Craft Time with Kids

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I am often scrambling trying to find something for my kids to do at home.  I wish we lived in the good old days when they could run around barefoot all day…….not reality anymore!  Through lots of trial and error, I have found a few things they just love!

Here are a few fun ideas to get ‘creativity’ going at home:

- Buy a huge box of paper bags somewhere you can buy in bulk.  Give each child a stack and cups of paint.  Tell them that these will be their ’special bags’ they can use to bring snacks to the park, fill with their rock collection , or pack up their princesses to play with in the car or the park.  When they pack their little bags up, they feel so special that they made their own bag AND they get to fill it with something fun.

-Stickers are the BEST and a very inexpensive and easy way to keep your kids entertained.  Plop some paper and stickers on the table and they will be entertained for quite a while.

-Cereal, dried beans, pasta and a little string will have them crafting the afternoon away.  Fill bowls with a few of these things, give them some cardstock  and glue.  Have them make mermaids and superheroes from cheerios and fruit loops.  Give them a few strings and let them make princess necklaces and tiaras. 

I am a big fan of the  Miss Piggle Wiggle books, she is so good about using her imagination with children.  In her books, she makes everything  an adventure and magical for children.

Try it out, tell your girls that the fruit loops are actually magic circles that fell from a rainbow you saw last week.  Tell your boys that you found the beans buried in the backyard and you think they were actually pirate treasure that turned from gold to beans.

Happy crafting friends and have a magical and imaginative day with your children!