Clothespin Airplane

When we moved into our home a few years ago, the previous owner left a bunch of clothespins. I've never used them but thought they could come in handy for some crafts. One day when my nephew was visiting, I had him and Hasan make some Clothespin Airplanes. The ones above are made by Hasan and Bilal. It was a very simple and quick craft to do. Out of all the things my boys have made, they played with these airplanes the most.

Hasan insisted I take a picture of the planes like this.

What You Need:
Clothespins
Craft Sticks
Hot glue gun

How To:
Since this craft uses a hot glue gun, be sure to carefully supervise your children. You could use regular white glue but it will take some time to dry.

The craft stick is the wing of the plane. Using a hot glue gun, attach the craft stick to the clothespin. Decorate the planes. Hasan just wanted to write numbers on them with a marker.

Comments

Craft Stick Fish

I saw this craft in Easy Fun Crafts with Everyday Items . I have a bunch of craft sticks and it looked very simple. In the book they used bigger sticks...mine were the size of Popsicle stick. I didn't have enough of one colour so I mixed it up. I let Hasan pick the colours. We glued a couple of magnets on the back and Hasan gave it to his Nani (maternal grandmother).

Styrofoam Pounding

It's been a long time since I posted anything on this blog. Things over at Chocolate & Chillies have been keeping me busy. I wanted to share with you this activity I did with my boys. A while ago my friend was visiting from Louisiana and she had her kids doing this activity. It's very simple and kids love it. It is kids banging golf tees into a piece of styrofoam. I wouldn't do this with a large group of kids because it can get dangerous. I had trouble pulling out some of the pounded in golf tees.

Toilet Paper Roll Octopus

I saw this craft a long time ago and thought it would be good to do with Hasan. It's pretty simple and I've seen it on numerous websites . The hardest thing for Hasan was waiting for the paint to dry. We completed it in two days because Bilal woke up early from his nap after Hasan was done painting.

Keepin' 2 Boys Busy

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