Crafting with Kids
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Sure there are some great satellite providers in your area and yeah, maybe there’s snow to romp around in but shouldn’t you do at least one craft with your kids while they’re out on break this holiday season? Here are a few of our favorite ideas for crafting with kids
Mosaic Art: If you can get your hands on some tile, grout and a back to put them on you’re ready to craft! The great thing about mosaics is that they don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful and they’re really open to interpretation so let your kid go wild.
Paint by Numbers: They still sell these all across the United States and if you’re looking for an easier way to teach your kids to stay inside the lines you’ve got nothing to lose. Mix things up by painting colors that AREN’T mentioned in the shapes!
Glass Etching: Say your kids are a bit too old for finger painting – get some etching material and some glasses and get to work. It’s a tedious and precise process but very rewarding.
Arts And Crafts That Can Educate Children
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Children love to create and all types of art projects can become learning experiences. Helping to teach children about the environment is easy if you do projects using recycled materials. There are so many projects that can be made with recycled or re-purposed materials and talking about the environment while doing a craft project is educational and fun.
Using items found around the home such as egg cartons, old cereal boxes, and other types of cardboard are all ways to teach the theme of reusing items to create art. In past times art projects were often created with items found Read the rest of this entry…
Top Arts And Crafts Festivals In The U.S.
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In my quest to find the best Arts and Crafts Festivals in the United States, I was delighted to learn that many were in nearby states.
My first discovery was in New Haven, Connecticut where there is the Annual Craft Expo. It-s a delight!
New Hampshire offers the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen-s Fair. This is said to be the oldest in the country.
Nearby Vermont has Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival. This is a Read the rest of this entry…
Fun Arts And Crafts For Children
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Kids love using their imagination to create many things. Their ideas will come to life using glitter, paper and foam stickers. Have your child create a cute birdhouse using small pieces of wood and glue then painting it with their favorite colors. On a rainy day have the kids color, cut out and paste together different shapes to create a masterpiece for mom and dad. Add glitter and glue and watch them have fun with their imagination! Girls can create their own line of jewlery with kits that have colored stones made Read the rest of this entry…
Making Arts And Crafts With Non-Toxic Materials
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Making arts and crafts with your family should a be fun-filled activity, but more importantly it should be safe. Many arts and craft materials are chock-full of harmful ingredients these days, and who can enjoy finger painting or learning to color inside the lines with harsh fumes and toxic ingredients involved?
Don’t worry, here are three steps you can take to make sure that craft time is safe:
1. Read labels. Avoid craft supplies with key phrases such as “DANGER”, “POISON”, “WARNING” or “CAUTION”, as these may be extremely toxic. Also beware of any product Read the rest of this entry…