The crafts you will find here are going to be the quick, easy, and stuff
laying around the house type of crafts. I get those days once in a while when I
hear 'Mom, we are soooooo bored!' all day long. We don't always have a prepared
project lying around, so I've learned to come up with projects that can be done
with stuff most of us have lying around. I will add to the list as often as I
can. Stop by as soon as the kids start chanting the familiar 'We are sooooo
bored' and grab a project.
Hanger Mobiles
5-7 Years Old
One Wire Hanger For Each Mobile
Felt
Yarn
Glue
Ribbons, Lace, or
Other Similiar Items
Cookie Cutters
Thin Cardboard (An Old Cereal Box
Always Works)
Bend the hook on the hanger into a circle or oval so it isn't quite so sharp
anymore. Bend the rest of the hanger in any way you can (please do this part
yourself), just make free form 'sgigglys'. Trace cookie cutter shapes on to the
cardboard and cut the shapes out for the kids. Now have the kids trace those
shapes on to the felt. Use a hole punch or scissors to make a hole close to the
top of each felt shape. Use ribbons, lace, pastic eyes if you have some and
broom bristles for whiskers if they have animal shapes, glitter, and other stuff
lying around to decorate them. Have them do both sides. Cut the yarn in
different lengths (between 6 and 18 inches). Tie one side of the yarn to the
shapes and the other to different curves on the hanger. Hang...
These can be done with a theme in mind for different holidays. Decorate felt
egg shapes at Easter and tie yarn with bows. At Christmas time they can make
Christmas trees, snowmen, angles, snowflakes, and more. Use thick tinsel or
curling ribbon for gift wrapping to tie. You could even pre-spay paint the
hangers if you really wanted to get involved.
Magnet Fishing
3-6 Years Old
Construction Paper
Poster Board (or old cereal box)
Heavy Duty Magnet
Paper
Clips
Tape or Glue
3-4 Foot Long Stick Or Dowel
1 Yard Yarn Or String
Tie the magnet tightly to one end of the string and the dowel to the other
end. Cut the outline of a fish from the poster board and have the kids trace it
onto the construction paper and cut them out. Glue or tape a paper clip to each
'fish'. Place them paper clip side down all over the floor. Have the
child/children sit in a chair holding the fishing pole and see how many fish
they can catch. (Magnet usually needs to make direct contact with paper
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