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Monster Craft | Valentine Craft: Easy Love Monster Mini Valentine Greeting Card + Links To FREE Resources

Make your own easy, cute and special "love monster" greeting card with the kids. In this activity we will transform and customized some printable small "monster theme" valentine cards that is use to hand out small valentine treats to friends or classmates into a mini valentine greeting card with fun zig zag, wavy or scallop borders all around them.  I wanted to try a different way of creating greeting cards from the usual format that is normally done and thought we'd use these cards. Get creative by gluing or drawing additional hearts and details on the card or monsters. Store card in an envelope made using any plain valentine colored paper or valentine pattern paper. GET CREATIVE WITH A MINI VALENTINE GREETING CARD + LINKS TO FREE PRINTABLES! Lauren made some "mini valentine greeting card" as part of our "monster theme" valentine activity and she gave the cards to me and her grandparents on Valentine's day. Grandma and Grandpa were happy...
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Umbrella Craft: Stamped Patterns Umbrella In The Rain + Link To FREE Printables! | Home Learning Art & Craft Project Activity

In this post, I will be sharing an "umbrella" craft. I call this craft "stamped patterns umbrella in the rain". This was a craft project that Lauren did in Brightly Beaming Resources' (Step 2: Letter of the Week) homeschool curriculum for the short "u" sound as in "umbrella". 


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The stamp patterns element was adapted from an art idea I saw but we incorporated all kinds of shapes aside from circles using hollow objects and color inside the shapes using oil pastel colors. Lauren made 3 umbrellas with different shapes and colors as designs on them. 

READY FOR KID BEFORE STARTING ACTIVITY ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIALS

* printed umbrella template

* cut rain drop patterns

* cut umbrella holder pattern

DONE BY ADULT OR PARENT

NOTE: This craft is a collaboration between parent or caregiver and child and is suitable for kids about 7 and above, you may adapt the process to the skill or ability of the child. 

* UMBRELLA: Click Here To Download FREE Printable Umbrella Template, click on the image and right-click to save to your computer. Locate the saved image and right click on it, from the tab that comes up click on "print". In the printing settings, choose PAPER SIZE ; "letter" and on the side tab choose "full page photo" then click on "print" to print the template. 


Above is a printed sample of the template from the link above, you may stamped the patterns on the umbrella template then allow the patterns to dry before cutting the umbrella. Print on heavy weight paper such as card stock, vellum board, specialty board or any paper of similar texture.

* HOLLOW SHAPES: Prepare any hollow shape objects you can find around you such as bottle caps or shapes with hollow backs from toy shape blocks (as seen below) or hollow clay molders if you have it. 


* RAIN DROPS: Click Here To Download FREE Printable Small Raindrop Template, print on a white or light blue construction paper. Custom scale at "40" in the printing settings to fit just right with the suggested umbrella template.


* UMBRELLA HOLDER: Click Here To Check Out FREE Printable "Letter J" Stencil, right-click on image and save to your computer.  Locate the saved image and right click on it, from the tab that comes up click on "print". 



In the printing settings, choose PAPER SIZE ; "letter" and on the side tab choose "3.5 x 5 in. (4)", below uncheck the "fit to frame" box next type a number in the "copies of each picture" box how much copy of the image you need then click on "print". Print directly on construction paper of choice, cut on top to make it shorter and fit as an umbrella holder, check out the printed sample above.

DONE BY CHILD

* cut raindrop patterns

* cut umbrella holder pattern

* create | color patterns on umbrella

* glue umbrella pieces together

STEPS IN MAKING THIS UMBRELLA CRAFT 

STEP #1: Let child press a bottle mouth, cap or any hollow shape object (star, oval, triangle, square, flower, etc.) on a stamp pad or pour poster paint on a disposable or unused plastic saucer, they may use black or any color of paint they prefer then stamp the object on the umbrella template to create several design patterns on it. They may combine different shapes in one umbrella or do the same shapes together. Set aside template to dry.


STEP #2: Once stamped patterns are dry, cut the umbrella template and let child color inside the stamped patterns using crayon or oil pastel colors.


STEP #3: After coloring, let child attach a colored craft stick from the back of the umbrella with scotch tape to create the umbrella stick. Afterwards, let child glue the umbrella holder pattern below the stick.


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STEP #4: Next, cut strands of white threads or yarns (about 4 pieces) and let child tape them from the back of umbrella. Afterwards, let child glue rain drops on threads or yarns one by one using liquid glue. Leave glued raindrops for awhile to dry and set completely.


STEP #5: To complete whole umbrella, let child glue sequins below each tip of umbrella as seen in the image below. And there goes your "STAMPED PATTERNS UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN" craft, get the kids creating their own version today!


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MATERIALS FOR THIS CRAFT

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* printer * umbrella template (check out the link to printable above) * small bottle, bottle cap, or any small hollow shape objects from toy shape blocks or clay molders * stamp pad or poster paints * disposable or unused plastic saucer (if you don't have a stamp pad and will use paint for stamping * crayons or oil pastel colors * regular colored craft sticks * scissors * liquid glue * scotch tape * sequins * assorted construction papers * white heavy weight paper (specialty board, vellum board or any paper of similar texture) * white thread or yarn

LEARNING IS MORE FUN WITH A SONG!

Here is a nice umbrella song that's perfect along with an umbrella or rainy season activity, sing along by downloading the lyrics below. "THE UMBRELLA SONG" is about using and putting an umbrella up when it's raining so you will not get wet from the rain.

The Umbrella Song - Umbrella & Rain Song For Kids 

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Print FREE printables for home DIYs and more! I'm using "HP Ink Tank 115" single function inkjet printer in printing templates and printables, I bought it online at shopee.ph. It is a quality and low-cost printer for home printing that uses tank for the ink. It needs a total of 4 ink bottles (CMYK) to refill the tank, you can save even more by refilling with universal ink. Just make sure the ink is compatible with the printer model before deciding on a purchase.

It needs a total of 4 ink bottles (CMYK) to refill the tank, you can save even more by refilling with universal ink. Just make sure the ink is compatible with the printer model before deciding on a purchase.

I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!

If you got any reactions and thoughts regarding this craft or topic, feel free to interact and write it down in the comment box below. I'd be happy to hear from you. Thank you so much for viewing and reading.

POST UPDATED: February 2023
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