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Christmas Crafts That Preschoolers Can Make

It’s the time of the year when thoughts turn toward seasonal holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you have kids under the age of seven, they tend to be the focus of the Christmas gift-giving. However, there is no reason why they can’t participate in the giving as well. No, you don’t need to give a three-year-old a huge gift allowance and online shopping privileges. You can make some very simple gifts for close friends and family. Children who love to sew can created unique embroidered art work. Take a sheet of thick card and draw a simple picture on it. … Continue reading →

Spider Crafts for Preschoolers

Tis the season for spooky spider crafts! Halloween is a great time to talk about spiders and other “scary” animals with your preschooler. Make a spider sandwich. Take two oval-shaped cookies and sandwich icing and thin licorice strings in the center. Four licorice strings on each side and you get bonus points for being anatomically accurate, since spiders have eight legs. Gummies are good for eyes. Or if you’re looking for a healthier alternative, use a cookie cutter to make circular sandwiches with flat fillings like cream cheese. Place the sandwich in the middle of the plate and make lines … Continue reading →

Corn Crafts with Preschoolers

Fall – the season of corn, pumpkins, and leaves. It’s also a season resplendent with orange, red, yellow, and black crafts – handprint turkeys, anyone? One of my very favorite parts of early fall is the corn. I love eating it, I love the look of the yellow kernels, and I love corn silk, especially after it’s been dried. What kinds of crafts can you do with corn? Decorative corn is great for crafting, both for centerpieces and for play. With the husks and the silk of everyday eating corn, you can also make some fantastic creations. Here are some … Continue reading →

Fall Leaf Crafts with Preschoolers

What can you do with a leaf? A lot, actually! Here, the leaves are changing colors and they are just beginning to fall to the ground. Now is the time to make leaf crafts with your preschooler or to press the colorful leaves to save them for crafts later in the fall. The first step to making a leaf part is perhaps the most fun – the collecting! Go on a leaf hunt around your neighborhood. Look for maple, oak, and magnolia trees in particular. In our area, these ones have the most diverse and brilliant colors – reds, oranges, … Continue reading →

Leaf Crafts for Toddlers

It’s just about fall! The older kids are heading back to school. If you are looking for crafty activities to do with your baby or toddler, here are a few fun ideas. If you have preschoolers too, be sure to check out these fun end of summer and beginning of fall ideas as well! With babies and toddlers, doing art is about getting messy, exploring new textures, and working on fine and large motor skills. Oh yeah, it’s also about having fun! Where I live, the leaves are just beginning to change colors. Go out on a leaf hunt with … Continue reading →

More Easy Thanksgiving Pumpkin Crafts

Pumpkins are traditionally used as Halloween decorations, but when placed strategically they can really liven up a Thanksgiving display as well. Fresh pumpkins can still be purchased at most grocery stores and some local farms, though they are not as readily accessible as they were in September and October. If you can get your hands on fresh pumpkins (for the right price), consider crafting the following Thanksgiving-themed decorations: PUMPKIN TURKEYS This project is kid-friendly and serves as a great craft to complete while your Thanksgiving turkey is cooking. Materials: Small Pumpkins Ice Pick Lollipops Colored Construction Paper Markers Directions: Poke … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Crafts for Kids

Just because Halloween is over doesn’t mean you should rid your home of pumpkins. Thanksgiving is an ideal time to showcase the fresh orange globes in a seasonal display. Unfortunately, most stores stop selling pumpkins the day after Halloween. This sad fact means most parents have to get creative when it comes to setting up a Thanksgiving pumpkin display. The following simple salt dough pumpkin art project was a bonafide hit with our preschool playgroup last year. All you’re doing is whipping up a batch of salt dough and shaping it into miniature pumpkins. Once the pumpkins are formed the … Continue reading →

Fall Fun for Kids: Acorn Art Projects

If it weren’t for Disney’s Chip and Dale I doubt my preschooler would know that chipmunks actually like acorns. As far as she is concerned, the tiny rodent-like creatures only have eyes for the stale bread she throws at them whenever we are at the park. As for the acorns that are strewn all over the grassy areas leading up to the playground, they go straight into my daughter’s pockets and come home with us. When we get home we put her acorn collection to good use by making the following projects: ACORN WREATH Materials: Acorns Wreath Form Hot glue … Continue reading →

Fun On a Budget

Crafting may seem like an expensive hobby, especially if you have a house full of kids who want in on the action.  Fortunately, frugal families don’t have to put the kibosh on creating handmade masterpieces.  Rather, with a little ingenuity you can make priceless crafts on a tight budget. Clothespin Pinwheel Materials: Double-sided patterned paper Ruler Pencil Scissors Glue Thumbtack Wooden clothespin with spring Directions: Cut a five-inch square from a sheet of patterned paper. Draw an “X” on the paper from corner to corner. Cut three inches along each line. Fold every other point toward the center of the … Continue reading →

Busy Bees

With snow and rain saturating much of the nation, it may be hard to believe that spring is right around the corner.  If you are aching for the first signs of the season, but don’t have the cash to spend on a tropical escape, consider these fun and affordable projects that will really get your kids buzzing: Printed Bees:  Your kids don’t have to be mini Picassos to decorate your home with pretty flowers and busy bees.  To make a vibrant spring mural, have your children draw a bunch of flowers with crayons, markers or colored chalk on a piece … Continue reading →