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I’m a fan of
eating the squishy little bears. That said, sometimes I forget that I bought a
bag while walking the aisles of Target (I meant to get cat food, towels and an
air freshener, but somehow ended up with a cart filled with things like candy).
The forgotten bears go from sweetly soft and chewy to rock hard – making them
completely inedible. Now what?
Take your
stale gummy candy and turn it into this crafty little picture frame! Add the
frame to your child’s room décor or gift it to a friend or family member (it’s
an easy holiday present for grandma or a fun end of the school year gift for
teacher). As a bonus, this frame isn’t just an artsy gift. It helps your child
work on fine motor skills such as eye-hand coordination and dexterity, color
recognition and sorting (she’ll match colors with bears and glitter later on –
if you want to add this step).
Keep your
child’s creativity in mind while creating this craft. That means she doesn’t have
to make her frame to look exactly like we did. Does she want to add more bears?
Ok! Maybe she wants to use a different color pattern? Great! What happens if
she wants to position the bears in a different way, use only one color or glue
on just three bears? That’s fine too. The picture frame tutorial simple present
the basic how-to steps. Take it from there and let your child make the project
her own.
Here’s What
You’ll Need:
·
4
thick craft sticks
·
Clear-drying
glue (we used both school glue and tacky glue)
·
Wax
paper
·
Glitter
(in colors that match the bears)
Here’s What
to Do:
1. Position
the craft stick in a square shape.
2. Dot glue
on the ends of the top and bottom sticks.
3. Press the
side sticks on to complete the frame shape.
4. Draw a
line of glue along the craft stick.
5. Line up
the bears, pressing them into the glue.
6. Repeat
for one or more of the other sides.
7. Optional:
Create glitter gummy bears. Pour a quarter-sized pool of school glue onto wax
paper. Give the bears a bath in the glue.
Sprinkle the glitter on top of each one, matching the glitter color to the bear’s color. Let the glitter-bears dry.
Sprinkle the glitter on top of each one, matching the glitter color to the bear’s color. Let the glitter-bears dry.
8. Glue the
glitter guys onto the frame too!
When the frame’s
dry, tape a photo or one of your child’s drawings to the back. You can prop up
the frame or attach magnetic strips to the back, turning it into a fridge
magnet.
Are you
looking for more kids’ crafts? Follow our Pinterest board for ideas!
Follow Mini Monets and Mommies's board Creative Kids Crafts on Pinterest.
I never would have thought to use gummy bears for this - but they sure do make a colorful border! (My favorite are the glittery ones!)
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