February is here and with it arrives an array of holidays and fun. This winter, we've been hit with lots of snow, particularly up in the northeast. Having so many snow days can lead to parents feeling lost with what to do with the children cooped up all day. Here are some crafts projects for your kiddos and you to generate together to remedy the wintertime blues.
Valentine's Day
Handprint Craft
Valentine's Day is approaching swiftly and a handmade craft by your puny kiddo is the exquisite way for them to tell man they love them. Here are a combine crafts for kids to make to celebrate those they love.
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Handprint Heart Magnet (great for the younger kiddos!)
Materials: Red Washable Paint, White Card stock (preferably, or similar thick paper) or White building Paper, Paint Brush, Red Crayon, Sticky Back Magnet, Black Sharpie or Permanent Marker
1. Paint child's hands with red paint, or have them dip their hands in red paint.
2. Make child's handprints on the white paper. *Note: When doing the handprints, make the thumbs and index fingers meet-this forms a heart shape (upside down). It does not need to be a exquisite heart shape, just make sure to tilt the hands to make this shape.
3. Allow paint to dry.
4. Put the handprints upside down and feature the heart shape by drawing an figure of the thumb/index finger heart shape.
5. Write "Always hold on to my heart" within the heart shape or on the handprints with permanent marker
6. Cut nearby the handprints and stick a magnet on the back.
"Thumb"ody Love You photograph Frame
Materials: Popsicle Sticks, Wood or Hot Glue, Red Ink Pad or Red Paint, Child's Photo, Foam Heart Stickers or Candy Hearts, Poster Board or Thick Paper.
1. Glue child's photograph on a small quadrate piece of poster board. Please note: The photo needs to be cut down or small sufficient to fit within a popsicle stick frame (4 popsicle sticks development a square).
2. Have child stick foam heart stickers or candy hearts nearby their picture. Be sure they don't stick them on their picture!
3. Glue 4 popsicle sticks together to make a quadrate frame.
4. Press child's thumb into red ink pad or paint and press onto the 2 vertical (sides) popsicle sticks. Do 5 thumb prints on both popsicle sticks each.
5. On the top (horizontal) popsicle stick, write ""Thumb"ody loves you...". On the bottom (horizontal) popsicle stick, write "That "thumb"ody is me!".
6. On the 4 corners of the popsicle stick frame, put heart stickers.
7. Glue popsicle stick frame onto photograph from earlier.
8. On the back of the poster board/photograph, write "Happy Valentine's Day 2011!"
Black History Month
In school, your child will be learning about important African Americans that made a distinction in our world from Martin Luther King to George Washington Carver. Bring the learning home with these black history crafts for your kiddos!
I Have a Dream
Materials: building paper, Black Permanent Marker, Crayons and Coloring Tools
1. Write " I have a dream that..." on a piece of building paper.
2. Illustrate to your child what Martin Luther King meant by dream-his vision for the world. Ask your child what they want to happen in the world. This can be silly answers such as candy houses to something more serious as well.
3. Instruct your child to draw what they told you.
4. For younger kids who are just scribbling, ask the child to identify the things in the photograph and label them.
Garret Morgan and the Traffic Light
Materials: Black building Paper, Glue, Paint Brush, Red, Yellow and Green M & Ms.
Prior to Craft: Illustrate who Garret Morgan was, that he invented the traffic light and why it's important.
1. Cut out a wide rectangle on the black building paper. (a traffic light shape)
2. Trace 3 equal circles onto the black traffic light.
3. Have child apply glue (a good amount) on the three light circles-one at a time.
4. Have the child glue red m & ms on top, yellow in the middle and green on the bottom and of procedure let the child snack on some m & ms too!
I hope you enjoy these fun crafts for kids. Expect more for each month of the year. Have Fun!
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