I mentioned last week that in summers past, I had pre-planned some craft projects to do with my kids. It only just occurred to me today that I've really been doing this sort of thing for a long time. When I was in junior high and high school, I'd babysit my younger siblings on weekday mornings and we'd do lots of crafts. They remember it, er... fondly. And even if they don't (which they better), they probably at least appreciate the life skills they learned early on - like using a glue gun, making pop-poms, wrapping pipe cleaner friendship dolls with embroidery floss (remember that?!?!), and making friendship pins.
It's clearly part of who I am to encourage people to get crafty with me :) This summer is looking to be no different. Some moms look at June, July, and August and see an opportunity to let their kids roam the neighborhood and hang out on street corners. I look at June, July, and August, and see hours of opportunity for Forced Family Craft Time! Believe me, they love it! (Have you ever noticed that when someone says "believe me," you probably shouldn't believe them??)
Anywayyy... I spent an evening scoping out Pinterest, making a shopping list (and a gather-from-around-the-home list) for the supplies we'll need and we're ready to go! Here are our options for this summer...
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Glitter Bottles... (the boys have made these before, but I think it would be a nice project for the girls this year)
I used to do so many crafts with the big kids when they were little. I think the best (?) were the paper mache turkeys we made for Thanksgiving one year. They had feathers and googly eyes and everything. One for each grandma.
ReplyDeleteWith the little kids, we haven't done nearly so many crafts. I'm thinking this summer will be the year we make up for it. They love crafting.
Aaaannnnd, I just checked out the cup weaving...guess who has all sorts of yarn left over from a certain egg project that would be PERFECT for this craft?!?! ;)
Deleteyes, perfect! you can even put spare eggs in the new matching cups ;)
DeleteOooh!!! I am saving a few of these, for sure! Thanks for putting together a darling set of craft ideas.
ReplyDeleteYou've mentioned that your boys make hats on a loom type thing. What would you suggest to get kids started on that?
ReplyDeleteYes, that is a favorite craft around here. I recommend the Darice loom set (you can make baby, kid, and adult size hats) and chunky weight yarn. Regular, or worsted weight yarn, will leave gaps in the work unless it's doubled or tripled up, and that's hard for kids to work with in the beginning. The looms come with instructions and the tool that you need to "weave" on the loom. Have fun!
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