Crafts for Kids: Activities
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More Life-Sized Cardboard Silhouettes!
When my five year old saw what his sister did yesterday here, he was anxious to make his own life sized body silhouette! Smart boy, I can’t blame him! While his sister’s artistic abilities allowed her to make a more literal painted copy of herself, I just love his abstract version! Before running out to…
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Create A World With Modeling Clay!
Isn’t this just the sweetest? My almost 8 yr old daughter arrived home with this little masterpiece the other day, and you can imagine, I was beaming from ear to ear! And it was her idea, and yes, all her friends tried to copy her, who in their right mind wouldn’t? Look at those little…
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Make Your Own Puff Paint!
I am in love with the idea of simple art projects that involve making your own medium and then using it to create something. Sort of like chemistry 101 meets creativity in the kitchen! Last week we made our own watercolors here, and this week we made our own puff paint! Puff paint definitely falls…
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Make Your Own Watercolors: A Great Activity For All Ages!
Doesn’t this look irresistible? It is! And you can get started on this fun activity right away, using supplies that you most likely have in your pantry. Okay, you may not have light corn syrup (I certainly didn’t) but you can substitute glucose syrup which you can cook up yourself with some regular old sugar!…
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Making Pictures With Modeling Clay: A Fun Activity Any Time!
When my children first brought home artwork from school using modeling clay on paper, I have to admit I didn’t quite get the point. We never did anything like that where I’m from! Isn’t modeling clay for making three dimensional objects, I thought? A few years have passed and I have come to appreciate the…
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Classic Folded Paper Boats and Hats: A Great Craft + Activity To Do Today!
There was still some water left in our wading pool and given the severe drought we are suffering from here in Israel, I wanted to make sure we got every last ounce of usage out of that water before it is finally used to water plants and clean the porch. Then it came to me,…
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Modeling Clay: A Classic Craft Actitivity For All Ages!
Modeling clay is one of those classic craft activities that seems to have been somewhat forgotten in light of all the amazing crafts and craft supplies now available to children. But in fact, modeling clay can be a really great spur of the moment activity, which may even keep some children busy for hours! When…
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Baker’s Clay: Keeping Little Hands Busy
The best way to keep your cool on a hot summer afternoon is to make sure those little hands are busy doing something productive! It isn’t always the easiest thing to come up with a new and interesting project, so once in awhile when you feel like you just want to escape, pulling some ready-made…