by dkf on October 4, 2009
Children need lots of things to do this summer, and it can’t be all about fun video games! Get your child on the floor so he or she can make a shadow that can be used to decorating his or her room. After one of your children makes the really cool shadow person, all the friends and neighbor’s kids will want one, so get ready to show everyone how! The shadows are really easy to make, and after they’re finished you can hang them on walls to serve as really unique decor. It’s a great way to get kids involved in fun art activities and crafts.
There are dozens of different poses the child can imitate. After he or she has decided on the final pose have another person – a parent or a friend – draw around the child with a piece of chalk. Now the child can move off the fabric. Cut around the shape and you’ve created a fun shadow person. The black cloth can be attached to a bedroom wall, or other place, to make unusual and fun decor.
Instead of using cloth to make the shadows you can use paper. The problem with the paper version is that it’s difficult to find huge, black paper pieces. For that matter, it can be challenging to find huge white paper. If you do you can create the shadow people and color them black. That, however, is time-consuming and not as impressive as the black cloth shadows.
Choosing the cloth for the shadow project is important. Although you can use many different types of cloth for the project certain fabrics work best; others aren’t as ideal. Slick, flimsy cloth, like satin or silk aren’t the best selections.
Thick fabrics work better but not ones that have unusual looks to the surface like velvet or shiny material. Fabrics don’t have to be ultra-thick but should be thick enough so that any wallpaper or paint won’t show through after the shadows are hung.
Whoever is lying on the cloth can keep objects to create more bold shadows. They can turn on their sides and hold a ball to create one look. Make something totally different by having the child bend his knees then, a few inches below, place a skateboard on its side. Cut the shadow and the skateboard out separately then hang them that way on the wall. There are so many different looks you can create for your unique shadow people.
A piece of black fabric makes it easy to create the shadow of a child. Lay the cloth on the floor and make sure there is not wrinkled. Have the child lay on the cloth making sure not to bunch it up while lying down. Now have the child strike a pose.
Any pose will do so get creative. The child should lift up arms, or legs, to create a look that will appear to be an upright child. For example, the child can turn on his side and strike a pose that appears to be a child running. The kid can simply raise his arms to give the look of a child jumping in the air.
by dkf on October 2, 2009
Choosing beds for the family can be something that many families hate doing. There are often many things that need to be thought through before deciding on what route to take when deciding what bed to get. Loft beds for kids have become one option that has soared in popularity over the recent years for a number of reasons.
There are a great deal of people that have small homes these days and need to find ways to furnish them without losing any of the space that they have in them. This was a task that was very difficult to do in the past, but now that there is loft beds this is not the case. Being elevated allows for the majority of the floor space in the room to remain usable for other things.
Children think that loft beds are neat and that there friends will love them. This may have absolutely no importance to you, but it is something that your child will think about. They can hang out and play with their friends on the bed itself, being up in the air makes this a neat thing to do, or they have the room that is left over on the floor still usable as well.
There were worries that the children that used these beds would be at serious risk of injury as they could possibly fall. This is not the case at all, as the designers have made sure that there are safety railings that can be attached to the bed just for this reason. These are a feature of the bed that can be removed at a later date, such as when your child no longer needs them.
Ladders are another feature that the designers have incorporated into loft beds for kids. They7 know that the children that use them need to be able to get into the bed. Various types of ladders can be found, and there will surely be one that will suit your style and needs perfectly.
Other pieces of furniture can also be purchased to fit into the design of loft beds for kids. This is where you can personalize the room specifically to what you want. Maybe you need a bookcase, or perhaps a desk, the choices are abundant and this is another thing that you may want to consider as there are often deals when you buy more than one item.
This is a great concept that will utilize the limited space that is available in small rooms. By choosing the units that you want and need can make it a place that your child will love to spend their time. The designers of this concept were using excellent thinking skills when developing this idea.
Browse the internet and look for yourself at the loft beds for kids that are around. You will be amazed at the things that come with them, not to mention the other items that can be purchased as coordinating elements.
This is also one of the easiest ways to price out the items that you like. Going to number of sites that offer these furnishings is one of the smartest ways to make sure that you get the most for the money you are spending.