Ryan’s task was typical for a school assigned project. Take one aspect of the book being read and bring it to life in your own way.
Ryan liked the Gold Rush Steam Ship in his story so inspiration was sparked!
Since the moulding in the wood bin caught his eye the task was how to make it a boat on a river. Some creative thinking and perseverance help him bring it to life with a sails, and a coal bunker to keep the steam comin’
Thanks for taking us back in time!
Gold Rush Steam Ship
Ryan
10yrs
There is something about a rectangular piece of wood that seems to lend itself to saying or name creating. Lamia thought so too.
She gathered stretchy string, broken twigs and a clothes pin to make her name stand out. I can just imagine this sign hanging on the door to her room.
Name Plate
Lamia
8yrs
To think, gathering together a few everyday things and putting them together in a vision you can foresee creates a setting like this.
I want to be there with these mermaids, perhaps lounging on the hammock. This scenes reminds me of a page from the book series Look-Alikes by Joan Steiner. Isabella brought corks and mesh and other simple stuff to bring life to her beachy scene. What a fun place!
Beach Bungalow
Isabella
10yrs
It’s the simple things in life that really make us smile.
Owen brought this sensibility to life with his cool can man.
A few screws, a cardboard mouth, and two button eyes make this can the happiest guy in town! Simply great!
Can Man
Owen
7yrs
Some of the simplest creations are the most heart warming.
Often we start parties with an ice breaker craft, something to get the kids warmed up to their free form art experience.
This little guy got the party started right. Using just a few materials to bring this rock to life, Lexie made a sweet little friend that will always warm her heart.
Rock
Lexie
6yrs
Isabella was inspired by a sample creation of three little cork ladies at CReATE.
She gathered some wares and put together this little gem of a cutie cork lady with felt, a few pretty buttons, some string and a bit of foam for the hat. She even braided the little dolls hair too. What a treasure!
Cork Cutie
Isabella
10yrs
Alexandra got a bright idea when she saw a hanger in the hanger bin with the hook broken off. She set to finding other materials that would make her idea work, two corks, some stretchy string, a skewer and some foam. What she created was a smart looking bow and arrow set that really worked!
You can imagine how good felt when she saw her arrow soar!
Bow & Arrow set
Alexandra
8yrs
Could the first Triumph motorcycle have started here as a simple, crafty manifestation of a childhood thought ?
For Logan, this may well lead to future inventions that keep us moving.
A few tin cans, a shoe box, CDs and TP rolls galore helped make the idea of a motorcycle come to life. This transportation assignment objective was achieved, a school project Win/Win-Vroom Vroom Vroom!
Motorcycle
Logan
5yrs
These birds of a feather flock together with stuffed socks, felt, paper, beads and a few other birdie bits. What fun it was to see each of the kids inspired by one another and the feathery friends they were making.
Such a cuddly bunch.
Flock of Birds
Kennedy(5yrs), Paige(8yrs), Selma(10yrs) and Daniel(8yrs)
Wow!
Who knew Juice can lids could make such great decorative medals of honor?
Marlena and her mom re-created Annie Oakley’s glorious medal collection honoring her talent and courage for a school project about great Americans using juice lids, ribbon and a few fancy embellishments.
This project is a win/win for sure!
Annie Oakley’s Medals
Marlena
8yrs
