| Do you have young children? Do you teach young | | | | - fun shaped paint stampers and paint brushes |
| children? Are you a grandma who likes to plan fun | | | | - colored construction paper |
| activities for your grandchildren? If you do you have | | | | - paint pens |
| probably done crafts together. Crafting with young | | | | - confetti glitter with large shapes |
| children can be a very fun activity. They are so | | | | - colored rocks/marbles |
| creative and fun to watch and they make the most | | | | - stickers of all kinds |
| wonderful creations. | | | | - seashells from trips to the ocean |
| Do you need some crafting ideas? Are you tired of | | | | - small plastic animals such as dinosaurs and ocean |
| glitter and glue everywhere? Do you have a bag of | | | | creatures and bugs |
| toilet paper tubes that you are keeping for some | | | | - colored pipe cleaners |
| crafting reason but can't find the inspiration of what to | | | | - small pieces of cardboard |
| do with them? If so, you are in the right place. When | | | | - scraps of fabric (in case you need to make a scarf |
| crafting with young children you need to maximize the | | | | for a styrofoam snowman!) |
| time spent together so the activity is fun and inviting. | | | | - paper plates |
| You want the environment to be relaxed and nurturing | | | | These are usually things you have around the house |
| so a magical creation will be the outcome. You will set | | | | and are easy to collect. Before you throw out |
| a great example and you will enjoy helping little minds | | | | something think to yourself, can this be used in a craft? |
| expand and they will love spending time with you. I | | | | A tin can for example, use one of those can openers |
| have two young boys ages 6 and 8 and they have | | | | that cut the top off smooth with no sharp edges and |
| loved to craft for many years now. I keep a craft cart | | | | wala! Collect 3 different sized cans and you and your |
| on hand filled with things like: | | | | child can craft a homemade wind chime! |
| - fun rubber stamps and large washable ink pads | | | | Sometimes you need a little help, inspiration so to |
| - glue - glitter glue and regular Elmer's glue | | | | speak to come up with some very easy and fun |
| - age appropriate scissors | | | | ideas. There are two great new e-books to help |
| - water colors and washable paint | | | | inspire you with easy, fun ideas for you and your |
| - colored tissue paper | | | | children to craft together. |