Crafts

Rocking Round Robin Paper Craft

It’s no secret that preschoolers love craft projects that do things. Here’s a paper craft my girls and I made recently which we called the Rocking Round Robin. Made of two circles, the really do rock when you gently tap their tail! Here’s what you’ll need: Light weight colored card in at least two different shades. (We [...]

Welcome to National Craft Month 2012

National Craft Month 2012 Preschool Crafting Inspiration

March is National Craft month, so what better time to encourage creativity and imagination than today? Preschool crafts are a fun learning opportunity and often times a chance to make a memory. There are craft projects I do with my own kids now that brings back memories of creative fun when I was a kid. [...]

Mardi Gras Mask Paper Plate Craft

With a paper plate and some craft supplies, you and your preschooler can make some very festive masks for Mardi Gras. We used some supplies from our stash including glitter paint, gems, some paper flowers and even some gold buttons. You could use whatever supplies you have on hand. Markers or crayons, ribbon, tissue paper, [...]

Mardi Gras necklace recycled craft

One of the favorites of Mardi Gras are the piles of beads. Purple, green and gold beaded necklaces are everywhere! We have a few traditional Mardi Gras necklaces, but wanted to make our own and none of our stringing bead stashes included all 3 colors and we really wanted to make a sparkly necklace. So, [...]

Make Cute houses!

Make your own house from recycled materials

This week 20 kids enjoyed crafting with recyclable materials in our local toy store in town. The theme was “Make your own cute or cool house!”. Using a variety of recycled materials, the kids made all types of fun houses. Some kids expanded their project with a tree and a yard or even little people [...]

Make a Princess Mirror

It’s no secret that preschoolers are fascinated by their own faces. Whether they’re practicing a smile, pulling funny faces, or simply examining their features, they’re always on the look out, so to speak, for the fairest one of all. Make a princess Mirror with this fun craft project for preschoolers by decorating a hand mirror. [...]

Pirate activity fun, Captain Funny Hands

It’s no secret that little kids need lots of stimulation. I have two daughters, aged nearly-3 and 4, and I’m always having to dream up new activities to keep them busy and away from the dreaded television. One of our most favourite things to do is dress-up. The girls love getting into costume; as princesses, [...]

Make your own Heart Threading cards

Using recycled cardboard from food boxes like cereal or crackers you can make some fun heart threading cards. We used some craft paint and a little glitter paint to make our threading cards extra fancy, but you could use markers, crayons or just the box cardboard if you’d like. This is a fun project to [...]

14 paper plate crafts

Make projects with paper plates can be a ton of fun and easy on the crafting budget. You can create your projects with paper, paint, markers, crayons and just about any other craft supply you’d like. Make a whole zoo of paper plate animals or make masks to wear in a play. You can add [...]

Cute tulip clothespin magnet

Have you ever seen those cute clothespin frige magnets and wondered how they are made? Here’s a great tutorial to show you how your preschooler can help you make a tulip clothespin magnet. You can use the project sheet as it is to color and cut out or you can use it as a template [...]

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