Aaron's Art
the simplest thing becomes a work of art
Kids Crafts
The Basics
With simple and low cost supplies found around the house, kids can produce art worthy of any proud grandma! Keep a cupboard or toybox full of construction paper, tempera paint, markers, pipe cleaners, colored pencils, crayons, craft foam sheets, watercolors, glue stick, white glue & children's scissors.
Kids Halloween Fun: SPIDER COOKIES!!
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons coconut
- licorice
- raisins
Preparation:
Mix peanut butter, sugar and crumbs together and form a ball. Divide the ball into 2 parts to form 2 balls, 1 slightly smaller than the other. Roll balls in coconut and place smaller ball on top of larger one. The smaller ball with be the head and the larger 1, the abdomen. Add 8 licorice legs and 8 raisin eyes.
Makes 1 Halloween spider.
Multiply ingredients to make several.
Art for Adults
Here are huindred of hobbies for adults that are satisfying and don’t require a lot of money.
Metal crafts:Armour - Blacksmith - Clocks - Jewellery - Pewter - Casting
Ceramics and Glass crafts: Bubblegram - Glass beadmaking - Glass blowing - Glass etching - Stained glass - Mosaics - Pottery - Earthenware
Fiber Crafts:Art quilts - Lace-making - Macramé - Quilt - Spinning - Tatting - Traditional rug hooking - Weaving - Knitting
Flower Crafts:Ikebana - Bouquet - Floral Design
Leatherwork:Leather carving - Leather painting - Leather stamping
Mixed Media:Beading - Basketry - Batik - Scrapbooking
Needlework:Applique - Crewel embroidery - Crochet - Cross-stitch - Embroidery, including Ribbon Embroidery - Knitting - Needlepoint - Patchwork - Quilting
Paper crafts:Decoupage - Papercraft - Origami - Paper marbling - Papier-mâché - Quilling
Wood Crafts:Marquetry - Wood burning - Wood carving - Woodworking
Stone crafts:Mosaics and inlaying - Stone carving - Stonemasonry - Flintknapping - and letter-carving on stone