New – Craft of the Week

Fun stuff to try at home…
Each week this site will share new fun and cute craft ideas to make at home with your kids – developed and contributed by Denise Dolan, a qualified art teacher and recent graduate of the Limerick School of Art & Design. Step-by-step pictures and instructions will help keep the kids busy when school is out, and during long wet days at home!!
….click to view the first CraftCorner idea

Piggy Bookmark

You will need:
– Strip of card or thick paper, 4cmx16cm
– Different coloured piece of card or thick paper 7cm square
– Pencil
– Scissor
– PVA craft glue
– 2 googly eyes
– Black marker

Step 1: Draw an outline of a pigs face and two trotters on the card 7cm square. Cut out the pigs head.

Step 2: Using a black marker, draw the nose and mouth, then add nostrils and ear creases. Colour the trotters black.

Step 3: Stick on the googly eyes.

Step 4: Glue the pig’s face to the top of the rectangular strip of card, ensuring the head sticks up about 2 cm over the top of the strip. Leave it to dry.

Your Piggy Bookmark is now ready to be useful, oink :)
Hope you enjoy.

Denise will be running Arts & Craft Camps during the summer months of July and August and is also currently gathering names for a weekly one hour
saturday class. For more details on classes call 087 3131395.