Isn’t it great when crafts
for kids are also fun (and useful) for adults!
My favorite five year old crafter has been building an “angry bird
house” with moving boxes, packing tape, decorative paper, paint, feathers,
glitter and any other sort of found objects he can get his hands on. We decided that his angry bird house needs
some bunting.
I’ve been wanting to use
the maps from my outdated road atlas and making bunting with it seemed
perfect.
The supplies:
1. Old map book
2. Curling ribbon (other ribbon or string will
do too)
3. Scissors (decorative edge scissors are a fun
alternative to straight edge)
4. Stapler
Cut the pages of the map into strips about 4-5” wide.
Fold in half – lengthwise
Fold the long cut edge
(both thicknesses) about ½”
Cut into triangles
When you have a bunch cut
out, start putting it together. Cut a
length of ribbon. Use the ½” fold to go
over the ribbon. Staple it all
together.
This is a great craft for
kids. Lots of repetitions, practice with
scissors and stapling. These are all
good ways to build strength in a child’s hands for handwriting. If it
isn’t all lined up perfectly – it still looks really cute. Older and more sophisticated kids will enjoy
it as well and can take pride in doing it a bit more perfectly.
Some alternatives….
Using magazines would be
fun and colorful too.
Use double sided Christmas
wrapping paper and make a bunting style garland for the tree.
