Blip Art School

Get Festive With Blip Art School’s Fringe Sock Puppets

FRINGE SOCK PUPPETS After a fun-filled night out at the Adelaide Fringe keep the fun going by creating a mini sock puppet show in your lounge room! You will need: • • • • • – Odd socks – A cardboard box – Craft glue – Stanley knife – Fabric, wool, craft foam or anything you can nd around the house to embellish your characters! STEP 1. With the help of an adult, carefully cut your cardboard box to include a stage at the front, and remove the back cardboard for your sock puppets to access the stage! STEP 2. Paint your box and fit your stage with curtains and other decorations. STEP 3. Wear one of the socks on your hand to plan where you would like your character’s face to be. Place the end of the sock inside of itself to create a mouth shape. STEP 4. Create your clothes and accessories for your character… can you guess who we’re making today? STEP 5. Glue them onto your character using craft glue. We made Fringe superstars Hans and Monski Mouse! We’d love to see your creations! Don’t forget to post them on social media, tag @blipartschool and @kiddomagand hashtag #blipxkiddo Blip Art School was founded by local creatives Ella James and Astrid Myers. Their classes provide students with unique, exciting activities designed to help them develop their creativity in a fun, social environment. For more info and bookings head to their website: www.blipartschool.com

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February 15, 2019

DIY: Modern Festive Ornaments

You will need: • Balls of yarn • Fork • Scissors • Craft glue • Cardboard • Acrylic paint • Paint brush • Clear baubles (You should be able to nd these at a craft shop or variety store!) • Paint pens • Styrofoam ball • Matches or toothpicks • Sequins • Pins (Make sure you get some with big enough heads so they don’t fall through the sequins!) Pom Pom Garland: 1. Wrap the wool around your fork, keeping it as tight as possible and tie a knot in the middle. 2. Cut each side down the middle and you have a pom pom! You will need to give them a little haircut to even out the sides 3. Repeat steps 1-3 until you have enough pom poms to fill your garland! Glue them all to a long piece of yarn. Cardboard Ornaments: 1. Cut some groovy shapes out of cardboard. 2. Paint your shapes! 3. Glue them together and glue a piece of yarn on as a hanger. Make some friends for your ornament! Sun Tree Topper: 1. Poke your matchsticks into your styrofoam ball around the circumference. 2. Stick the pins through the sequins. 3. Repeat step 2 a million times until your sun looks like this! TIP: Try using a smaller sized Christmas tree so you don’t spend the next 10 years making your decorations! Ours is a 3ft tiny tree and we love it! Now it’s time to decorate your tree! And don’t forget to share your creations with us on social media, tag @blipartschool and @kiddomag and hashtag #blipxkiddo! Blip Art School was founded by local creatives Ella James and Astrid Myers. Their classes provide students with unique, exciting activities designed to help them develop their creativity in a fun, social environment. Join them for a spectacular set of Christmas themed classes at 19 on Green, Bowden! For more info and bookings head to their website: blipartschool.com

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December 5, 2018