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Kids Crafts

It can be difficult to come up with kids crafts that very young children can take part in. Of course coloring and painting immediately come to mind. Have lots of coloring books and blank paper available for young ones, as well as a variety of crayons, markers, paints, gel pens and other materials. Crafts improve children’s confidence, and encourages them to be creative and explore new ideas.

Preschool aged children can use safety scissors, so think about kids crafts that involve both drawing and simple cutting, like tracing their hands and cutting them out to make a wreath of hands (each hand can be decorated separately and then glued or taped together). Other simple designs like hearts and stars can be cut out and decorated for holidays. Another good idea is using stickers, which come in just about any design you could want, to decorate things like a special sign for the child’s door, a picture frame or a holiday card for grandma.

Kids of this age love music, so help them make simple musical instruments - kids crafts such as the famous shoe box guitar (made by stretching rubber bands around an open box) or a shaker made of a paper towel roll filled with beans. Put waxed paper on the ends, secured with rubber bands, and let the child decorate it and play it, too.

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