So you thought you would trip on over to page 2 of our blog In 2013 Vintage We Bring! and check out our most BODACIOUSLY BOSS New Years crafts. If you happened to miss page one of this here blog, you will dig the most out-a-sight vintage New Year's Eve gigs from the days of yesteryear "In 2013 Vintage We Bring! 1" blog page here:
In 2013 Vintage We Bring! 1
New Years Firecrackers
In 2013 Vintage We Bring! 1
Make the following New Year’s Eve Crafts with your babes:
New Years Firecrackers
Supplies:
Empty Toilet Paper Tube
Construction Paper
Paper Cutter
Paper Cutter
Glue
2" Brush
3 oz. Bathroom Paper Cup
Scissors
Sharp Pointed Object - We use a Letter Opener
Scissors
Sharp Pointed Object - We use a Letter Opener
Pipe Cleaner
Tape Measure
Tape Measure
Red and Other Colored Glitter
Old Newspaper
Sales Flyer From Newspaper Half Page Size
Directions:
Lay your old newspaper over your work area. Pour the glue into a medium plastic bowl. Add some water and stir, I use a whisk to quicken the process. Your glue must not be too thick as you need to paint your glue onto your tube, if it is too thin, it will not adhere well. We keep the excess inside an old cookie dough bucket with a handle for easy transpo:
Need a gallon glue bottle?
How about a gallon glue pump?
Here are some nice two inch paint brushes:
Next get your tape measure:
Need one?
Now measure the T.P. tube length:
and diameter:
Cut the construction paper to fit the toilet paper tube adding an extra 1/2 inch in width.
Need
construction paper assortments?
How about a BODACIOUS paper cutter:
Next,
glue the cut paper onto the tube. Let dry. Then cut off the bottom of the paper
cup leaving @ 1 inch of the sides. Glue
the bottom of the cup inside one end of the tube. Now with a sharp pointed object like a letter opener such as the ones below:
poke a hole in the cup bottom and insert a small length of pipe cleaner.
poke a hole in the cup bottom and insert a small length of pipe cleaner.
These pipe cleaners are dyno:
Have your babe choose any Colored Glitter like these in the one pound jars. I have had the same one pound jars for over 30 years now and have added more colors throughout the years:
Get your glue bottle, if you need one:
and write the year on the tube as pictured above. Get a piece of your half page sales flyer and lay it out. Open the pour spout of the glitter. Have your babe hold the glitter jar and together, pour the glitter over the glue on the pipe cleaner over the laid out flyer. Your babe may want to shake, but do NOT let them or glitter will fly!!! Instruct them, "Pour, not shake." Set the glitter down, gather up the ends of the flyer, have your babe hold the glitter bottle while you pour the glitter back into the jar. Last, dab a bit of glue onto the top of the pipe cleaner, pour the glitter repeating the aforementioned process. Let dry.
New Year Poster
Supplies:
Tagboard
Construction Paper
Large Number Patterns
Stapler or Paper Clips
Stapler or Paper Clips
Glue
Glitter
Old Newspapers
Sales Flyer From Newspaper Half Page Size
Directions:
Print out your
large numbers template.
You can get our 2013 Number Patterns FREE number patterns from our Teacher's Notebook Store:
Making a Master Pattern
Make a "Master Pattern" by stapling the
printed template onto a piece of tagboard then cut out using my paper cutting conservation tips (scroll down on page):
Make a "Master Pattern" by stapling the printed template onto a piece of tagboard then cut out using my paper cutting conservation tips (scroll down on page):
Paper Cutting Conservation Tips
Need some tagboard:
How about a
stapler:
or some paper clips:
Using Your Master Pattern
Trace your
"Master Pattern" onto your chosen color of construction paper, then cut out using my paper cutting conservation tips (scroll down on page):
Paper Cutting Conservation Tips -
Next cut the poster backing for your 2013 using your paper cutter. We cut ours 17 1/4" X 9". Then lay your old newspaper over your work area get your glue bucket and @ 2" brush. Set your poster backing on another flat surface and lay the 2013 leaving margins on both sides keeping the numbers @ 1/2" apart. Take the number 2 and turn it over, then lay it on top of your newspaper. Have your babe dip the brush into the glue and paint the glue onto the back of the number 2, turn it over and place it in its space on the poster backing. Repeat for the 0, 1 & 3. Let dry.
Using your glue bottle, trace one of the numbers on your poster, then get a piece of your half page sales flyer and lay it out. Put your poster on top of the flyer. Open the pour spout of the glitter. Have your babe hold the glitter jar and together, pour the glitter over the glue. Your babe may want to shake, but do NOT let them or glitter will fly!!! Instruct them, "Pour, not shake." Set the glitter down, pick up the poster and pour the excess glitter on top of the flyer. Next have your babe hold the glitter bottle while you pour the glitter on the flyer back into the jar. Repeat the process. Let dry. Now hang your poster either as a calendar topper:
or as a deco:
New Years Interactive Countdown
Supplies:
Tagboard
Construction Paper
Elastic
New Years Eve Printable
Copy Machine
Stapler or Paper Clips
Tempera Paints
OId T Shirt or Smock
Paint Brushes
Glue Bucket
@ 2" Paintbrush
Glue Bottle
Glitter
Confetti Glitter
Razor Blade
Elastic
Glue Gun
Glue Sticks
Directions:
Print out the New Years Eve Countdown. You can get it here:
Happy Home Fairy New Years Eve Countdown FREE Printable
Enlarge the printable to 150%. Separate the ball from the Happy New Year sign. Enlarge the Happy New Year sign another 50%.
Using your enlarged printables, staple or clip the
printed template onto up to 3 pieces of tagboard, then cut out the numbers, letters, the Times Square New Years Ball and the Happy New Years sign using my paper cutting guide here: (scroll down on page)
Paper Cutting Conservation Tips
Lay
out your old newspaper to cover your work space. Put
the old t shirt smock on your babe and fasten it at the back of the neck using
the clothes pin. If you want, here are some nice smocks you can buy:
Paper Cutting Conservation Tips
Lay out your old newspaper to cover your work space. Put the old t shirt smock on your babe and fasten it at the back of the neck using the clothes pin. If you want, here are some nice smocks you can buy:
If you would rather use disposable smocks, here is a box of 100 count:
Let your babe choose a paint color along with the corresponding colored brush. Instruct them to dip the brush into the paint first, then
paint the number and letter cut outs. Lay each painted item on an old cookie sheet to dry. Check them every 5 - 7 minutes and lift each item from the sheet to prevent sticking for @ the first 1/2 hr.
Need some corresponding paints, paint cups and brushes? We dig ours and have several sets:
Need some corresponding paints, paint cups and brushes? We dig ours and have several sets:
Need some tempera paints? Check out these:
Have your babe hold the glitter jar and together, pour the glitter over the glue. Remember, your babe may want to shake, but do NOT let them or glitter will fly!!! Remind them, "Pour, not shake." Set the glitter down, pick up the ball and pour the excess glitter on top of the flyer. Next have your babe hold the glitter bottle while you pour the glitter on the flyer back into the jar. Let dry.
Move the sign to a piece of your half page sales flyer that has been laid out. Using your glue bottle, outline the sign. Then have your babe open the pour spout of the glitter. Have your babe hold the glitter jar and together, pour the glitter over the glue. Remember, your babe may want to shake, but do NOT let them or glitter will fly!!! Remind them, "Pour, not shake." Set the glitter down, pick up the sign and pour the excess glitter on top of the flyer. Next have your babe hold the glitter bottle while you pour the glitter on the flyer back into the jar. Let dry.
Go back to your newspaper and lay out the letters backwards, With your glue bucket and 2” brush, have your babe glue letters then place them onto the sign spelling out “Happy
New Year!” and let dry. When placing more letters on the newspaper, be sure to
place them on a dry area. If there is no dry area, fold the wet page in half,
then move the fold to the top of the newspaper. Let dry.
Now you need to
cut your tagboard and your construction paper backing at least 9” X 34” using
your paper cutter. If you need to overlap to achieve the measurements, add ½”
each time you need an addition until the measurements are correct. This will be
much more difficult to cut by hand as you will need a ruler or yardstick and a
pencil, then measure and draw lines, then cut. Make no mistake about it, a paper
cutter is the BOMB as it saves MEGA time and frustration. Keep in mind if you
have to overlap, you must assemble the each backing first by gluing the overlapped
pieces using your glue bottle, then let them dry.
After your
backing has dried, layout some old newspaper spreading it to be longer than 34”.
Get your glue bucket and your 2” brush. Lay the tagboard backing on the
newspaper. Have your babe dip the brush into the glue, then apply it to the entirety
of the tagboard. Now place the construction paper backing onto the tagboard and
let dry. This step will reinforce your backing to make it stronger.
Get some clean newspaper and lay it out but keep it folded. Lay the sign on top of the newspaper, have your babe glue it, then place it near the bottom of the backing on the construction paper side. Next lay out the numbers back side up in rote on the newspaper and have your babe glue these using the 2” brush and glue bucket. Place the number 1 (one) near the top of the sign on the left hand side of the backing. Glue each number in rote on top of the last using the ball as a guide for spacing. The ball when sliding should be able to center beside each number clearing the other numbers. Remember when placing more numbers on the newspaper be sure to place them on a dry area. If there is no dry area, fold the wet page in half, then move the fold to the top of the newspaper. Let dry.
Using the razor blade, make an @ 1” slit on the right side of the numbers beside the 10 and another slit beside the one. Again, use your ball as a guide for spacing. The ball when sliding should be able to center beside each number clearing the other numbers.
Using your glue bottle, reinforce the slits by gluing around them, and let dry.
Whew!!! We are just about finished. Take your ½” elastic and thread it through the slits measuring it to fit with an overlap of @ 2”. Get your glue gun and glue sticks. If you need one, here is a good selection:
Keeping your elastic threaded through the slits, glue the ends together on the tagboard side of the backing with the glue gun. Slide the glued ends to the top of the slit. Next turn the backing over and using the gun again, glue the ball onto the elastic at the top making sure you lift the elastic when adhering and let it cool before releasing it to prevent it from sticking on the construction paper.
NOW DIG IT!!! Countdown to the New Year by sliding the ball down beside the correct number during the last 10 seconds of the old year.
