My First Skool Resources

Tube Roll Superhero

Ingredient List

• 1 toilet roll or kitchen roll
• Scrap pieces of cloth or coloured paper
• Poster paints
• Coloured markers /pencils
• Optional: googly eyes

Instructions

1. Paint 2/3 of the cardboard roll with a colour of your choice and 1/3 a skin tone. Let it dry.
2. Use the markers or coloured pencils to draw a mask, nose, mouth, eyes (if you are not using googly eyes) and shirt details.
3. Cut the material or coloured paper into a rough semi-circle to make a cape. Add a letter to the back.
4. Glue the googly eyes and cape in place.

Source: https://www.favecrafts.com/Easy-Kids-Crafts/Super-Scout-Cardboard-Tube-Craft

DIY Planters

Ingredient List

• Used plastic containers such a yogurt pot
• Poster paints and brushes
• Coloured markers
• Stamps, coloured paper or cut-out pictures from magazines
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Use a pair of scissors to trim the pot to your desired height. 
2. Make small holes at the bottom of the pot to drain away excess water.
3. Colour the container with poster paints and let it dry.
4. Once the paint dries, you can add patterns or pictures with marker pens, patterned stamps or picture cut-outs.

Source: https://www.vikalpah.com/search?q=planter

Recycled Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Ingredient List

• Cardboard cereal boxes – 1 piece 15cm x 15cm for the board and 9 pieces 4cm x 4cm for the squares
• Craft glue
• 9 pcs of self-adhesive magnetic tape – cut in 1.5cm x 1.5cm pieces
• 10 metal can rings
• 10 plastic caps
• Poster paints and brushes

Instructions

1. Use back/non coloured side of the 15cm x 15cm box as the board. Glue 9 pieces of 4cm x 4cm pieces onto the board, evenly spacing each in a 3X3 grid.
2. Place the self-adhesive magnetic tape onto the centre of each 1.5cm square on the board.
3. Use a small amount of glue to attach a metal ring onto the flat part of each plastic cap and let it dry.
4. Paint the inside of 5 bottle caps in one colour and the other 5 caps in another colour.
5. When the glue is dried, the metal rings sitting on the magnet will hold each playing piece on the game board.

Source: https://www.favecrafts.com/Green-Crafting/Recycled-Tic-Tac-Toe-Game

Plastic Bottle Flowers

Ingredient List

1. Wash out the plastic bottles and cut off the ends, let it dry.
2. Paint the inside of the bottle ends and let it dry.
3. Cut some small leaf shapes out of the green paper.
4. Trim the straws to the desired length and glue it to the back of the bottle end.
5. Turn the bottle end around and use the glue to add the yellow pom-pom or yellow paper to the middle of the plastic bottle and add leaves to the straws

Instructions

1. Wash out the plastic bottles and cut off the ends, let it dry.
2. Paint the inside of the bottle ends and let it dry.
3. Cut some small leaf shapes out of the green paper.
4. Trim the straws to the desired length and glue it to the back of the bottle end.
5. Turn the bottle end around and use the glue to add the yellow pom-pom or yellow paper to the middle of the plastic bottle and add leaves to the straws

Source: https://kidfriendlythingstodo.com/water-bottle-flowers-craft-for-kids/

DIY Sock Puppet

Ingredient List

• Old socks 
• Googly eyes
• Yarn or wool
• Felt or material scraps
• Pom poms (optional)
• Fabric glue
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Cut out the cloth scraps to make a tongue, eye and spikes.
2. Wrap yarn either around your hand or a scrap of cardboard, remove the yarn and tie in the middle to create a small bundle.
3. Cut the loops of yarn to create hair, beards or a tail.
4. Glue (or sew) your monster features into place on your sock.
5. Why not create other sock puppets and start your own sock puppet family?

Source: https://www.redtedart.com/classic-sock-puppet-craft-for-kids/

Toilet Paper Roll Car

Ingredient List

• Cardboard tube
• White paint
• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• Hot glue or stick glue
• 4 lids or bottle caps
• Markers, stickers, foil or paint

Instructions

1. Cut a U shape in the cardboard tube to make the opening for toys to sit in the car.
2. Paint the carboard roll white and let it dry.
3. Decorate the car with markers, stickers, foil or paint.
4. Hot glue the wheels on and it’s ready to play with.

Source: https://alittlepinchofperfect.com/toilet-paper-roll-car-craf/#_a5y_p=4231042