Beautiful Junk: Crafting with Kids

Apr 24 2012

Posted by Marlene as Adventures in Parenting, Crafting with Kids

Since this past weekend was Earth Day I decided to ask all the Strong Start families to bring in some clean reusable garbage and recycling.

Some of the junk we collected were milk jugs, boxes, yogourt containers, tin foil, puzzles, marker lids, string, toilet paper rolls, plastic bags and egg cartons.

I visited the dollar store to gather a collection of colourful tape!

It was fun to watch the children use their creative magic and turn garbage into beautiful junk.

The children started to create wonderful robots, dinosaurs and creatures.

We glued, cut, taped, and painted our beautiful junk.

They loved doing this project so much I’m still collecting junk to bring in.

It’s easy to just start saving recycled materials and let your children tape up a masterpiece.

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Rainsticks: Crafting with Kids

Apr 17 2012

Posted by Holly as Adventures in Parenting, Crafting with Kids

With Earth Day coming up, one of my goals is to make craft projects with the kids from items I already have on hand.

The other day we were making music with various objects that we had around: toy storage bins, pie plates, spoons and many other objects.

I was looking for something else to use when I came across a paper towel roll and decided we could turn it into a rainstick. It really did sound like a rainstick when we were done!

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Coffee Playdough: Crafting With Kids

Apr 10 2012

Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Crafting with Kids, One Parents Perspective

This recipe for play and exploration for Earth Day reminded me that crafting with kids is about the process not the finished project.

What started out as making fossils from left over coffee grounds (found here), turned into coffee ground playdough!

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Paper Flowers: Crafting With Kids

Apr 03 2012

Posted by Guest as Adventures in Parenting, Birthday Party Guide, Crafting with Kids

Kammi and kids bring you… Flowers!

…the sure sign spring has sprung and warmer temperatures are here to stay! Flowers also offer us beauty, color and fragrant smells. Although, what is one to do when Spring has just begun and it’s still be a frosty for the buds to start blooming? Well, my daughter and I figured out a way to brighten up our kitchen table with flowers while we eagerly wait for the “real deals” to blossom…use tissue paper! This is such an easy and fun craft for all ages to enjoy and quickly adds a splash of color to any room. While we created multiple colored flowers and decorated a “vase” to set on the table you could also make these as a single flower or bunch a group together as a bouquet for a Mother’s Day present, help support Earth Day on April 22^nd or hand out to friends and family on May Day (May 1^st).

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Easter Candy Pouches: Crafting With Kids

Mar 27 2012

Posted by Guest as Adventures in Parenting, Crafting with Kids

An Easter treat your kids will HOP at to give away! My 4-1/2 year old daughter loves crafting and giving things away so when I saw these adorable Easter candy pouches on Pinterest I couldn’t resist. Not only are they great for sharing but they are also very easy and quick to do. My daughter had a great time making the baby chick and I helped by making the bunny.

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