Enjoy these Farm-yard Fun Crafts from Cloud 9 Workshop, featured in Metroparent Magazine.

Sewing Spiders with The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Materials Needed:

  • paper plate, punched with holes around plate edge
  • yarn
  • tape, ideally heavy tape dispenser
  • plastic bead or button
  • pipe cleaner
  • pom pom
  • glue, we use hot glue

Process:

ADULTS

  • Punch holes every 1”-1.5” around plate edge
  • Cut yarn about one arm’s length, wrap tape around one end, double-knot opposite end and tape yarn to back of plate near edge
  • Hold plate in front of child as they sew

KIDS

  • Starting with string under plate, poke string through hole and pull up, up, up!
  • Choose second hole and dive string back down through hole and pull down, down, down! (Tip: Choose holes that are far apart to create web!)
  • When string is almost finished, tape to back of plate (Tip: Parents, kids LOVE tape & gadgets! Take time to model how to use a tape dispenser & allow your child to tear off their own tape.)

Giddy up, Let’s Ride – DIY Play Horse!

Materials Needed:

  • cardboard
  • plastic or wooden stick, we used mops from the dollar store
  • hot glue
  • markers
  • paper scraps
  • scissors
  • school glue
  • yarn
  • hole puncher

Process:

ADULTS

  • Cut out horse head shape from cardboard & fold in half
  • After your child draws horse face, punch hole along long edge for mane
  • After horse head is complete, fold in half over stick and hot glue together around edge

KIDS

  • Draw horse face including eye, nostril & mouth on cardboard, don’t forget both sides!
  • Cut yarn into long pieces like spaghetti
  • Thread yarn through punched holes & ask grown-up to secure with knots
  • Cut out ears & glue to head

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