Learning About Time

 

My daughter is really struggling with learning about time and how to tell time on a clock.  So, I decided to make a clock that we could play with to try to reinforce the concepts I've been trying to teach.

I had all the supplies I needed in my craft stash (I'll provide a supply list at the end of this post for those of you interested in knowing exactly what I used).  The clock face is an image from The Graphics Fairy that I printed out on cardstock.  I went over the hour numbers with a red marker and coloured the minute marks with a blue marker (I also added in the minutes in 5 minute increments around the outside edge).  After trimming the paper a little, I put some self adhesive magnet sheets on the back.  I drew a minute hand and an hour hand on scraps of cardstock and cut them out.  I added some scraps of the magnetic sheet on the back of the hands so they would stick to the clock.  I used some leftover bits of cardstock with a little piece of magnet on the back to make schedule cards.  These have a time and an event written on them (for example - in the photo below, the card says 7.30 Breakfast and I have the hands of the clock placed correctly to show that time). 

I'm hoping to use this as a schedule reminder as well as a teaching tool to help Lass grasp the concept of time.

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Supplies used

(2) 6" x 9 " self adhesive magnet sheets - Dollar store

(1) 8 1/2" x 11" sheet tan cardstock - Recollections brand from Michaels

Sharp pair of scissors (DO NOT use your best scissors because the magnet sheets make them really gummy)

Scraps of red, blue, and cream cardstock

Red and blue markers - I used Crayola  SuperTips

Time from start to finish

30 minutes

Kraft Obsession

This is a card I made a while back using the vintage couple collage from Create with TLC.  Paulette is SUPER generous with her beautiful work and she also has an online shop where she sells her digital stamps, backgrounds, papers, etc.  I love all her vintage style stuff.  If you're a crafter, go take a look at her blog and shop!

I printed the digital stamp directly on kraft cardstock using Microsoft Word - which, alas, no longer works on my computer for whatever reason :(    I used rose and silver metallic gel pens (dollar store!) to accent the image a little.  The sentiment ticket is from Sentiments 4 You, printed out on kraft as well and outlined with the silver metallic pen.  The flower/rosette in the top left hand corner is my own creation - kind of an experiment.  I cut out various sized circles of cardstock, scrunched them, folded them and messed them up before inking the edges and putting them together with one of my tiny round gunmetal brads from Making Memories.  

My next card uses a silhouette image from  The Graphics Fairy.  I also used MS Word to print this image right onto the half-fold (8 1/2 " by 5 1/2 ") card.

I made another "shabby kraft rosette" for this card.  The sentiment ticket is also from Sentiments 4 You.  The sticker along the bottom is a dimensional sticker from one of my dollar store packs.

These two cards were quite an experiment for me.  I'm not entirely satisfied with how they turned out, but I enjoy trying new things.

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Floral Cards

Just a couple of cards I made recently.  They are are pretty simple, but they came out quite well.  The base is an ivory card blank (5" x 6.5" folded).  The layers are cream cardstock ($ store!) and shabby floral patterned paper (not positive where this is from, but I know it is a download - I will keep trying to find out where I got it).  The tags were cut on my Cricut using the George and Basic Shapes cartridge.  The geranium stickers are some more from my stash of old Rebecca Sower stickers.  The ribbon is just narrow Spool O' Ribbon from Michael's (I think that's where I got mine - it's seems to be available at quite a few different stores and it's inexpensive) in burgundy and sage.  I inked the edges of the tags with burgundy and pink ink (Anna Griffin Rose Collection by All Night Media).  I also used the burgundy ink with the "Happy Birthday" stamp ($ store again).  The ecru lace trim is from the sewing section of the dollar store.

By the way, I stuck these cards into my lupins to take the photos.  They are almost ready to come out in bloom (another 1-2 weeks maybe).

And, just for fun, here is Bentley relaxing in the kids' sand box.  I think he looks pretty comfortable.

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Another Project From the Stash

As long as my kids are entertaining themselves, I can get a second post up.  This project was actually for my kids.  I guess you could call them "Personalised Notebooks".  This is a pretty simple idea but they really liked them.

We had picked up a bunch of these little notebooks at the dollar store because they reminded my husband of these notebooks which he loves:

The Moleskine notebook is about $12 - the dollar store version is $2.  I appreciate the quality of the real Moleskine but the price is a bit steep.  (I just realised the Moleskine books are slightly smaller than the dollar store ones as well.)  

So, we had quite a few of these notebooks lying around.  My kids are always asking for paper to draw on, so I decided to make them some "fancy" notebooks.

My son loves zebras so I used this vintage picture from The Graphics Fairy for his book.  Print out, cut, glue on the book with double sided glue tape.  Simple.

Here are the finished products.  Really simple but I could hardly keep my kids away from them long enough to glue the pictures on!  I'm not sure where I got the roses from but it may have been The Graphics Fairy as well.  These pictures were both in my digital stash!  I thought about putting some more decorations on the books but the kids wouldn't let me.  They were so anxious to get them.  A quick and easy project!  I'm thinking it might be fun to do up a bunch of these to keep on hand to use as gifts.

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I fell off the wagon...

So, my last post was about April Stash Bust, blah, blah, blah.  Guess what I did?  I went shopping.

Please don't judge - I really needed to go to the dollar store to buy a fly swatter as my kids destroyed my last one using it as a sword (my duster has almost met a similar fate but it's still usable)!  While I was there, I just HAD to wander around a little.  I didn't do too badly, considering.  Please excuse the sideways photos!  I uploaded these before I thought to edit them so bear with me.

These white mailing labels are great for lots of things. I make my own address labels with them among a host of other uses.  360 labels for $1?  Yes, please.

I love these because they are so pretty!  They caught my eye in the stationery aisle.  I needed some new sticky notes because my kids got into my last pack.  I love those little sticky flags too.  Also, they LITERALLY had my name on the package!

I've seen the little blackboard stickers but I've never seen it in a roll before.  I'm going to try using this with my Cricut to cut out labels.  I also want to make a bulletin-board/ blackboard for my kids.  There is quite a lot on this roll for $1!  Much cheaper than the blackboard paint I was contemplating.

I have to get some of this double sided glue tape whenever I go to the dollar store.  It's cheap and it works just as good if not better than the more expensive stuff.  A word of caution - it is SUPER sticky and permanent.

My son has trouble using scissors so I have been looking for a pair of good kids' scissors for him that wouldn't break the bank.  I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw these Fiskars scissors for $1.25!  Fiskars is a great brand and very durable.  I have several pairs of Fiskars scissors and a paper trimmer which I am really pleased with (and got great deals on!).  These scissors retail at Staples for around $6 so I was pleased to get them for this price.



This is just the "crafty" stuff I ended up getting - I didn't feel it necessary to show off a photo of my new fly swatter (actually, I got 2 for a dollar), or a spatula.  I also got my husband 2 fine tip pens for marking in his Bible with.  He's always on the lookout for pens and highlighters he can use in his Bible.  If you are interested in ways to mark your Bible, he has a post on his blog here  and here.

Hopefully, I will get some crafting time in soon!  We have had an usual amount of sickness lately and everything is in an uproar.  Thanks for visiting today.