Home Crafts For Kids - Three Home-Made Playdough Recipes

Home Crafts For Kids - Three Home-Made Playdough Recipes

Playdough is a favorite artistic medium of kids everywhere. This is why it makes the ideal example for home crafts for kids.  Parents love it because it encourages creativity and provides a fun, quiet indoor activity. Another reason why it is the ideal example of home crafts for kids. Playdough can be used over and over again if kept in its container, or kids can let their creations dry and keep them.

You can find playdough in almost any store that sells toys. But it’s also very cheap and easy to make. You probably have everything you need to make at least one type of playdough in your kitchen cupboard. Some recipes are even edible. Here are three fun and simple ways to make playdough.

1. Authentic Playdough

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1 tbsp. powdered alum
• ½ cup salt
• 2 tbsp. vanilla
• Food coloring
  

Instructions

1. Mix dry ingredients together thoroughly in saucepan.
2. Add oil and water.
3. Cook at medium heat, stirring constantly. It’s done when it has a consistency similar to that of mashed potatoes.
4. Remove the dough from heat and stir in vanilla and food coloring. Work the color in by kneading the dough.
5. When completely cooled, store in an airtight container. This dough will keep for at least two months.

This home-made playdough has a look and feel very similar to the store-bought kind. It is not intended to be eaten, but is not toxic to humans.

2. Peanut Butter Playdough

Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups creamy peanut butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 4 cups powdered milk
• 3 ½ cups corn syrup
  

Instructions

1. Combine ingredients in a bowl. Mix thoroughly.
2. Place the dough onto wax paper and model with it. When the kids are through playing, they can eat it.

Tip: For more edible fun, use sprinkles and candies to decorate creations made with peanut butter playdough.

3. Kool Aid Playdough

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• ½ cup salt
• 2 packages of unsweetened Kool Aid
• 2 cups water
  

Instructions

1. Boil water.
2. While the water is heating, combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Add boiling water and stir.
3. Knead the dough on a floured board. Add small amounts of flour until you reach the desired consistency.
4. When completely cool, store in a tightly covered container.

This playdough will last a few months if stored properly, and it has a wonderful scent.

Making playdough with the kids is a fun rainy day project. It’s a great way to get them involved in cooking, and the finished product can provide hours more of fun. And recipes such as the one for peanut butter playdough serve yet another purpose: they make a delicious snack! So when your child runs out of playdough, don’t run to the store. Just head to the kitchen! so, finally, because it is always available, it is yet another reason why it is the ideal example of home crafts for kids,
 

Kid's Craft Ideas - How to Make a Birthday Piñata and Have Fun

Kid's Craft Ideas - How to Make a Birthday Piñata and Have Fun

How to Make a Birthday Piñata and Have Fun

Piñatas are all the rage at kids' birthday parties. There's just something about getting blindfolded, trying to hit a brightly colored object with a stick, and picking up the candy that falls when someone succeeds that young people (and the young at heart) love.

Piñatas have become must-haves for birthday celebrations, but unfortunately they're not cheap.

But did you know that piñatas are really easy and fun to make? You can create a colorful piñata with just a few supplies, and you can find some of them around the house. Here's how to make a simple one.

Supplies

* Newspaper
* 1/4 cup flour
* 6 cups water, divided
* Large balloon
* Large bowl
* Poster paint
* Twine or other strong string
* Candy and/or small toys


Instructions

1. Cut or tear newspaper up into strips 1 1/4 inches wide. Make more than you think you'll need to cover the piñata, because several layers must be applied.
2. Mix up some papier-mache paste. Mix the flour with 1 cup of cold water, and press out all lumps. Then put the other 5 cups of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add a spoonful of boiling water to the flour and water mixture, and mix well. Continue stirring while slowly pouring the mixture into the boiling water. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes and let cool.
3. Blow up the balloon and tie securely. Set it down in the bowl.
4. Soak a strip of newspaper in the paste until soaking wet. Smooth it onto the balloon, wiping off excess paste with your fingers.
5. Add more newspaper strips soaked in paste, overlapping each by about an inch and crossing the strips. Cover all but the tied end with two layers of newspaper.
6. Let the piñata dry for 2 to 3 days.
7. Pop the balloon and remove it.
8. Decorate the piñata with poster paint. Glue on construction paper accents, streamers and other decorations if desired. Let paint and glue dry.
9. Using an ice pick, carefully poke a hole on each side on the top. Thread a length of twine through the holes and tie the ends together to make a hanger.
10. Fill the piñata with candy or toys. Cover the hole with masking tape, and paste some newspaper over the tape. Let dry for 24 hours, and paint to match the rest of the piñata.

If you like, you can use a large balloon and a smaller one to make a body with a head. Just cover the balloons separately, let dry and decorate as desired, then put the open ends together after you've added the candy. Attach with more newspaper and paste, and let dry.

Making piñatas is rather messy, but it's also lots of fun. A homemade piñata is also much less expensive than a store-bought one, and it is completely customizable.

The next time you're planning a birthday party, why not try your hand at papier-mache?

Fun Kids Crafts

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• Preschool Crafts
• Thanksgiving Crafts
• Themed Crafts
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Fun Kids Crafts - What Can I Make Out of Recycled Material?

Fun Kids Crafts - What Can I Make Out of Recycled Material?

Here is an idea to keep in mind when you are looking at Fun Kids Crafts. Recycling is good for the environment. It reduces the amount of trash in landfills and saves natural resources. And for crafters, recycled items can make great supplies for projects. Empty containers, worn out clothes, old greeting cards and other items that usually end up in the trash present a wealth of crafting opportunities.

Paper Maché

Paper maché is a craft that requires recycled materials. Newspaper is cut into strips and dipped into paste to create piñatas and other works of art. It's a little messy, but it's very easy to do.

To make the paste, bring 2 cups of water to a boil and add a mixture of 1/2 cup of flour and 2 cups of cold water. Bring to a boil again, remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons of sugar. Let cool.

Newspaper strips are usually dipped into the paste and applied to an inflated balloon. When the balloon is covered, it is hung up to dry. Once dry, the balloon is popped and embellishments are added to finish the project.

There is no end to the amount of Fun Kids Crafts you can do with paper maché! Go to our site, the page Easy Kids Crafts: Bible Crafts: Creation Story and have a look!

Candle Holders

It's easy to make candle holders out of empty baby food jars. All you have to do is remove the label and decorate as you please. Use paint, ribbon, gems and other items. Add a tealight or votive candle, and you have a beautiful, thoughtful and inexpensive gift.

Maracas

Kids love stuff that makes noise, so this is a great craft for them. Just put some dried beans in a clean used paper or plastic cup. Use enough to make some noise but not so many that they do not have room to move around. Glue the mouth of another cup to the mouth of the first cup and let dry. Decorate if desired.

Gift and Storage Boxes

Old shoeboxes can be transformed into beautiful gift or storage boxes. Just use some contact paper to cover them up. Decorate with rubber stamps, paint, ribbon and other embellishments. These can be used to store photos and other keepsakes, used to present gifts, or given as gifts themselves.

Pencil Holders

You can make a pencil holder out of a number of recycled materials. Tin cans with the tops removed are nice and sturdy. Plastic, styrofoam and paper cups also work well, but may not last as long. The cardboard tubes found in the middle of tissue rolls can even work if you cover one end of them with a flat piece of cardboard.

Recycled items can be used to make lovely crafts to keep or give as gifts. They're good for the budget and for the environment. The next time you need craft supplies, take a look at the things you've been tossing out. You might find that you already have what you need!

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Nature Craft: Making Twig Creations

Fun Kids Crafts - Nature Craft: Making Twig Creations

It's amazing how many things we can find in nature to use in crafts. Pine cones can be used in bird feeders, home-made potpourri and all sorts of other things. Leaves and flowers can be dried or pressed for a variety of uses. Even twigs can be used to make beautiful, rustic crafts.

This twig creations project makes a great gift and costs next to nothing to make. Kids can easily make it with a little help from an adult. The finished product can be used to hold candy, pencils, office supplies or any other small objects. So, this makes it a very suitable fun kids craft.

Supplies

• Used tin can (use a can opener that removes the entire top of the can, leaving no sharp edges)
• Twigs
• Yard clippers
• Glue (a hot glue gun works best, but other kinds may work too)
• Dried leaves and/or flowers
• Ribbon

Instructions

1. Wash out the tin can thoroughly. Remove the label and wash the outside as well.
2. Use the yard clippers to clip the twigs to about the same length as the height of the can. You can make them all uniform or vary the lengths slightly for a more rustic look.
3. Glue the twigs around the can vertically. Cover the entire outside. Let dry.
4. Arrange dried flowers and/or leaves on the outside of the can and glue them in place.
5. Tie a ribbon around the can and secure with glue. Let dry.

Preparing the Flowers

Before you use flowers for crafts, they need to be dried. One of the easiest ways to do so is to press them. Simply place them in the middle of a heavy hardcover book and leave them for about two weeks. Or if you don't want to wait that long, buy a flower press. Most can be used in the oven or microwave, making pressing quick and easy. Just be sure to read the directions carefully to avoid damaging the flowers.

If you do not want your flowers to be flat, you'll need to dry them a different way. One way to do this is to hang them upside-down in bundles. Place them in a well-ventilated area, and leave them for ten to fourteen days.

Flowers may also be dried in silica gel, borax or sand. To do this, place the flowers upside-down in a box full of either of these drying agents. Gently sift some of the sand, borax or silica gel onto the flower heads until covered, and leave in a warm, dry place for two weeks.

When the flowers are dry, spray them with hairspray. This will help them retain their color and provide some protection from breakage. Keep the finished craft out of sunlight and away from extreme heat to protect the flowers.

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How to Make a Flower Crown

How to Make a Flower Crown

Spring flowers are a favorite theme for spring crafts. They're so pretty and colorful, and they can be incorporated into all sorts of projects, from simple to advanced. For young children, a flower crown is the perfect craft to welcome this highly anticipated season.

This craft is ideal for those rainy day blues. It will remind kids that all of that rain may be no fun right now, but it produces some beautiful results.

Flower crowns are also great projects for girls' birthday parties and sleepovers. They're simple, quick and inexpensive to make. To save time, you could do the measuring and cutting ahead of time and provide the materials to decorate the crowns.

Supplies

• Paper plate
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Scissors or Exacto knife
• Markers, crayons or paint
• Plastic jewels
• Ribbon
• Construction paper
• Glue

Instructions

1. Paint the paper plate a solid color if desired. Keep in mind that the bottom of the plate will be on top of the finished crown. Let dry.
2. Using the ruler, mark the center of the paper plate. Draw a straight line through the center, beginning and ending about an inch from the plate's edge.
3. Draw another line perpendicular to the first, again starting and ending an inch from the edge. The plate should now be divided into four equal sections.
4. Draw two more lines to create a total of eight equal sections.
5. Cut along the lines you've just drawn. If using scissors, fold the plate slightly and make a small cut in the center to start. An Exacto knife works nicely as well, but should be used by an adult only.
6. Once all of the lines are cut, there will be eight triangles in the center of the plate. Holding the plate upside-down, bend each triangle upward, creasing so that it will stand on its own.
7. Decorate your crown as you like. Add color with paint, markers or crayons. Glue on ribbon tails and add embellishments such as plastic jewels.
8. Cut eight flower shapes out of various colors of construction paper. For daisy-type flowers, cut circles out of a contrasting color and glue them in the center of the flower shape. Add some glitter if desired.
9. Glue a flower to the tip of each triangle on the crown. Let dry.

These flower crowns are sure to put a smile on any little girl's face. And with some minor modifications, there are some other great crowns that could be made too. Instead of flowers girls and boys could adorn their crowns with cars, animals or anything else they can make out of construction paper. Eggs could be used for Easter crowns for boys and girls, or shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day.

Easy Kids Crafts - Creative Fun for 0-3 Year Olds

Easy Kids Crafts - Creative Fun for 0-3 Year Olds

Little Kids are always on the go, looking for new things to occupy their active minds. It might seem impossible to get them to sit down and do crafts, but it's usually much easier than you might imagine. Easy Kids crafts that keep them engaged are great for their cognitive development and hand-eye coordination. Do not forget about those little motor skills either!

The key to success when crafting with toddlers is keeping it simple. They do not have the attention span to create things that require a great deal of time, and they will not understand long-winded instructions. Easy Kids crafts that can be completed in a few simple steps stand a better chance of holding their attention.

When choosing toddler crafts, keep in mind that all materials should be reasonably safe for young children. If sharp objects are required, you will need to do the part that requires their use. Very small objects such as seed beads should not be used because they could easily be swallowed without your knowledge. Anything the size of a large button or bigger should not pose a problem as long as you provide close supervision.

Here are some craft ideas that your toddler will love:

1. Macaroni jewelry

Put some straight macaroni in a jar with a few drops of food coloring. Shake the jar until all pieces are colored. Blot off excess food coloring with a paper towel, string the pasta onto a piece of yarn of the desired size and tie the ends together.

2. Paper plate fish

All you'll need for this craft is a paper plate, scissors and markers or crayons. Help your child cut a triangle out of the paper plate to make the fish's mouth. Glue the triangle directly across from the mouth for a fin. Decorate the fish with the markers or crayons. If you like, glue on a googly eye instead of drawing an eye.

3. Paper plate mask

Cut out eyeholes in a paper plate. Let your child use crayons, markers or paint to decorate the mask any way he wants. Punch a hole in each side of the finished mask and run a piece of elastic through, tying each end to secure.

4. Play Doh sculptures

Play Doh is fun to play with, but it can also be used to make figurines. Simply let your child model the dough just as one would model clay, until the desired shape is achieved. Help him add details with other colors or by carving, and leave the sculpture out to dry.

5. Collages

A collage makes a great project and a great decoration for your child's room. Just supply some poster board, magazines or copies of photos, safety scissors and a glue stick, and let your child create her own work of art. Younger children may need help cutting things out.

Crafting is a great way to ward off boredom, and it's great for young minds and hands. Simple crafts can be out of things you already have around the house, so you can get your little one started creating any time.

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How To Make Kids Crafts - Fingerprint Flowers

How To Make Kids Crafts - Fingerprint Flowers

To make kids crafts always is a very special time with your kids. Crafts from kids tend to hold a special place in our hearts. Even the simplest projects make treasured keepsakes that we hold on to for years to come. And when those crafts capture a piece of childhood, they are especially meaningful.

This is why handprint plaque kits are so popular. Those tiny hands may never be that tiny again, but the finished project will always evoke memories of when they were.

There are a number of variations on the handprint theme. There is wall art that features handprints immortalized in finger paint, and there's the perennial Thanksgiving turkey that's made from a cardboard cutout traced around a hand. For spring, fingerprint flowers make an adorable keepsake. They're ideal for Mother's Day, Grandparents' Day or Easter, or to give "just because."

This is a great craft to make for kids, and it is suitable for children from preschool age up. Younger children can also do it with some help from a parent or older sibling.

The Supplies You Will Need:

• Construction paper
• Acrylic paint
• Green chenille stems or drinking straws (if you don't have either of these things handy, painting some craft sticks green will work as well)
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Craft glue
• Styrofoam cup
• Buttons, pom poms and/or stick-on jewels (optional)
• Floral foam

Instructions for This Crafts:

1. Draw a small flower shape on a piece of construction paper. Make sure the petals are large enough for a child's fingerprint. Cut out.
2. Trace the flower shape you've just cut out onto construction paper in various colors. Cut these flower shapes out.
3. Dip the child's finger into paint. Remove excess paint, then press the finger onto each petal.
4. Remove all paint from the finger, then dip it in a contrasting color. Press the finger into the center of the flower.
5. Repeat for each flower, and let all flowers dry.
6. Cut a green chenille stem in half. Glue the end to the back of the flower. Let glue dry.
7. Paint the styrofoam cup in a bright color. Let dry. Decorate by painting designs on it or gluing on pom poms, buttons or stick-on jewels. Let paint and/or glue dry.
8. Glue a piece of floral foam to the inside of the cup. Let dry.
9. Poke holes into the floral foam and stick the flower stems into them. Secure with a small amount of glue. Let dry.

That's all there is to it! This is an ideal example of how to make kids crafts. This simple yet adorable craft is sure to be a hit with kids, and it makes a wonderful gift. It also makes a great decoration for spring parties. You could have your child make lots of flowers and put some floral foam into a larger container to make a whimsical centerpiece. Or kids could make several of them to add to place settings at a small gathering. The possibilities, to make kids crafts, are endless.

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Book: The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book: Creative Fun for 2-6 Year Olds (Williamson Little Hands Series)

The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book: Creative Fun for 2- To 6-Year-Olds (Williamson Little Hands Series)

The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book is designed for every family with toddler up to Grade 1 children. It is packed with age-appropriate craft activities and projects either for the home, the great outdoors or even special places. You and your children will get many hours of crafty fun and enjoyment from this book.

The book is divided into various categories:

* Animals and Trees

* School Days

* Big Fun Crafts

* Family Fun

* Friendship

* Around the World Celebration

* Neighborhood

* Outdoor Fun

* Big Fun in Special Places

In each category you will find lots of different and exciting craft projects. In the Animals and Tree section, you will find ideas for making an Earth Day Crown, a Saw Dust Bug, Four Season Trees and more. The Around the World Celebration section gives lots of ideas from other cultures, like an American Yankee Doodle Dandy Headband, an Oatmeal Box Drum from Nigeria, Swinging Lanterns from Vietnam and others.

The Big Fun in Special Places activities follow a trip to a special place like a museum or a zoo. The children can make a Seashell Paperweight after a visit to the beach or an Old McDonald Mural, after a trip to a farm. They will learn through craft about their surroundings and will take lots of pride in their finished product.

The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book comes with very easy instructions and simple materials as well as advice on how to work safely with young children.

Bible School Crafts: An Invitation To A Wedding Bible School Craft

Bible School Crafts: An Invitation To A Wedding Bible School Craft

This is one of our bible school crafts that the kids love doing and it is great fun. The kids make a "Wedding Invitation" card with the invitation on the one side of the card and the Bible verse on the other side. Our "Invitation To A Wedding" craft is for the kids that are a little older and who knows what a wedding invitation looks like, and that are able to write the invitations as well as the bible verse at the back.

The Bible Verse: Joh. 2:11 This act in Cana of Galilee was the first sign Jesus gave, the first glimpse of his glory. And his disciples believed in him.

What you need for this bible school craft:

• Good quality paper to cut the cards from


• Thick glue


• Paint brush to brush the glue on with


• Different colors confetti


• Black felt tipped pens


• A ruler


• A pencil

What you will need for variation one:

• Small pictures of flowers


• Small pictures of wedding bells

What you will need for variation two:

• Good quality glossy paint


• Paint brushes

How to do this craft:

1. Cut cards from the poster paper to the size of a large wedding invitation card.


2. Draw a broad border with the pencil and ruler around the one side of the card.


3. Write an invitation to a wedding in the middle of the card on the side that you drew the border on.


4. Write the bible verse on the other side of the card.


5. Paint the border that you drew with the tick glue and sprinkle the confetti on to completely caver the border.


6. Leave the card to dry for at least an hour.

Variations:

1. In stead of the confetti the border can also be made "collage" style with small pictures of flowers and wedding bells cut from magazines.



2. Another variation, if the kids are older and a little more artistic, is for the kids to decorate the border by painting a decorative design on it.

This bible school craft is one of the bible school crafts that give the kids something really beautiful to take home as a keepsake. It might be a good idea to make a decorated box at the beginning of the school, for the kids to keep all the crafts in that they want to keep for taking home.

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Ceramics the Whole Family Will Enjoy

Ceramics For The Whole Family To Do

Kids Crafts can be done any many different ways. Try and incorporate crafts you would not normally think of for kids.

It's so rewarding to make a ceramic piece from scratch. There's just something spectacular about watching it go from raw clay to a beautiful, finished product. It makes it hard to stop at one piece.

Getting the whole family in on the creation of ceramic groupings is a great way to bond while making something together. If each person does one or two pieces, you can end up with a nice collection or scene. Or some members can do the shaping and firing, and the others can do the painting.

Here are some ceramic projects that the whole family can participate in and enjoy and that therefore make excellent Kids Crafts:

* Nativity scenes - One of the most popular kinds of ceramic groupings for Christmas, a nativity scene is a great family project. Once the actual pieces are done, you could build a wooden barn together and add hay for added authenticity.

* Halloween groupings - There are all sorts of possibilities for Halloween. You could do a group of trick or treaters with different costumes, some whimsical ghosts, bats or spiders, or jack-o-lantern candleholders with different faces.

* Pottery - Kids are often intrigued by pottery wheels, so why not let them try their hand at using one? They may need a little help, but they can make simple pieces fairly easily. Creating a pottery grouping with coordinating pieces could be a great family project.

* Wall hangings - Groups of ceramic wall hangings make lovely decorations. Each family member could create one with a favorite quote or a hand-carved design on it. How about having each person carve a picture of his or her favorite animal or flower?

* Coasters and trivets - Coasters and trivets are quite simple to make, and they're really useful. Making a set as a family is a great project if you have young children. Handmade coasters and trivets also make nice gifts, so make several sets for the holidays.

* Refrigerator magnets - This is another easy project, because it provides a great deal of freedom. As long as the ceramic piece isn't so heavy as to weigh the magnet down, it doesn't have to be perfectly flat and doesn't matter what shape it is. Take pictures while the family is making them, and when the magnets are done, hang the pictures up with them to remind everyone how much fun it was.

Ceramic groupings and sets are fun to make, and they're even more fun when you get the whole family involved. Even young children can create simple ceramic pieces. Whether you're making them to give as gifts or keep around the house, a ceramic set made by your entire family will always be a source of fond memories.

Creative Playdough Ideas For Kids

It's no secret that kids love to create! Creative Playdough Ideas For Kids provides fun ideas and cool creations for kids to make with playdough, as well as for the grown ups in their lives to do with them. Playdough is fun to squish, squash and create with!

Creative Playdough Ideas For Kids is a 32 page e-book that is downloadable in PDF format. This e-book offers a variety of playdough creations and ideas for children, parents and all others that teach, work, play and care for children.

* Creative Playdough Ideas For Kids provides simple, step by step instructions for a variety of creations with full color photos throughout.

*This e-book provides 2 homemade playdough recipes that can be made and ready to use in less than 15 minutes. (Fast, easy and inexpensive!)

*Playdough is educational-the creations in this e-book can be used to teach various themes (for example, bugs and insects or flowers).

*Playdough is a great sensory, manipulative medium for children and is super for developing hand-muscle coordination and dexterity.

*Making these playdough creations makes a great kids Birthday party or children's event activity.

*The ideas in this e-book are not just for playdough, but any modeling dough or medium. The main tools used are your hands and some common household items.

* Playdough creations in the book include: cat, turtle, lion, snail, pig, snowman, snake, two rose methods, daisy, daffodil, ladybug, faces, cup and saucer, a heart of flowers, fruit and butterfly.

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Kids Crafts Ideas: Shoe Crafts

Here is one of our really fun kids' crafts ideas, decorating your shoes! Kids love this kind of crafts because they can actually use it afterwards.

No outfit is complete without the right pair of shoes. You must not think it is more so for adults than kids. Kids' idea of the right shoes may differ from that of adults though. On thing I know is kids love shoes. My little granddaughter is only 4 but she has a serious love affair with shoes. I have never seen any kid with more shoes than she has and still it is a major fight not to buy more.

Funky, embellished shoes are quite popular among the younger set, especially the younger kids. This provides a great opportunity to bring out kids' creativity! Here are some shoe crafts that your kids will love (and that you can enjoy with them as well).

Here are a few tips on how you can implement this kids crafts ideas:

1. You Can Spruce Up Your Shoelaces

Colorful shoelaces can add pizzazz to any pair of sneakers. You can easily tie-dye shoelaces by mixing two or more colors of fabric paint with an equal amount of warm water. Tie knots in the laces about an inch apart, and then dip each individual section into the dye, alternating colors. This can get messy, so be sure to cover the work area and protect the kids' clothing!

There is an even simpler way to decorate your shoelaces, use fine-tipped markers. Sharpies are the best, because they are permanent. And they now come in lots of different colors, so you can use them to make your laces extra colorful.

2. Have Fun Making Your Own Charms

We all know shoelace charms look great on sneakers. There are kits available that have everything you need to make your own shoelace charms. You can also buy individual supplies at your local craft store or online.

If you love your Crocks, making your own snap-in charms can really be a lot of fun. Using Fimo clay, you can make any kind of charm you can imagine. You can paint it with acrylic paint once it's dry. There are also rubber plugs that you can buy online or in craft stores to glue to the back of any kind of charm. Using these, you can make charms out of virtually any type of material, including plastic, metal, and rubber.

3. For Lots Of Fun, Paint Your Shoes

Especially for the little ones, one of the simplest ways to make shoes unique is to paint them. This works well for many types of flip flops, as well as cloth sneakers. All you need is some fabric paint and a pencil to get started. Just draw your design on with a pencil, and when it's just right, fill it in with paint.

You can add flair to your painted shoes by adding some studs or colorful rhinestones. These provide nice, sparkly accents. The stick-on kind may work, but they tend to come off easily, especially when you put them on something you're going to wear. A Bedazzler will attach them much more securely.

Decorating your shoes is a fun way for kids to express their individuality. It's also a great kid's crafts project to do with the family or friends. With just a few simple craft supplies, they can have hours of fun making their shoes unique.

With this kid's crafts ideas I'm sure I'm going to buy less shoes for Anabel and get her decorating the old ones instead to make them new again. Enjoy this fun kid's craft.

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The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book: Creative Fun for 2-To 6-Year-Olds

If you are looking for a kids crafts book that has over 75 simple arts and crafts activities for children ages two to six years of age, The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book is the one you should have in your home library.

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With 144 pages, the reading level is ages 4-8. More importantly, however, is the fact that the activities are related to holidays, school, occupations, travel, nature, home, and friendship.

Consumers give this book a very high rating and their reviews are no exception. For those children new to crafts, this book offers an exciting adventure into craft-making. All of the kid's crafts are easy, straightforward and fun. The illustrations can assist any kid in understanding what they have and offers them the opportunity to figure things out for themselves.

The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book has been very helpful in providing fast easy crafts ideas for children. The pictures help the children a great deal and the notes that often accompany each project give a little more insight into each project. This book is especially wonderful for the holidays when you are constantly looking for kid's crafts.

One ten-year-old who bought this book raved about it. She enjoyed cutting and pasting and found she could learn how to make Christmas stuff, iron-on tote bags, necklaces, and other really fun stuff.

Another consumer used the ideas from The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book and with her son they created many colorful artworks, together, including an aquarium, mail pouch, masks, flags, and scrapbooks. Her son especially loved the cutting, pasting, and coloring part of the process and had a great time.

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Crafts For Kids: How to Come up With a Craft Idea for Kid Programs

Crafts For Kids: How to Come up With a Craft Idea for Kid Programs

Did your search for Crafts for Kids get you to this blog? Are you looking for crafts ideas for kid's enrichment? Maybe you feel like you are just not the creative type, and you struggle with coming up with craft projects. It is true that some people just have a knack for finding or even inventing craft ideas, but your creativity can be improved. There are ways to make it easier to find a craft idea for kid needs.

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1. Lay aside any perfectionism

Locking yourself into thinking there is only one right way to do something makes every decision harder. Regardless of the kid program you are helping with, there are always many suitable craft ideas out there. Don't worry about picking the wrong one! If you've taken into consideration the age and skill levels of the kids involved, your choice will be adequate.

2. Consider your budget

When choosing a craft idea for kid programs, you need to be aware that some of them are expensive. Prepackaged kits to make a fun foam picture frame or a craft stick cross are affordable for a few kids, but if you are needing to do a craft with a lot of kids, these kits might cost too much. It's often easy to do almost exactly the same project by just looking at the craft kit components and buying the same materials in bulk at the discount store. You may have to do some preparation, like cutting out shapes ahead of time, or at least making cardboard patterns for the kids to use in cutting out their own. The savings will be worth it, however.

3. Different crafts for boys and girls

In spite of years of indoctrination from women's libbers, the fact remains that boys and girls like different sorts of crafts! If the craft seems a little girly, don't use it at boys' camp. Stick with lace-up leather billfolds, Indian artifacts, dinosaur art, and similar projects. Girls will like beads and anything that's pink or purple. For a craft idea for kid camp where there are kids of both sexes, keep it on the boyish side and provide some pink materials to keep the girls happy.

4. Let ideas spring from examples

An aspect of creativity that the non-creative types don't realize is that ideas spring from other ideas. That is, if you look over a book or website of craft ideas, maybe none of them will appeal to you, but if you let them, they will spark an idea for a similar project. Use what you can and change what you must in the craft directions. For instance, the craft may have a slogan to be written across the front. If you need to change the slogan to fit your own needs, it's perfectly OK. For instance, the pictured project might say "Girls rock!" You can change that to "He is the Rock!" if that meets your VBS needs better.

5. Follow the instruction if you find it easier

A final suggestion is to realize that you don't have to change the instructions or create something new to have a good craft idea for kid use. Feel free to follow the instructions to the letter if that works better for you. The kids will have a great time either way. Just pick a craft idea, for kid creativity beats adult creativity every time! The kids will make it creative, even if you have doubts about your own ability in this area.

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