Crafts on Pitara Kids Network

Santa Mask

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:30:52 +0000

The things you need to make a Santa Claus mask are:

White card sheet and red glaze paper
Adhesive and scissors
Pencil and eraser
Cotton
Colours
String

Santa Mask [Illustrations by Shinod AP]

Step 1: Draw the face of Santa Claus on the card sheet. Colour it first and then cut on the outline.

Stick cotton to make the beard, moustache and eyebrows of the Santa.

Table Mat

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 00:40:44 +0000

Table Mat [Illustrations by Shinod AP]

You can make mats of varying sizes and colours and give them as souvenirs to your friends.

The things you need:

Pieces of old cloth
Adhesive

Step 1: Cut the cloth in three strips half-an-inch wide.

Step 2: Hold the strips together and tie a knot at the end.

Step 3: Plait the strips until you get a length of half-a-metre.

Weave a Thread

Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:59:17 +0000

Weave a Thread [Illustrations by Shinod AP]

This beautiful design board is perfect for your drawing room wall and extremely simple to make.

The things you need:

Pin board
Small size nails
Hammer
Different coloured threads
Black cloth
pencil

Step 1: Take a soft board and cover it with a black cloth. You can take any size you want.

Step 2: With the help of a light coloured pencil draw out the pattern. Try to keep it simple if you are doing it for the first time.

Tin Can Lantern

Wed, 06 Feb 2002 19:50:46 +0000

Are you bored of having dinner under the same electric lights? Here is something to light up your family meal time.

Tin Can Lantern [Illustrations by Shinod AP]

The things you need:

An empty soft drink can or a tin
A hammer
A few nails
A 15-inch long wire

Step 1: On the outside part of a can, draw any pattern that you like.

Step 2: With the nail tips, hammer holes of various sizes, according to the pattern that you have drawn. Be sure to make two holes near the top, on opposite sides, for stringing a handle.

The Walnut Tortoise

Mon, 27 Mar 2000 01:58:08 +0000

The tortoises are simple to make and you can have great fun playing with them.

The things you need:

The Walnut Tortoise [Illustrations by Sudheer Nath]

Walnut, card sheet, pencil, eraser, scissors, glue and colours.

Step 1. Break a walnut into two. Atleast one shell should be perfect.

Step 2. Put the shell, dome side up on the card sheet. Draw out the legs, mouth and tail of the tortoise.

Twinkling Stars

Tue, 11 Sep 2001 11:40:05 +0000

Twinkling Stars [Illustrations by Anup Singh]

All you need is:

Square piece of paper.
Colours.

Fold the paper as shown in each of the figures below.

Make three triangles in the same way. Now interlock two of them as shown below. Paste the third triangle to the interlocked triangles.

Your star is ready to be coloured. Make as many stars as you want and let them spangle your room.

Sock Doll

Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:43:53 +0000

Line up a few of these dolls on a windowsill or mantel, and you’re guaranteed to spread cheer to family and guests alike.

Sock Doll [Illustrations by Shinod AP]

The things you need:

Cotton socks
Pieces of foam
A few rubber bands
Red and black paint
Scissors

Step 1: Fill a cotton sock three quarters of the way with the foam pieces. Secure it by tying a rubber band at the end of the filling.

Silhouette Cards

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 00:00:43 +0000

The things you need:

Silhouette Cards [Illustrations by Shiju George]

Black chart paper, white card sheet, pencil, scissors and glue.

The things you need:

Step 1. Draw an outline of the object on black chart paper.

Step 2. Cut it along the outline.

Step 3. Make a card from the white card sheet.

Step 4. Stick the silhouette on top of the card.

Create different kinds of silhouettes and make new cards each time. Hey, it would be great if you could send a card to us here at Pitara.

Tie and Dye Scarf

Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:22:06 +0000

Tie and Dye Scarf [Illustrations by Shinod AP]

This is just one way of making a scarf. The best part is that once you know the technique, you will be able to make different patterns by twisting, clipping, knotting or folding the cloth.

The things you need:

A plain white cotton cloth
Thick white cotton thread or elastic bands
A packet of 50 beads

Step 1: Wash the cloth in warm water. Starting from one end, stitch the beads the way they are shown in the picture – a big bead or two to three beads together in the centre with four beads around it.