Introducing Kids Take Home Crafts! 

Have you been missing our craft times? Us too! Now you can take a craft to go! And do them at your lesiure. There will always be a how to video included. The crafts are perfect for ages 0-11. 

Each craft kit includes: a supply list, activity or coloring pages, and some of the supplies needed. 

AND

Provided on the bottom of our Maker Cart is FREE books to take home and keep. These books range from baby to teen.

Take Home Craft: DIY Surprise Rainbows

December 8th, 2021

Supplies:

• One full size sheet of paper towel
• Cup of water
• Baking Sheet or aluminum pan
• Pipette
• Black Marker
• Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red Markers

Previous Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: DIY Salt Dough Fossils 

November 9th, 2021

Supplies: 

• 1/2 cup of flour
• 1/4 cup of salt
• 1/4 cup of water
• Mini Plastic Dinosaur
• Mixing bowl
• Measuring cups
• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper/ tin foil
• Paint
• Paint brushes

Take Home Craft: DIY Toilet Paper Tube Monsters

October 21st, 2021

Supplies: 

• Toilet Paper Tube or Paper Towel Tube cut in Half
• Googly Eyes
• Pipe cleaners
• Glue
• Pom poms
• Coloring Utensils
• Tape.

Take Home Craft: DIY Elephant Blower

October 13th, 2021

Supplies:

• Elephant picture on cardstock
• Scissors
• Party blower
• Coloring utensils

Previous Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: DIY Maple Leaf Hanger

October 7th, 2021

Supplies:

• Outline of a maple leaf printed onto cardstock (or other heavy paper)
• Red, yellow, and orange tissue paper. (You could also add in some purple)
• String/Yarn
• Glue (stick or liquid either works good)
• Scissors
• Hole Punch

Previous Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: DIY Apple Core Magnets

September 28th, 2021

Supplies: 

• (4) full size popsicle sticks
• (2) small popsicle sticks or 1 full size popsicle stick cut in half
• (1) mini cupcake liner
• (2) small magnets
• Green construction paper cut into a small triangle
• Brown construction paper cut in a long thin rectangle
• Red or Green coloring utensil
• Black or brown coloring utensil
• Glue (I like Tacky Glue because it holds better)
• Scissors

Previous Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: DIY Pinwheel

September 14th, 2021 

Supplies: 

• 5x5 Square of Cardstock (or any heavy paper)
• Paper or Plastic straws
• Paper fasteners
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Pencil
• Optional for more pizzazz: markers, crayons, gel markers, crazy scissors

*Please note: These probably won't spin when you blow on them.*

Take Home Craft: Sensory Bottle 

September 8th, 2021 

Supplies: 

• (1) Plastic Bottle with a screw cap
• Glitter
• 5 oz Clear Glue
• Food Coloring
• Duct tape or glue gun
• *Hot* Water
• Baking Tray

Previous Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: BB8 Craft

May 3rd, 2021

Supplies: 

• BB8 Paper template (BB8 head & (4) gears)
• Small paper plate
• Orange, Black, and Gray markers, crayons, or colored pencils
• Or any other color you'd like
• Scissors
• Glue or tape

May the Fourth Be With You! Happy Star Wars Day! 

Previous Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: Happy May Day Craft

April 26th, 2021

Supplies: 

• Template of May Day Basket
• Tissue Paper (12 medium squares, 1 large green sheet)
• 4 Pipe Cleaners
• Glue, Tape, or Stapler
• Hole Punch (If you don't have a hole punch handy you can try using scissors or a pencil to make the hole
• Yarn or String
• Small packaged candy (gumballs, mints, etc.,)

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Happy May Day! 

Take Home Craft: Earth Day 

April 19th, 2021

Supplies: 

• Paper plate with Heart cut out in the center and hole punched around it
• Blue and green coloring utensils (crayons, markers, paint, etc.,)
• Red yarn
• Tape or glue

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Happy Earth Day! 

Take Home Craft: Black Out Poetry

April 12th, 2021

Supplies:

• Black Marker
• Book Page

*No books were harmed in the making of this craft. Miss Alyssa used a very well read and loved book*

Take Home Craft: Spring Windchimes

April 5th, 2021

Supplies:

• Pre-cut Wood Windchime
• Markers, Colored pencils, Crayons, etc,. 

Take Home Craft: Silly Daisy Headband

March 24th 2021

Supplies:

• Plastic Headband
• 4 full size pipe cleaners of the same length and color
• 3 half size pipe cleaners of the same length and color
• Pencil, Pen, Small Marker

Source for flowers can be found here

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Let's Plant Flowers! 

March 22nd 2o21

Supplies:

• Biodegradable Seed Starter Pot
• Flower Seeds
• Potting Mix (Soil)
• Water
• Paper towel, Plate, or Baking Sheet

No video this week

Take Home Craft: Carrot Suncatchers

March 15th 2021

Supplies:

• Outline of carrot on clear contact paper
• Orange tissue paper
• Green tissue paper
• Scissors

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Cupcake Liner Shamrocks

March 8th 2021

Supplies: 

• 4 mini cupcake liners
• Glue
• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Coloring utensil

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Pony Bead Fish

February 25th 2021

Supplies: 

• 20 (or more) pony beads
•  Pipe cleaner

Take Home Craft: Puppet with Marshmallow Teeth

February 22nd 2021

Supplies: 

• Print out of puppet
• About 16 mini marshmallows
• Glue
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Something to color with (crayons, markers, colored pencils)

*Miss Alyssa does not recommend eating the mini marshmallows. Especially after they are glued down to your puppet*

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Mardi Gras Mask

February 15th 2021

Supplies: 

• Paper Mask
• Feathers
• Gems
• Sequins
• Markers, Crayons, Colored Pencils, Paint, Glitter Glue
• Tape
• Glue

There really is no directions for this craft. Decorate however you'd like! 

Take Home Craft: Valentine's Day

February 9th 2021

Supplies:

• Image outline of a cactus and flower pot
• Foam hearts in various colors
• Construction paper
• Coloring materials; markers, crayons, colored pencils
• Glue or glue stick
• Scissors

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Penguin

February 2nd 2021

Supplies:

• Printed outline of Penguin
• Cotton balls (about 10 small ones)
• Orange construction paper cut into a triangle
• (2) googly eyes
• Glue
• Coloring supplies: crayons, markers, colored pencils
• Scissors

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Jingle Bell Pointer and Embroidery Hoop Guitar *Partnered with DeKalb County Basics*

January 14th 2021

Jingle Bell Pointer 

Supplies: 

• (1) Wooden DowelA chopstick will also work
• (1) Full length pipe cleaner
• (5) Jingle Bells 

Embroidery Hoop Guitar

Supplies: 

• (1) Small Embroidery Hoop
• (2) Rubber Bands
• Supplies to decorate 

For Instructions and more information about DeKalb County Basics watch the video below! 

 More Information about Talk, Sing, and Point from DeKalb County Basics

 Visit DeKalb County Basics website here: http://www.basicsdekalbcounty.org/en 

To sign-up for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Beanstack Challenge visit here: https://genoalibrary.beanstack.org/ 

Take Home Craft: New Years Eve

December 28th 2020

It's almost the end of 202o! Come pick up a NYE craft bag with (2) crafts and supplies to make your NYE extra fun! 

Make a Pom-Pom Shooter and a NYE Party Hat! 

Pom-Pom Shooter Supplies:

• (1) Paper Cup
• Scissors
• Balloon 
• Duct tape, scotch tape, masking tape, etc., 
• Pom-poms
• Tissue Paper 

Party Hat Supplies: 

• Party Hat
• Glue
• Scissors
• Images to cut out
• Tape

Take Home Craft: Bow Wreath

December 15th, 2020

Supplies:

• Cardstock Circle (the wreath
• Sticky Bows
• Stickers
• Any other decoration you'd like to add
• Yarn String for holding
• Scissors
• Hole Punch
• Glue * If needed to secure the bows better*

There's no instruction video this week. All Wreaths are already cut out. Decorate however you'd like!

Take Home Craft: Cork Cookie Magnet 

December 7th 2020

Supplies: 

• (1) Round cork coaster
• (1) Magnet
• Items to decorate withPom-pomsSequinsJewelsBeadsPaintMarkers
• Glue

There is no "how to" video this week. Decorate your cookie however you'd like! 

Take Home Craft: Paper Bag Turkey

November 19th

Supplies: 

• Brown Paper Bag You can use the one your craft came in, use one from your house, or they are a $1 at the dollar store
•  (2) Googly eyes
• (6) Feathers to color and cut out
•  (1) Beak to color and cut out
•  (1) Piece of yarn
•  Something to color with
•  Glue
•  Scissors

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: 3D Wood T-Rex 

November 16th 

Supplies: 

• 3D Wood T-Rex Model
• Decorating suppliespaintglitter gluemarkersanything! 

To learn more about the craft watch the video below! 

November 2nd 

Take Home Craft: Dinosaur Tail Hat 

Supplies

• (3) Pieces of construction paper
• Scissors
•  Pencil
• Tape
• Glue/ glue stick
• Ruler
•  Stapler (optional)

To learn how to make this craft please watch the video below. 

Craft source: http://www.paper-and-glue.com/2014/09/diy-paper-dinosaur-hat.html

October Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Suncatchers

Supplies:

• Pack of Día De Los MuertosKit Plastic head shapeBlack foam head shape outlineTissue paperTeeth String Foam sticker for hanging
•  Black Glitter foam stickers for decorating
• Glue stick
• Scissors, if needed

Take Home Craft: Pumpkin Prints 

Supplies

• Pumpkin Silhouette
• Paint, Crayons, Colored Pencils
•  Something to paint with if using paint
•  Construction paper, any color will work
•  Scissors

To learn how to make the craft, please watch the video below!

Take Home Craft: Toilet Paper Roll Bat 

Supplies Needed: 

• (1) Toilet Paper Roll 
• Printed sheet of bat wings and ears 
• (2) Googly eyes 
• (2) pipe cleaners 
• Glue
• Scissors 
• Markers, crayons, colored pencils, paint, etc.,

To learn how to make the craft, please watch the video below! 

September Take Home Crafts

Take Home Craft: Handprint Apple Tree

Supplies Needed:

• (1) Brown construction paper
• (1) Green construction paper
• Red tissue paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Pencil

To learn how to make the craft, please watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Popsicle Airplane

Supplies Needed: 

• (2) full length popsicle sticks 
• (1) mini popsicle stick  
•  (1) Clothespin 
•  Paint or markers
• Tacky Glue or Hot Glue

To learn how to make this craft, please watch the video below! 

Take Home Craft: Coffee Filter Butterfly

Our very first Take Home Craft! 

Supplies Needed: 

• (2) Coffee Filters
• (1) Pipe Cleaner, any color will do 
• Markers 
• Water
• Pipette or Eye Dropper 

To learn how to make this craft, please watch the video below! 

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