{Play} Construction Paper Dress and Windsock
August 11, 2011 in All Posts, Play, Toddler Activities
As y’all know, I love making crafts or projects using the bazillion brown paper grocery bags we have stockpiled in our kitchen drawer from over the years (like this One Minute Paper Bag Monster) or other recyclables lying around our house that would otherwise turn to waste (like this Repurposed Easter Grass Garden, these Rock Candy Maracas or our paper roll projects like these telescopes, binoculars and finger puppets).
This time around we made a paper dress using the top of a brown paper grocery bag and strips of construction paper:
When the fun of the dress wore off, we hung it in our backyard as a colorful, fluttery windsock:
Materials
- brown paper grocery bag
- construction paper
- scissors
- tape
Step 1
Cut off the top third of the grocery bag, which will form the top or “bust” portion of the dress.
Step 2
Snip lengthwise strips of the construction paper in whatever colors suit your fancy. Tape the strips hanging vertically from the bust.
Step 3
Cut an additional strip as a border for the top of dress and tape it down horizontally.
Do the same for the remaining three sides of the bag.
Step 5
Embellish with cutout shapes or glue on gems and glitter. Now twirl!
LEARN! Colors, scissor cutting, pretend play.
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So stinkin’ cute!!! Will have to try this with my 3 year old
Hope you guys have fun! I can’t wait to make your Rainy Daze Activity Sticks! So super cute
Lots of fun - My kids would certainly enjoy making these - thank s for commenting on my blog and letting me know about them
Glad to have found your blog for more great ideas on kids’ projects! Thanks for stopping by
Great idea!
It was super fun to make and wear! Hope you get to try it out. Thanks for stopping by
OMG! That is sooooooo cute! One of our play groups has been hankering for craft ideas. I’m gonna post this to the page. And I thought I was crafty making coffee filter flowers today- that lame post will run one of these weeks.
Are you using photoshop for the watermark? I need to do that, too- but haven’t wanted to blow the money. 
I used iWatermark ($30) since I don’t have any advanced photo editing software. I’ll take the plunge one day, but I’m still wading through the options. Hope you have fun making your dresses/windsocks!
Actually, I should also mention that if you edit your photos on a PC, Windows has an add a watermark feature for free. iPhoto just lacks that feature (which is absurd).
Thanks!!!!