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Kid Crafts Magazine
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Featured & New Crafts
I hope this issue finds you all in good spirits! As many of you know already, I've had some personal issues that have prevented me from producing this newsletter or doing much of anything with the sites over the last few months. I'm hoping to be back on track now, and I appreciate your patience.
My son, who is now 4, has shown a keen interest in everything that has to do with money. Therefore, I thought it would be appropriate to start back to work with a "money issue." It's been very difficult to find any crafts or activities to do with younger children, but hopefully the crafts below will benefit your children as much as mine have enjoyed them.
Pictures of the US Coins - The kids liked coloring these pictures of all the U.S. coins, and then we got out some actual money and my son matched up the coins with the pictures.
Simple Bank - My son is suddenly crazy about the idea of saving his money, so we had to quickly make him a bank. We used an old oatmeal container, cut a "coin slot" in the top, and covered it with paper. Then we decorated it with markers, stickers, etc. He was happy as a clam to drop that first coin in the bottom -- and he can open it up and drop the coins in over and over and over again.
Piggy Bank Craft - This is a piggy bank made out of a kleenex box. It's a little bit complicated for younger children, but it's a neat project when it's all done!
Pretend Money - This is pretend money that you can print out and play with from Between the Lions. My daughter loves the show, so this money was perfect for her.
Coin Rubbings - Put several coins out on a table and let the children do crayon rubbings of them. It's a good way to look at what makes them different.
Coin Poem - Here's a cute little poem that you can use with your child to help them learn the value of each coin:
Penny, penny,
Easily spent
Copper brown
and worth one cent.
Nickel, nickel,
Thick and fat,
You're worth five cents.
I know that.
Dime, dime,
Little and thin,
I remember,
You're worth ten.
Quarter, quarter
Big and bold,
You're worth twenty-five
I am told!
Money Concentration - Print out all the cards, cut them apart and turn them face down on a table or the floor. Turn them over two at a time until you can match them all up.
Coin Cup Sorting - Label paper cups with the value of each of the coins you are going to use. For example, if you use pennies, you would put 1¢ on the outside of the cup. Then put a bunch of coins out on the table and have the child sort them into the right cup. Talk with the child about how much each coin is worth, how many of that coin makes a dollar, etc. You can also have them count the number of coins in each cup when they are done.
Simple Coin Sorting - This is a much simpler version of the sorting activity above... just put a bunch of coins on the table and have the child sort them into piles according to size, color, value, etc. This simpler version works well with younger children, especially if you just use 2 coins, like pennies and quarters, that are very different and easy to sort.
Pretend Checks - I just thought this was a great idea for kids. Mine always see me writing checks at stores (and asking tons of questions of course) and this is a great way to let them play a little pretend check writing of their own. For older kids, it's also a great way to illustrate how checks work by making a pretend checking account for their piggy bank and letting them write checks to Mom on it. You can also print out deposit slips, and a check register. If you really want to make it look realistic, here's the cutting instructions and a checkbook cover that you can make.
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