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We took the kids to their first circus last weekend. It was very exciting and very muddy! Unfortunately, it was kind of a rinky dink circus, but the kids didn't know the difference and they had a ball. Even my one year old screamed and clapped in excitement the whole time (or maybe it was because she got to eat and throw popcorn all over the place without getting in trouble).

Anyway, since we did a lot of circus crafts before our adventure and several days after the big day, I decided to make this a circus issue. Hope you enjoy the crafts!

• Toilet Paper Tube Elephant - Print out the elephant template from dltk-kids.com. Color all the elephant's pieces and cut them out. Cover a toilet paper roll with the large rectangle from the template. Glue on the head, legs, and tail. You can also use the color template here if you don't want to bother about coloring it.

• Cotton Candy - Pull apart many colored cotton balls (or use all one color). Glue onto a paper towel roll to create cotton candy.

• Elephant Finger Puppet - Color the elephant and then cut out the elephant. Make a hole where the truck should be. The child's finger is the elephant's trunk.

• Circus Popcorn - Decorate lunch sized paper bags with markers, stickers, crayons, or anything you want. Then fill your bags with popcorn for a fun treat of circus popcorn.

• Toilet Paper Tube Tiger - Print out the tiger template from dltk-kids.com. Color all the tiger's pieces and cut them out. Cover a toilet paper roll with the large rectangle from the template. Glue on the head, legs, tummy, and tail. You can also use the color template here if you don't want to color it.

• Handprint Hair Clowns - Draw a circle on a large piece of construction paper. Glue on a red pom pom for a nose and draw on the rest of the clown's face (wiggle eyes are a lot of fun for this project!). When the face is done, dip the child's hands in orange paint and place them on both sides of the clowns head for hair.

• Acrobat Coloring Page - A coloring sheet of 2 Sesame Street acrobats that also emphasises the number 2.

• Paper Plate Elephant - Paint the back of a paper plate gray (or any other color you choose) and let dry. Print out the black and white or color template. Color the parts, if necessary, and cut out the pieces. Glue or staple the ears onto the plate on opposite edges. Make sure you put the ears behind the plate so the tabs don't show. Glue on the trunk and eyes.

• Clown Paper Bag Puppet - This is a template for a clown puppet from DLTK-Kids. It's a little bit complicated, but my kids enjoyed playing with them when we got them all done.

• Balloon Painting - Blow up a balloon small enough for the child to grasp easily (you may still have to help them). Dip the balloon in paint and use it to stamp or paint on a piece of paper.

• Make A Clown Face - Color and cut out all the clown's parts, then glue them onto another piece of paper to make the clown.

• Circus Memories Book - We did this the morning after the circus -- it was a real eye-opener to see what things my kids remembered about their circus experience. We created circus books by stapling several sheets of paper together along one side. I wrote on the front of each child's book, "My Circus Memories" and their name. I laid out animal stickers, magazine cut-outs, markers, crayons, etc. for the kids to use. We talked about different things that we saw at the circus and I had the kids re-create the things that they remembered.

• Circus Cup Puppets - Make a circus puppet from a styrofoam cup and other household items. They show a lion puppet, but with a little imagination you could make just about any kind of puppet for a circus theme. You could also easily adapt this idea for other themes. We made clown puppets -- my son's favorite circus attraction.