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Science progress affects our daily life and "to know" means you are going to chose right, because it allows you to form your own opinion on scientific everyday issues. On the other hand, having an elegant and harmonious vision of the world where we live in leads to a feeling of intellectual satisfaction.
We believe this kind of scientific day to day knowledge should be encouraged from an early age, and that's why this project was born: science, culture, knowledge, crafts for your restless mind.
This is a great and easy idea from decor e culinaria" blog. his project will keep your restless occupied for a few hours and will save you some money when the time to decorate Halloween comes. In addition is a project that recycles and reuses old plastic bottles.
What we need:
plastic bottles, any size will do,
craft knife,
scissors,
thin rope or twine,
electric driller, small,
black acrylic paint,
small brush,
fishing line,
sewing needle,
old newspaper, to protect the surface.
How to: (this project requires adult supervision!)
Drill 2 small holes near the bottle opening;
Drill a 3th hole in the bottom;
With the craft knife cut the bottle in 2 parts, like the image- one will look like a funnel, the other like a cup;
Paint the 2 parts with the black paint;
Let it dry;
Paint the interior;
Let it dry;
Use the scissors to slice the cylindric half, like image 7, this will do a sider with more then 8 legs... it's a Halloween mutant;
Bend the plastic slices in two points, one near the spider body, and the other like a knee (halfway the end of the leg).
Follow the image 9 and 10 to cut and bend the other half of the bottle;
Remember the drilling job you did at steps 1 and 2? Use the holes, the fishing wire, and the needle- if you need it- to hang the spiders on the celling;
Et Voilá! Everyone will love this black and huge spiders!
For Christmas, Halloween or any acasion, handmade lanters with cans! Its a great way o reuse and recycling metal can's thats would end in trash can.. I found this super restless idea here and i think the final result is great. this project needs adult supervision and I fond it to be a bit more difficult o execute then it appear.
What we need:
cans, sausage cans, mushrooms, peas ... in short, those who we often have around in the kitchen,
hammer, careful with your fingers,
nail, it will look better if you use a thin nail,
water, enough to fill up the cans,
dishcloth,
freezer, ya the one in refrigerator,
candles, as many as the cans;
indelible marker.
How to:
Fill up the cans with water;
Place then in the freezer;
Wait about 24 hours;
With the indelible marker draw the form you want to illuminate in the can, you can draw it in a piece of paper and secure it with tape to the can;
Cover a table with a cloth, make sure the table is resistant;
With the nail and the hammer punch some holes along the drawing lines, those must be equally spaced;
Place the can in the sink, wait until you can remove the ice block;
Mother's day is almost here and today we will see how to bend a paper clip in a heart shape.
I saw it here for the first time and it was love at first sight.
You can bend your hearts using any size or paper clip color.
Et voilá! Thank you Tais for this wonderful restless idea. Very simple and very restless
The art of folding paper is called Origami. Origami (etymological meaning: fold(ori) and paper(Kami)), is the art of folding paper without using instruments like scissors or glue. It´s possible to fold paper to form figures, some more complex then others, some using a single sheet some using more.
Origami was born in Japan, in middle age.This art was very formal, and was related withreligious ceremonies.
The true is everyone knows how to do origami, the simple paper hat or the famous paper boat, are simple origami folding. Origami is a wonderful art that captivates everyone from 8 to 80. In Japan every folded paper figure has a different and symbolic meaning. As an example:
Frog: symbolizes love and fertility;
Turtle: symbolizes longevity;
Tsuru (the bird that often symbolizes origami art), also known as grou or stork,symbolizes good luck, happiness and health.
About tsuru Tsurus are big and beautiful birds, they are full of color and it's a sacredbird in Japan.
An hermit is a person who lives alone without any luxury. The story says that nn Japan some of this hermits lived in mountains with this birds as companions. It's said this hermits had extra human powers- they here capable to stop aging. For this reason the Tsuru is known as the "longevity bird".
Some believe that if you fold 1000 tsurus and at the same time wish something that wish will become true, other believe if you are ill you will get better as fast as the number of tsurus you fold.
Use the schema tofold your first tsuru, it's not hard just requires some skill.
Or try the movie:
Origami is recognized as an educational resource for over 100 years. The first square 15cm papers begun to appear in the third decade of the century XX (paper used nowadays to make origami).
Today, origami has been shown to be an important aid in teaching basic geometry and develop motor skills and individual creativity.
Resources: Núcleo de tecnologia educacional de Jaraguá do Sul; Mundo Nipo; Baú do Professor
The challenge is to blow a balloon inside a plastic bottle. A big bottle works better but you can use a small bottle if you want. But is it that easy? Lets see
What we need:
plastic bottle and stopper,
latex balloon,
water,
nail,
hammer.
How to:
Place the balloon inside the bottle, with the tip out;
Try to inflate the balloon,try again!;
Remove the balloon;
Fill the bottle with water and cap it tight;
With the nail punch a hole in the bottle bottom;
Remove the nail and uncap the bottle, what happens?,
Leave only a small amount of water in the bottle;
Place the balloon inside the bottle again, just like in step 1;
Try to inflate the balloon, what happens?;
When the balloon is full of air, use your finger to close the nail hole;
Stop blow, what happens?;
Now remove your finger,what happens?
What happens? In step 2, you aren't able to inflate the balloon. When you remove the nail and uncap the bottle- step 6- the water exits the bottle through the hole. Step 9- you are successful. While your finger is in the hole the balloon will remain full of air- Step 11. If you remove the finger the balloondeflates.
Why? Step2- The bottle is full of air, there is no room for anymore air. when you punch the hole in the bottle the air can escape through it and and "make some space" to the air in the balloon, while you inflate the balloonit "pushes" the air and the water inside the bottle to the outside through the hole. Same reason explains why the balloon remains inflated in step 11 and deflates in step 12, amazing humm?
This is a great idea and it's a wonderful way to reccycle and reuse old paper.
All the pictures are from Reloveddesigns.com.
This is a cheap and easy project that can be done by everyone from 8 to 80. It can be done in family and saved for later use.
This is a great project for several reasons:
Recycling;
Uses the bright colors, or just letters, from magazines and old newspapers;
It's cheap;
The final result is great;
it's a family project.
What we need:
old magazines,
white glue.
How to:
Cut the magazine paper in strips (with about 5 to 7 cm width),try to make them all the same size;;
Begin to roll the paper diagonally at one end, begin as "tight as possible" that way the roll will be skinny and long.;
When they are almost done apply the glue on paper and finish the roll.
Repeat the procedure for all paper strips.
Result:
A stack of paper rolls.
To do what?
You can use this paper rolls to do a lot of things, to make some photo frames for example.
But if you feel with courage you can roll the paper rolls.
It's very easy. Use a round stick and rolls the paper roll around it. You can use a broomstick, a chinese stick or a crochet needle....
The only thing you must control is that every timeyou go around with it the papermust overlap the previous turn. As a final result you will have a paper coil with a hole in the center. Apply a small amount of glueat the tip end. If you have a lot of coils you can do something like those in the pictures, or use you imagination and do something completely different.
A lava lamp is an object containing droplets of colored wax inside a closed glass container filled with clear liquid, the wax rises and falls due to changes in density caused by heating. This heating is due to the presence of an incandescent lamp.
Today we will build a lava lamp using plastic bottles.
What we need:
empty plastic bottle,
cooking oil,
funnel,
water,
food coloring,
tape or glue.
How to:
Wash the bottle, remove the label and any residues of glue that may have;
With the funnel fill the bottles to 3/4 with oil;
Fill a measuring cup of water;
Add water 3 or 4 drops of food coloring, the red gives it "that" look!;
Add the water to the bottle, use the funnel;
Cap and seal the bottle with glue, adhesive tape can also be used, but the glue is safer;
Your restless will love to see the bubbles go up and down, do not stir too intensely, always use smooth movements.
Plastic bottles are certainly a
fantastic item to use on your crafts!
Today we are going o see how to reuse and recycle old socks and old glass jars, pots or cans; it’s easy and creates a great effect.
This idea is from our restless mind Maria João, thank you
What we need:
old socks,
old glass jars, plastic cups, or metal cans,
super glue,
scissors.
How to:
Cut the socks by the heel, about 1 inch above;
Place the can/jar/cup inside the top half of the sock;
Apply the glue on the top of the can/jar/cup;
Press the sock against the glue;
Use it to place your pencils, pens, marbles, pins...
Et voilá! Simple things are the most beautiful! Enjoy!
This is an idea o reduce and recycle the metal can's. With a bi of imagination we can use them to keep pens, pencils, paper clips, marbles... or you can offer it to your dad in father's day.
What we need:
empty can,
double tape or super glue,
scissors,
pliers,
pen,
charcoal pencil,
tracing paper,
craft knife, with a new blade,
felts, in your favorite colors.
How to:
Clean the can, remove all the glue and paper;
With the pliers fold the sharp edges inwards, this is a easy procedure that can avoid accidents;
Choose your base color, the one that will cover all the can;
Cut out a felt rectangle, a 1/2 inch larger then the felt you will need to cover all the can, the easiest way to do his is to roll the can on the felt, and mark the spot where you have to cut;
Trace the design on your tracing paper, use the pencil, in this tutorial the design is a turtle;
Chose the colors, we are going to use 2 different shades of green;
Do you know those Hotel signs? Today we will learn how to do a felt sign to hang in your bedroom door. This is a great idea and you can recycle at the same time.
What we need:
felts of different colors, depending on the design,
scissors,
tracing paper,
charcoal pencil;
pen,
glue, or double side tape,
cereal box,
ruler,
roll of scotch tape.
How to:
Choose your design;
Trace it with the tracing paper, don't draw the background;
Open the cereal box with the scissors;
With the tape roll draw 2 circles, one interior and another one exterior;
Use the ruler to draw a rectangle exactly with the scotch roll width, as in the picture;
Cut the sign;
With the charcoal pencil trace the draw to the cardboard;
Use your imagination and add the background, we used horizontal strips;
Trace the background elements to the tracing paper; ignore any other elements, like the pillow.
Trace the bed sheet fold and the blanket strips;
Choose the colors for those elements;
Trace the felt, use felt back side;
Cut them out;
Apply the double side tape to glue the background elements, like the image;
Do a new tracing for the pillow, chose the color, trace it, cut it out, and apply it in place;
Repeat it all over again for the baby, baby elements are: face, hair, hands and body;
With the pen draw the face elements, like eyes, mouth, nose, freckles....
NOTE: You can choose other designs; the important thing is to be able to separate the design into layers. First the background, second the middle elements, like the pillow, and finally the most important element, in this case, the baby. Of course you can do all the design, and make the pieces fit like a puzzle, but this will take a lot of time, precision and patience, and the design will not show depth.
This is a great and easy idea from decor e culinaria" blog. his project will keep your restless occupied for a few hours and will save you some money when the time to decorate Halloween comes. In addition is a project that recycles and reuses old plastic bottles.
Drill 2 small holes near the bottle opening;
