You will need:

White pipe cleaners Wool to hang

Instructions:

Cut a pipe cleaner in half. Put one half to one side, and keep the other as the spine.

Take another pipe cleaner, and cut it so that it is roughly two thirds and one third. Bend the long piece in half, and twist the middle onto one end of the spine. Shape into the legs.

Take a third pipe cleaner, and again cut it so that it is roughly two thirds and one third. Bend the long piece in half, and twist the middle onto one the other end of the spine, shaping it to form the shoulders and arms.

To make the ribs, twist one end of a pipe cleaner onto the spine just below the arms. Shape it into a zigzag pattern and twist around the spine to finish.

For the skull, cut another pipe cleaner so that it is roughly two thirds and one third. Using the long piece, twist a small loop for the mouth. Make another loop around the outside with a pointed top for the nose. Finally twist a loop around the outside.

Twist your spine onto your skull to join the whole thing up.

If you like, tie a piece of wool to the skull so you can hang your skeleton.

You will need:

Card blanks Scraps of card or thick paper (we used recycled gift tags from last year) Glue stick and PVA (white) glue Dot stickers, buttons, etc for embellishments

Card 1: Green card with button

Simply cut out a triangle and rectangle of green card and use the glue stick to attach to your card blank. Top with a button or other embellishment, using PVA glue to fix in place.

Card 2: Gold card with "gem"

You will need:

Instructions:

Cut out a basic mask shape for each child. Draw your own, or use our templates.
Mardi Gras Mask templates (you will see that we have used some of our templates to make the masks in the photo above)

Using the hole punch, punch two holes at each end and cut string or elastic to fit.

Encourage each child to decorate their masks to be really "over the top" and fancy!

Birds Nest Collage

You will need:

Brown paint
Thin brown paper (tissue, greaseproof or packing will all work)
Brightly coloured card
Wiggle eyes
Scraps of yellow card or foam
Glue

Paint the back of the plate brown and leave to dry. Cut in half.

Cut 3 ovals from coloured card and glue them along the edge of the plate.

SUMMER

Beach Sculptures

You will need:

AUTUMN

Apple Prints

You will need:

Paper Paint Apples

Cut the apple in half. Cut one half in two again and remove the core from one section.

Dip your apples in the paint, tap on spare paper to remove any excess paint and then make your print. Let your imagination run wild!

You will need:

Needle and thread Ribbon (optional) Fabric glue Pair of wiggle eyes Toy stuffing

Instructions:

Cut 2 penguin body shapes from black felt using our penguin template to help.

If you plan on hanging the penguin, cut a length of ribbon and slip the ends between the two felt bodies so the ribbon hangs from the top of the head.

Cut two feet from yellow felt and sandwich between the two bodies so they stick out from the bottom of the penguin.

With a small running stitch sew the bodies together, securing the ribbon and feet in place. Leave a gap with which to stuff the penguin.

Fill the penguin with toy stuffing. Be careful not to overfill. The penguin should sit fairly flattish. Sew the gap closed.

Glue on the eyes. Cut and glue on a beak. For the tummy, cut a yellow felt oval and glue on to the tummy. Cut a smaller white oval and glue this on top of the yellow.

Craft Foam Photo Frame

You will need: Sheet of craft foam Foam stickers Photo (or drawing) Sheet of card Ribbon to hang PVA (white) glue

Cut out a rectangle of craft foam a bit bigger than your picture. Fold the foam in half and cut out a rectangle in the middle, leaving you with a frame about 3cm wide.

Glue the picture to the back of the frame. Glue a loop of ribbon to the top. Cut the card to the size of your frame and glue it to the back.

Father's Day Tie Painting

You will need:

Large sheet of construction paper for the backing

Large sheet of white paper for the tie
Paints and paintbrush

Cut out a tie shape using our photo above as a guide. You could do this for younger children, or suggest older kids practise drawing a shape in pencil and then cutting out themselves.

Use glue or sticky dots to mount to the backing paper. Alternatively, write a message on the back and forget the backing!

You will need:

3 coffee filter papers Red paint Green chenille stem

Instructions:

Water down the paint (approx 4 parts water to one paint). Paint the filter papers. Let dry (you can speed things up by drying out in the oven on a very low heat for a few minutes).

Trim two of the filter papers so you have three different sizes. See photo below.

Family photo collage Send a note home to the parents at least one week before you plan to begin. Ask the parents to help their children put together a poster or a collage of family photos for the children to share with the class. Have each child return their poster or collage to school on a different day to share with the class. Each child gets to stand up in front of the class and talk about their photos. They can answer any questions that the other children might have after sharing their information.

Cup And Ball Lovebug

You will need: Paper cup Polystyrene ball Red paint Black paint Black craft foam Red craft foam Black chenille stem Wiggle eyes Glue Heart hole punch

Instructions:

Glue the ball to the bottom of the cup. Paint the cup red and the ball black. Leave to dry.

Use the heart punch to make small black foam hearts. Glue these to the cup.

Use a short length of chenille stem folded in half and then stuck on top of the ball as the antennae. Punch 3 red foam hearts. Stick one red heart to each end of the antennae and one to the centre of the ball as the nose.

Stick on the wiggle eyes to finish.