Super Kids Craft Ideas
Persuading your little one to sit still for any length of time can be a daunting task. Kids are always on the go and always inquisitive. Now this is not a bad thing but sometimes their energy needs to be channeled into something creative.
Crafting is great for toddlers for a number of reasons. It can help them develop longer attention spans. Most crafts help develop hand-eye coordination. And young children can benefit from learning how to follow simple instructions. Here are some craft ideas that your toddler can do (with supervision). More can be found at Toddlers Crafts.
CRAFT STICK PUPPETS
Children just love Puppets.Puppets are fascinating to toddlers. Making their own puppets is easy, and it’s lots of fun. Just collect together some craft or Popsicle sticks, construction paper, safety scissors, glue and marker pens
Help your toddler cut animal shapes out of the construction paper. He can draw faces and other details with washable markers. Glue the stick to the back of the shape, let dry, and he’s ready to put on a puppet show. If you want to make more elaborate puppets, try Kids crafts. Glue on a pom pom for the nose, and add some googly eyes.
Paint with Pudding
Children just love to paint,but boy can they make mess. And there’s also the concern about them eating the paint. Even if the paints are nontoxic, it can make cautious parents uneasy. The answer? Let them paint with pudding!
You don’t need different flavors of pudding to make different colors. Just use one serving of plain vanilla, divide it up into small portions, and add food coloring to create various shades. Give your child a paper plate to use as a canvas for his masterpiece. When he’s done, he can eat it with no worries.
Design a T-Shirt
If your toddler sees you sewing or painting clothes with fabric paint, he might want to try as well. But needles are small and sharp, and fabric paint is messy. What to do? Break out the markers!
Children can have a real good time decorating a plain white t-shirt with colorful markers. If you use washable ones, they can create a design, wear it, and start over after you wash the shirt. If a permanent design is desired, however, you’ll have to let him use non-washable markers. You can avoid a mess by covering the work area with newspaper and putting a smock on your toddler.
Placemats
Making coasters out of contact paper is very easy. Have your toddler cut shapes out of construction paper and glue them onto a whole piece with a glue stick. He can add detail with markers or embellish with stickers. When he’s done, place the artwork on a piece of contact paper, sticky side up. Place another sheet of contact paper on top, sticky side down.
Most toddlers will only have the patience to make one placemat at a time. But he can make another one tomorrow, continuing until there are enough for the whole table. He’ll be so proud to know that everyone sees his artwork at every meal!
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June 25th, 2009 at 7:54 am
These are some great ideas to look out for. Thanks for sharing such wonderful ideas. You can even go for some innovative home based ideas like you can let child let play in bath and make iceberg for them, make paddling pools for them, make sand-pits… Children will love all these.