{"id":105132,"date":"2015-12-08T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=105132"},"modified":"2015-11-19T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:36:47","slug":"get-their-creativity-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2015\/12\/08\/get-their-creativity-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Get their creativity going"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Try the awesome activities to keep them busy and get their creativity going.<\/p>\n<p><b>Marble magnets<\/b><br \/>\nIf you read a lot of magazines, marble magnets are a great way to make further use of them before tossing them in the recycling bin.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><b>You will need:<\/b><br \/>\n* Clear flat-bottomed glass marbles, available at most craft and garden stores<br \/>\n* Small round magnets.<br \/>\n* Clear silicone glue.<br \/>\n* Scissors.<br \/>\n* Pen or pencil.<br \/>\n* Old magazines, old books, scrapbook paper.<\/p>\n<p><b>What to do:<\/b><br \/>\nSelect a picture or pattern. Place a marble over the image to make sure you like the effect.<br \/>\nHolding the marble to the paper with one hand, trace around completely with the other hand. Make sure you don\u2019t lose your marble after tracing, because no two marbles are exactly alike.<br \/>\nCut out the image, cutting slightly inside your trace. This will ensure that the paper fits under the marble with no messy edges.<br \/>\nApply a small drop of silicone glue to a round magnet. Quickly place the cut-out image on top and press down gently; making sure it\u2019s centred on the magnet. Allow to dry for a few minutes.<br \/>\nPut another drop of silicone glue on top of the paper, then place the marble on top and press firmly. The glue will spread out to the edges, eliminating any glue bubbles.<br \/>\nIf the paper seems loose at the edges of the magnet, carefully press it upwards against the magnet to make sure it sticks.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><b>Toilet roll owls<\/b><br \/>\nThis is a great and inexpensive activity for kids of all ages and the materials needed can easily be found around the house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2015\/11\/owls-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-248446 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2015\/11\/owls-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"owls (Medium)\" width=\"326\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>You will need:<\/b><br \/>\n* Cardboard tubes. If you don\u2019t have the toilet paper size, cut up a paper towel tube.<br \/>\n* Paint and brushes.<br \/>\n* Glue.<br \/>\n* Googly eyes.<br \/>\n* Fabric or paper scraps for wings and beaks.<\/p>\n<p><b>What to do:<\/b><br \/>\nFirst thing is to paint your cardboard tubes.<br \/>\nNow you have to wait for them to dry. This is a good time to cut out triangles for beaks and petal shapes for wings.<br \/>\nOnce the tubes are dry, place your thumb along the top edge of the tube, and bend it in on both sides. This is to make the pointy owl ears.<br \/>\nNow glue on the googly eyes, wings and beak.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='68616f51c95ffb86910fab1b8019e145'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The December holidays are almost upon us and, although this is a time to relax before the beginning of a new year, every parent knows their little one will get bored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4914,4913,3686,8097],"tags":[1605,8994,1885,5632,5713],"class_list":["post-105132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christmas-feature","category-features","category-lifestyle-news","category-lifestyle-and-health","tag-activities","tag-boredom","tag-christmas","tag-holidays","tag-kids"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Features"},"tag_labels":["activities","boredom","Christmas","holidays","kids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}