardboard tubes (toilet paper tubes, or wrapping paper tubes trimmed to about 5-1/2 inches)
- 1 roll each of red, white, and blue duct tape
- Clear 1-gallon, food-safe plastic pail
- 2 (15-ounce) unopened cans of food, with labels removed (for weight)
- Clean, empty metal can or plastic bucket (ours is a 12-ounce peanut can)
- Parchment paper (optional)
- 2 metal bottle caps
- Instructions
- Wrap the cardboard tubes with red and white duct tape. Affix an arm to each side of the pail with a loop of tape.
- Wrap the bottom of the canned goods with red tape. (Tip: Write the contents on the top of each can so that you'll know what's in them.) Place loops of tape on their lids, then press the pail into place on top.
- To make the robot's head, wrap the empty can or bucket with blue duct tape. Cut eyes from white duct tape and a mouth from red. (Tip: The eyes and mouth are easier to make if you first attach the duct tape to a piece of parchment paper. Cut out the shapes, then peel them off the parchment backing.) Attach the bottle caps to the white circles with loops of tape. Stack the head on top of the pail.
Looking for a fun 4th of July craft to do with your kid/s? I've found the cutest little robot. I'm planning to make this with Hunter this weekend.
