I love making crafts that are an extension of the books we read. In our craft class we read the two books , The Lizard’s tail & Mixed up chameleon . 

I also wanted to explore Aluminium foil as a craft medium and so we made these Shiny chameleon using foil, cardstock , wool & ceramic colours. So this is what we made in our craft class..

Note – This was the first time I used Ceramic paints and would totally “NOT” recommend it with kids. The colours don’t wash off easily and though it gave a nice semi transparent glaze, I found taht it takes more time to dry and doesn’t come off the tiles as well .. Sob Sob. We will be sticking to Acrylics going forward. Even Glass colours left a stain. Sharpies would be a better bet!

Mixed Up Chameleon Aluminium Foil Craft

Supplies required:

• A4 sized card stock,
• Aluminium Foil
• Scissors
• Glue
• Wool
• Ceramic paints / glass colours
• Brushes
• Gold paper
• Black markers

How to make the Mixed Up Chameleon Aluminium Foil Craft:

1. Cut card stock to shape.

2. Cut grooves along the side

3. String some wool through the grooves to make a crisscross pattern

4. Cover evenly with Foil.

5. Use markers / glass colours or ceramic paints to fill in each square/triangle. I tested all three, ceramic gave the best effect.

6. Add eyes, legs & a shiny tongue.

Finally, some happy pics from the craft class!

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We plan to use sharpies next time or some other enamel paints. What do you think of this craft? The kids loved making them and the lizard / chameleons looks super colorful.