Snappy Crab Greeting Card

Posted 2013-04-09 by Jane Street ⇒ follow

This is a fun snappy crab greeting card with lots of interesting textures. It could be made by an older child independently or as a joint project with a younger child. I made this one with my 3 year old; she enjoyed making the sand background and painting the tissue paper to make the crab and I cut out the shapes and assembled the card.

Time: 30 minutes
Age: Any Age
Level: Medium

Materials

1 plain card

A5 size sandy coloured paper

Handful of sand

PVA white glue and brush

Sheet tissue paper (we used yellow)

Roller

Red, yellow, orange paint

Small piece backing paper (we used red)

Scrap white paper for eyes

Scissors

Matt spray varnish (or you could use hairspray)

Starting materials

Method

Brush a layer of PVA glue all over your sheet of sandy coloured paper

Sprinkle sand over the glue and leave to the side to dry

Using a roller, roll different shades of red, orange and yellow paint over a sheet of tissue paper. This gives a nice texture and dappled shades for your crab

The roller on tissue paper gives a lovely texture and is fun for even young children

When the tissue paper is dry, glue it onto your piece of backing paper

Ready to cut out the crab

When dry, draw a crab shape onto your mounted tissue paper and cut out

Stick your sandy sheet of paper onto the front of your card and trim round the card

Glue the crab onto the front of the card using strong PVA glue

Add eyes and a smile

Spray lightly with matt varnish (or hairspray) to seal

Your snappy crab greeting card is now ready to send. It would make a fun Birthday card or Father's Day card.

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#medium
#under_5s
#5_to_10s
#over_10s
#greeting_card
#birthday_card
#father 's_Day
#sand
#crab
#under_the_sea

%mykidcraft

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