DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
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Materials:
- printer,
- paper,
- scissors,
- glue,
- something to colour with.
Optional Materials - for movable limbs:
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thin cardboard (old cereal boxes)
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brass tacks
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hole punch.
Instructions:
- Print out the template of choice (there's a small version and a larger version).
- Colour pieces, as necessary.
- Cut out the pieces. This step may require adult assistance. I usually let young children cut out the large pieces (like template 1 and 4) and I cut out the smaller pieces.
- Glue the jack-o'-lantern together as follows:
- Glue the arms onto the body
- Glue the legs onto the body
- Glue the feet onto the legs
- Glue the neck under the head
- Glue the stem on top of the head
- Glue the face onto the head
- Glue the head onto the body
- Glue the buttons onto the body
- Alternative ASSEMBLY - moveable limbs:
- glue the body (template 1), the arms (template 3) and legs (template 4) onto thin cardboard before cutting them out
- Glue the neck under the head
- Glue the stem on top of the head
- Glue the face onto the head
- Glue the head onto the body
- Glue the buttons onto the body
- punch a hole in each of the arms and legs with a hole punch.
- punch a hole through the body where the arms and legs would be attached (shoulders and bottom of the shirt)
- put the brass tacks through the limbs and the dress so that the limbs are moveable.
Templates:
- After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
- If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
• In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
• Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog
Large Sized Jack-o'-Lantern
Template 1 color or B&W
Template 2 color or B&W
Template 3 color or B&W
Template 4 color or B&W
Small Jack-o'-Lantern template color or B&W)
