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Submitted by: Amanda Formaro [Amanda is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children.] 
Grade: all Activity Summary:When your kids have finished off the paint in those little plastic containers, what do you do with them? Throw them away? Use them for more paint? Store tiny items in them? How about making these darling little magnets!What You Need:These items e will cover all three different types of crafts mentioned here. If additional items are needed, they will be noted on that particular craft.
What You Do:Oscar the Grouch & Elmo in a CanTraditionally, Oscar in a Can has been made with empty film canisters. These plastic paint containers are the perfect size for play sets, game boards, or how we used them, as refrigerator magnets.
Put a blob of glue in the bottom of the paint container. Stuff a pom pom inside
the container and press down for a moment to seal. To the lid, glue another pom
pom of the same color. Next close the lid until the two pom poms meet, raise the
lid enough to apply some glue where the two meet, then hold back together to
adhere. Glue on google eyes. To the back of the container, glue a 1" magnet
strip. If need be, trim the excess plastic from the connector between the lid
and the container itself.
Chick & Bunny
For the bunny, cut a small triangle from the pink construction paper and glue in between and below the eyes. Below that glue a small rectangle of white paper for teeth (draw a line down the center to give the appearance of two rabbit teeth). Using pink felt or a patterned fabric, cut and roll up 2 strips for ears and glue in place. For the chick, cut a small diamond shape from the orange construction paper, fold in half to form beak, glue in place.
Untwist a 12" long piece of twisted paper. Trim to 3/4" wide. Tie around the paint container and manipulate into a bow. Glue magnet strips to the back of the container and the back of the lid.
Recommended Books:Family Fun Crafts : 500 Creative Activities for You and Your Kids
Creating by Recycling (Crafts for All Seasons)
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