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June 30, 2011

Starburst Craft using Fork Painting

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Have you seen the video on You Tube about size comparison of our Planets and the Stars? It is amazing! If you ever want a good perspective on just how small we are on this little Planet Earth, this movie is definitely worth watching. I have watched it with my kids several times and they are truly mesmerized by how huge all these stars are in comparison to our own Sun. Since our Sun has been shining so bright lately, I thought it would be fun to make a starburst craft. We used a plastic fork to create the rays of light. It was so much fun!! Look for a list of recommendations to go along with this craft at the bottom of this post.

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How to Make a Starburst Craft


Supplies:

-white sheet of card stock paper
-3 different sized circle lids (I used small, medium, large)
-orange and yellow crayon
–yellow paint
–plastic fork

Directions:
1. Trace circles onto your white paper making sure to use several different shapes to represent the different sizes of stars.

2. Color each circle yellow and orange.

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3. Use the yellow paint and a plastic fork to paint the rays of light around each star and let it dry.

Looks pretty awesome, right??!!

My kids loved the fork painting and I’m already thinking of different ideas to use this technique. I also loved the mixture of crayons with paint. If you try this fork painting idea I’d love to see what you create.

starburst-craft-fork-painting

Looking for some fun children’s books to go along with this fun starburst craft? Try these:
–The Big Dipper by Franklyn Branley
–How Many Stars in the Sky by Lenny Hort and James Ransome
–Stars by Steve Tomecek
–Our Stars by Anne Rockwell

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  1. Mimi says

    June 30, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    That is so cute and cheerful! My kids are grown but I want to make one – looks like so much fun.
    Glad you shared this at A Creative Princess!

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  2. Katie says

    June 30, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    This is so cute and clever. I just wanted to thank you for visiting my blog and being a follower. I really do appreciate it and I'm becoming a follower of your blog as well. Have a nice day 🙂

    Reply
  3. ReadyOrNot says

    June 30, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    You are so creative! Following from CP blog hop! You can check out my blog at http://readyornot-newyear.blogspot.com/

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  4. Brag All About It says

    June 30, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    cute! my lil guy is only 2 but i can't wait to do projects with him!

    i'm your newest follower on GFC! following from the thursday hop! Would love a follow back and say hello!
    http://www.bragallaboutit.com

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  5. Allison {A Glimpse Inside} says

    June 30, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    What a cute idea to do with your kiddos! Thanks for linking up to this week's Catch a Glimpse party.

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  6. Terri @ A Creative Princess says

    July 2, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    How cute and happy! Thank you so much for linking up!

    Reply
  7. ಪುಟ್ಟಿಯ ಅಮ್ಮ/Putti Amma says

    July 5, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    We have used forks to make grass, making sun rays is such a cute idea, love it!!
    Coming from 'Its Playtime'

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  8. Art For Little Hands says

    July 6, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I love this idea. They turned out so cute.

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  9. Rhiannon says

    July 7, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    great idea, I'm going to try this with my little ones, they love art. following you so I can steal your ideas to keep my kiddies occupied during the summer!

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  10. Art For Little Hands says

    July 14, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Thanks for sharing this on my blog party. I hope you come back later today and share something more.

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  11. virginia says

    July 14, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Un monton de soles esplendidos jaja!!!besitos virgi

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