SMALL CLOWN HOBBY

Make a little puppet child: a clown fad for the younger ones. The foibles fun as always young children who love to see the clown appear and disappear at infinity. The fad is a toy always easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

Instruction:

Adapt the instructions according to the age and capabilities of your child.
Ask your child:

Cut a rectangle of felt the size of the cardboard roll over from 10 to 12 cm high and 2 cm down.

Glue the cardboard roll.

Rolling the roller in the felt so as to completely cover and allowing overflow 2 cm at the bottom and 10 to 12 above.

Return surplus and paste the bottom.

 

Code the cotton ball or polystyrene on the wooden rod.

Slide the wooden rod inside the cardboard tube and glue the top of the felt at the bottom of the head.

Gluing the bottom of the head and secure it to the felt by winding a small brass wire around it.

Glue the small pompom to the location of the nose.

Glue the eyes or draw.

Cut a circle of felt or paper to make the hair of the puppet.
Fringe all around with scissors and glue the hair on the head of the puppet.

Cut a half-circle of felt or paper.

Roll the half circle into a cone and glue it to the head of the puppet.

Finish drawing the face.

Allow to dry. To play, simply remove the head of the puppet inside the tube by pulling on the wooden stick.

Photographing the work of your child and send us the photo will be published on the site.

MAKE A BOAT FROM NUTSHELL

DIY easy to do with the nuts fall. Children will be happy to make small boats with shells nuts they just eat! This activity revives the timeless crafts handed down from generation to generation.

Open the two nuts without crushing them. (Slide the tip of a knife into the seam and open like an oyster)
Ask your child:

1. Empty nuts without breaking the shells.
2. Fill shells with clay or play dough.

3. Draw the sails of boats or on colored paper.
4. Trimming the sails of boats.
5. Drag sail on the wooden stick.

6. Plant the pole in the dough or salt dough.
7. If desired, your child can paint the shells.





8. Photographing the boats nuts of your child and send us the photo, it will be posted in the photo gallery.

Forza Horizon demo is ready!

 The accelerator pedal may finally be depressed. The demo of Forza Horizon offers some insights into the Forza racing world. As well as fixed circuits, the open world can be explored by car. But the racers will get their money. In Rival mode, the driver's own qualities can be measured with those of others. The selection of vehicles can send every wish.

Lobster toy with a box of eggs

Make toys from recycled materials with our children is a good idea not only to entertain, but to teach them the value of using materials we have in each to create our own crafts. With that idea today learn to do this nice toy lobster using an egg carton , paint and glue. Ideal for small to propose winter holidays, weekends and rainy days! Compartments step by step and creates a toy lobster with a carton of eggs .

Materials:

• Carton Egg
• Scissors
• Red Paint
• Brush
• 4 red pipe cleaners
• Two eyes for toys (available at craft haberdashery or houses)
• Punches, paper
• Glue

Step by step:

Cut the egg carton in half lengthwise. You will use half for this project.
Cut two egg carton containers and each cut in half. Each half will be a lobster claw. One half is the tail.

Paint all the pieces of red (if no color just pipe cleaners, paint them too). Beam 4 with the punch holes on each side for the legs and two on the top, to the eyes.

Fold a pipe cleaner in half. Inserts from inside the bent pipe cleaner through the hole of one of the front legs and the other end through the other hole of the front leg. Stretching out the legs as can be attached with glue and container means at each end, like a clamp.

Insert half pipe cleaner through the eye holes and cut it to 3.5 cm long. Adhere with glue to one darling doll at each end. Finally, glue the tail in the back.

Looking for more ideas to make toys at home? We suggest you learn how to make cardboard toys  and appliances made ​​toy boxes .

How to make a mouse amigurumi

For all of you who are starting to make amigurumi, this is a perfect craft. Simple, and very practical. This little crocheted mouse can also be used as a toy for your cat. Mine loves him and follows him around the house ...

Crochet a toy mouse for your cat

An hour of your time, a little patience and a basic level of amigurumi is all that is needed to weave this mouse. Adaptation to wool that you have at home, you can weave your mouse in the color you want.

Materials:

Cotton wool dark gray
Remains of cotton wool white
Crochet
Remains of colored cotton wool black
Black Hilo
Scissors
Sewing needle

Step by step:

With dark gray wool crochet hook and started doing a magic ring with six points.

Row 1, we increased two points under each point, so that we in all this back 12 points.

Row 2, we weave a low point in the first point, increase in the next, and so we will repeat 18 points.

Row 3, a low point at each point all the way around, 18 points.

Rows 4-6, repeat row 3.

Row 7, a low point in the first point and decline in the next, so that we have 12 points in this round.

Row 8, a low point in every point, so that we will have a total of 12 points.

At this point, before proceeding weaving, cut a piece of gray wool, about 10 inches. You will use this to convert mouse tail. It should be long so we can use the mouse to launch our cat and play with him. Helping with the crochet hook end had a piece of yarn through the hole left by the magic ring.

At the other end of the knot make a thick yarn. We threw unknotted side and we have the tail of our amigurumi mouse.

Made mouse tail, continue knitting.

Rows 9-12, repeat row 8.

Row 13, decreasing in all points, so that this will turn 6 points.

Now we only have to make the mouse's face. For that we use remains white cotton wool we have at home, and sew Dos Equis where the eyes would be. In amigurumis, very often, small buttons are used to make the eyes of the dolls. But in this case, and as we will use the mouse as a toy for your cat, it is best to keep it simple.

 Acts eyes, we do our mouse nose. Black wool stitches will suffice. To add a touch of fun, we can make a few small black wire whiskers.

And you're ready!

My cat and runs through the halls of the house chasing this mouse, so this simple craft of crochet is the perfect gift for friends who have pets, you urge??

And if you like the crafts to crochet, keep weaving. In Manual ideas have adorable teddy bears to give away, but also purses and even Hello Kitty caps made ​​with crochet .

PLASTIC DOLL

Supplies for making a doll with plastic pots
A simple idea to make a small plastic doll to play or to decorate her room. A craft to do with your child with plastic pots of chipmunks. Keep plastic pots small desserts and help your child make this little doll. Vary your compositions to create plastic doll original and personal!

See instructions:

 Cut a strip of black crepe paper 5 cm high by 20 cm long.

Folding the strip of crepe paper in 4 and fraying with scissors on the half of the height.

Glue the fringed strip around the ping-pong ball to the hair of the doll.

Use colored markers to draw facial features of the doll.

 

Cutting edge rigid six pots chipmunks plastic to keep only the bottom edge and flexible.

Cut fringes larger or smaller in the soft pots.

Paste 4 or 5 pots of different colors by stacking to dress the doll. Use glue fast setting glue pots. To obtain a more or less spacing between the pots, just paste a small ball of paper on the bottom of the pot bottom.

Cut two trapezoids in the flexible edge of a pot not frayed and roll to the arms of the doll.

Paste an arm on each side of the dress of the doll.

Paste the last pot fringed on the head of the doll to his hat.

Glue the head to the dress of the doll to complete.

It remains only to decorate the dress the doll with markers, water resistant, paint or embossed stickers.

To you and your child to invent other dolls!

How to knit a goose crochet

With amigurumi can do all sorts of animals. Today we tell you how to knit a nice hen crochet , perfect for a gift to children. Soft and easy to wash, babies love it.

Make a chicken crochet

This pattern is simple level. If you have previously stitched amigurumi not have any problem to carry it out. You can use the colors that you like or you have at home and even you can try to make changes on the pattern, sewing thread eyes, instead of buttons ... Imagination to power!

Materials:

White or cream-colored wool
Lana orange
Remains of red wool
Two small buttons
Thread
Scissors
Crochet
Filling
Step by step:

First, wool and white or cream-colored knit the body and head of the hen.

Head

Magic Ring 6

Row 1, with two low points increase at each point to have a total of 12 points.

Row 2, a low point in the first point, increase in the next and repeat. 18 points.

Row 3, a low point in two points, increase in the next and repeat the process until you have 24 points.

Row 4, a low point in each point. 24.

Back in May, a low point in 3-point increase in the next, repeat until you have 30 points.

Turns 6 and 7, a low point in each point. 30.

Back in August, low on 4 points, increase in the next and repeat until you have 36 points in return.

Rows 9 and 10, a low point in each point. 36.

Lap 11, low on 4 points, decreasing in the following. 30.

Lap 12, low on each point. 30.

Lap 13, low in 3-point decrease in the next and repeat. 24.

Lap 14, a low point in each point, 24.

Lap 15, low on 2-point decrease in the following. 18.

Lap 16, low on the first point, the next lower and repeat. 12.

Lap 17, decreasing in all points, 6.

Fill and finish the piece.

Body

The body pattern is very similar to the head. To turn 4 is exactly the same, then:

Laps 5-8, a low point in each point, 24.

Back in September, low on 2 points, decreasing in the following. 18.

Lap 10, a low point in each point, 18.

Lap 11, low on the first point, lower and repeat on the next, 12.
Lap 12, dirminuir at all points, 6.

Fill and finish the piece.

The result will be two balls of different sizes:

With the same color will also wings:

Wings

Magic Ring 6

Row 1, increasing at all points, 12.

Row 2, low on the first two points, increase in the next 15.

Row 3, low in the first three points, increase in the next 20.

Finish off, leave a thread to sew them to the body later.

In orange weave both the peak and the legs.

Legs (K 2)

Cadeneta two points, at the second point as from the March lows weave needle.

Row 1, a low point in each point, 3.

Row 2, increasing 3 times at each point, 9.

Row 3, to the effect of combined duck fingers lows and highs in each of the 9 points this round, first a low point after two consecutive high points, low, two high points again, point low, high and just point to low point.

Finish off.

Peak

Magic Ring 6.

Row 1, at each point increase, 12.

Row 2, a low point in the first point, increase in the next and repeat. 18.

We folded the piece in half and sew to head. At the top and sew the ridge towards the middle of the head, eyes sew. To make this time I chose two small buttons, but you can also sew two wire crosses for eyes or a black and white stitches.

Sew the remaining parts, ie the two wings at the sides of the body, the legs down to the head body ... And we list our crochet goose !

If this crochet toy you liked, encourage one to knit more. This Chinese doll crochet or this bear are simple and can be done with a basic level of amigurumi and the result is spectacular.