Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Advent Calendar From Baby Food Jars (Part 2 of 2)

Here is the part 2 of baby food jars craft. See the part one of this series.

A cute project one of my kids brought home from daycare was a baby food jar turned upside down, filled with blue water (food coloring) and oil (like the lava lamps), and with the glittery confetti cut in shapes that you can buy now.

I think they painted the lids and then hot glued them shut so the liquid wouldn't leak. They were really cute, and I thought a clever idea for a four year old to do for a project. They may have even painted or pasted small fish shapes on the outside of the jars.

decorated glass jars -- can paint the outside or glue a circle onto the lid and gather into a ruffle with a rubberband under which you've glued, then tie with a ribbon

The paint (or maybe stick-on letters) could be describing contents or say "#1 MOM" or something similar glue a little figurine on the underside of the lid. Fill the jar with water and moth flakes. Make sure the lid seals back onto the jat.
Shake it up and it looks like it is snowing

Glue (Glossy Mod Podge) tissue paper on the outside of the jar and put a tea candle inside.

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