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Mixed up chameleon – Crafting with Aluminium Foil

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Shruti Acharya | October 1, 2012 | 4 Comments

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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..

Lizard tail book craft with foil and ceramic paints

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!

Books we read – The mixed up Chameleon & the Lizard’s tail

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the lizards tail viswanath kastl

 

For the  Craft
You’ll Need –
  1. A4 sized card stock,
  2. Aluminium Foil
  3. Scissors
  4. Glue
  5. Wool
  6. Ceramic paints / glass colours
  7. Brushes
  8. Gold paper
  9. Black markers

To make –

Lizard craft How to

 

  1. Cut card stock to shape.
  2. Cut grooves along the side
  3. String some wool through the grooves to make a criss cross pattern
  4. Cover evenly with Foil.
  5. You can use markers / glass colours or ceramic paints. I tested all three, ceramic gave the best effect.
  6. Fill in each square / triangle
  7. Add eyes, legs & a shiny tongue.

Happy pics from the craft class

Lizard%27s+ Tail Crafts aluminium foil ceramic paint

 

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

Filed Under: Art ideas For Kids, Kindergarten Crafts & Activities Tagged With: #CraftClass

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About Shruti Acharya

Shruti is a writer, photographer, DIY lover, passionate homemaker, and the chief dreamer at ArtsyCraftsyMom.com . Shruti lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and daughter. She loves showcasing fun art activities, crafts for kids, celebrations, childrens books & all the craziness that is India.

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Comments

  1. Avatar of Patricia TorresPatricia Torres says

    October 1, 2012 at 7:26 am

    Gosh.. such happy kids.. You inspire me… You truly do!!

    Love the colours on their little lizards too.. so pretty.. 🙂

    Thank you for joining the Weekly Story @ Colours Dekor 🙂 Hope you have a fabulous week ahead..

    Reply
  2. Avatar of Somu @ WoodoozSomu @ Woodooz says

    October 1, 2012 at 8:13 am

    I love the way you have made the scales using the woolen thread… Very creative 🙂

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  3. Avatar of ArtsyCraftsyMomArtsyCraftsyMom says

    October 3, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    @patty – Thank you for the lovely note! 🙂
    @somu – Thanks. Each kid made his / her own unique pattern. I am enjoying the joy on their faces.

    Reply
  4. Avatar of BeckyBecky says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    Oh I see! I LOVE this!!! I am going to pin this to my Multicultural Crafts board. This is beautiful, and I love how each one is so unique!

    Reply

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