DIY Program Kits
DIY Program Kits for Holiday Break Fieldtrips
Thank you for your interested in our Virtual Field Trips - A limited number of pre-fabricated craft kits are available for pick up at the library. You may also view the material lists below.
Sunday, December 20
The Solar System: a Planetary Tour from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Materials needed
Black Construction Paper (1 Sheet)
Coloring instruments
Other items to customize your solar system
Monday, December 21
Prehistoric Life from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Materials Needed
Dino Feet Template
String/yarn
Coloring instruments
Dino Feet Directions
Poke holes a couple of inches in from the edge of the dino footprint.
Take two pieces of yarn and tie one through each hole.
Have your child stand on the dino footprint and tie it on.
Enjoy stomping around on your dino feet!
Tuesday, December 22
A Morning with the Seuss Museum
For the Lorax Craft
In your kit: You provide:
Blue paper Scissors
Green paper Glue stick
Orange cupcake paper Tape
3 colored cotton balls
3 paper straws, cut
Yellow moustache
Yellow paper, small
4 orange strips of paper
Googly eyes
Mini pom pom
Instructions for the Lorax Craft
- Cut the green paper to look like grass or hills along one long edge.
- Glue the green paper to the narrow bottom side of the blue paper.
- Flatten the cupcake paper and glue it on your scene for the Lorax’ body.
- Glue the orange strips around or under the cupcake paper for arms and legs.
- Cut out the moustache and glue it on the cupcake paper.
- Glue on the pom pom for the nose, and then the googly eyes.
- If you’d like the Lorax to have eyebrows, fold the yellow piece of paper in half. Draw a bushy eyebrow, then cut out the two eyebrows at the same time so they match. Glue in place.
- Glue the straws in place for the trunks of the truffula trees. They will glue more easily if you put glue stick on the paper and on the straw. If they won’t stick, use tape!
- Glue the cotton balls to the top of the straws. If you’d like, stretch them a little bit to make them bigger.
Wednesday, December 23
Model Trains from the Ernest Warther Museum
Materials Needed:
Bar of Soap and a butter knife for Soap Carving
Balto: a History Of Humans, Huskies, and Health In Alaska
Materials Needed:
Husky Mask Template
String/yarn
Coloring Instruments
Or Alternatively
Patterned Zentangle Husky Coloring Sheet
Make your Own Husky Mask
Print off the Husky Mask Template
Decorate
Cut the template out
String yarn in holes to make your mask
Alternatively
Color your Own Husky
Print off the Patterned Zentangle coloring page and design your very own husky
Tuesday, December 29
Exploring Textures with the Columbus Museum of Art
Materials Needed
Crepe streamers cut in different colors
Feathers
Manila Folder/Cardstock x2 to create your own stencils
Construction paper cut into squares
Glue
Moon and Stars is for a collage where you also need this and a black piece of construction paper. You first cut out the moon and stars from the white sheet and paste them on the black background. Then you decorate it with beads, buttons, pompoms and create a collage. The second is a rocket that you simply cut out and put together that is listed under rocket_front