Sunday, September 7, 2008

Lava Lamp

This is a fun activity to do with your Cub Pack or class.

Take a cold drink bottle and fill the bottom with water - probably 200ml. Top up with cooking oil.
Add half an effervescent tablet - it does not matter which one ..... and watch what happens!

Your very own Lava Lamp!
This will keep the kids occupied for hours!
Till next Time
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Joy
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

With thanks to Jeff O'Brien (Yarra Valley Region), here is a finger puppet that can be made by the Cubs.
Click on the image to enlarge or print.
Although not the same as the balancing clown found on Akela's Cub blog, it is still worth trying.

Till next Time

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Akela Joy

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Butterflies in my tummy!

This is a quick and easy craft and the cubs made it very quickly.

Take a coffee filter and cut into a butterfly shape. The cubs then traced their own pattern onto the filter paper and painted whatever colours they wanted.


Ordinary wooden pegs were used, painted different colours and I stuck "eyes" onto them before the meeting as this can get rather tricky.

One of the many beautiful butterflies painted by the cubs.
These they can put together with a small present for their fathers.
Till next Time
Keep Crafting
Akela Joy

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Hathi Mask

Hathi, the elephant, from the Jungle Book stories is here to meet you!
Click on the picture and print - enlarge as required.
Till next Time
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Akela Joy

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Octopus Fun

This is a magnificent activity / craft to do with the Cubs.

If you are doing an Underwater or Sea programme this is ideal. Cut out the octopus and get the cubs to colour them in. I used high-lighters which give them a nice, bright colour. Fold it around to form a peak, glueing A to B.
Place this on a smooth table and put a marble under the octopus...... and watch it take off!
The cubs will have endless fun with Octopus races!
Till next Time
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Akela Joy
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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Recycling Craft

We chose a very simple recycling craft and one very similar to the Mother's Day craft.

We have been collecting these tins over the years so we have plenty in stock - in all shapes and sizes.
What you do need to make sure of is that the lid has been cut off cleanly and there are no sharp edges.
Once that has been done the tins are washed, dried and painted with an undercoat and left to dry overnight.
Paint with the derired colour and leave to dry.
I have photos of all my cubs and therefore printed the most suitable, individual photo for the front of the tin and then I also pasted a group photo at the back. These "memory" stationery holders can then be kept for many years.
The photo is pasted on using decoupage clue on the back of the photo as well as over the front of the photo.
I added a little label on the side with the cub's name... held on with an elastic band.
This can be used for a variety of items - fudge, sweets, pencils, money, small toys etc.
Till next Time
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Akela Joy
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Mother's Day Craft

Every year we make a lovely little Mother's Day Craft for the Cubs to take home. This year we decided that a gorgeous recycled item would be great!
We collected all the tins - condensed milk came in these tins - and we painted them a variety of pastel colours.

Lengths of wire were cut which would serve as handles and 1 side was attached to the cans. Hubby Darling drilled 2 holes in each can for me. The cubs then chose which beads they wanted to use and happy threaded them onto the wire. We finished it off by threading the piece of wire through the other hole, twisting it around itself and cutting it off and making it safe.

Just before Mother's Day we will put the fudge in a serviette and place it inside the tin ...... ready to be delivered with an extra big kiss and a cup of tea!

Till next Time
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Akela Joy

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