Art & Craft For Kids

Tin Can Rattle – This useful and certainly very noisy rattle can be made from an old fruit tin, a piece of wood and something round to create the noise. It is very simple form of rattle but can be most effective in use.This is how it is made. Get a round tin and thoroughly clean this and cut off …

Trick Caricature Face – How would you like to make hundreds of caricatures of a face without possessing any artistic ability of any kind? Few have this gift or talent for caricaturing but with the help of the little trick chain face, you will be able to form the oddest and most extraordinary expressions on an entirely self-made head. You …

The Marionette Figure – Marionettes have been giving us pleasure for centuries. Those quaint little figures are full of life and realism and can be so very entertaining. The figures can, of course, be bought from shops but they are extremely expensive. Why not make the skeleton of a marionette figure, so that you can dress this up to suit …

Tricks With Paper – Paper can be extremely strong and quite amazing tricks can be done with ordinary writing paper. For instance, cut a 1 in. strip from a sheet of paper, about 6 in. in length. Press the edge against the blade of your scissors, as illustrated, and you will be able to produce a perfect spiral. Another curious trick …

Varnishing – To give a glossy finish to ordinary flat paints, you can use clear varnish. This is a preparation that can be bought in tins and is ready for use after a good long stir, Use a broad brush for varnishing and see that the minimum of varnish is used to cover the surface. Use as thinly as possible, …

Telephone Directory Holder – Quite a number of homes are now fitted with the telephone and one great trouble is to find a place to keep the telephone directories. These are rather bulky and do take up quite a lot of room. The simply made and quite handy holder illustrated will solve the question of their storage, besides being a …

Wall Table Tennis – This is a most popular game among boys and girls and it is quite possible for you to make a table tennis set that can be fixed to a table so that you can practice this fast and absorbing sport. The net is the all important feature to make and this constructed from mesh netting that …

Silk Screen – Your printing depends very largely on the screen so you must take the utmost care in making this important detail of the press. Make the screen from organdy (organdie) or taffeta, from a piece measuring 28 in. by 20 in. so that the ends will extend about 2 in. over each side of the wooden frame. Lay …

Silk Screen Printing – This is one of the most modern printing processes for colour work and is well within the scope of the amateur who has little or no knowledge of the art of printing. With the processes of and the equipment described, it will be quite possible for you to print your Christmas cards, menus, greeting cards, posters, …

Silk Screen Paints – To get the best results in your printing, you must, of course, use suitable paints. Use only the specially prepared paints that are sold in paste form for silk screen painting. These are oil based and need to be mixed with thinners before use. Use prepared thinners made of mineral spirits, the proportion being one of …