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Are you a camp director, teacher, or home school mom looking
for a new arts and crafts idea for your kids? Or maybe you
are a recreation director at a senior center or nursing home
and could use a new project. Either way, this arts and
crafts idea will be interesting and fun for all. This glass
case can be used, given as a gift, 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 two rectangles from
the foam, each 3-1/2 inches (9 cm.) by 6 inches (15 cm.).
With a hole punch, make holes on three sides of each
rectangle, leaving one short side un-punched. Make the holes
1/2 inch apart and allow at least 1/4 inch between the hole
and the edge of the craft foam. The holes need to line up so
that the two pieces can be laced together. If you are
preparing the craft for small children, you should make 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
other colors of craft foam, or you can buy sets of ready-cut
foam shapes. If you are doing the craft at a special event,
like vacation Bible school, choose shapes that echo the
theme of the event. 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 kids choose the
shapes they like 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 little older.
The next step in this arts and crafts idea is to thread the
plastic needle with the yarn or lanyard lace. Yarn might be
a little easier to handle, but lanyard lace is shiny and
attractive. In a pinch, some teachers of small children use
a bobby pin as a needle. It is certainly a safe alternative.
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 back of the
glasses case together.
To turn this arts and crafts idea into a necklace purse,
simply attach a piece of lanyard lace to each corner making
a long handle. Kids will enjoy using this case as a place to
store secret notes and small objects. If they'd rather, 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 all.
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