“The month of April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of water provided to them by the April rains”
April Showers bring May Flower – Wiktionary
To celebrate all aspects of Spring, we’ve created a fun 3D Printable Umbrella Spring Craft for kids to make during the rainy season.
This Spring activity can be split into two parts: Arty Crafty Kids will love exploring materials and printing techniques to create a rainy backdrop and then colouring, cutting and sticking to complete their pictures with a 3D Umbrella.
It’s a great way for kids to combine art and craft into one complete piece, while experimenting with shape and textures.
3D Printable Umbrella Spring Craft: Materials
White Card Stock x2
Brown Paper
Circular Object for Printing
Paint (standard ready-mix & watercolour palette)
Scissors
Glue Stick or PVA Glue
Pencil
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3D Printable Umbrella Spring Craft: Video Tutorial
3D Printable Umbrella Spring Craft: Tutorial
Step 1:
Let’s create a rainy backdrop!
There a various approaches to this element of the activity. Here, we’ve simply printed circles with a round cardboard object (a former pencil pot).
Arty Crafty Kids may also enjoy printing with their finger tips, bubble wrap, a potato stamp cut as a raindrop or with splats!
Step 2:
If your Arty Crafty Kids used a round object like us, try filling the circles with watercolour paint.
Step 3:
Download and print the umbrella template onto white card stock.
Paint the template!
Step 4:
Cut out the umbrella elements.
Step 5:
Trace round the umbrella handle onto brown paper (or paint the template brown) and carefully cut it out.
Step 6:
Add glue to the two white flaps and fold them under the umbrella so that they will lie flat against the rainy backdrop.
Step 7:
Stick the umbrella hood and handle to the backdrop.
The 3D Printable Umbrella Spring Craft is now complete!
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I hope your Arty Crafty Kids enjoy creating their 3D Umbrella’s. While it’s a simple craft, it’s a fun way to explore shape and play with dimensions.
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Happy Crafting!
