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6. CREATIVE
IDEAS FOR WORK SHOPS
Lanterns
Instruction
n Draw different shapes on cardboard
n Cut out these shapes
n Glue coloured crepe paper over the motives
n Form the cardboard to a cylinder, the crepe paper is
on the inside
n Fix a wooden skewer on the inside and fix the lantern
on some Styrofoam
n Place a light (candle or LED) in the lantern
Baking fortune cookies
The children create small cards with different messages
(lucky clover, hearts for love, sun, flowers, rainbow and
different messages). Before it actually starts the children
wash their hands, in the meantime the entertainer
prepares the working space (underlay, dough, baking
tray). The dough is distributed to the children and each
child forms small balls. Fold the messages really small
and tuck the in the dough balls in such way that they
are not visible anymore. Now use the index and the
middle finger to form a kind of lip. The cookies can be
eaten by the children or given to parents and other
guests. They might be made for special purposes such
as kids’ parties and birthdays.
Clown hats
Transfer the form of the hat from the template onto
cardboard. Colour the hats and decorate it with starts
and other motifs. Staple the ends together and fix elastic
band at the lower edge. Decorate the top of the hat
with crepe paper.
Funny octopus
For the octopus you need so called “Hexentreppen”
which are made like this: Cut coloured cardboard into
approx. 1 cm wide stripes. Glue the end of two stripes
together. Then start folding, first one stripe then the
other, you will obtain an accordion. Glue the ends
together, too. Then draw the octopus’ head on cardboard
and cut it off, glue the legs to the head – and you
will have a funny octopus.
Juggling balls
Fill dry sand into buckets, and sift it out.
n Cut off the neck of a plastic bottle and use it as a
funnel.
n Pull a balloon over the bottle and fill with sand. Knot
up the ends and ready are your juggling balls.
Noodle jewellery
Material: Different kind of noodles, string, glue, water
resistant colours, elastic bands,
Age group: Minis
Colour the noodle with felt pens / water colours and
create your own favourite pattern, no matter if dots,
stripes or prongs. Let dry. For necklace and bracelet
you knot the noodle on a string. For earrings bind an
elastic band round the middle of the noodle, best
noodles for earrings are Farfalle (butterfly shape), for
hair slides also wrap an elastic round the noodle.
Wind wheels
Material: Square sheets of paper, straws, scissors, paper
clip, cardboard
Age group: Minis, Kids
Cut a straight line from each corner towards the middle.
Take care, there needs to be 1cm space to the middle.
Cut a circle with 2.5 cm diameter out of the cardboard,
and make a little hole in the middle. An adult will make
a little hole for you in the straw. Now bend the four
corners towards the middle and use the tip of the scissors
to place a hole in the overlapping ends. Now press
the paperclip from the front to the back through the
wind wheel, the cardboard and the straw. Fix with the
ends of the clip.
Jumping jack
Material: Tracing paper, pencils, cardboard, 8 clips, scissors,
glue, coloured cloth, wool, string, wooden pearls.
Age group: Kids
Transfer the parts of the jumping jack onto cardboard
using the tracing paper. Then cut the parts off, glue the
cloth on it and draw a funny face. Also indicate the
holes on the back of the cardboard and carefully thrill
them using the scissors. Attach the parts (arms, legs,
body) and take care that all joints can be moved. Now
thread some string through the smaller holes and
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