Your child is an angel, right? Of course! All of our children are angels - lets dont even start on the grand children! Let everyone know what an angel you have by making a cute craft where your child becomes a refrigerator magnet. Let the kids get in on the fun, too. Theyll enjoy making angels out of their dogs pictures or out of their friends photos.
The fun part of the project is coloring the coffee filters. There are many different ways to do so. One method will let kids interact by making the designs on the filters then turning them into tie-dye designs. Use washable markers to draw, write, make dots or scribble on the filter. Use more than one color if desired. After the design has been created on both filters use a squirt bottle to make the colors run. Give one good squirt to the center of the coffee filter. The colors will run over the next five minutes. If the colors havent bled enough squirt it once again. Allow the filters to dry completely before moving on with the craft.
A different way to color the filters is with ordinary markers. Kids can color the edges of the filters with yellow colored pencils, markers or crayons. Or, use paint markers to add gold accents to the coffee filters, and therefore, the robe and wings of the finished angel. Take one of the filters and gather it straight down the center until it is very small in the middle. Use a piece of tape to hold the gathers in place. This will form the wings for the angel. Set this aside for the moment. You will later attach the wings to the body of the angel. There are two methods for making the body - or robe - of the angel. For the first design simply fold the filter in half. Crease the fold. Take the ends of the coffee filter and fold them backwards. Tape them in place. The front of the filter forms the gown of the angel. Tape the wings to the backside of the gown. The second design for the robe is created by making a couple of cuts in the coffee filter. Fold the filter in half and crease the fold. Lay the filter on a table so that the fold is facing away from you. Go to the right side of the filter. Go down a couple of inches from the fold and cut inward. Go back to the edge, go down a few inches, then cut straight upwards. Remove this triangle. You should see the shape of a sleeve and half a robe. Fold the filter over, cut an identical triangle, then open up the robe. You should see distinct sleeves and a robe. Trim the sleeve area, if needed, to create the exact shape you want. Fold the sleeves forward, onto the robe front area, then tape in place. Glue the wings onto the robe. Now cut a picture of your childs face to attach to the angel. Cut a circle out, around the head of your childs picture, and glue it to the angel. If you want, you can make a copy of the picture on your home printer, then use it instead of the real picture. Purchase magnetic sheeting at any craft store. Cut strips of the sheeting to place on the back of the coffee filter angel. The sheeting has a removable adhesive strip that allows you to stick the magnet directly to the backside of the angel. Embellishments can be added to the finished angel before sticking it to the fridge. Decorate the angel with glitter, sequin, tiny buttons, bows, ribbon, or even fake jewels. Kids can even use markers or stickers to spell their names out on the front of the angels robe. If you dont have any coffee filters you can make something similar from fabric. Lightweight fabrics will work best. Use a bowl or other object to make two identical circles from the cloth. Arrange the cloth so that the wrong side of the fabric has the magnetic sheeting attached to it. That way, the right side of the material will show on the finished angel. Instead of magnetic sheeting you can also glue a miniature clothespin to the back of the angel. Now you can clip it onto lampshades, curtain tie-backs, and more. You know your kids and grand kids are angels now you can let all the visitors to your house know. The project is very inexpensive and fun for adults and kids alike.
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