Are you a camp director, teacher, or homeschool mom looking for a new arts and crafts idea for your children? Or maybe you are a recreation director at a senior centre or nursing home and could use a new project. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting and fun for everyone. This glass case can be used, given as a present, or converted into a necklace purse.
To make the glasses case, you will need the following simple materials: a square of craft foam, plastic or large blunt needles, lanyard lace or thick yarn. Cut 2 rectangles from the foam, each 3-1/2 inches (nine cm.) by six inches (15 cm.). With a orifice punch, make holes on three flanks of each rectangle, leaving one short side unpunched. Make the holes 1/2 inch from each other and permit at least 1/4 inch between the orifice and the border of the craft foam. The holes ought to line up so that the 2 pieces can be bound together. In the case that you are preparing the craft for small children, you ought to do the holes yourself. Otherwise, the crafters can do this step if you have enough pairs of hole punches.
At this point the crafters can cut decorative shapes from different colors of craft foam, or you can buy sets of ready-cut foam shapes. If you are making the craft at a special occasion, like vacation Bible school, choose shapes that echo the theme of the occasion. For instance, if the Bible school or camp has a cowboy theme, find shapes that fit well, such as boots, cowboy hats, and stars. Let the children choose the shapes they prefer and glue on as desired. You might also like to provide beads or sequins to glue on as well, especially if the crafters are a tad older.
The next level in this arts and crafts idea is to weave the plastic needle with the yarn or lanyard lace. Yarn might be a tad easier to handle, but lanyard lace is shiny and attractive. In a pinch, some professors of small kids use a bobby pin as a needle. It is certainly a safe option. Simply loop the yarn through the opening and use the open end of the bobby pin as if it were the point of the needle. The children can now begin to lace the front and rear of the glasses case jointly.
To turn this arts and crafts idea into a necklace purse, simply attach a piece of lanyard lace to each corner doing a long handle. Kids will have fun using this case as a place to store secret notes and tiny objects. If they'd prefer, they can give the glasses case to a parent, grandparent, or friend who wears glasses. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting for everyone.
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