Everyone loses at least one glove a winter. This article gives ideas for Easter crafts using the odd gloves.
Spring is here and it's time to put away the winter clothes. What do you do with the odd glove left after one of a pair is lost? They can be thrown away which just adds more garbage to the landfills. They can be kept and made into odd pairs with another odd glove who has lost a partner. However most people don't like wearing mismatched gloves.
The odd gloves can be turned into functional and fun things for Easter. Puppets, basket wall hangings and bean bag toys can all be created using the odd gloves left after a long winter.
Glove Bunny
Materials:
- one glove
- stuffing
- felt
- glue
- yarn or ribbon
Procedure:
- Tuck the ring finger of the glove into the palm area.
- Stuff the remaining four fingers lightly with stuffing.
- Bring the thumb and pinky together at the front and glue them together, forming a pair of arms for your bunny.
- Stuff the palm of the glove lightly with fiber fill.
- Glue the palm shut and tie ribbon or yarn around the bottom.
- Add eyes and a nose to the palm just under the ears with felt.
- Put flowers, eggs or other Easter decorations in the bunnies arms.
Easter Party Puppets
Materials:
- One glove
- Felt
- Ribbon or yarn
- Spring Colored Paper Plate
Procedure:
- Decorate the fingers with felt and ribbon to look like spring or Easter animals. Favorites include bunnies, lambs, and chicks.
- Cut a whole in the center of the paper plate so that the glove can be stuck up through the hole.
- Decorate the remaining area of the plate to resemble a party location for the animals.
- Place hand in glove and glove through hole in the plate.
Bean Bag Buddies
Materials:
- Glove
- Dried Beans or Rice
- Felt, material, ribbon, yarn etc. for decorating
- Glue
- Paint
- Needle and Thread
Procedure:
- Have the child use the fabric materials or paint to decorate the glove in any manner desired. It could be decorated like an animal, a person, or with geometric shapes resembling nothing.
- Once the glue or paint has dried, fill the glove with the beans or rice.
- Sew the wrist end of the glove shut with the needle and thread.
- The buddy can be cuddled or tossed during a game.
Basket Wall Hanging
Materials:
- One glove, adult sizes work best
- Ribbon
- Stuffing or Potpourri or a combination
- Small flowers, Easter eggs, etc to fill baskets
- Hot glue gun
Procedure:
- Fill the fingers and half of the palm with stuffing, potpourri or a combination.
- Fold the top of the glove out making a small cuff all the way around.
- Glue the ribbon to the inside of the cuff forming a handle.
- Glue the glove shut slightly below the top.
- Glue the flowers etc to the inside of th glove.
- Hang on a wall or door to decorate.
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