Panda Shapes Craft – printable

Ever since M made this adorable little shapes-raccoon,he’s been asking to make a panda bear.  Why a panda bear?  Well, your guess is as good as mine, but panda bear it is. ;)

So, finally, we got around to doing this and I love how it turned out!

I did the cutting because some of the pieces are pretty small, but M did all the gluing and arranging and coloring by himself: This is the rare albino-pastel panda bear. :)  But isn’t he adorable?  And that’s a green pom-pom on his face for a nose.  I wish he was 3-dimensional so I could cuddle him up!  He is made completely with circles and ovals, which we talked about, and counted, prior to putting him together.

You can download and print him out here.  If you are going to make a black and white panda bear, you can use the shapes on page two as a template for cutting them from black paper.
 
Have a beautiful day! :)

The Art Box – Valentine Style

In the Art Box last week: some patterned paper hearts that M cut early in the week, foam and silver heart stickers, foam heart beads, valentine colored pom-poms and buttons, sparkly heart sprinkles, paint, doilies, construction paper, glue, stamps, stamps, and more stamps, and red glitter.

M was very excited about this particular art box. This was the first year I didn’t have a single Valentine craft idea in place, and I was ready to enjoy seeing what he would come up with on his own. We went over the list of people we’ll send Valentines to, and I was so happy to see him excited about making something for the specific purpose of gifting it to someone.

He started off taking a look at all the stamps and had fun with some new roller stamps I found at Target.

Before long he was gluing and sticking and stamping all over the place. This was so much fun! I loved that he thought it was completely appropriate to include firetruck and helicopter stamps too. :) I had fun hearing about who was getting which Valentine, and all he wanted to do on each one. Here’s a sampling of what he did:

He still has a few more to make, and I’m wondering if he’ll agree to folding these so they are more like cards (with extra decorations on the front). I love each one and I hinted to him that I sure would love to get one too. I may have to hint this to Daddy as well. ;)

I know these are not the cutesy crafty Valentines that we all love, but they were truly made with love and something M was able to do completely on his own. I love that they really look “kid made”. :) I hope everyone who gets one knows how special they are!

Link your Art Box posts up below! A warm thanks to all of you who participate – I love visiting your blogs and seeing your posts!

Have a beautiful day! :)