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Oval Shapes Crafts For Kids

Paper Mache Ant Hill
Eggs in a Basket
Penguins 

Supplies

	Create your paper mache paste by using 1 cup of flour to 1 1/2 cups of water.  Mix together.
	Tear up a bunch of old news papers, magazines, etc. into strips about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide.
	Find an oval shape disposable container.  We used the lid to a Wendy's baked potato meal.
	Place your oval shaped container on top of the paper plate and begin to make your ant hill with the torn strips.  Simply dip the strip of paper in your paper mache paste, wipe off the excess and place the wet paper on top of your ant hill.
	Completely cover the oval shaped container down to the edge of the paper plate.  Let this dry for 24 hours then repeat with another layer of paper mache.  Again let it dry for 24 hours.
	Put on one more layer of paper mache.  For this last layer, you can use brown paper bag strips which will give the hill a brownish color.  Once you are done with this last layer, and while the paper is still wet, sprinkle some sand on top.  If you don't have sand available just sprinkle some cinnamon on top to give it a brown sandy look.

	Using the black and red construction paper, trace 3 oval shapes for each ant, with each one smaller than the first.  You can use this template as a guide.  This is a PDF file that will open in a new window.
	Cut each oval shape out and have the kids paste them together to form the ant.  Make as many ants as you want.  You can even make big ants and smaller ones.  Although our project only used red and black ants, your toddlers can pick what ever colored ants they want.
	Glue each ant onto the ant hill.  Glue some on top and up the sides to make it look like the ants are busy on their ant hill.
	Using the black marker, simply draw on some legs, antennas, eyes and a mouth.

Supplies

	Using the white construction or card stock, cut out several eggs.  You can use this template as a guide for the oval shape.  This file will open in a new window.
	Have the kids decorate their eggs using markers, crayons, paint, glitter glue, etc. Tip:  It may be easier for the little ones to decorate the eggs before you cut them out.
	Now to create the basket.  This step is for the adults as it is a bit too much for toddlers.  Take a sheet of craft paper.  This can be rectangle or square, it doesn't matter.
	Fold the paper in half.  Unfold and then fold each edge in to the center crease you just created. Keeping the paper folded (with each edge folded into the center), fold the paper in half in the other direction.  Unfold this new crease and fold each edge into the center crease you just created.
	Unfold your paper.  If should look like the picture to the right. Now take each of the four corners and fold these in to the first crease.  Do not go past the crease. Keeping these corners folded down, you should have some excess paper next to each folded corner.
	Take the excess inner edge of the paper and fold this over the end of the corners you just folded in.  See image to the left. Now gently grab each edge you just folded in and pull out to create the box.  You may have to recrease some of the corners to help hold the shape.
	Once you have completed the paper box (in this case, we are calling it a basket) create a handle for the basket using a 1" wide stock paper. Determine the right length by holding it up to the basket.  You can either glue this or staple it onto the basket.  I find staples work best.
	Now have the kids place straw or Easter grass in the basket and then they can place all their eggs in their basket.

Supplies

	Using the penguin template, select a side view or front view and print out the page.  If you want, you can simply draw out your own ovals to form the penguins.
	If using only white construction paper, have the kids color the different pieces of the penguin black (see picture for reference).  Color the feet and beak orange or yellow.
	Cut out each piece and have the kids glue the penguin together.  If you have wiggle eyes, glue these on otherwise glue on the eyes from the template and using a black marker, make the pupils for the eyes.
	Have them tell you which penguin parts are oval and which one is a circle and triangle. Tip:  The penguins feet are actually oval but since they are small ovals they look a lot like a circle.  So if your toddler says these are circles, that's okay. The important thing is they can tell the difference of the body oval shapes from the head's circle shape.
	Once the penguins are all glued together and the glue is dry, have the kids take a craft stick and glue the back of the penguin to the stick.  Leave enough room at the bottom of the stick to poke into the syrofoam.
	Cut the syrofoam ball in half (so it has a flat bottom).  Stick a penguin on the craft stick in each half of the syrofoam.
	Using the blue construction paper, cut out a large oval shape.  Place the penguins on the ice (the blue oval).