Ideas+for+parents.

Ideas for parents.


 * Flash Fish Disks ||
 * **What you need:**


 * Fine Line Markers
 * Pipecleners
 * Glue
 * Scissors
 * White paper
 * Yarn
 * Ribbon
 * Recycled CD


 * What to do:**


 * On white paper draw fish fins, eyes, and lips. Colour both sides of each part with vibrant colours and designs. Cut out the pieces
 * On more paper, draw seaweed and a worm on a hook. Colour both sides and cut them out.
 * Lay one recycled CD with the shiny side down and the label side up. attach the top and bottom fins, lips, and seaweed to the CD with glue. apply glue to the label side of the other CD. Lay it on top of the first CD so the paper pieces are sandwiched between the CDs.
 * Carefully cut slits on the wide end of the side fins. Bend to separate the slits. Glue the smaller ends of the fins to the shiny sides of the CDs, covering the centre holes.
 * Glue an eye to each side. Attach the worm to the fish by gluing yarn from the fish’s bottom lip to the hook. Punch a hole in the top fin. Tie yarn or ribbon as a hanger. Your eye-catching fish will sparkle in the sun! ||
 * [[image:fish_disk_pic.jpg caption="Flash fish disk"]]
 * [[image:fish_disk_pic.jpg caption="Flash fish disk"]]

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 * Milk Carton Bird Feeder


 * What you need:**


 * empty quart sized cardboard milk carton
 * scissors
 * string or cord
 * hole punch or pencil
 * bird seed
 * What to do:**

|| Egg Carton Bugs ||
 * cut a hole in the bird feeder – it should be big enough for a bird to come and sit and eat the food, but not too big or the carton will become unstable.
 * cut a hole using the hole punch in the top of the milk carton and put a string through the hole. Alternatively, you can poke a hole on either side of the flap at the top of the carton by poking a pencil through the top.
 * tie a knot in the string.
 * fill the carton with bird seed until it reaches the top of the hole. Hang the feeder on a tree branch and watch the birds enjoy their snack! ||
 * [[image:bird.jpg caption="Milk Carton Bird Feeder"]]
 * Egg Carton Bugs

W**hat you need:**


 * 1 paper egg carton
 * Scissors
 * Green paint
 * Paintbrush
 * Glue stick or craft glue
 * 12 pairs wiggly eyes
 * Hole punch
 * 12 pipe cleaners, assorted colours and thicknesses
 * What to do:**

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 * Cut the 12 bumps out of the egg-carton bottom and trim them so they look like small cups.
 * Paint the outside green, or another bug colour, and let them dry. Choose the best side for the face and glue on the eyes.
 * Punch a hole for the mouth, positioning the hole at the edge
 * Add three leg holes on each side with the hole punch. Cut all the pipe cleaners into 4-inch sections for the legs and antennae. Poke two holes above the eyes for the antennae (you will need to use a pushpin or pencil, or snip with scissors).
 * For the legs, insert one pipe-cleaner piece ||