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Aunt Annie's Crafts
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Step-by-step instructions. Printable patterns. Updates each week.
Welcome to Aunt Annie's Crafts!
Take a look around. You'll find crafting fun for children, teens and adults. A new craft how-to is added each Monday, with a special treat for that craft project added each Wednesday, and at the end of the week it's Friday Fun featuring crafts for family, groups or classrooms.
New this week
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Two-Finger Puppets - In this project make finger puppets that are animated with your two fingers—these being the legs of the puppet. The puppets in this project are very simple—just print, color, cut and glue.
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This week's Wednesday treat
is a
puppet play, The Medicine-man, to to go along with the
Two-Finger Puppets craft project. The play, based on an
Australian Aborigine folktale, features puppets in the project. -
Last Week's Friday Fun!
Easy (not just for) Mother's Day Cards - Mom will love these pretty cards with simple paper cutouts that spell out "M-O-M." Use whatever crafty things you have on hand to add your special creative touch.
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Puppets Around the World
Check out other puppet craft projects with plays based on folktales from around the world!
Select a puppet project from above. You, too, can take part in an ancient tradition by making your own puppets, and bring them to life with plays and fables from around the world.
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Featured last week
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Mother's Day Pop-Up Card - Pop goes the weasel—and so does this easy pop-up card! Everyone from little crafters to teens and adults will enjoy making this card. You can also add pop-up hearts to commercial cards. What will you write on your pop-up heart?
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Last week's Wednesday treat was a collection of Mother's Day messages for your handmade Mother's Day Pop-Up Card or any handmade card you are making for Mom!
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Prior Week's Friday Fun!
Bath Buddies - In no time flat, you and your kids can make enough soap buddies for weeks of bath time fun! Kids of all ages enjoy the squishy fun of making little soaps in a variety of shapes and colors. Shape them into balls or create cute shapes with soap molds.
Previously featured...
Here's a sample of the crafting fun from previous weeks. Visit the Project Index to see it all.
Looking for crafts for family, classroom or group craft time?
Check out the Friday Fun index for quick and easy crafts.
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There's new crafting fun every week that emphasizes creativity, learning and problem-solving with hours of enjoyment for both children and adults. Craft projects include illustrated step-by-step instructions and printable patterns.
Greeting card tutorials
Greeting card tutorials are a regular feature on Aunt Annie's Crafts. These tutorials are directed to adults and teens, but may be adapted for children. Each project builds on prior card projects. It's like taking a class on making handmade greeting cards.
This month's tutorial continues the second series of greeting card tutorials—Card Class 2. In Strip Folding Heart Cards learn how to use a strip folding template to make a heart motif! Review all the tutorials in the first Card Class to learn many more techniques for making beautiful cards.
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