Stamps Boxes Or Jars
Need
Small wooden or cardboard box with lid OR a baby food (or other small) jar
Canceled postage stamps (make sure no on is saving them!)
Glue ( or Modge Podge )
Paint brushes (older ones for spreading glue)
Liquid Tempera or acrylic paint (optional)
Paint brushes for paint
Clear water-based sealer OR a mixture of 80 % glue 20% water
How To Do
Glue a few handful of canceled stamps all over the jar or box (don't forget the lid)
Apply the glue with an old paintbrush, making sure to brush a layer on top of the
stamps to prevent them from peeling away.
If you wish - paint the remaining area of the box or jar with whichever colors of
paint you choose.
Finally, when your work is dry, add a light coating of water-based sealer or hair
spray to protect your work.
Bottle bank
Need
Empty bottle
Scissors
Double-sided tape
Hot-glue gun
Pipe cleaner
How to do
Rinse an empty bottle with hot soapy water; let dry. Cut features such as eyes,
ears, and nostrils from construction paper (ears should have tabs).
Attach with double-sided tape, as shown. Tape patterned paper around body.
Hot- glue empty thread spools on for legs. Cut a slot at the top for coins, and a
hole in back to insert a pipe-cleaner tail.
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