Hands On Crafts for Kids

By Cheryl Ball

Main supplies:

Delta Ceramcoat® acrylic paint – white, lime green, fuchsia, red
Delta Ceramcoat® Sparkle Glaze
Delta Sobo® glue
Forster® Woodsies™ large circles and craft sticks
Ribbon and cellophane

Basics supplies:

Paintbrushes - #12 flat, #3 round
Sand paper
Pencil
Scissors

Instructions:
Swirl Candy Favor

1. Lightly sand a wood circle until smooth.
2. Paint the circle lime green. Let dry. Apply a second coat if needed.
3. Using the round paint brush paint a white swirl on the wood circle. Start on the outside edge and paint the swirl to the center of the circle. Let dry. Apply a coat of sparkle glaze to entire surface of circle. Let dry.
4. Glue a craft stick to the back of the circle. Cut a 6” length of ribbon and glue to the top of the pop to form a loop hanger.
5. Wrap a piece of cellophane around the candy ornament, cutting a small hole in the top of the cellophane to pull the hanger through. Tie with a ribbon at the base of the candy on the stick.

Peppermint Candy Favor

1. Lightly sand a wood circle until smooth.
2. Paint the circle white. Let dry. Apply a second coat if needed. Referring to the photo, use a pencil to lightly draw lines from the center of the circle forming 8 sections. Paint four of the sections red.
3. Using the round brush and fuchsia paint, make squiggly lines in the center of the white sections and add a dot to the center of the circle. Apply a coat of sparkle glaze to entire surface of circle. Let dry.
4. Glue a craft stick to the back of the circle. Cut a 6” length of ribbon and glue to the top of the pop to form a loop hanger.
5. Wrap a piece of cellophane around the candy favor, cutting a small hole in the top of the cellophane to pull the hanger through. Tie with a ribbon at the base of the candy on the stick.