tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567865637794907772023-11-16T12:41:55.301-05:00Wishful Waufa CraftsWishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-14020907396457351832021-09-14T11:23:00.000-04:002021-09-14T11:23:29.360-04:00The Best Day Ever - Greeting Card<p> <span> Hello Crafty Friends!</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span>Today I am adding a blogpost about a fun greeting card I made. I was able to use the My Favorite Things Stamp Set called "Best Friends in the Universe". I intended to make this into a shaker card but mostly I liked having a sheet of acetate covering the image so that it looks like you are looking at the image through an astronaut's view. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8G7gpGwXjY-WauHgdPWXXtQpBJnqVc_N7ZCCF8AhJFpKZ8ISxKMHBHEC35QhI8mcTCC7OIZz-b9UPmV1OpVUvCvPeh3V9UHJznvFqhtqTBAdx_1nDW2G8yQAlocdxYabQrbWVKe-JkLy/s934/Best+Friends+in+the+Universe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8G7gpGwXjY-WauHgdPWXXtQpBJnqVc_N7ZCCF8AhJFpKZ8ISxKMHBHEC35QhI8mcTCC7OIZz-b9UPmV1OpVUvCvPeh3V9UHJznvFqhtqTBAdx_1nDW2G8yQAlocdxYabQrbWVKe-JkLy/s320/Best+Friends+in+the+Universe.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is an A2 sized top-folding note card. I stamped the images in Honey Bee Intense Blank Ink. Then, I coloured the images with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. The background is stenciled and ink blended to give it a "Space-Theme". <p></p><p>I didn't have the coordinating dies so I fussy-cut the images which was no issue at all. I added some mini sequins inside the shaker for an interactive element. Finally, I stamped a cute sentiment inside the card that was part of the stamp set, "All systems are go for a Happy Birthday". Then I glued some stars inside as well. I hope you like this card!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsNqRhTc1kgMTga-JTU7Y3l0G0vtFC7_OmHqkxbNBvIM-nfTp7Xke-MnfFaoK94aWg60sj74Q8uO62FvPqlDT4isUQig3ABKMfx9lKOkcwnXWCgpskMrEngFp3WYCcwuNKIRbyWblLcV6/s1920/Best+Friends+in+the+Universe.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsNqRhTc1kgMTga-JTU7Y3l0G0vtFC7_OmHqkxbNBvIM-nfTp7Xke-MnfFaoK94aWg60sj74Q8uO62FvPqlDT4isUQig3ABKMfx9lKOkcwnXWCgpskMrEngFp3WYCcwuNKIRbyWblLcV6/s320/Best+Friends+in+the+Universe.gif" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Let me know what you think in the comments below. Have a great day!<br /><p><br /><span><br /></span></p>WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-27521571903770537222020-10-16T23:14:00.001-04:002020-10-16T23:14:08.199-04:00Foil Art: Use Decofoil for Brilliant Hand Lettered Signs<h1 style="text-align: center;"> Simple Foil Art</h1><h3 style="text-align: center;">How I used Decofoil and a Laminator to achieve amazing results</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4anJ45L_03NSDS_C20elSKC-U9d_APRjFoz7havg7hqEG14oiQqgOn4EGxS9EW4OL6prFrfxZN3ViTombwu8wUIGz7IsNNY97yjElXY09YJxlthAS0n-B1ebk8qA_TPBHxIkEQ7usrzW9/s2048/IMG_4363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4anJ45L_03NSDS_C20elSKC-U9d_APRjFoz7havg7hqEG14oiQqgOn4EGxS9EW4OL6prFrfxZN3ViTombwu8wUIGz7IsNNY97yjElXY09YJxlthAS0n-B1ebk8qA_TPBHxIkEQ7usrzW9/s320/IMG_4363.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Salam to all my fellow crafters! I've returned to the blog after a few months, and it feels great to be sharing a very cool technique with all of you. I have received astounding support and interest on one of my most recent crafty posts on Instagram. There is a lot of interest in how I was able to create shiny hand lettered art with a foil touch to it. </div><div><br /></div><div>For all of those willing to achieve this look from the comfort of your home, look no further! With a few simple items, you will be on your way to creating fabulous inspirational art, such as the hand lettered art I was able to make. </div><div><br /></div><div>Materials</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decofoil - heat transfer foil (any colour - I used Aqua)</li><li>A thermal laminator - I used this one: <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-PL9-US-Thermal-Laminator/dp/B00BUI5QWS" target="_blank">here</a> from Amazon.ca</li><li>A laser printer (inkjet printer will not work, unfortunately)</li><li>A piece of paper (I used white card stock)</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>Steps:</div><div><br /></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Grab your paper and begin to hand letter your desired quote - if your laser printer does not have a photocopying option, you can alternatively create your quote on your computer and print it out through your laser printer. </li><li>If your quote is hand lettered - use a dark black ink for best results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY85X7pTwKXjKqeFa-dDIjmOJM54bedfFrggonEABv1Yxz7Bw4vPRIfORwS1aIQDNsVXKdoKL41vg6POZIV-Np-4cRRciH1sJnlRMFF5TRGG3hyWv6ietnVVyrgZoLO-LegoYO3YZD-hjy/s2048/IMG_4340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY85X7pTwKXjKqeFa-dDIjmOJM54bedfFrggonEABv1Yxz7Bw4vPRIfORwS1aIQDNsVXKdoKL41vg6POZIV-Np-4cRRciH1sJnlRMFF5TRGG3hyWv6ietnVVyrgZoLO-LegoYO3YZD-hjy/s320/IMG_4340.jpg" /></a></div><br /></li><li>Go ahead and photocopy this (or print if you're taking that route)</li><li>Place a cut out of your foil on top of the print out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjlIBGq3UCb4dcBsQhsZ0kKuIzSxoO3wxI4hqmiSzuzG13GQpoMF4vidoAVN-npdrlQkSelwmCnCqdil438rOzZvZ-zWkPHbiK4DokBLheukCTgM6aBwil5SsTEHVG4TXFYarjV239v6F/s1280/98243A1D-D732-4351-899C-D12FD9F27C85.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjlIBGq3UCb4dcBsQhsZ0kKuIzSxoO3wxI4hqmiSzuzG13GQpoMF4vidoAVN-npdrlQkSelwmCnCqdil438rOzZvZ-zWkPHbiK4DokBLheukCTgM6aBwil5SsTEHVG4TXFYarjV239v6F/s320/98243A1D-D732-4351-899C-D12FD9F27C85.gif" /></a></div><br /></li><li>Run this through your thermal laminator in the 5mil setting (wherever possible) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCyDfusVYak4rcp9Q8JKhOoSLLVDh9tFOm0ckhHzDJPkuEp_vt3Gt7-VC0txiHWJiUM7X1BEsZwvOCeHkPgEdUUX83RmkgoUL6t7ASTAy6w5Xf6_Cf0fU4PcC-QnfDqjhI3b1EHY7LGE9/s1920/IMG_4342.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCyDfusVYak4rcp9Q8JKhOoSLLVDh9tFOm0ckhHzDJPkuEp_vt3Gt7-VC0txiHWJiUM7X1BEsZwvOCeHkPgEdUUX83RmkgoUL6t7ASTAy6w5Xf6_Cf0fU4PcC-QnfDqjhI3b1EHY7LGE9/s320/IMG_4342.gif" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></li><li>I ran it through twice to guarantee results</li><li>Let it cool for 10 seconds</li><li>Slowly remove the Decofoil and see how it has transferred onto your lettering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NXkFmOC7vAH5IRb2iWUqRlCFs9I4bf44kTvoNzFZSHqZAD1cVII9vbOssRU5T3qvq0m6tS_S9wLKZDtPE1g4o5klLfumrTQIyii5mzdnXHJmLeVuwot1bPYXuV2KmOsQVOTuq-6F9m7b/s896/IMG_4343.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NXkFmOC7vAH5IRb2iWUqRlCFs9I4bf44kTvoNzFZSHqZAD1cVII9vbOssRU5T3qvq0m6tS_S9wLKZDtPE1g4o5klLfumrTQIyii5mzdnXHJmLeVuwot1bPYXuV2KmOsQVOTuq-6F9m7b/s320/IMG_4343.gif" /></a></div><br /></li><li>You can frame this or gift it to a friend! The possibilities are endless<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNml38riE0OSUtZht2c8Aii2KT9Xw3-jE0Cfyj52tVFKv5JuCe6hAAnhAU95eu9btY-uAsJ_wUkG2J6Jvx9_uSuJBDxtE5tqCYDFMaC3p5P99vcfFIc-PLdqHE6KCP5M3g2Rae9yK5ZmaG/s1068/F941C5E7-2D50-4DF9-9713-43589B746BFF.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNml38riE0OSUtZht2c8Aii2KT9Xw3-jE0Cfyj52tVFKv5JuCe6hAAnhAU95eu9btY-uAsJ_wUkG2J6Jvx9_uSuJBDxtE5tqCYDFMaC3p5P99vcfFIc-PLdqHE6KCP5M3g2Rae9yK5ZmaG/s320/F941C5E7-2D50-4DF9-9713-43589B746BFF.gif" /></a></div><br /></li></ol><div><br /></div></div><div>There you have it, my friends! Such a simple technique with superb results. I received the inspiration for this from @marinamakes_ on Instagram. Would love to see your artwork! Tag me on Instagram @WishfulWaufa with your beautiful creations. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is it for now, have a wonderful day!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvmN_3ubUKDMjQo1NCNrB-pWXKXxASNSnIkRfJ8IgWJOuIAPYXjtR-mJ98XmcQmuKn5mWPrsriNKZCVuwFO7LBOC9tPurYwKkfKE4pFoq_9wxEyOG18i7Y4nEoOb9lp_0ztQosyYdDpFj/s2048/IMG_4362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1909" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvmN_3ubUKDMjQo1NCNrB-pWXKXxASNSnIkRfJ8IgWJOuIAPYXjtR-mJ98XmcQmuKn5mWPrsriNKZCVuwFO7LBOC9tPurYwKkfKE4pFoq_9wxEyOG18i7Y4nEoOb9lp_0ztQosyYdDpFj/s320/IMG_4362.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-14665033539706137042020-07-09T16:17:00.002-04:002020-07-09T16:34:30.738-04:00Geometric Watercolour Name Art <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><u>Geometric Watercolour Name Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ILh6y5ANm4q9TOEXNlGpP6N2ryyjppF6P7WI4NZt1SyxcWLfEiUFVm4DTzC1ranuGn_wz3r6spqpYEXc0JMQn5e7edAi-k6-fh1RNiRLcWk5dq189xlp6kaaxLYgfa3-pNpFBJ04WbCL/s3305/IMG_3501.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3305" data-original-width="2746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ILh6y5ANm4q9TOEXNlGpP6N2ryyjppF6P7WI4NZt1SyxcWLfEiUFVm4DTzC1ranuGn_wz3r6spqpYEXc0JMQn5e7edAi-k6-fh1RNiRLcWk5dq189xlp6kaaxLYgfa3-pNpFBJ04WbCL/s320/IMG_3501.HEIC" /></a></div></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey everyone! Today I'm pleased to share a super easy and fun way to decorate someone's name. This design incorporates both a watercolour look and a geometry look. I have linked a YouTube video below showing a time lapse of the process. Please take a look and let me know what you think!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Materials:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Watercolour paper - 300gsm</li><li>Clipboard</li><li>Pencil</li><li>Compass to make circles</li><li>Ruler</li><li>Blending markers or brush pens - I used Tombow Dual Brush Pens: Bright Palette</li><li>Paintbrush</li><li>Water for blending the colours</li><li>Eraser </li><li>Heat Tool to dry the artwork (optional)</li><li>Gold Marker - I used Pilot Gold Marker - Broad Tip</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Steps:</div><div>Watch the video below to see the steps in creating the name art: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfOF5bfwQSQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfOF5bfwQSQ</a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/sfOF5bfwQSQ"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sfOF5bfwQSQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="sfOF5bfwQSQ"></iframe></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Draw a line in the middle of the watercolour paper and mark the centre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsr2EwZik2HcDj_U6fyaMH8uwawOAL6gTNPJe7JpKuuDd6Xlr_Mu3NMYlIYV5scbiCESYwgOc47HrAExVf0w2XnCl_dRNX68EFjoxyPAwgtWpMyBnq542ksMkXsmuHd5pST83MQyfLKEW7/s4032/IMG_3475.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsr2EwZik2HcDj_U6fyaMH8uwawOAL6gTNPJe7JpKuuDd6Xlr_Mu3NMYlIYV5scbiCESYwgOc47HrAExVf0w2XnCl_dRNX68EFjoxyPAwgtWpMyBnq542ksMkXsmuHd5pST83MQyfLKEW7/s320/IMG_3475.HEIC" /></a></div></li><li>Using your compass make three circles along the middle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgt9-dLPkcLceizLWtNRmmBcU3Qcm5JtrsKmphJz1YDloz6AeSY82wJvSrdznk-qJXE0oAW8IHLxMm4vPXbd2kmMHDuRsf0w7pLzyZ5pHM74v_AO6hO1vu_qS1fN4nwvzChH-RAITTRK4/s3611/IMG_3476.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3611" data-original-width="2708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgt9-dLPkcLceizLWtNRmmBcU3Qcm5JtrsKmphJz1YDloz6AeSY82wJvSrdznk-qJXE0oAW8IHLxMm4vPXbd2kmMHDuRsf0w7pLzyZ5pHM74v_AO6hO1vu_qS1fN4nwvzChH-RAITTRK4/s320/IMG_3476.HEIC" /></a></div></li><li>At their meeting points - make more circles until you have a series of overlapping circles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLd6HNu7fVTKzDoQoZI2WttXia-Tx8dRvIiS39UGgRGm7GzhQsKqXTJedNtHLuBdbfrvr2gIJwoG3um1ueEsLIdW21uVnsAzBCpTZoNOtj_I5Yd95NATNLIDTdZmrGsAQGR0iZVWTj9J7F/s3564/IMG_3477.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3564" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLd6HNu7fVTKzDoQoZI2WttXia-Tx8dRvIiS39UGgRGm7GzhQsKqXTJedNtHLuBdbfrvr2gIJwoG3um1ueEsLIdW21uVnsAzBCpTZoNOtj_I5Yd95NATNLIDTdZmrGsAQGR0iZVWTj9J7F/s320/IMG_3477.HEIC" /></a></div></li><li>Begin to colour the segments in with your blending markers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl53X5bp3biABosaxkGcLiWksz0hoG8qlExNo83cia5EUXqtElh1K58H7TyDBm1iHwUgMsUGQQ0J4YbgeMYGRf6XQuVvUpPfGvzQM-ywL4XXuWUnAujhGDz2aYuy8wO1tSGEjvOXeDFFQ/s3002/IMG_3486.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="2656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl53X5bp3biABosaxkGcLiWksz0hoG8qlExNo83cia5EUXqtElh1K58H7TyDBm1iHwUgMsUGQQ0J4YbgeMYGRf6XQuVvUpPfGvzQM-ywL4XXuWUnAujhGDz2aYuy8wO1tSGEjvOXeDFFQ/s320/IMG_3486.HEIC" /></a></div></li><li>Erase the pencil with your eraser</li><li>Begin to blend the markers by dipping your painbrush in water and spreading over the page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeTYwfi8K_brbFNm-kDYiy-fpmDE5Kun-NoY3A6hbJpy-pxKXwZbE2_XbEcx5DVtxVJeap9G2UzUOYKBK6iXHxqomM69d5ACB3ItOCat9pt5brBnpHjX3wL3CQmcQo7VorteCsngi5UAa/s4032/IMG_3496.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeTYwfi8K_brbFNm-kDYiy-fpmDE5Kun-NoY3A6hbJpy-pxKXwZbE2_XbEcx5DVtxVJeap9G2UzUOYKBK6iXHxqomM69d5ACB3ItOCat9pt5brBnpHjX3wL3CQmcQo7VorteCsngi5UAa/s320/IMG_3496.HEIC" /></a></div></li><li>Clean your brush in between each colour</li><li>Once you're happy with the painting - use your heat tool to dry the the paint or wait for painting to dry</li><li>Use your gold marker to write the name on top of the painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U-5xxeeLTPpAGnlkGOMsSKv2pWQDtz14r2bNuGcFfA-5oEZ26uiDUvVyWGXy8vKPdpP6KItrgdYK1X0bVB5JBsojKFcQFooavMK5-dd3wYp-Qci0wUcr9beCs5QPlO5rVcxwtRfR1VfD/s4032/IMG_3500.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U-5xxeeLTPpAGnlkGOMsSKv2pWQDtz14r2bNuGcFfA-5oEZ26uiDUvVyWGXy8vKPdpP6KItrgdYK1X0bVB5JBsojKFcQFooavMK5-dd3wYp-Qci0wUcr9beCs5QPlO5rVcxwtRfR1VfD/s320/IMG_3500.HEIC" /></a></div></li><li>Frame your artwork and gift it away! or keep it for yourself.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4xF0bQDgE4jh95C2VJOWNUBdmkSh4UEVBHoJip2OkWLeNlj2OJCbH5nwfkn_9RLVej0hel-EBYWpU-9GGpoM5ubJvxgqCWbdexDg9wGqyTp8zGXDMwBe0e7f2vqEs2Ece3ZvR9Q51g84/s3501/IMG_3433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="2598" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4xF0bQDgE4jh95C2VJOWNUBdmkSh4UEVBHoJip2OkWLeNlj2OJCbH5nwfkn_9RLVej0hel-EBYWpU-9GGpoM5ubJvxgqCWbdexDg9wGqyTp8zGXDMwBe0e7f2vqEs2Ece3ZvR9Q51g84/s320/IMG_3433.jpg" /></a></div></li></ol><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Thanks for visiting! I'm confident that you enjoyed this name art tutorial. Please comment bellow and tell me your thoughts and let me know what kind of content you would like to see! Bye for now. </i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-17908965683708759962020-07-07T12:55:00.000-04:002020-07-07T12:56:54.570-04:00Rainbow Greeting Card <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Make Your Own Rainbow Greeting Card</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo8SkOVWT-bScdiepY2-gXXjr74WmviD7aMAr3NBKyw3MLplamAcFfyvDFaaEPWCB-hlh_iPBuWufHCe-dd6LTTlMh2vmPPV9ap63ZhjQAO76kThVhyphenhyphen9RncA4gvXaM5SzkfEEqpxVWTU1/s2981/IMG_3440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="2203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo8SkOVWT-bScdiepY2-gXXjr74WmviD7aMAr3NBKyw3MLplamAcFfyvDFaaEPWCB-hlh_iPBuWufHCe-dd6LTTlMh2vmPPV9ap63ZhjQAO76kThVhyphenhyphen9RncA4gvXaM5SzkfEEqpxVWTU1/s320/IMG_3440.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hello Crafters! Here is some inspiration for you to make your own greeting card. This rainbow-themed card is sure to brighten up anyone's day. I purcahsed Tombow's Dual Brush Pens after some extensive research on YouTube and I am loving the versatility of these markers/pens. They are water-based so the colours blend easily either with the blending marker provided or a brush dipped in water. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Materials:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Card stock, white and light blue (I used Fountain)</li><li>Tombow Dual Brush Pens</li><li>Paintbrush and marker</li><li>Stickers/embellishments</li></ul><div>How I did it:</div><div><br /></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Cut out the light blue card stock to measure a 4x6in card</li><li>Begin to work on your rainbow - use any white paper - I used white card stock</li><li>Draw your rainbow and leave some empty space in between each colour. I used Tombow Dual Brush Pens.</li><li>Dip your brush in water and blend the colours - spreading onto the empty space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rxt1Qzr1YXeHYSkkP_No-PgvqWK2xfOSgzvIo4Y1eE36q0vmiOo7IZYx-WCjiZ0MILbq9sqrNOSTo8zmVs9C8oPFNJZ61Ew0IAb6hGpUVBfXFZL5HNfDm3MyL3_ButNjdLFrIkdic0Sm/s1606/IMG_3436.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1080" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rxt1Qzr1YXeHYSkkP_No-PgvqWK2xfOSgzvIo4Y1eE36q0vmiOo7IZYx-WCjiZ0MILbq9sqrNOSTo8zmVs9C8oPFNJZ61Ew0IAb6hGpUVBfXFZL5HNfDm3MyL3_ButNjdLFrIkdic0Sm/w172-h256/IMG_3436.gif" width="172" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe-V6kJQkYj0bXdmu1xpAgAhW1OyqBIzLCuBqpfs13r7rZy6wksC3QBmeX9fQdrpmPru4HjtayBRQKl34dnUK_d7tB7-a3nYfqsqkXU_q_7kadQ2SjzOYAusGs6JZE3DGreqrGdmqwZiH/s1540/IMG_3437.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1080" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe-V6kJQkYj0bXdmu1xpAgAhW1OyqBIzLCuBqpfs13r7rZy6wksC3QBmeX9fQdrpmPru4HjtayBRQKl34dnUK_d7tB7-a3nYfqsqkXU_q_7kadQ2SjzOYAusGs6JZE3DGreqrGdmqwZiH/w179-h256/IMG_3437.gif" width="179" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></li><li>Allow your rainbow to dry then cut it out</li><li>Trace the shape of a cloud and cut it out as well</li><li>Draw a "happy face" on the cloud and add pink embellishments as "cheeks"</li><li>Glue the cloud on top of the card and the rainbow at the bottom</li><li>In between the cloud and rainbow draw raindrops in various colours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcccQFNYhaqgSHHeP9gGHJ6dIdqyfcYWCx1q_UoYauqARbBYYB66w7PLQ85J3RiOLg_ngX3cMRZkQiJF9fCMARPnxe7bRQJYaTdSdqoJtoYLllYtKe3ZxBfU2-AydnuMxz-hrDje4_oye/s3570/IMG_3439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3570" data-original-width="2360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcccQFNYhaqgSHHeP9gGHJ6dIdqyfcYWCx1q_UoYauqARbBYYB66w7PLQ85J3RiOLg_ngX3cMRZkQiJF9fCMARPnxe7bRQJYaTdSdqoJtoYLllYtKe3ZxBfU2-AydnuMxz-hrDje4_oye/s320/IMG_3439.jpg" /></a></div></li><li>Use different coloured stickers to make the rainbows "pop out"</li><li>That's it! you can write whatever you wish inside the card. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQjBjWU4RDyy_rfkU3cW1NL0DDj2dJza1xbj3H9Yx0lNoK5-UpsQJh0A1-LGi53PKitPbsg2Rz6LbwS9pt4tzlPlQCFLdK5lVi9e7dYdqpfqVItmOjtYwVim6rbh_K64ZmanIjrVMAbCt/s2981/IMG_3440.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="2203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQjBjWU4RDyy_rfkU3cW1NL0DDj2dJza1xbj3H9Yx0lNoK5-UpsQJh0A1-LGi53PKitPbsg2Rz6LbwS9pt4tzlPlQCFLdK5lVi9e7dYdqpfqVItmOjtYwVim6rbh_K64ZmanIjrVMAbCt/s320/IMG_3440.HEIC" /></a></div></li></ol><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Thanks for taking a look! Please let me know if you have any questions in the comments. Have a wonderful day!</i></div><div><br /></div></div></div>WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-81480132587246773642020-06-16T22:12:00.004-04:002020-07-11T12:31:44.857-04:00Planter Transformation DIY<h1 style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">Planter Transformation DIY</font></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKQWFj7aQRnCaSj4r0jQp_hgHACio8dFHcoFSeiYgiOXkvx7gzr67OCr_ph1WHogMQJ1MU-c7ewZD-jdcDXL0Rj5bBNgsb4wjDDAIYzEcQ4zxT0kqwyw6EHwdZnwpeiH_VdOnzBfEv17p/s2706/IMG_3317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKQWFj7aQRnCaSj4r0jQp_hgHACio8dFHcoFSeiYgiOXkvx7gzr67OCr_ph1WHogMQJ1MU-c7ewZD-jdcDXL0Rj5bBNgsb4wjDDAIYzEcQ4zxT0kqwyw6EHwdZnwpeiH_VdOnzBfEv17p/s320/IMG_3317.jpg" /></a></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div>Hello all! I'm so glad to finally enjoy some nice weather here in the Greater Toronto Area. This year I've been doing some gardening. Watching the plants and flowers grow and spread gives me so much joy. In this blog post I'll be sharing how I transformed an old and weathered planter into a colourful and vibrant garden accessory. Browse through and please do let me know what you think in the comments!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u>Materials</u></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Old planter </li><li>Acrylic paints, any combination of about 3-5 colours</li><li>Paintbrushes (I used foam paintbrushes)</li><li>Masking tape, painters tape or washi tape</li><li>Planting: Soil, flowers/greenery to plant inside the planter </li></ul><div>Check out this YouTube video to see how I transformed this planter: <a href="https://youtu.be/EmNU1P0zlEI" target="_blank">Here</a></div><div><u>Steps:</u></div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Empty the planter of any contents that may have accumulated <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fTFL2MpOB0DWU8hzxFmG5mmM4lBcB3SQZgYWwwIG0G9ichAwOZRt9dHTO35zGUIjzm6uzN4ysxsbLUIOFjEr-7krmi-qy5eMDNfBrdAxKALeMQSURE6iTVoAwRXj6gFXYsEgO3i958HK/s2782/IMG_3268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="2782" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fTFL2MpOB0DWU8hzxFmG5mmM4lBcB3SQZgYWwwIG0G9ichAwOZRt9dHTO35zGUIjzm6uzN4ysxsbLUIOFjEr-7krmi-qy5eMDNfBrdAxKALeMQSURE6iTVoAwRXj6gFXYsEgO3i958HK/s320/IMG_3268.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></li><li>Optional: wash the planter down with a pressure washer or hose and let dry</li><li>Paint the top and bottom portion of the planter the same colour and let dry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuDt6nQA1lhR636y3mwwYi8soIH2SBf0ClnKu-lba4iD53Pk3A2cZXOv6z1Tj52r_qLTN_niWfGkaVFIpW13ILifdX02tWO_f76J3mNiks1lyNPL4InTlSBl-TgXrHPrSU5Ok-vm4dU2a/s2996/IMG_3282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="2752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuDt6nQA1lhR636y3mwwYi8soIH2SBf0ClnKu-lba4iD53Pk3A2cZXOv6z1Tj52r_qLTN_niWfGkaVFIpW13ILifdX02tWO_f76J3mNiks1lyNPL4InTlSBl-TgXrHPrSU5Ok-vm4dU2a/s320/IMG_3282.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHk8lh5Sfq_QRKxdjGlDjl9jmcLtwYgBMIo3Gg1M-TJGQkhNKx1hu1AtN3kAltwkNUxHZi3qSZPO-MpwZRh4Jfghf1bZtddNW00iDuPPPchvgEI2z5pP2jpz_nVd73ejvQfw4i6u1CLT7/s3184/IMG_3284.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3184" data-original-width="3001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHk8lh5Sfq_QRKxdjGlDjl9jmcLtwYgBMIo3Gg1M-TJGQkhNKx1hu1AtN3kAltwkNUxHZi3qSZPO-MpwZRh4Jfghf1bZtddNW00iDuPPPchvgEI2z5pP2jpz_nVd73ejvQfw4i6u1CLT7/s320/IMG_3284.jpg" /></a></div><br /></li><li>With some tape start forming triangular shapes, or a zigzag pattern</li><li>Paint each triangle a different colour and form a pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYDEPu3hushds7VzELRBe6RzO8g2wqoftPojc4pKX5-nglThrORmMVviGW53H8RGNRoON2QrAxIyy4SqHlCZjck-BM6GyOaQnsSGV5t_bZsCyE6DU6ZV4rooODaoAPrYbNA64ZS5Ey8rS/s2364/IMG_3286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="2364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYDEPu3hushds7VzELRBe6RzO8g2wqoftPojc4pKX5-nglThrORmMVviGW53H8RGNRoON2QrAxIyy4SqHlCZjck-BM6GyOaQnsSGV5t_bZsCyE6DU6ZV4rooODaoAPrYbNA64ZS5Ey8rS/s320/IMG_3286.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></li><li>Allow the paint to dry</li><li>Remove the tape to see the nice geometric pattern <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrUBrjCU-a_iOH0XCHilM6dV2CW5xQugQt2jxlElVa_nxCCE7gRcgYvvT9ay3D4KYI09EIJGgz8bAlywP4XLmF8YZmel6LI1lLO5b8kuodT481XxWwgQc7OgYJl8KNaNuFjvvVU4F8Jek/s1920/IMG_3289.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrUBrjCU-a_iOH0XCHilM6dV2CW5xQugQt2jxlElVa_nxCCE7gRcgYvvT9ay3D4KYI09EIJGgz8bAlywP4XLmF8YZmel6LI1lLO5b8kuodT481XxWwgQc7OgYJl8KNaNuFjvvVU4F8Jek/s320/IMG_3289.gif" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much fun to remove the tape!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hope to see the flowers and greenery spread throughout summer. Please let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more about my gardening. I'd love to get your feedback. Thanks for stopping by!</i></div>WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-70296484399315648542020-05-23T19:07:00.001-04:002020-05-23T19:20:41.794-04:00My "Eid Mubarak" Flower Gifts - 30 Day Craft Challenge<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Salam, as mentioned on my previous blog post - we're all about Eid preparations now! The last week of Ramadan has been quite the whirlwind. I wish I was able to get these crafts out to you way earlier for Eid, but hopefully, if you don't have time to do them now, you can try some of these for the next Eid - or next year!</div>
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This craft corresponds to <b>Day 26</b> of our Craft Challenge. Today we learned a little about chromatography, mixing colours, and the spirit of giving, all in one craft! We used coffee filters and food colours to make these amazingly vibrant flower favours/gifts. My children were so amazed at how they were able to mix colours and then see them spread all over the coffee filters. The most amazing thing was that they could make these colourful papers into a flower! Browse below to see how we were able to make these flowers to add to all of our Eid Mubarak Gifts. </div>
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<li>Food colours</li>
<li>Coffee filters</li>
<li>Water in a cup</li>
<li>Paint brushes</li>
<li>Liquid droppers (optional)</li>
<li>Pipe cleaners - we used green for the stem</li>
<li>Palette to mix colours (or small bowls)</li>
<li>Scissors</li>
<li>Spray bottle with water <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what we started with</td></tr>
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<li>Place a sheet of wax paper or plastic - something water proof under your coffee filter</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spray, spray!</td></tr>
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<li>Use your dropper or paintbrush to add colour. You can dilute the food colour in water, mix various colours or use the food colour directly for a very vibrant result<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mix colours, see them spread over the filter - so fun!</td></tr>
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<li>Once you've filled the entire coffee filter - place aside to dry. We placed ours outside in the sun for a very quick dry<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were blowing away in the wind so we placed rocks on them while they dried</td></tr>
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<li>Once dry, you can cut the filter into a flower shape. First fold the coffee filter in half, then half again, and again, and then a 4th time. Then cut the tip of the folded filter into any shape - diagonal, wavy, pointy. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a cool result!</td></tr>
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<li>Open up the filter and see the beautiful flower shape! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are our flower shapes</td></tr>
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<li>Now you can add your pipe cleaner to make the stem - bunch up the bottom portion of the flower and wrap your pipe cleaner around it. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hadi's finished product!</td></tr>
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<li>Alternatively, you can make a cone shape but cutting the diameter of the filter and rolling it to give you a cone shape. </li>
<li>Your "Eid Mubarak" flower is ready for gifting!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many different colours!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add them to a mason jar or vase for a beautiful look</td></tr>
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<i>I hope this craft brightens your mood and brings joy and colour into your lives! Stay tuned as I post the rest of the activities/crafts for the Craft Challenge. Only 4 more to go! Eid Mubarak!</i></div>
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Salam, first of all, so sorry for the "hiatus" - the last couple of days have been quite busy! Eid preparations are in full swing, and, although we have been crafting every day - I just haven't had the time to post our crafts! Today's post represents <b>Day 25 </b>of the Crafting Challenge and there were only 5 days left before Eid so you can guess how excited the kids were. They wanted to make sure all of our crafts were related to Eid. Today we made another decoration to enjoy the Eid ul Fitr festivities.<br />
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Once again, the items I used for this craft were easily found within the house. Today we used an empty egg carton to make a hanging wreath! The finished product looks amazing and we are so happy. Take a look below to see how we took an empty egg carton and transformed it into a beautiful piece of decor for our home!<br />
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<li>Cut and separate each egg compartment from the egg carton (I used an Xacto knife to help with this part) <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start cutting these all out individually! An Xacto knife helps</td></tr>
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<li>Use scissors to trim the loose pieces around the egg cartons</li>
<li>Begin painting - we chose three colours and painted 6 of each colour <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's how they look once they've been painted with acrylic paints</td></tr>
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<li>Allow these to dry - we placed ours in the sun for very fast drying</li>
<li>Cut a large circle in the middle of your plate - you have the option of painting this paper plate or leaving it as is. Ours was already a floral theme so I didn't paint it <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>With the extra egg cartons, decorate the outer part of the wreath</li>
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<li>Write Eid Mubarak on two separate strips of paper and glue or tape them to the back of the wreath so they are visible in the middle</li>
<li>In order to hang the wreath you can use a 3M hook or ribbon, but we just used double sided tape</li>
<li>We placed ours on our front door, but you can place it anywhere you like! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Salam! As we approach the final days of the Month of Ramadan, we are beginning to prepare for the biggest celebration in the Muslim World - Eid ul Fitr. My children realized that there aren't many days left before we celebrate Eid, so they wanted to make an "Eid Mubarak" sign. For <b>Day 24</b>, I allowed them to get creative with painting and make their own Eid Mubarak Lawn Signs. </div>
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I poured several different colours of paint, provided paintbrushes, sponge shapes, and poster paper and let them design their own signs! We had a lot of fun with this activity and they didn't want to stop painting! I admit, I rarely bring out the paints - its quite a bit of work to contain the mess and then clean up afterwards. However, today we were blessed with the perfect circumstances (my 18 month old daughter took a longer than usual nap) and the boys were very helpful. </div>
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Take a look below and see if you're inspired enough to make your own Eid Mubarak Lawn Signs!</div>
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<li>Poster paper - we used 11inx14in</li>
<li>Paint - we used poster paint</li>
<li>Paintbrushes - or sponges</li>
<li>Cardboard </li>
<li>Scissors</li>
<li>Construction paper - or any paper</li>
<li>Glue stick/School glue</li>
<li>Tape</li>
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<li>Lay out your poster paper for your children and have the paintbrushes and paint ready<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Allow them to get creative, suggest moons, stars or a masjid for inspiration <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>I cut out some shapes from a piece of packing foam that I found - this worked quite well. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Allow their artwork to dry completely <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Cut out the letters, or print out the letters, for Eid Mubarak</li>
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<li>In order for the lawn signs to be secure on your lawn, decide what you would like as stakes - we used large cardboard panels </li>
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<li>Optional: paint the panels if you like</li>
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<i>My dear crafting friends, thank you so much for joining me during the homestretch of our challenge! Hard to believe that we only have 6 more crafts to go! Stay tuned to see what we have in store for the last few days of Ramadan! See you soon. </i></div>
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Salam everyone, it's been a busy few days and I'm playing "catch up" by posting all our crafts from previous days. This craft was from <b>Day 23</b>. We talked about characteristics that would allow us to be good human beings. We discussed what a "virtue" is and how it makes us happy if we are able to reflect these great attributes. We made some badges to represent a few of the virtues that we brainstormed. The boys happily wore the "Merit Badge" of their choice while demonstrating the appropriate characteristics. I needed some help cleaning up our table after the craft was complete and my younger son happily wore his "Helpful" merit badge to help me complete the task!<br />
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Try this out with your little ones and see what kinds of virtues they come up with. My older son came up with the virtue, "Beneficent" and said, "Mama, I've heard that this means you want to help benefit others". We gladly made a "Beneficent" merit badge together. Follow the easy steps below to make a few of your own!</div>
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<li>A few different colours of construction paper </li>
<li>Scissors, I also used a paper trimmer but that's optional</li>
<li>Glue stick or liquid school glue</li>
<li>Hot glue gun</li>
<li>Wooden Clothespins</li>
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<div><u>Check our this YouTube video to see how we did this activity: <a href="https://youtu.be/2EVtxan5VyQ" target="_blank">Here</a></u></div><div>
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<li>Cut strips of the construction paper on the long side of your paper (about 2cm in width). You will need about 6-8 strips per merit badge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a paper trimmer but you can use scissors too</td></tr>
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<li>Now begin gluing the strips, one on top of another. Start with an X shape and keep working your way around. Try to distribute the strips as evenly as possible. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing them one on top of the other</td></tr>
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<li>Now glue the ends of the strips and stick them on the the centre of your badge, go around in a circle and do this for all the strips <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then sticking the ends to the centre</td></tr>
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<li>Once you've glued all the ends - flatten the folds with your fingers and it should appear like the image below. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what Hadi's looked like after he was done gluing them all</td></tr>
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<li>Cut two wider rectangles of constriction paper and cut out a triangle shape on the bottom <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hadi wanted his to be two different colours</td></tr>
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<li>Glue those, one on top of the other, on the back of the badge. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He glued them on the back</td></tr>
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<li>Cut a circle shape out of paper - we used white paper for this at least 10-15cm in diameter</li>
<li>Allow your child to write their favourite virtue on this circle</li>
<li>Glue the circle on the front of your merit badge.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Beneficent" got glued to the front</td></tr>
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<li>Now, turn on your hot glue gun and use it to glue the wooden clothespin to the back of the badge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama assisted with using the glue gun</td></tr>
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<li>You should be able to clip it onto your child's shirt safely!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sticks right to the back</td></tr>
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<li>Enjoy practicing all these great virtues! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then on his shirt!</td></tr>
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<i>Thanks for joining me once again on this crafting journey! I'm finding it hard to believe that I'm posting my 23rd craft! I really appreciate all your love and support along the way. Leave a comment below to let me know if you're enjoying the crafts. </i></div>
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Salam, today I'll be posting about the craft we did on <b>Day 22</b>. I wanted to discuss the significance of Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power). For this we read the book, "The Most Powerful Night", by Ndaa Hassan. It started off with the recitation of Surat al Qadr and then a beautiful description about the importance of Laylatul Qadr. Growing up, I also heard from our elders that the homes in which the people are reciting Quran and performing prayers during this night "Light Up" so that the angels can descend upon it. The angels bring peace and blessings upon this home and all its inhabitants. </div>
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The "Lighting Up" of homes inspired our craft for the day. We used construction paper and chalk to draw houses and then we taped them together to get a 3-D effect. Once the house stood up on its own I placed an LED candle inside to allow it to light up. It created a beautiful look and the kids were mesmerized. I hope you are able to make your homes light up by following the simple steps below!</div>
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<li>Construction paper - we used black so that our chalk would appear nicely </li>
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<li>Then prop up the house and tape the final side to allow it to be a 3-D house</li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Salam! We have now reached </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Day 21 </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">of our Craft Challenge. Today I wanted to bring up the concept of the "Mizaan" or balancing scale. I found this to be a tough topic for my children to grasp without a visual. Before we did the craft, I spoke to them about the fact that the balancing scale, </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ميزان, has been mentioned in the Quran with regards to Judgement Day. Allah would like to see us with our scales tipped towards the side of "Good Deeds". We should always strive to attain as many good deeds as we can so that on the Day of Judgement we do not displease our Lord. I got a few nods, but, it wasn't until we constructed this Balancing Scale together that we had our "Aha" moments. </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have always wanted to make a scale with my children but I always backed away thinking it would be too difficult and would require too much precision for it to be fun. However, I was completely wrong! This craft is so easy and very forgiving in terms of precision. The idea is just to give the kids a hands on opportunity with the scale to really understand how balancing works. Take a look below and you'll see!</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two brass paper fasteners</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">String (4 pieces about 60-80cm long each)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Single hole punch (or scissors)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two beads to help balance the scale (seen in images below)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Optional: Xacto knife could be helpful but sharp scissors will do just fine as well<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty much all you'll need! Forgot to add a pencil and two beads here<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Check our this YouTube video to see how we made the scale: <a href="https://youtu.be/Js0y4js5ZCE" target="_blank">Here</a></div><u style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />Steps:</u></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></li></ul>
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<li>Fit your paper towel roll right into that circle<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6PME9MlMgmK7rtigrDpJNWtcM01ZI8HpVKBWlN-YUnY6vW1EysqqYZrDxgx5ZhB1WTxX5gSmgPQj52uANFJ9hCk2pHfKm8jushpw41m_au-x0olIhhDcFPHJQgeTMUBOOaUXJ5JmLZ__/s1600/IMG_2929.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6PME9MlMgmK7rtigrDpJNWtcM01ZI8HpVKBWlN-YUnY6vW1EysqqYZrDxgx5ZhB1WTxX5gSmgPQj52uANFJ9hCk2pHfKm8jushpw41m_au-x0olIhhDcFPHJQgeTMUBOOaUXJ5JmLZ__/s320/IMG_2929.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The roll should fit nice and snug in there</td></tr>
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<li>Tape it very well all around<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzlZCYUekGiNLt-73Xg4t3JqlLq4QX9VnLZxEAu4_HEMkWuqk2xfrjPf6zaYHUy7NEVNI9J7bZPiMH-HbALJ_xNxVDrFJb9r-kGRG1zzLUWXqBMNwTX2c9Jowt2_mxXn7JnMCz_xYrrDC/s1600/IMG_2930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzlZCYUekGiNLt-73Xg4t3JqlLq4QX9VnLZxEAu4_HEMkWuqk2xfrjPf6zaYHUy7NEVNI9J7bZPiMH-HbALJ_xNxVDrFJb9r-kGRG1zzLUWXqBMNwTX2c9Jowt2_mxXn7JnMCz_xYrrDC/s320/IMG_2930.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 4 or five pieces of tape </td></tr>
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<li>We even put a couple pieces of tape on the bottom <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFJ773e_kcTLTkUgYVCeb6UieHDenqOAO93Wka1pr0oSQy_mCK_61U3q99i0Qmksl4XPIPDnNphq78SyY21bvCSMN-TsoUKmAXGp4Sqjz8gue1FIzrX7aaLKGEO4-Yar7bavE8y0w4WxY/s1600/IMG_2931.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFJ773e_kcTLTkUgYVCeb6UieHDenqOAO93Wka1pr0oSQy_mCK_61U3q99i0Qmksl4XPIPDnNphq78SyY21bvCSMN-TsoUKmAXGp4Sqjz8gue1FIzrX7aaLKGEO4-Yar7bavE8y0w4WxY/s320/IMG_2931.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two pieces of tape at the bottom</td></tr>
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<li>Use your single hole punch (or scissors) to make a hole right at the centre of each of the long pieces of cardboard for the top of the scale<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzdDYymr5S23d2-I_6H3kFJQ_ML4bvC-B7AUx2q4eG7r-2ndhCrYIqd_vaAHfmP8PgaRom-NJtaqPCsL2kwtwWSLmZGfZIXqN2E1IecbysWAVC84rQoikwR8iGO7FFLtG-Tu6lqtngdWL/s1600/IMG_2932.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1600" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzdDYymr5S23d2-I_6H3kFJQ_ML4bvC-B7AUx2q4eG7r-2ndhCrYIqd_vaAHfmP8PgaRom-NJtaqPCsL2kwtwWSLmZGfZIXqN2E1IecbysWAVC84rQoikwR8iGO7FFLtG-Tu6lqtngdWL/s320/IMG_2932.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Try to measure the centre as best as possible</td></tr>
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<li>Then make two holes adjacent to each other on the top of the paper towel roll<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyuiCLafluvS4gKbfJu6bGdEFtVDN-g1Y9d1o8AiNNKBnF0LH5pa4mCx7CP_PDUiwOwnKUzYsZMgLTOvCpfCOACnXAwF_wbYepmbXQm59n3j1PZCd2aqAAZEEe5Zrs0Qa7gFRbqZAS8ih/s1600/IMG_2933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyuiCLafluvS4gKbfJu6bGdEFtVDN-g1Y9d1o8AiNNKBnF0LH5pa4mCx7CP_PDUiwOwnKUzYsZMgLTOvCpfCOACnXAwF_wbYepmbXQm59n3j1PZCd2aqAAZEEe5Zrs0Qa7gFRbqZAS8ih/s320/IMG_2933.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There should be two holes one that visible here and one right behind it</td></tr>
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<li>Use your paper fasteners to secure these long pieces of cardboard to the paper towel roll<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV32I-Msqr5mI2q02nafFkpS4_GikkxhOdpSKfMTmfnqlqlpzt95-m29jlYHtB30OOAAJzITswCtgVEvZKikspG6HU_pPETHPjv2rnyyKv7sz4zgArpgPgYUPb1HWkR405J7yfpAqvyCxT/s1600/IMG_2934.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1561" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV32I-Msqr5mI2q02nafFkpS4_GikkxhOdpSKfMTmfnqlqlpzt95-m29jlYHtB30OOAAJzITswCtgVEvZKikspG6HU_pPETHPjv2rnyyKv7sz4zgArpgPgYUPb1HWkR405J7yfpAqvyCxT/s320/IMG_2934.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They should fasten nicely with enough space to move freely</td></tr>
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<li>Make four holes on each corner of your platforms<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3Dj3sPfnmvbLxh6jsHEGzmuSqJBH0T9lc2BsEqRMVvbM4xgIeZ9aF1YtvJVTwuHiAQ_yjgOiM2TFrwJjkHBScWRgoklgDq-99xibK1Rmg2wflgoWpraRE-OzJ0XveYcunvTJDh1foFmm/s1600/IMG_2935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1600" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3Dj3sPfnmvbLxh6jsHEGzmuSqJBH0T9lc2BsEqRMVvbM4xgIeZ9aF1YtvJVTwuHiAQ_yjgOiM2TFrwJjkHBScWRgoklgDq-99xibK1Rmg2wflgoWpraRE-OzJ0XveYcunvTJDh1foFmm/s320/IMG_2935.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The single hole punch came in handy for this craft!</td></tr>
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<li>Then make holes on the edges of the top of the scale<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQtTaHn1mzRN3Qt4jhrE4ZFkBu4MJ9GUlwuCWNr11O_mBBfE4ci2Ki7ib0ccLW1PqFoPHXG_CRhlZ_RBdMymGfkDhjEJntF_yWLvgFUeycN3fBdM27MlU84slxkEPGS1y9KLutf2O3dOL/s1600/IMG_2936.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1600" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQtTaHn1mzRN3Qt4jhrE4ZFkBu4MJ9GUlwuCWNr11O_mBBfE4ci2Ki7ib0ccLW1PqFoPHXG_CRhlZ_RBdMymGfkDhjEJntF_yWLvgFUeycN3fBdM27MlU84slxkEPGS1y9KLutf2O3dOL/s320/IMG_2936.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured here are the holes we made at the ends of the long pieces</td></tr>
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<li>Get two pieces of string for each platform </li>
<li>Insert them from the bottom into the holes in the platforms, forming an "X" at the bottom<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPl08bYt0Sa8mpGylEtwqfiqbHX07sUy7PHjbIM5iww-lLaw1cNDY1VJGWI3hBlnlhVJriBbathyphenhyphenAlbmAgAdnfA9WzhZ3FbQIkm7WRjj0bN5w4r6U57Y0y1nHSxCxcwervdJ59kGrMX-nJ/s1600/IMG_2937.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1394" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPl08bYt0Sa8mpGylEtwqfiqbHX07sUy7PHjbIM5iww-lLaw1cNDY1VJGWI3hBlnlhVJriBbathyphenhyphenAlbmAgAdnfA9WzhZ3FbQIkm7WRjj0bN5w4r6U57Y0y1nHSxCxcwervdJ59kGrMX-nJ/s320/IMG_2937.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the X shape at the bottom of each platform</td></tr>
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<li>Now pull them up and make sure the length of the string is equal on all sides</li>
<li>String through a bead so that all the string goes through the bead first</li>
<li>Then insert two strings on one side of the top of the scale and two on the other side</li>
<li>Tie them together with a knot</li>
<li>Do the same thing on the other platform</li>
<li>The scale is complete!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Allow your children to place different items in the bases and see which one weighs more<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8KTGZZENOV6adzUMXah2faPxHfJ817cXoh4buJQoJa0Cg0QvrDzqMutVLLv7kpC3WF7G5sesvci3bo-JsRNOXqO6AcSbtY9hdaTxbF_IsA1o-2JAmueSCBaDRVC7X6NMRThQyRyEAWG7/s1600/IMG_2947.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="977" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8KTGZZENOV6adzUMXah2faPxHfJ817cXoh4buJQoJa0Cg0QvrDzqMutVLLv7kpC3WF7G5sesvci3bo-JsRNOXqO6AcSbtY9hdaTxbF_IsA1o-2JAmueSCBaDRVC7X6NMRThQyRyEAWG7/s320/IMG_2947.gif" width="195" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They measured rocks, toys and fruits!</td></tr>
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<li>Make sure to talk to them about always striving to have their good deeds outweigh the bad deeds!</li>
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<i>Thanks again for taking a look at this and all the other crafts as part of the Craft Challenge! I appreciate all my visitors. Feel free to leave feedback below in the comments about how I can make this blog better. See you tomorrow!</i></div>
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WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-26927084657120573102020-05-15T13:34:00.001-04:002020-05-18T13:07:25.102-04:00My "Forgiveness" Snow Globe - 30 Day Craft Challenge<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">My "Forgiveness" Snow Globe - 30 Day Craft Challenge</span></u></h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Salam and welcome to <b>Day 20</b> of our Craft Challenge. Today our focus was on the concept of forgiveness. I talked to my children about the fact that we all make mistakes and wrong decisions, but the most important part is that we realize it and ask for forgiveness from Allah. These special nights of Laylatul Qadr are known for seeking and receiving forgiveness. Part of our nightly rituals is saying, "Astaghfilrullah"- meaning I seek forgiveness from Allah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once we seek forgiveness, we are told it is as if the rain has washed them away. This is where the snow globe concept came in. When they shake the snow globe, it begins "raining" and washes away our sins. Now every time they go to play with this craft, they are reminded to say, Astaghfirullah, <span class="Arab headword" lang="ar" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; direction: rtl; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%81%D8%B1#Arabic" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="استغفر">أَسْتَغْفِرُ</a> <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87#Arabic" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="الله">ٱللّٰهَ</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See how your children can make a "Forgiveness" Snow Globe below!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Materials:</u></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A glass or plastic jar </span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Water</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Glycerin or Baby Oil</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="background-color: white;">Rocks and Marbles</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="background-color: white;">Glitter</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="background-color: white;">Beads</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="background-color: white;">Packing Tape</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hot Glue Gun </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Collect all the items you want to glue to the base of your snow globe - choose waterproof items <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Plug in the glue gun - be careful when this is around young children</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202122;">Start gluing your rocks and marbles to the lid of the jar - use extra glue to make sure the items are very secure. Let this dry for at least 2-3 hours. We waited overnight just to be sure. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-52422504452309161792020-05-13T23:37:00.000-04:002020-05-18T13:07:12.232-04:00My Salawat Pillow - 30 Day Craft Challenge<h2>
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Salam all, by the grace of Allah we have made it to <b>Day 19</b> of the Craft Challenge. I am so blown away by all of your support! Thank you for continuing to follow the challenge and sharing your feedback and inspirational ideas. Today I talked to my kids about the importance of loving Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and those in his household (the Ahlul Bayt). We talked about the many verses in the Quran which emphasize loving and following the Ahlul Bayt. Specifically we went over verse number 56 in Surat al Ahzab (chapter 33), which states, "<span style="background-color: white;">Surely Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet; O you who believe! call for (Divine) blessings on him and salute him with a (becoming) salutation". After reviewing this verse of the Quran, we began preparing for our craft.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In today's craft we made our very own squishable, huggable, "Salawat Pillow". The idea is, every time they see it, or hug it, they should send one salawat (salutations and blessings upon the Prophet and his family). In Arabic, it appears as, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, this craft is a super simple and child friendly activity - <b>no needles involved </b>and <b>no sewing involved</b>! I hope you are able to do this with your children and please let me know how it goes!</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two square pieces of felt - we used 30cmx30cm </span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pencil</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fabric Scissors</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ruler</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Permanent markers or Fabric Markers for Decoration</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pillow Stuffing <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what we used to make the Salawat Pillow</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Fold one of your felt pieces in half and trace a "half-heart" shape with your pencil- try to make it as large as the fabric will allow <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Make a smaller half-heart inside this one - the distance between the two hearts should be at least 5 cm. The larger the distance the easier it is for smaller children to tie knots<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We free-handed the heart drawings</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Cut out the larger heart and then use that as a template to cut the heart shape on your other felt piece<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We used the first heart shape to cut the second one</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Now you should have two identical heart shapes and a smaller heart shape drawn inside with pencil<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what they looked like</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Start cutting straight lines approximately 2-3cm apart, stopping where you've drawn your inner circle - some people measure exactly, but we did this free-hand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Do this for both hearts<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We used our fabric scissors to cute these straight lines, we did one heart at a time</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Flip your hearts over to the side where the pencil is not visible. Use your pencil to right the word "SALAWAT" on the felt and allow your child to trace these letters with the fabric markers or permanent markers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBJUp7Eqz0uJdcQc9W7gyx81ipnVaHunGHvPWuL_0iqSskqUcHoSUBx6TcVBy970p6b57FvmJ_61E-SwwJeq8xuGFrQpizOvvTfBi4UKAPwEiUvJaiors5xJqIhvQeg6taunB5COLWLlB/s1600/IMG_2889.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBJUp7Eqz0uJdcQc9W7gyx81ipnVaHunGHvPWuL_0iqSskqUcHoSUBx6TcVBy970p6b57FvmJ_61E-SwwJeq8xuGFrQpizOvvTfBi4UKAPwEiUvJaiors5xJqIhvQeg6taunB5COLWLlB/s320/IMG_2889.gif" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracing fun!</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">We did this on both pieces of the fabric - wait a few minutes to make sure this marker dries <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37ElYUcSmZtx1C7KY5w9ICdnD_jipiy9EuabyeD0U8y4lRWrpdvzHrLQXjr26bmXqnLBXwTbrs420HalD6_jfGKvb5eAahO8nwucBdrIulJgARvZgmksH8TM9puPYm_UhiHLH0Hts8_b6/s1600/IMG_2891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37ElYUcSmZtx1C7KY5w9ICdnD_jipiy9EuabyeD0U8y4lRWrpdvzHrLQXjr26bmXqnLBXwTbrs420HalD6_jfGKvb5eAahO8nwucBdrIulJgARvZgmksH8TM9puPYm_UhiHLH0Hts8_b6/s320/IMG_2891.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were lucky to have bright and vibrant colours</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Match the two heart fabrics, one on top of the other - the writing should face outward</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202122;">Now, start tying knots - one string from one fabric and one string from the other fabric<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUILW2SWdyve1QPXKCeCS3VWpud9bUWTllYOw9zx190QEoFWe8m6LHL5_Qc9_kcYT1HPguWLUglh3pfSrlUpW8NJBsWfwhPy4ehFNk_RXTnzCjdiZ6liZdOZanhsIAC8uyNPgLW507pyK7/s1600/IMG_2892.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUILW2SWdyve1QPXKCeCS3VWpud9bUWTllYOw9zx190QEoFWe8m6LHL5_Qc9_kcYT1HPguWLUglh3pfSrlUpW8NJBsWfwhPy4ehFNk_RXTnzCjdiZ6liZdOZanhsIAC8uyNPgLW507pyK7/s320/IMG_2892.gif" width="233" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of practice with tying knots!</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Make sure they are double knots. Do this all the way around and leave about 10cm of space of an opening<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the space we used to stuff the pillow</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Stuff the pillow stuffing inside the pillow and spread around to make sure its equally stuffed through out the heart shape <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuffing away!</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">When your satisfied with the appearance of the pillow, tie the remaining knots and close up the pillow <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="color: #202122;">Allow your child to hug and squeeze the pillow (and recite salawat each time)! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>I hope this craft was inspirational for you and your child! May the last 10 nights of Ramadan bring you peace and blessings. And finally, May Allah send peace and blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his Family. See you all tomorrow!</i></div>
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Salam crafters! Tonight I am sharing our craft for <b>Day 18. </b>It comes just in time for the Nights of Power (Laylat-al-Qadr). I talked to my children about the importance of these upcoming nights. They learned that the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) on one of these nights. The children asked how Allah communicated with our Prophet during these nights. I clarified that all communication was through Angel Jibreel. This lead us to our craft for the day. </div>
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Today we are making a representation (based on our imagination) of Angel Jibreel. The neat thing about this craft is that it is able to wave its wings up and down. This was surely the highlight for them! I drew a template on paper and scanned it for all of you to use! It works very well with all kinds of paper. I am certain that your children will enjoy creating this craft with you!</div>
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<li>Angel Jibreel Template (download <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xx5_zZhfwJ0H47DA-ND_UKTXlzSJBfQcuouGJATcJG0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>)</li>
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<li>Single Hole Punch - or anything sharp to poke a hole</li>
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<li>Brass plated paper fasteners - <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B004LWNHSK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&th=1" target="_blank">these</a> are what I used</li>
<li>Optional: decorations such as glitter or stickers <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div><u>Watch a YouTube video of this craft <a href="https://youtu.be/CeUOW7tUN1A" target="_blank">Here</a></u></div><div>
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<li>Print and cut out the shapes in the Angel Jibraeel Template (here) - You can print these directly on to card stock, or just use printer paper. We used our template to trace onto different coloured papers. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>Make holes where identified on the templates</li>
<li>Glue hair and face onto the body as shown and glue on the angel ring as well. Allow to dry for a few minutes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how we glued the hair, face and angel ring on the body</td></tr>
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<li>Fasten back piece to the wings as shown - be sure that the round portion is at the <b>back</b> as shown<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First fasten the wings to the back peice</td></tr>
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<li>Fasten the body of the angel to the wings - be sure that the round portion is at the <b>front </b>as shown<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>Please keep my family in your prayers during these special nights! I am praying for all of you. I hope that these crafts will provide useful lessons about these nights of Power. See you tomorrow, inshaAllah!</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Salam and thank you for checking out our <b>Day 17</b> craft. I'm so honoured to have had the viewership that you all have given me over the past several days. I hope that these crafts are living up to your expectations! Today I talked to my children about Surat al-Kawthar - Surah number 108 in the Holy Quran. It talks about one of the beautiful streams in Paradise that have been promised to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It has been described as being a marvelous, stunning and beautiful river in paradise. We recited this Surah together and talked a lot about what it means. I made a handy worksheet for the children to read and get some additional information. </span></div>
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Once we were done talking, we decided to use our imagination to draw this river in the rectangle provided on the worksheet. There was a lot of excitement and chatter about how they were going to make it extra special. Once they were done with this drawing, we created our own sensory play bag and taped it on top of our river to make it even more unique. In the end, the craft looked absolutely majestic! I hope you can try this activity with your children - I am sure they will enjoy it! Follow the steps below to make your own "Al-Kawthar River Sensory Play Bag".</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Hair gel - dollar store brand that you don't mind using in a craft</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Snack size ziplock bag - our dimensions were 16.5cmx8.2cm</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Salam craft family! Thanks for joining me for <b>Day 16</b> of our Craft Challenge. Today's craft was super easy with lots of room for creativity and customization. We talked about the origin of the prayer tower, known as "Minaar" <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">منارة. </span></span></span></span>It is used <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">to notify everybody that it is time for prayers. It is an essential part of every masjid and it is also very beautiful to look at. We went over the Adhaan and Iqamah together and their meanings and then we were ready to make our own Minaar!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">This is one of those crafts that can be done easily and swiftly with items you will be able to find around the house. Save your next empty paper tower roll and use it for this purpose. It was also a great way to talk about 3-D shapes - we used the cylinder and cone today! Scroll down to see how we made our very own prayer tower. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Decoration/stickers - we used adhesive glitter paper</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Use one of your sheets of construction paper to wrap around the roll, tape to secure it.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We used white for this</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">On your other sheet, draw a large circle. We used a plastic plate to help us.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A perfect circle to work with!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We folded the circle in half two ways to find the centre and then we cut the radius</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Wrap it around to make a cone shape and make sure it fits nicely on top of the cylinder, tape it to secure the cone shape. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It can easily shape into a cone with some twisting - find the right size for your tower</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Use your sharpie to draw the door of your prayer tower. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can do this free-hand</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Use your scissors to cut out the top part and then just push it inwards. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't cut the bottom portion, just push in.</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Secure your cone to the top of the tower - we used school glue for this. You may also use tape. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fits nicely!</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Decorate your tower - we cut two moon shapes out of adhesive glitter paper and stuck them to the top of the tower - back to back! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We free-handed the shape of the moon two times on this sticky paper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we just stuck it back-to-back at the top</td></tr>
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<b>Download colouring page <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWUKBtW2QzJbENtmqBIAg_w1HdggrzhdYaXhSwinU8U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a></b><br />
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Salam and welcome to the halfway point of our challenge! We're at <b>Day 15 </b>now and I'm super excited to share what we did today. We focused on the pomegranate today. I talked to the kids about the fact that it has been mentioned several times in the Quran. We also talked about the nutritional benefits of it and that eating pomegranate seeds regularly will keep us healthy and strong!</div>
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I designed a colouring page for them and we looked at the word <span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; text-align: right; white-space: pre-wrap;">رمان </span>in the Quran. We also talked about how to pronounce pomegranate in Arabic as seen in the Quran. Once we had our discussion, we tried painting with actual pomegranate seeds and saw how the colour appears on paper. We talked about how this was the method artists used before man-made paints were invented - they were quite fascinated!<br />
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Edited to add: No pomegranate seeds were wasted in this experiment - mama volunteered to eat the used seeds!</div>
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<li>Pomegranate colouring page (<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWUKBtW2QzJbENtmqBIAg_w1HdggrzhdYaXhSwinU8U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">download here</a>)</li>
<li>Colouring Utensils</li>
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<li>Pomegranate seeds, about 1 tablespoon</li>
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<li>Print out the colouring page - I have provided the link above</li>
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Salam all! <span style="font-family: "arial"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Planning on crafting regularly with your kids? Here is a list of things you should have in stock. Given the current situation with COVID-19, you probably won’t be making regular trips to the dollar store (which is the best place to get all these supplies). It’ll be much more convenient to get everything in one trip. Once you’re well stocked it would be nice to have a crafting box/bin so that you can have all your items conveniently placed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Paper:</span></u></b> This item is always in demand in my house. I keep regular </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">printer paper</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for colouring, printing worksheets etc. I’ve also learned that it's important to have </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">construction paper</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in stock as well. This gives them a range of colours to work with without breaking the bank. Something that I’ve just recently started to keep in stock is </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">card stock paper</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This is a thick, heavy duty paper used for a multitude of crafts. It comes in a range of colours and textures. I always try to have white card stock in storage at my house because it gives structure and strength to a lot of the crafts I want to make with the kids.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are some of the brands of card stock I've used so far and have loved them!</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Stickers:</u> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is always such a huge range of stickers and adhesive decorations at the dollar store, it can often be overwhelming. Steer clear from branded, trademarked characters. Lean more towards generic stickers that can be used to decorate your child's crafts. Examples include, adhesive glitter paper, rhinestone and gem stickers, flower and butterfly stickers, shape sand letter stickers. If you can find adhesive googly eyes - that's a bonus! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These type of stickers are super useful for decorating crafts!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Painting Tools:</u> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Painting is such an easy activity to do with our kids - and there is such a range of types of painting! The possibilities are endless. Once you're at the dollar store, be sure to get paintbrushes, paint (poster paint, tempra paint or acrylic paint are all great options). If you're painting with younger children 18 months to 3 years old, be sure to get non-toxic paint that is safe for their fingers. Don't forget to grab a painting palette so that they can freely mix colours. I also found it useful to get smocks for them to protect their clothes while painting. Also, paintbrushes can be used in a range of different crafts that aren't related to painting!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Colouring Utensils:</u> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is an important one! Be sure to stock up on markers, crayons and pencil crayons. Kids get excited about colouring when they have a large range of colours to use. I have had bad experiences with getting the dollar store brand of colours. I tend to stick to name brand colours so that they will last longer and will provide bright and vivid colours. My favourites are Crayola and Prismacolor. I also find it useful to have Sharpie markers so that we can write on all different surfaces.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Popsicle Sticks/Craft Sticks:</u> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These are also great to have in stock - there's a huge range of crafts you can make with them. There are two sizes that are most useful, as you can see in the picture. It would also be nice to get them in a pack with different colours so that your crafts can be more colourful and vivid. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Streamers or Wrapping Tissue:</u> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's great to have tissue and streamers in your craft bin. They come in handy with all sorts of crafts, including mosaic crafts! The best part is that they are multi-functional and can also be used to wrap gifts, or for party decor! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These add so much colour and texture to your crafts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal favourite: School Glue!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My stock is running low, so I will stock up soon!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These will add a different dimension to your crafting!</td></tr>
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Salam all! Today was <b>Day 14</b> of our challenge and it was a nice and relaxing one. We discussed that in the evening we will celebrate the birth of the first grandson of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Imam Hassan (peace be upon him). We discussed his importance in our faith and how, as his followers, we should rejoice on the occasion of his birth. </div>
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In order to celebrate, we decided to make some special treats together. This was a bit of a change from the type of crafts we have been doing for the past two weeks but the kids welcomed this change. We followed an easy recipe of rice crispy treats, then we cut them in the shape of moons and stars. Scroll down to see how we made this evening extra special!</div>
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<li>Follow your favourite recipe for rice crispy treats. We didn't have marshmallows so we tried something a bit different. We used the following <a href="https://thebigmansworld.com/healthy-3-ingredient-rice-crispy-treats/" target="_blank">recipe</a> for Vegan Rice Crispy Treats. It was a huge hit with the kids!</li>
<li>Once the treats were nice and firm we used our cookie cutters to make the star and moon shapes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After we had our shapes, we set them on a separate plate and topped them with delicious chocolate chips</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This made them super excited about the treat!</td></tr>
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Now the hard part, wait for iftaar time before you can devour the treats!</div>
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WishfulWaufahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601846491021152257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156786563779490777.post-60469237474495174082020-05-07T23:50:00.001-04:002020-07-10T13:58:59.866-04:00The Cave of Hira - Paper Mache Craft - 30 Day Craft Challenge<br />
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Salam and welcome to <b>Day 13</b> of of this Craft Challenge. Today's craft left the boys in complete wonder and admiration. We discussed how the Quran was revealed to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). We talked about how he would climb the mountains in Makkah to reach the Cave of Hira. Here, he would pray to Allah and connect with him on a superior level. I shared my personal story of climbing this mountain to reach the Cave of Hira while I was on the pilgrimage of Hajj. I described how physically challenging it was and how much effort it took for just one climb and descent. Then we imagined the troubles our Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) would go through to reach that level on a daily basis. Allah surely appreciated his efforts, and in turn, he revealed the miracle of the Quran upon his heart. </div>
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This craft brought me back to my elementary school days where we would make several different pieces of art using paper mache. It felt nostalgic to me to do this once again after so many years - but I also felt a sense of gratitude that I am now doing this with my own children. Most of you are well aware of the process of paper mache so my steps wont be too detailed. Scroll down and enjoy!</div>
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<li>Newspaper cut into strips</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The newspaper strips will start to stick on nicely once they are wet with the paste</td></tr>
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Keep adding strips until you begin to cover the surface of the balloon, keep in mind the lower part of the balloon, which is in the bowl, does not need to be covered.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hadi making good progress!</td></tr>
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Add 2-3 layers of paper mache until you are satisfied with the coverage. Note that too many layers will take too long to dry. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point we were satisfied with our work</td></tr>
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Set aside to dry - I left ours on a table with a fan running directly at it and it dried within 2-3 hours. If you find that after 3 hours it is still wet you may consider preheating your oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit then turning it off and placing your semi-dry craft inside the oven. Be sure to pop the balloon before this and place the craft on a cookie sheet or oven safe surface.</div>
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Once your craft is completely dry you can remove it from the bowl and pop the balloon (I just used our scissors to do this) - it will slide right out. </div>
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You can now place the craft on a surface and draw the entrance to the cave</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hadi drew his version of a cave entrance</td></tr>
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Use regular craft scissors to cut this shape out</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's starting to look a lot like a cave now</td></tr>
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Use your choice of paint to give the craft a cave look. We didn't have brown or beige so we mixed a whole bunch of colours to come up with this</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All three of my kids were in on this action!</td></tr>
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Keep going until you've covered the entire cave</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing up with the painting</td></tr>
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This should take about 1-2 hours to dry. Side note: I had so much of this paint left over that I painted some cardboard with the same colour and created a matching surface (completely optional)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is drying away</td></tr>
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Once the cave is dry, we grabbed some pebbles from outside and made a little sign - this gave a neat effect. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It ended up looking pretty cool!</td></tr>
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Right before bedtime I found some string lights we had in storage and placed them into the cave. The kids were in complete awe! It was really amazing to look at! We might even use this as a night light. </div>
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<i>Many, many thanks for reading our paper mache journey to the very end! I hope you enjoyed reading about this activity. We thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. Although this was a lengthy craft - it was totally worth it in the end! Please leave a comment below about how you would improve this or if you are willing to try! I love hearing feedback. See you all tomorrow inshaAllah!</i></div>
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Hello friends! I imagine that I will be doing Paper Mache regularly with my children since they enjoyed it so much this time. I was searching online and discovered that authentic paper mache paste requires some cooking - we definitely didn't have time for that. So, I decided to make a separate page describing how to make the paper mache paste that worked so well for us today - no cooking involved!</div>
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<li>1/2 Cup Flour</li>
<li>1/3 Cup Icy Cold Water</li>
<li>1/4 Cup Half School Glue Half Water Mix</li>
<li>1 Tablespoon of Salt</li>
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<li>Container to make the paste in</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what you'll need - I took the pic after we had already poured in the flour!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys love pouring and mixing!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Salam and welcome to today's exciting Craft Challenge. We are now at <b>Day 12</b> of this challenge and, Alhamdulillah, the energy is still up - hopefully we can keep going! Today we talked about the different positions in our daily prayer (salaat/namaaz). There are a number of different positions but we focused on three: <b>Qiyam</b>, <b>Ruku</b>, and <b>Sajda.</b> Hadi, my older son, showed Hani these positions and we talked about how to do them correctly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This craft was inspired by a Youtube video clip I saw that shows how to make "Beaded Pipe Cleaner People". The video is linked <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkWjGOFbuWs" target="_blank">here</a>. Please watch this short video (1 minute and 33 seconds) before you make this craft. After viewing this clip, I decided to alter the craft a little bit to teach the kids about the positions of salaat. I used the <b>lettered beads</b> that we already had, in place of some of the beads that are used in the video clip. Other than that, its pretty much the same! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And of course, Sajda</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We managed to get a group photo of all buddies! Taken by Hadi</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>A heartfelt thank-you for joining us on this journey! I'm amazed by the support and love that our community has given me as I share these crafts with you all. You all are the real MVPs!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Salam everyone! Today I'll be posting our <b>Day 11</b> craft. Our focus was on Surat ash-Shams (</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arabic: الشمس, "The Sun") - Surah number 91 in the Holy Quran. We listened to its </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ecitation and and discussed a little bit of its meaning. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">We focused on how to pronounce the word ash-Shams in Arabic as it appears in the Quran. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We talked about how important</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Sun is for the survival of life on Earth. We thanked Allah (swt) for giving us the Sun and the boys expressed how much they love sunny days. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After this discussion we started our daily craft. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today we made Sun-catchers, that are meant to stick onto windows to give off beautiful multi-coloured light all day long. T<span style="color: #222222;">his craft required a lot of patience because we were pasting small pieces of streamers onto a surface so it took a little more time </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">than the kids are used to spending on daily crafts. There is a shorter more express version of this craft - if you scroll all the way to the bottom you can see it!</span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">School glue</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clear Tape</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One Large sized Ziplock bag</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow coloured construction paper</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clear Tape</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Paintbrush </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use your scissors to cut your Ziplock bag into two separate clear sheets </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Salam and welcome to <b>Day 10</b> of the 30 day craft challenge during this blessed month of Ramadan. If you've just recently joined me, I'll briefly go over what its all about. This year during Ramadan, I have challenged myself to do one Ramadan/Islam related craft with my children each day. So far, it's been an amazing experience where I've had to stretch my imagination far and wide. The kids and I have been enjoying these crafts very much and that's why I wanted to share them with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, Hadi and I made a Tasbeeh Pouch together. This craft was a combination of mommy and child participation. I will outline in my steps which parts require some of your help as a parent. The best part of this craft is that there are <b>no needles required</b> - it's safe for our little ones to do. After completing this craft, Hadi felt so proud that he grabbed my cell phone and started taking pictures of it himself!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Felt - we purchased ours from the Dollar Store where they came in 9inx12in rectangles</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharpie/Permanent marker</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruler</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Masking Tape</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yarn or sturdy string approximately 60 cm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Optional: beads to decorate pouch - we used lettered beads to customize our pouch</span></li>
</ul><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Watch this YouTube video to see how we made the pouch: <a href="https://youtu.be/gcO0JvJaOMg" target="_blank">Here</a></font></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fold your felt rectangle in half - our rectangle was 9inx12in so we folded the 12in side in half (I'm switching to cm measurements now because that's what we used from now on)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We measured the length while it was folded and it was approximately 22cm </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a dot where the rectangle is folded right at 11cm to represent the centre of our circle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From this circle, I measured out 11cm and made 8 dots all around to guide me while I cut my circle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut around these dots (while my rectangle was still folded) and when I opened it up, it was a beautiful circle!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now turn your circle over and make the marks where you will be cutting small slits for your child to sew in their string/yarn</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Leave about 2-3cm of space from the outer part of your circle and start making marks with your sharpie about 2cm apart all around your circle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now use your scissors to cut small slits where you've made those marks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to "thread" the string/yarn, wrap a piece of masking tape around the edge of the string/yarn and you may want to snip the top part of it to make it a bit sharp (see picture below)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tie a knot at the other end to make sure the string/yarn doesn't pass through completely</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Allow your child to sew in and out of the slits that you made</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They will continue this until they've gone all the way around</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Once its completely threaded they can pull their string/yarn to make sure its equal on both sides</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You can snip off the masking tape and allow your child to put their beads through</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ours was customized to read, "Hadi's Pouch"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tie knots on the end of each string/yarn.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now allow your child to figure out how the pouch will look if they pull the string/yarn all the way, or let loose. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They can choose what items to place inside the pouch - we chose to keep our Tasbeeh and a small copy of Ayatul Kursi. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You may keep this pouch in your prayer area. Enjoy!</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the centre of the circle, make several dots representing the radius</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This will guide you along to cut your circle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut your circle while its still folded - this is what it'll look like when you open it up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn it over and make your marks for the slits - be sure to leave 2-3cm of space from the outside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's how we cut the small slits for sewing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They will look tiny like this</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how I taped some masking tape at the end of the string to help Hadi sew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sewing away</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He enjoyed this part very much!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's reached the end</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's adjusting the pouch so that the string is equal on both sides</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snip off the masking tape with scissors before you start beading</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tie a knot at the end when your child is done beading</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what Hadi's looked like</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fill your pouch with your favourite Tasbeeh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pull the string and watch it collapse!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He did this several times for fun</td></tr>
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<i>I hope you enjoyed following us along with this activity. Hadi was happy to do something a little different today. A lot of these pictures were taken by him because he was so proud of himself! May we have the opportunity to use this pouch for many prayer sessions to come, inshaAllah! Try it out with your children and please tag me on Instagram if you do @WishfulWaufa. Leave a comment below and subscribe by leaving me your e-mail!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Salam all! Welcome to our <b>Day 9</b> blog post. Here in the Greater Toronto Area, we finally got a day of gorgeous weather after waiting many, many, months. It goes without saying that we spent the majority of the day soaking in the sun. However, I did want to fit in a very short and sweet (literally) activity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This activity brings on a discussion about the importance of dates in our religion and culture. There are many traditions that state that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to open is fasts with dates. I wanted to introduce this dry fruit to my children and allow them to celebrate its importance, especially in the month of Ramadan. In order to do this, we made tiny date gift baskets. Given the physical distancing situation in our communities, we weren't able to pass on these gifts to our friends and family yet. But I do pray that in future years, we are able to include these little favours in our regular visits to loved ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We distributed these little date baskets among ourselves in the household and the kids got a little kick out of it. Take a look below at how we were able to put them together.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Single hole punch or scissors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mini tart pans - we found them at the Dollar Store (7.9cm x2.5cm)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pipe cleaners (also known as chenille stems)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tissue wrap - cut into a square about 13cmx13cm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some ribbon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Approximately 5 dates </span> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use your single hole punch (or scissors) to make 2 holes in the tart pan - adjacent to each other</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take the pipe cleaner and wrap one end in one hole and the other end in the other hole</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Place your tissue wrap on top of the tart pan and press in place</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now place your dates into the pan - try to allow them to lean against the tart pan for a decorative look</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wrap your ribbon around the tart pan and tie a bow - this will be the finish touch. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Distribute your Mini Date Baskets to loved ones! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Optional: you can attach a note with the dua of opening the fast, or a narration of our Prophet (peace be upon him) about opening our fasts with a date. </span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And voila! The perfect little gift </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoy :)</td></tr>
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