Caution: Children need to be old enough to know that they can’t run holding these puppets. Materials needed: Preparation: Making The Puppets: You can draw traditional people-puppets or you can draw abstract art on the “puppet”.Remember that the stick puppets have a front and back so your children can decorate both sides. Read More
Category: Create
Stained Glass
Warning: this is a messy one! It is an appropriate activity for children 6 years old and older. Materials Needed: Preparation: Pre-tear the tissue paper. Once you start the gluing, fingers are too sticky to tear and it can get frustrating for the children. Adults can pre-tear for young children, but children 5 and up Read More
Paper Chains
You can do this activity in preparation for a special event, or for no reason other than to have fun together. Playing music while doing this adds to the fun. Materials Preparation Make the Chains Variation: use different colored paper and make patterns with the chain links. Read More
Painted Butterflies
Materials: Preparation: Making the cutout shapes Painting The Butterflies Read More
Painted Rocks
Materials: Preparation:For this activity you will need to collect different sizes of stones and rocks. Clean them with soap and water, and dry them, before painting. Getting started:Once the rocks are clean and dry, give them to your children and they can decorate them however they choose. They can paint, they can glue glitter, and Read More
Magnets
Materials Preparation: You can purchase magnetic strips or buttons at most fabric stores. They are usually pretty cheap. Try to buy the self-adhesive kind, or else you’ll need to pre-glue the magnets to the back of the poster board. You can pre-cut the poster board to any shapes you want, but if you have older Read More