Handprint Stepping Stone

My daughter made this one year during summer camp. It is a fun and easy project that will be a great memento of your child's youth!


All you have to do is:

1. Mix cement with water in a large pail and follow instructions on cement packaging. Once cement is mixed very well pour into a pie tin.

2. Smooth the top of the cement and let it set. On average let it sit for about an hour. When you are able to make a handprint without it disappearing it is ready to decorate.

3. Have child spread out fingers and firmly press into the cement. Once hand print is done decorate it with objects of personal choice; stones, shell, jems, etc… Child could also write something in the cement.

4. Allow Stepping Stone to dry for many days. One week should be enough time. Optional – Paint handprint and writing if there is writing.

Making Boats Out Of Old Party Supplies

It was a rainy day so my children decided they wanted to make boats out of old birthday party supplies and this was the final project.....



Supplies

Small party plate
Paper cup
Plastic fork
Party napkin
Paper
Tape and/or Glue
Scissors

Steps
(My kids love to use tape but alot of these steps could use glue instead of tape depending on preference)

1. An adult should pierce a hole in the bottom of the cup with a knife or scissors. Make sure the hole is smaller than the end of the fork. Having cup turned upside down put just the end of the fork in the hole and tape to cup for security.

2. With cup still upside down tape it to the center of the face part of the plate.

3. Take some paper and cut out a sail for your boat and tape it to the Tines(Prongs) of the fork.

4. Now take your napkin and cute out the pictures on it. If there are no pictures on the napkin, cut out shapes. Tape them onto the sail and/or cup part of your boat.

And there you have it a boat made out of old party supplies...... Enjoy!

Easter Crafts For Toddlers To Teens

Click the links for each craft project to go right to the instructions and have fun!

Easter Crafts For Toddlers
Little Easter Chick
Peek–A-Boo–Eggs
Egg Bunny

Easter Crafts For Kids
Easter Egg Wreath
Easy Egg Mosaic
Milk Carton Bunny Basket

Easter Crafts For Teens
Chick Suncatcher
Eggshell Plant Pots
Yarn Wrapped Eggs

You've Tried Lollipops But Have You Tried Easter Cake Pops?

Enjoy this crafty baking experience with your kids This Easter. Had to share this video for all the crafty bakers out there....

3rd And 4th Birthday Craft Ideas

Since the kids will be doing pretty much the same activities at a 3rd Birthday party as they will be doing at a 4th Birthday party I figured it would make more sense to combine the two to just one post....

3 year olds and 4 year olds are now at the age where they enjoy simple crafts, activities and games so keep it simple. Don't over do it and exhaust yourself when planning the party when your kids will have fun with craft and activities such as:

Foam Art
Foam art is very popular with the little ones. It is something they can do with little or no help at all. Many stores sell many varieties of foam art. They can make pictures on foam cards, foam bookmarks, foam hats, etc.... Also there are so many options of foam stickers out there that if you are having a themed party I wouldn't be surprise if you found something to go with that theme!


Making Leaf Prints
Depending on the time of year this would be a great project for the little artists. All that is need is a good variety of leaves, paper and crayons. Give each child a piece of paper and a few leaves. Have them put the leaves under their piece of paper and use the crayons to create their own leaf prints. They will love this!

Coloring Pages
Print out some coloring pages for the kids to color with crayons. This is a great activity to do at the beginning of the party while waiting for all the kids to arrive and at the end if there is still time. There are a few great coloring pages I have linked to a couple posts I have in this blog. Lots of toddlers favorite characters.

Trace And Draw
Have the Birthday child lie down on a big piece of paper and trace out his body. Once you have the outline of the Birthday child finished have all the children draw and color in the outline. This will be a wonderful keepsake for the Birthday Child!

What is a party without games? Here are a few ideas of easy and fun games everyone will enjoy:

Pin The Tail On The ? - If you are having a themed party, you could draw a picture to go with the theme. For instance, my daughter had a pony themed party and I drew a My Little Pony without a tail on a piece of bristle board. The birthday child can help to get it ready by helping you color the picture. To make the tails you can use string or ribbon. I used two pieces of curled ribbon and taped them together.

Musical Bumps - Have the kids move around and dance. When the music stops they are to sit on the floor. Last one to sit is out.

Simon Says Have an adult be the caller. The caller will tell the kids to do something. For example, Simon says touch your nose... Have the caller do this a few time by telling the children to do different things. Then tell the children to do something with out say "Simon Says". Whoever did it is out and the children who didn't do anything keep playing.

Dart Board Game - You can buy a little velcro dart board at some dollars stores for a cheap price. Have the kids throw the darts at the board to see who can get the closest to the bulls-eye.

Scavenger Hunt - This is a great game for a themed party. For instance if it is a pirate themed party the kids can hunt for chocolate coins. Because of their age you don't want what the kids are hunting for to be totally hidden. Atleast make them half hidden. Give each child a bucket and get them to go on the hunt. Whoever finds the most wins.

Making An Inuksuk (Inukshuk)

I have a five year old who is fascinated with Inuksuit. -For those who do not know Inuksuit is the plural of Inuksuk.- His uncle and aunt gave him a book called "Make Your Own Inuksuk" for Christmas and he has made a couple.












This was his first project He was so proud of himself!



These are really simply to make for a child if they love puzzles and such.... The only supplies you need are rocks and glue (I used a glue gun and of course I was the one who glued it together for him once he had constructed it)

As I mentioned my son is 5 so he is in Kindergarten and at their school they count the days of school up to 100 and to make it more fun the students were to collect whatever they wanted to and count their collection at home until it was day 100. On day 100 they were to bring in their collection so they can show the class.

My son decided at the beginning of the school year that he wanted to collect rocks and as it was getting close to day 100 he decide that he wanted to make Inuksuit out of them. So he constructed all his little Inuksuit - all different kinds - and I of course helped by gluing them for him. The rocks that were left over I glued them to a piece of cardboard so he would have a strong base for his little Inuksuit to be glue to.

Here are a couple of pictures of his little project:






Here he is painting the base of his project.










And here is it finished with all eight Inuksuit glued to the base.

Making an Inuksuk is an easy project and I hope your child has as much fun with it as mine does!

Rainbow And Pot of Gold Crafts

Hand Print Rainbow
Rainbow Mobiles
Pot Of Gold Shirt Pin
My Little Pot For Gold
Pot Of Gold
Lifesavers Rainbow Treat
Paper Pot of Gold and Rainbow

St. Patrick's Day Coloring Pages

Below are a few websites with great activities for all ages to help celebrate St. Patrick's Day:


St. Patrick's Day "Draw the Details" Coloring Pages - Some cute draw in the details coloring pages from DLTK.

Coloring Pages - Here are some coloring pages for the kids to enjoy while celebrating St. Patrick's Day. A few activity pages as well.

St. Patrick's Day Work Sheets - Some great activity worksheets for St. Patrick's Day from abcteach.

St. Patrick's Day Hat For Kids

As St. Patrick's Day draws near I thought this would be a cute craft for kids to make and wear. Have fun with it and be creative!