How to keep your kids crafty every season of the year.
"Mom, I'm bored! There's nothing to do!"
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times. But that's about to change. No - you don't have to force your children to polish all the door handles in your home. It's craft time! Go find a handful of creativity, a couple of glue sticks, and some crayons, and prepare to make a mundane day memorable with these easy and cheap craft ideas for all seasons.
Spring: Rocky Ladybugs
Want a cute companion to keep you company this spring? How about a homemade ladybug?
You Need: Smooth stones that are round or oval-shaped, black acrylic paint and other colors you choose, black permanent marker, plastic wiggly eyes, glue.
1. Wash and dry your rock.
2. Paint your rock your desired color. (It may take two or three coats.)
3. Paint a black circular shape at one end of the rock. This will be the ladybug's head and should take up about 1/4 of the rock.
4. Using the marker, draw a black line down the middle of the ladybug's body from the back of the head to the end of the body.
5. Paint small dots on the left and right sides of the ladybug's body.
6. Glue wiggly eyes on the front of the ladybug.
7. Allow to dry and laugh at your cute new friend!
Tip: For long-lasting paint finishes, spray entire ladybug with acrylic paint sealant when finished.
Summer: Ice Cream
What better craft could you and the kids make than one that cools you off on a hot day and tastes delicious?
You Need: Pint-size plastic food storage bag, gallon-size plastic food storage bag, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 cup milk or half & half, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, 6 tablespoons rock salt, ice.
1. Fill the large food storage bag halfway with ice and pour rock salt on ice. Seal bag.
2. Place milk, sugar, and vanilla in small food storage bag. Seal bag.
3. Place small bag in large bag and reseal large bag.
4. Shake for five minutes or until mixture becomes ice cream.
5. Remove small bag, wipe salt and ice from top of small bag, open small bag, grab a spoon, and enjoy!
Fall: Leaves of Wax
Ah, the beautiful Fall landscape. Why not save some of those beautiful leaves so they can be enjoyed year round?
You Need: 5-10 leaves, wax paper, iron, ironing board, small towel.
1. Place your leaves in a large, heavy book for a few hours.
2. Cut out two pieces of wax paper. (Size depends on how large or small you want your artwork.)
3. Remove pressed leaves from book and place between the two pieces of wax paper. Place towel on top.
4. With iron on high, apply iron to the towel, which is on the two pieces of wax paper with leaves between.
5. Allow to cool down and hang your project in a window, use it as a bookmark, or hang in a frame.
Winter: Snowman and TP
Nothing says winter like snow. To bring a little bit of the cold stuff inside, try building a few snowmen that won't melt!
You Need: A used toilet paper roll; black beans; glue; white, black, and orange construction paper.
1. Draw two circles on the white construction paper (one should be larger than the other). These will be the snowman's body, so don't make them too large or too small.
2. Draw a small top hat on the black construction paper and cut it out.
3. Draw a small triangle (snowman's nose) on orange construction paper and cut it out.
4. Glue the two circles on the toilet paper roll, one above the other. Be careful that the larger circle is on the bottom and doesn't go beyond the bottom of the toilet paper roll, as this will make it difficult for the snowman to stand up.
5. Glue black beans on the snowman for eyes, a mouth, and coat buttons.
6. Glue the orange triangle nose on the snowman's face.
7. Glue the hat on top of the snowman's head.
8. Place your snowman anywhere that could use a little seasonal cheer!
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