Camp Art Projects

A paper towel tube or other long cardboard tube Aluminum foil Small dried beans (like lentils), unpopped popcorn, dry rice, or tiny pasta. Brown paper (from a grocery bag) or construction paper Glue Scissors Crayons or markers Rainsticks are ceremonial musical instruments used to invoke the rain spirits. 1. Trace around the end of your tube onto a piece of …

Old animal or flower greeting cards; glue; Decoupage Glaze; Scissors; envelope. Make a fun puzzle that you can enjoy when the liquid sunshine comes 1. Glue the front and back of the greeting cards together. 2. Cover the front and back with decoupage glaze, let dry. 3. When completely dry, cut the cards into several pieces. You now have puzzles. …

Rock, Paint, Brushes, Flour, Water, Bowl, Spoon, Smock You can have great fun with just a rock or two, some paint, and a little imagination! 1. First you must find a rock that you like. It is better if you find a smooth rock. You should find a rock that reminds you of something — it works best. 2. Now, …

Sand, Newspaper, Colored chalk (as many different colours as you like) See-through glass bottle, Funnel, Stick White glue, bottle cap, any sort of board cool craft that lasts 1. Spread out the newspaper on your working surface. 2. Place some sand on the board. 3. Take any coloured chalk and roll it in the sand, until the sand turns that …

8 seashells (available from the beach, or at craft supply stores); 1 plastic coffee-can lid; knitting yarn scraps; liquid white glue; sharp pencil or paper punch. The Seashell wind chime will make a lovely sound when the wind blows through it. 1. Glue each shell to the end of a short piece of yarn. Use liquid white glue. 2. Let …

Walnut shell halves; Toothpicks; Construction Paper; Yarn or fishing line; Glue; Wire; Hangers. Easy to make mobile 1. Bend out hook on one hanger, insert one hanger through the other and twist the tops together. 2. Glue toothpick across top centers of the walnut shell halves. 3. Cut little Sails from construction paper. 4. Glue the Sails to the center …

Old Socks, googley eyes, yarn or rubber bands, beans, glue, markers or paint, smocks if you are using paints make little animals or people to take home! 1. Fill your sock with beans. 2. Tie the end with the yarn or rubber bands to keep the beans from falling out. 3. Glue the googley eyes onto your sock. 4. Draw/paint …

A round piece of cardboard about 1 ft across (the cardboard from a frozen pizza works well) Lots of colors of oak tag (or construction paper) Scissors Tape String Pencil, crayons, or markers A compass (for making circles) Create the solar system 1. Find the center of the large cardboard circle by drawing a line from top to bottom and …

Sticks (about 1/4 inch in diameter), clippers, an empty plastic peanut butter jar (or other empty jar), thick rubber bands, raffia or ribbon, glue and pinecones (optional). After leading hundreds of hikes, I’ve come to the conclusion that no self-respecting kid ever walks through the woods without breaking off a stick to carry. To put that stick-gathering impulse to good …

Paper (cardstock or other thick paper works well) Scissors Ruler and Pencil or a Printer Tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle. This activity is sometimes called “seven pieces of cleverness.” The object of the puzzle is to rearrange the pieces of a square (the puzzle pieces) to form figures (like a picture of a cat) using the tangram pieces. 1. …

4 straight twigs (about a foot long each) Yarn, twine, or a rubber band A large, brown paper grocery bag Scissors A pencil Crayons, tempera paint, or markers Tape Many Native American tribes made tepees (also called wigwams) from long tree limbs and animal hides. You can make a wonderful model tepee using a brown paper grocery bag and twigs. …

Three colors of tissue paper, scissors, gimp/hemp/pipe cleaners, beads, safety pins. Fold three separate, different colored (preferably one green) pieces of tissue paper into a square approximately the size of a drink coaster so that there are around 6 or 8 layers. Cut out a flower type shape (it doesn’t have to be perfect and the more distinctive the petals, …

Tissue paper (crepe paper) Green pipe cleaners (or twist ties) You can make an entire bouquet of them for a great gift or decoration Cut a few pieces (about 4-6) of tissue paper (crepe paper) about 8 x 10 inches (the exact size doesn’t matter). Put the paper in a pile and fold it like an accordion. Tie the center …

Wallpaper Hot glue, staples Decoration: Ribbon, beads, flowers, etc. Make a Wallpaper Fan Cut a piece of wallpaper to the size you like. Fold “accordian” style…like you did in school. Press down on pleats with your fingers to form a sharp crease. Bunch one end together and secure (hot glue or whatever works for YOU). Spread “pleats” open till they …

whole walnut shell, split in half card stock stiff wire scissors glue pink and black paint make a flamingo You’ll need both halves of the walnut shell to make a flamingo. Trace the shape of one half of the shell onto cardstock. Continue into the shape of a flamingo and cut it out, trimming a bit extra from the body …

Walnut shells; Black & White Paint; Glue; Googly Eyes; Black & White Chenille Pipe Cleaners; Magnet. Make a magnet to resemble a skunk 1. Paint Walnut shell halves black. 2. Glue moveable (googly eyes) on narrow end of the shell. 3. For the tail, glue one white and two black cut chenille pipe cleaners. 4. Across the bottom of the …

Yarn and scissors. This is a perfect craft to stall time in between Camp Activities. Even though these take only roughly 7 minutes to make, my campers LOVED these things like no other! Take one hand and put the four fingers of that hand together (excluding the thumb). Then take a ball of yarn and wrap the yarn around the …

Scraps of wood panelling, wood bits, bottle caps, corks, beads, wire,plastic bugs, faethers Hot glue gun, white glue Coping saw, jig saw (optional) Drill or dremel tool Various colours latex paint and brushes This is a great project to celebrate a special occasion such as Mother’s or Father’s Day. In this example, the children have portrayed their parents as an …

2 boards (1/4″ thick) cut to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Saw to cut boards Sandpaper Drill and drill bit Hole punch Pencil Paper Twine Scissors Markers or paint and paintbrush Camera and film Cool way to keep your camp memories together 1. Cut boards to size mentioned above. 2. Drill 2 holes at one end of each board. 3. …

Wooden spoon, red felt, googely eyes, pipe cleaner, and various paints. Paint the spoon like a snake and then glue the googley eyes to the rounded part of the spoon and a tongue shaped piece of felt to the opposite side of the “head” of the spoon. Then curl a 2 inch piece of pipe cleaner around the stick end …

Two different colors of yarn Small ball of cotton Glue Wiggle eyes Felt, optional Ruler Scissors Glue Cool craft that you can play with 1. Cut 24 (12 inch or 30 cm) long pieces of yarn (yarn color number 1). Lie the yarn on a flat surface so that it looks like the spokes of a wheel, and so that …

A glass bottle; Yarn scraps; craft glue; a toothpick Simple to make vase to hold flowers 1. Cover about 1″ of the bottom of the bottle with glue. 2. Wind the yarn around the bottle, tight but not too tight. You can use different colors of yarn to make stripes on your vase. 3. When the glued area is completely …