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CrazyMoms
Arts & Crafts
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If you are a lot like me,
you love to do arts and crafts projects with your
kids. Often, kids arts and crafts
projects can be very time consuming and may cost
too much to do on a regular basis. CrazyMoms was
designed for moms on the go. The arts and crafts
projects and ideas we have listed on this site
are not very costly or time consuming. You and
your kids will love creating these craft
projects!
Do you have an arts and crafts project,
idea, or tip?
I would love to add your ideas to the
CrazyMoms Arts & Crafts Corner. Please
email me with your information,
& I will add your arts and crafts ideas to
this site. |
Tips
and Ideas for your Crafts
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Craft
Tips & Ideas #1:
One
of the easiest ways to save money is by
collecting items around your home to use for your
arts and crafts projects. You will need a large
container and a place to store your collection.
Some useful items to collect include the
following:
- paper
towel rolls
- toilet
paper rolls
- clean
tuna cans
- soup
cans
- 1
gallon milk jugs
- 1/2
gallon milk cartons
- egg
cartons
- cereal
boxes
- small
cardboard boxes
- newspapers
- cloth
scraps
- cotton
swabs
- cotton
balls
- juice
cans
- soap
(for carving)
- dried
macaroni
- wrapping
paper
- straws
- paper
plates
- button
down shirts (smocks)
- wallpaper
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- old
blue jeans
- clean
coke cans
- jelly
jars
- baby
food jars
- cream
cheese containers
- old
t-shirts
- old
socks
- bottle
caps
- paper
bags
- small
sticks
- clothespins
- coffee
can
- old
catalogs
- coat
hangers
- corks
- coloring
books
- sponges
- potatoes
(for stamping)
- pipe
cleaners
- yarn
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Styrofoam
meat trays are great as well, but they must be
washed thoroughly to remove any leftover meat
residue and possible bacteria.
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Craft
Tips & Ideas #2:
Crafts
help kids to grow, developing their imagination
along the way. It is important that you design
successful arts and crafts projects which keep
your children interested from start to finish.
How to Measure the Success
of a Project:
- Are your
kids having fun? (If your kids are not
having fun or becoming bored very easily,
then you may need to look for another
project that might keep them interested.)
- Are your
kids learning something new? (What better
way to develop a growing mind than to
make something they have never created
before).
- Are your
kids able to complete the art project
with minimal assistance? (This does not
apply to young toddlers. Your arts and
crafts projects should be designed with
the child's age in mind.)
- Are your
projects bringing your family closer
together? (One of the reasons why we like
to create arts and crafts projects with
our kids is to bring us closer together.
If your child seems to be inattentive or
frustrated, it is better to take a mini
break and come back to the project at a
later time. Inattentiveness and
frustration will not bring us closer
together.)
- Are your
kids successfully using their
imaginations to bring uniqueness to the
project? (Allowing your child to develop
their own talents will keep them happier
and make your job much easier. Example-
Allowing your children to use their own
colors and designs in the project.)
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Craft
Tips & Ideas #3:
Steps in Helping Your Kids
to Learn:
- Select an
age appropriate craft.
- Make a
sample so your child will have a visual
image in their mind.
- Collect all
materials in advance and set them out
beforehand.
- Plan on
setting up your arts and crafts projects
in a place where you will have plenty of
working room.
- Teach your
kids craft projects in steps. For
example:
- Trace
- Cut
- Glue
- Allow
to Dry
- Clean
Up Time
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Arts
and Crafts Ideas and Projects
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Arts
and Crafts Ideas #1:
Pine Cone Bird Feeders:
This project is incredibly easy, and your kids
will love it! For this project, you will need the
following:
pine cones
spoons
paper plates
peanut butter
bird seed or cornmeal
piece of wire, yarn, or string
Take your kids to a location to collect pine
cones. If pine cones are not available in your
area, you should be able to find them fairly
cheap at your local arts and crafts store. Set up
a container of peanut butter and a plate of bird
seeds (or cornmeal) for each child. Take
spoonfuls of peanut butter and fill the pine cone
from top to bottom. Next, place the pine cone in
the bird seed mixture and roll it around so the
entire pine cone is covered. I have tried both
cornmeal and birdseed, and the cornmeal seems to
take a little more work and is a little messier.
Once the pine cone is covered with "bird
food", take a piece of wire and wrap it
around the top of the pine cone, leaving room to
attach the rest of the wire to a tree branch.
Take your kids outside and have them each attach
their own pine cones to a separate tree branch.
The birds will love you! |
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