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Have your kids make a bubble wrap sheep craft! All you need is bubble wrap, paint, and paper to make this cute sheep art project!
Here is what we made at the preschool this week. I have long been enchanted by Salley Mavor's use of milkweed pods for her wee folk, so I knew immediately when I stumbled across this beautiful post at Twig and...
Oh how I love spring time and watching mother nature spring to life! One of my favorites is seeing trees start throwing out pretty pink and white blossoms. To
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You will love these Olympic-themed party ideas, from food to backyard games and lots of kid-friendly crafts! Who else is super excited about the Olympics starting? We cannot wait! Especially since it's now been 3 years since the last Olympic games. As a family, we decided that we're going to have an Olympic-themed party for the opening ceremonies, and my kids are already brainstorming ideas. There are so many fun ideas that we found, we just had to share with you guys. Which one of these ideas is sticking out to you? I want to make them all! This isn't
Build a craft stick chain reaction! Weave craft sticks together to make a chain that flies apart when you let go. Fun science!
This posted over at the Idea room a few weeks ago! I've whipped together a super fun fan to keep you cool during the hot summer months AND it's a great kids craft that they
I've been making these colourful paper garlands to brighten up our new home. They are really easy and very inexpensive. All you need are some long strips of paper and a few dabs of glue. If you stick or draw some eyes on the end they also make great paper snakes/catterpillars. My three year old
Create a window display with colorful, translucent stars.
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Your little princesses will love making these beautiful cardboard jeweled mirror crafts. This is great for pretend play as well.
Simple tutorial for making a yarn bowl. Great craft for kids, summer camp, or letter Y theme.
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Join us in making this super cute and easy pom pom axolotl craft! Perfect as axolotl Christmas Tree Ornaments. Make them in any colour!
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With these easy yarn projects for kids, your littles will be inspired to make new and creative arts and crafts with an unfamiliar material: yarn!
This post shares 2 ideas: How to make a paper plate weaving, and then how to turn that weaving into a sweet little doll hammock.
An ode to Alexander Calder, these sculptures are so colorful and fun!
Here is a silly drawing games that is a lot of fun for kids to play. In this drawing game, you use dice to decide what parts of the drawing you will draw. We have included a face drawing game and a landscape drawing game. This is a lot of fun and it helps children who might not be able to draw freely and creatively...this will help them draw more freely and creatively. This will also increase silliness.
Five engineering challenges for kids – with wooden clothespins, binder clips, and craft sticks! It’s a simple STEM activity that kids of all ages will love. Move over, expensive building sets! These simple materials were a huge hit with my boys. The first time we got them out, Owen (almost 7) spent well over an […]
Create this woven bowl using only a free printable template, a paper plate, and yarn. This craft is great for elementary or middle school art lessons to introduce weaving and for making useful items for the home. What is cool about weaving is that it can be done in one short sitting and it is a good way to get the basics of weaving skills down. This do-it-yourself woven bowl makes for great and useful decorations in your home. Your kids can custom color coat the bowl to fit their favorite color or fit the style of their room.
Make your own cardboard tube construction toy for loads of creativity and building fun!
Knitting with kids is a fun, inspiring craft, but teaching kids to knit, whether yours is a sunny six- year-old or an afraid-of-failing teen, can be frustrating for both student and teacher. We've gathered a tried-and-true knitting lesson for teaching kids to knit as well as favorite reminders for making the lesson a relaxed and enjoyable time. This series is a part of our Crafts to Do with Kids Series, which has weekly posts, giveaways and how-tos all month-long. When to start knitting with kids: About 5 to 6 is generally the best age to start knitting, but desire to learn and dexterity are also reliable indicators. If kids watch eagerly as you pull up a skein of yarn and needles or they can tie their shoes easily, they are probably ready. Materials that work best when knitting with kids: Choose a high-quality wool with a lot of grip so stitches don’t drop as easily. Also, a light-colored yarn makes stitches easier to see. Any size knitting needles will work, as along as it fits the yarn. How to teach the knit stitch when knitting with kids: Note: Most kids have an attention span of their age plus 2-5 minutes, so a six-year-old can focus for roughly 8-13 minutes. As such, keep lessons short and sweet to prevent burnout. Step 1: We love the classic teaching rhyme, shared by Knit Sisters: “Up the tree, Around the back, Down the tree, And off jumps jack.” Demonstrate the knit stitch 5-7 times, all while saying the rhyme with each stitch. Once your child understands the rhyme, have them direct your next stitch while you refuse to move the needles without your child’s direction. Continue this for the next few stitches until your child seems to have mastered the rhyme and can identify what each direction means. Step 2 (teens skip to Step 3): Once your child has a clear visual of what the knit stitch looks like, ask if she’s ready to learn more. If not, stop here to end on a note of success. If your child is eager for more, an expert on Knit Sisters recommends putting your child’s hands in your own and knitting a few stitches so she can get a feel. The expert then recommends letting the little knitter hold the needles while you wrap the yarn. Step 3: Once the child seems comfortable, hand the needles over and let them combine everything. Remember that messing up and making mistakes are a normal, healthy part of learning. General tips when knitting with kids: - Be comfortable making a mistake (or even faking a mistake) when knitting to demonstrate that mistakes are normal. - Praise and encouragement are essential when teaching kids. Teens especially can feel insecure about trying something new in front an expert, so be uncritical. - If a child gets frustrated, take a 10-minute break and come back later. - Focus on process over product — praise how well the child is working or how much fun he or she is having, instead of how neat and pretty the finished product looks. Knitting Kit This stylish knitting-with-kids kit from kids' boutique shop Madame La Marchande offers a delightful gift for young kids and teens interested in knitting. The kit folds into a tiny, tidy vintage-inspired suitcase and comes with decadent yarn and basic tools. Head to Madame La Marchande to buy the knitting with kids kit. Finger Knitting Practice dexterity and get kids excited about working with yarn via this finger-knitting-with-kids project, which can be made into a skinny scarf, holiday decor or even an extra-long jump rope. Dharma Flyer has the free finger knitting with kids ornament pattern. Knitting Doll This vintage-inspired knitting-with-kids doll has small pegs on a wooden doll and helps young kids learn knitting. The doll comes with a needle and yarn. To buy the knitting-with-kids doll, head to Amazon. Image credits (from top): Madame La Marchande, Flickr.com/starshaped, Flickr.com/.curt, Madame La Marchande, Dharma Flyer and Perisphere & Tylon, Inc.
RAINBOW PAPER PLATE TAMBOURINES - A fab homemade musical instrument to inspire creativity and fun.
A complete tutorial, from setting up to finishing the weaveFinger knitting is a fun, productive way to spend your free time when you need something to do. When you're finished, you'll have a beautiful rope of yarn that you can use in many...
We've been always admiring the rustic look of Waldorf building blocks, and here is my DIY tutorial on how to build a set of nature blocks for your children.
How to make a corn dolly craft, a traditional English craft and prefect craft for a harvest festival or samhain craft
Blue isn’t one of our typical go-to colors, which is precisely why we decided to try it out–we needed to get out of our comfort zone! I’ve also been dying to try my hand at a menorah for years now so it seemed like the only sensible thing to do. And we couldn’t do a […]
Straw Maze Activity
Introduce kids to the concepts behind curling with this simple printable table-top version.
Some origami projects take a little patience, but even if you don’t have any of that, we’ve got you covered with some origami-inspired products just waiting to be purchased.
When I was putting together our camp crafts roundup the other day, it got me thinking about all of the crafty things I used to do when I was a kid. One of my favorite things to do was weaving on a drinking straw loom, a project I learned in girl scouts. The result is […]
Create your own stick alphabet for your classroom, home, or learning environment.
Learn how to make an easy origami dog face/ dog head. This is a simple origami project combined with some fun doodling for kids of all ages
