Kids Craft Ideas
As summer lingers, here are some easy craft ideas to occupy your children indoors for a hour or two. Together, you can create some masterpieces and fun memories that will last a lifetime. o.Remember to cover your table or work surface with old newspaper. This makes for easy cleanup once the project is finished.
Rock Animals
Supplies: Rocks, tempura paint, paint brushes, decoupage solution
What kid doesn’t love rock hunting? Take a walk together one morning and have your children look for rocks of all shapes and sizes. Collect flat smooth stones, as well as jagged, sharp rocks.
Once you get home, give your children an assortment of tempera paints and paint brushes and let them kids have fun painting the rocks to their hearts content. Once the paint is dry, use your rock creations to decorate your garden or household plants.
Decorative Picture Frames
Supplies: unpainted wooden picture frame, tempera paint, foam letters, decoupage solution, paint brush
Turn a simple picture frame into a work of art that will hold precious memories.
Carefully remove the pane of glass from the frame. Using your favorite sheet of piece of scrapbook paper, outline the outside and inside of the frame. Cut out with scissors and carefully glue the colored paper to the outside of the frame.
Once dry, glue various buttons, foam letters, dried pasta or seashells around the outside. Let your child use their imagination to create a special look. Seal the decorated frame with a decoupage solution. Wait until fully dry, then carefully insert your favorite picture and enjoy.
Miniature Clay Critters
Supplies: Oven-bake clay (various colors)
Older kids will love the endless possibilities that can be created with colored modeling clay. If the clay seems hard, don’t worry, it will loosen up quickly with the heat of your hands.
To get started, condition the clay by kneading it in your hands until it’s warm and pliable. Encourage your kids use their imaginations to create miniature flowers, dinosaurs, aliens or other critters. (Use a toothpick to draw patterns in the clay.)
Once your sculptures are finished, it’s time to cure them. Bake your critter in a preheated oven at 275 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Let cool completely before handling. Once you’ve baked your sculpture, you can do more wonderful things to it. You can paint it using oils or acrylics. You can glue on hair, feathers, fur, jewels or fabric. Be creative!
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