We're trying to do a lot of holiday crafts. I love crafts, but it's hard to get around to doing them (deciding what to do, picking out materials, sitting the kids down). So, I've decided to focus on seasonal things (mainly Christmas). I very much prefer crafts that are low-preparation and uncomplicated! My boys do too!
Here's what we've done so far this season:
1) Leaf collage: This is a great craft because it can be done with children of many ages, toddler and on up. I uesd clear contact paper on both sides. I actually used this craft at a homeschool park day and set it up for all the children to do. I spread out a vinyl tablecloth on a picnic table, and masking taped the contact paper down for the children to work on.
2) Popsicle stick stars and snowflakes. These are also fun. We painted the sticks with glitter patio paint and then glued them the next day. Bug loved this. Bee insisted on painting his sticks with watercolors and fastening them into a house. Which was fine--he always has to come up with his own way of doing things!
3) Paper chain! Ours is 25 feet tall, and we plan to put it on our christmas tree. Bee made most of it, but Bug had fun helping too. We used scrapbook paper. I have tons of extra scrapbook paper. I cut them into pieces 6 inches by one inch with my paper trimmer and taped them together.
4) Some foamie ornaments. A little cheesey, I know, but Bug loved making them.
We need to make tons of ornaments for our tree this year to fill it up!
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