Colors Mixing

Primary paint colors:-

Red, blue and yellow are called primary colors.Unlike secondary, tertiary and quaternary colors, primary paint colors cannot be "made" by mixing.These 3 colors give origin to the rest of the colors.

Secondary Paint colors :-

A secondary colors a color made by mixing two primary colors together: red and yellow to get orange, yellow and blue to get green, or red and blue to get purple. The secondary color depends on the proportion in which you mix the two primaries. For example, if you add more red than yellow, you get a reddish orange, and if you add more yellow than red, you get a yellowish orange.


You only need a few colours of paint to be able to mix a wide range of other colours.If you are going to buy some paints,here is a suggestion of basic colors to get.

Vermilion red + Yellow = Orange

Vermilion red + Blue = Brown

Blue + red = Purple

Crimson red + blue  = Purple

Burnt umber + blue = Black

Lemon Yellow + blue = Green

Yellow Ochre + Red = Earthy colours such as Brown and Terracotta

To mix a light grey ,mix blue with white ,then add a tiny amount of yellow and vermilion.

Mixing Greens:-

You don't  need to buy green colour because you can easily use other colors to mix different greens.

 1) Mix together a liitle yellow with blue to make a bright green colour.

2) Then add ,different amounts of red. See how many different greens you can make.

Mixing Skin colours:-

1) Find a picture of faces in magzines.Cut a square from each one .Glue them onto paper.

2) Add some red paint to white ,then little yellow and blue until you have got good match.

3) Cut out half a face from a magazine and glue it onto the paper.Paint the other half matching the colours.

Fall Leaf Songs

These fall leaf songs were been taught to my daughter in her school..Children can enjoy singing leaf songs.
   
The Leaves on the Trees

(tune of The Wheels on the Bus)

The leaves on the trees turn orange and brown, orange and brown, orange and brown.
The leaves on the trees turn orange and brown, all over town.

The leaves on the trees come tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down.
The leaves on the trees coming tumbling down, all over town.

The leaves on the ground go swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
The leaves on the ground go swish, swish, swish, all over town.

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The Leaves are Falling Down

(tune of The Farmer in the Dell)

The leaves are falling down
The leaves are falling down
Red, yellow, green and brown
The leaves are falling down

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Fall

 
From September to December,
   What’s the season?
           Fall!

Red leaves start to Fall!

Brown leaves start to Fall!

Gold leaves start to Fall!

Orange leaves start to Fall!

Yellow leaves start to Fall!

After all, it’s Fall!

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Little Leaves 

( tune of  "Ten Little Indians")


One little, two little, three little leaves,
four little, five little, six little leaves,
seven little, eight little, nine little leaves,
ten little leaves fall down.

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Five Little Leaves
(tune of "Five Little Ducks")

5 little leaves, so bright and gay
Hung on a tree one nice fall day
The wind came blowing round and round
And one little leaf came tumbling down.

4 little leaves, so bright and gay
Hung on a tree one nice fall day
The wind came blowing round and round
And one little leaf came tumbling down.

3 little leaves,so bright and gay
Hung on a tree one nice fall day
The wind came blowing round and round
And one little leaf came tumbling down.

2 little leaves,so bright and gay
Hung on a tree one nice fall day
The wind came blowing round and round
And one little leaf came tumbling down.

1 little leaf,so bright and gay
Hung on a tree one nice fall day
The wind came blowing round and round
And one little leaf came tumbling down.

Thankful Turkey Craft

This easy Thankful turkey craft is a great for school children .This cute construction paper turkey lists what your child is thankful for. It makes a very nice Thanksgiving decoration.My Daughter made this for thanksgiving in her class.

Materials needed:

    * Construction papers
    * Turkey template
    * Scissors
    * Glue stick
    * Markers
   

How to make your Paper Turkey Craft:

    * Cut a brown construction paper circle or oval (about 8 inches across) for the turkey's body.

    * Print the template of  head ,wattle, legs and cut out the pieces. Trace the template pieces onto construction paper and cut the pieces out.

    * Glue the head to the body.Glue a tiny yellow or orange triangle for the beak and little red blob for the wattle.Either draw eyes with black marker or glue on googly eyes.

    * Glue the legs to the body.

    * For feathers cut six long ovals -use colourful papers if you like.

    * On each oval/ feather , write: "I am thankful for ______".Have the child write what they are thankful for.

    * Glue the feathers to the back of the turkey's body .

    * Don't forget to write the child's name on the turkey.


What are you thankful for?

Here are a few things that my daughter is  thankful for:

1. My Family
2. My School
3. My friends
4. Our Earth
5. My Home
6. My Food

Some more Examples are:-

1. God
2. Grandma
3. Grandpa
4. Uncle
5. Aunt
6. Water
7. Air
8. Books
9. Pets
10.Trees

Wordless Wednesday ~ Crane Bird

Thanksgiving Paper Plate Turkey

This Thanksgiving paper plate turkey craft uses a small paper plate, some construction paper and paint.This turkey is simple enough for even young children .It can also be a good class room activity for children for Thanksgiving. Turn it into a craft for the whole family and enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Materials need:

    * 1 small paper plate
    * 3 colour construction papers ( I used yellow ,green, orange )
    * 2 Googly eyes
    * Scissors
    * Glue
    * Tape
    * Brown paint ( I used acrylic paint )
    * Paint brush

How to make Paper Plate Turkey Craft:

    * Paint the small paper plate brown paint and set aside to dry.
    * Cut feather shapes out of the construction papers. You will need 3 feathers of each color.
    * Cut a small triangle out of orange or yellow construction paper for a beak.
    * Cut a small peanut shape out of red construction paper for a waddle.
    * Cut two feet out of orange or yellow  construction paper.
    * Tape or glue the feathers onto the back of the paper plate.
    * Glue the beak,eyes, waddle, and feet to the front of the paper plate.

Your beautiful Thanksgiving Turkey is ready.
 
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Thanksgiving Songs

These are the basic Thanksgiving songs, which are sung to the tune of common nursery rhymes and songs most children already know.  These basic songs were been taught in my daughters classroom at kindergarten.

1) Funny Bird

The turkey is a funny bird
Its head goes bobble-bobble;
And all he knows is just one word...
And that is
GOBBLE-GOBBLE!

2) Over the River and Through the Woods

 Over the river and thru the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!

Over the river and thru the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and thru the woods,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day-ay!

Over the river and thru the wood,
Trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go extremely slow
It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the wood --
Now Grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

Over the river and thru the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!

Over the river and thru the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

3) Fat Turkey's Song

(to the tune of "Did You Ever See a Lassie?")

Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys, fat turkeys.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys are we.
We walk very proudly and gobble so loudly,
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Fat turkeys are we.

Felt Mask

This is super simple to do and you probably have most of the supplies in your craft closet. My girl had a fun  making it.


Materials Needed:-

* Felt
* Scissors
* Thin  Elastic
* Needle and Thread
* Hole Punch
* Decorating items (Optional)



 How to make:- 

1) First draw out a pattern or print pattern whatever you want and test for a size on your child.
2) Then draw the pattern on the felt . Then cut out the shape.
3) Now cut the eye holes out.
4) Sew elastic in place on one side, adjust length to suit the desired head size, and sew the other side in a similar manner.
Or Simply punch holes on each side with hole punch .Adjust length of elastic to suit the desired head size and then from both the holes pass the elastic and tie the knot tightly.
5) If you want you can also decorate it with beads ,glitter or stickers etc.
Your easy felt mask is ready.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Busy Butterfly

Pumpkin Painting ~ Halloween Crafts

Children love Pumpkin Painting . Painting pumpkins can be fun and creative.It can be great activity for kids in School at Halloween time.

Materials Needed:-

* Pumpkins, preferably mini or medium size
* Newspapers to lay across the table
* Paint and paint brushes (Crayola kids paint / Acrylic Paints
* Paper plate or Plastic Palate
* Colourful feathers
* Colourful Yarn pieces
* Scissors
* Craft Glue
* Glitters
* Small Cups
* Water

Directions:-

1. Cover the table with newspaper where kids are going to paint.
2. Place paint brushes, paint, small cups with water (for rinsing brushes) and a pumpkin at each spot.
3. Allow the childern to paint.
4. After painting allow the paint to dry.
5) you can decorate pumpkins with colourful feathers ,glitters ,ribbons or yarn etc.

Some fun pumpkin painting tips are:-

1) Children can paint a goofy or creepy faces or they could make hand prints all over the pumpkin. They could even mix colors and make a "tye-dye" pumpkin, and after the paint dries then add eyes and a mouth on it.Let the paint dry for few minutes.After that you can decorate pumpkins with gluing colourful feathers or yarn etc.

2) Stenciled Pumpkin Designs- Online hundreds of pumpkin template designs are available. Kids can use a stencil to trace a pattern on the pumpkin. They can use colored permanent markers to draw patterns.

3) Glitter Pumpkins- You can also cover your pumpkins with a coating of glitter. You can use craft glue that dries clear.Paint the entire pumpkin with glue. While the glue is wet, sprinkle your favorite colored glitter over the pumpkin. Let it dry for an hour and shake off the excess sprinkles.

4) You can also Try tracing and coloring in simple black silhouettes like bats, cats and spiders for more dramatic effect.


5) If displaying the pumpkins outside, be sure they sit beneath a covered area if washable paint was used.

Fingerprint Tree

Here's a really fun fingerprint activity. This fingerprint tree is a fantastic craft to do with toddlers or preschoolers.

You will need:

construction paper ( I used white)
paints or ink pads
markers or crayons

How to make your Fingerprint Tree Craft:

The first thing is to take the light colored construction paper and let the children draw a tree trunk with the brown marker or crayon.. (Younger children may need help drawing the trunk.) Then You are going to let them use their fingerprints to make leaves. We used washable ink pads to do this, but you can also use paints.

Use green ink on the child's thumb to make as many leaves as the child wants. After that dried I added some final touches with markers. I think it turned out pretty cute.

Handmade Diwali Greeting Cards

Diwali is a festival of lights.Diwali involves the lightning of small clay lamps (diyas) filled with  oil  to symbolize good winning over evil. At night, fireworks light up the sky for the celebration. You can use this light theme to create some beautiful Diwali greeting cards to share with your friends and family during this festive season.My daughter made this greeting cards for her  grandparents.

Materials Needed:-

# Plain card stock
# Colored Papers
# Scissors
# Pencil
# Glue stick
# Letter stickers
# Glitter glue pens
# Markers
# Crayons
# Kundan / Rhine stones

How to Prepare:-

1) Cut and fold a plain card stock to the size card you want to make.

2) Use a pencil to draw a light outline of a diya, a small, round, bowl-shaped oil burning lamp . Above the diya, draw a flame in the shape of a teardrop.

3) Use letter stickers or die cuts to spell out "Happy Diwali" across the top of the card or Write a Diwali greeting across the bottom of the card cover with your glitter glue. Allow the glue to dry.

4)  Decorate the Diya with markers ,Crayons, Glitter glue ,Glitters ,Rhine stones etc.

5) Print your message for the inside of the card on a light-colored piece of paper. Cut it to fit the inside of the card and glue it to the card stock.

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Happy Diwali !

May this Light of Happiness...Light up your Life.
May this Diwali be...The most sparkling and Lightening...
The Sights and Sounds filling up your Heart...with Joy and Happiness...
Wishing You All a Very Happy and Prosperous Diwali !!!!

Diya Decorations

Diwali is also called as "Deepavali".Deepavali means row of lights.Diwali is the festival of lights .Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas) or Deep filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.Diyas are one of the most significant of Diwali decorations and are lit to worship the gods and goddesses. People light up their houses and shops.Beautiful colorful diyas or earthen lamps of all shapes and sizes are available in the markets during diwali time. . .These Diyas are used for decorating the entire home and premises during all the five days of diwali festival.The Diyas are filled with ghee or oil. They act as fuel for the diya and a wick, usually made of cotton, is adjusted in the diya.

Here are some tips to decorate Diyas /Deep / Deepak :-

1) Just get the plain earthen lamp diyas from the market and decorate them.
2) Make your diyas look more beautiful by coloring them with different colors.
3) Paint the ordinary diyas with acrylic colors or poster colors or terracotta colours.
4) You can also paint diyas with 3-D colours.
5) You can paint the diyas and when paint is wet that time only you can sprinkle some glitters.
6) Decorate diyas with some small decorative shells, beads, sequins, glass pieces, mirrors ,golden laces, zaris ,bindis ,glitters and stick them on the edge of the diyas.
So paint the Diyas and light them around your house. The diyas on which you have done your decorations look more beautiful and stunning as you light them up.

Here are the some diyas decorated for you. :-)

Decorated with beautiful stars and kundan flowers. My friends liked it very much.

Have painted these diyas with blue and white color . Have done simple tikali work on it.

Diya decorated with terracotta paint and glitters look very beautiful.

 

So try out and decorate your house this Diwali with beautiful homemade decorative diyas. :-)

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Halloween Trick- or-Treat Bags

This Halloween craft is easy enough for kids to do by themselves . We will be making a unique trick or treat bag for the occasion. You can turn a shopping bag / birthday gift bag into an awesome trick or treat bag. Have fun.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Shopping or gift bag

scissors

glue

Pencil

Markers /Crayons

Glitter

Halloween Stickers

Tracing Paper

Construction Paper

Method:-

1) Purchase a shopping bag  / birthday gift bag that is one color from a shop. Orange makes a great color for a trick-or-treat bag. Choose the size you want.

2) Draw your own Halloween shapes. Try a haunted house, a skull, a pumpkin, a ghost or a witch.Colour it with markers or crayons.

3) Print out the Halloween template from online or draw your own Halloween shapes and trace the picture onto tracing paper with a pencil. Cut out the tracing paper.

4) Tape the tracing paper cutout onto a sheet of construction paper along the edge of the cutout. Carefully cut the picture out of the construction paper along the lines of the tracing paper.

5) Place the bag on a table. Put glue onto the back of your construction paper picture, and stick it on the bag. Stick the construction paper down on the bag.

6) Decorate your bag with glitter and Halloween stickers.

7) Let the glue dry on the bag before using.

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