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How To Make…Rocket Puppets

2nd March 2020 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

Rocket Puppets as made in Mullingar with Elle and Lorraine, Saturday 29th Feb You Will Need: White card Lolly pop sticks Gems/decorations etc. Markers/colours and Paints Glue and Scissors How to: 1. Draw out templates on white card to make your rocket as seen below (Three rockets shown, One strip = one rocket) The rocket…

How To Make…Fabulous Flower Baskets

24th February 2020 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

As made in Mullingar with Elle and Grace, Saturday 22nd Feb 2020 You Will Need: The word "Flower" printed out in a box (found on Google images) Two Paper Plates Flower shapes (found on Google images) Gems/decorations etc. Markers/colours and Paints Glue and Scissors and Stapler How To: 1. Cut one of the paper plates…

How to make…Fin-tastic Fish

19th February 2020 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

As made in Mullingar with Elle and Lorraine, Saturday 15th Feb 2020 You Will Need: Toilet roll insert White card Googly eyes Gems/decorations etc. Markers/colours or Paint Stapler and Staples Glue and Scissors How to: 1. Grab your toilet roll insert, flatten one end on the insert and using a stapler staple the ends together.…

How to Make..Ladybug Landscapes

10th February 2020 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

As made in Mullingar, Saturday 8th Feb 2020 with Lorraine and Elle. You Will Need: Coloured card White card Googly eyes Gems/decorations etc. Markers/colours and Paints How to: 1. Draw and cut a leaf shape out of a white piece of card. 2. Paint/colour the leaf and glu it to the centre of your coloured…

How to make…FANtastic Butterflies

27th January 2020 John Ryan News

FANtastic Butterflies As made in Mullingar with Elle and Lorraine, Saturday 25th January 2020 You Will Need: White card Pipe cleaners Glue gun/glue sticks Stapler Paints Gems/decorations etc. Markers/colours or Paint Glue and Scissors How to: 1. Cut a white piece of card in half. 2. Fold both pieces of the card into fan shapes…

How To Make…Carol the Crocodile

20th January 2020 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

As Made in Mullingar with Lorraine and Elle, Saturday 18th January 2020 You Will Need: Lollipop sticks Pipe cleaners (X2) White card Gems/ Decorations etc. Markers/ Colours Glue and Scissors How to: 1. Take a lolly pop stick, using a marker colour both sides of the lollipop stick. This acts as the body. 2. Using…

How to make…3D Crabby Crabs

16th January 202016th January 2020 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

As made in Mullingar 11th January 2020 with Elle You Will Need: White card Googley eyes Gems/decorations etc. Markers/colours or Paint Glue and Scissors How to: 1. Using half a white piece of card as your base, design and expand your imagination creating a scene for your crab to live in ! 2. Using a…

How to make…Silly Squirrels

18th November 2019 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

As made with Grace in Mullingar, November 16th 2019 You Will Need: Paper Cup Two large and two small triangles (made using shapes on Microsoft Word) Two ovals and two small rectangles (made using shapes on Microsoft Word) Acorns (found on Google images) Paper plate Googley eyes and a Red Pom-pom A strip of white…

How to make…Feathered Friends

4th November 2019 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Celbridge

As made in Celbridge with Chloe and Laura, November 2nd 2019 You Will Need: Paper plate Foam sheets or card for the tail feathers Gems/stickers/feathers for decoration Paint & a Paintbrush Scissors Stapler How to: 1. Paint the back of your plate whatever colour you want you feathered friend to be and place aside to…

How to make…Harry The Hedgehog

4th November 2019 John Ryan Art & Craft Ideas, Mullingar

As made in Mullingar with Elle, November 2nd 2019 You Will Need: White card Leaf shapes cut out (preferably on white card also) You can draw them or, like us, take a shape from microsoft word Gems/decorations etc. Markers/colours and Paint Glue and Scissors How to: 1. Draw your main hedgehog shape on white card…