Watermelon Crafts You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
We have been waiting and waiting for our first crop of watermelons to come out of the garden and they’re finally here! In honor of our first successful crop of home grown watermelons, we thought we’d do some watermelon crafts too!
Enjoy!
Magnetic Pencil Pockets as a Back to School Craft
Here in our area the stores are now full of all those Moms and kids scrambling to get their school supplies ready for the next school year. (Since we’ve decided to homeschool this year, we’re lucky enough not to be part of the back to school pandemonium.) All those back to school supplies can cost a fortune, so here are some back to school recycling crafts that might help take some of the edge off!
Can You Ever Have Too Many Butterflies?
According to my five year old, there can never be too many butterflies. In fact, she saw a commercial for one of those butterfly kits where you grow your own butterfly and begged me for one so she could add to our local butterfly community.
Her little face looked so sad when I had to explain to her that those butterflies would die when we released them because it was so late in the summer now (But maybe we could try it next year, I told her.) Then I found out that she wasn’t sad because she couldn’t grow her own butterflies this year… she was sad because other people would buy the kits this year and their butterflies would die. “Those people shouldn’t sell butterfly growing kits when the butterflies will die. Poor butterflies!”
We opted to make some clothespin butterflies instead!
Bugs Aren’t Enough… We Must Have Butterflies!
At my house we’ve been doing many of the bug crafts that I blogged about last week, but my five year old wasn’t very happy to be doing bugs… she wants to do butterflies. And what self-respecting five year old girl wouldn’t want to do butterfly crafts?
So now we have butterflies! Read more
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs… Everywhere!
At our house we’ve gotten a little extra rain, which is great for the flowers, but also has one big side-effect… the bugs are completely taking over! It doesn’t help that we are out in the semi-country and it’s hatching time for a lot of those annoying little critters.
We decided not to fight it… we’re doing bug crafts!
Flower Crafts, Spring Break and Homeschool Question
I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything new… I’ve been enjoying having the kids home for Spring Break this week and haven’t done a lick of work.
Before we get to the crafts, I wanted to see if I could get your opinions about something.
More Spring Crafts… No Foolin’
Handprint Flowers - Dip child’s hand in paint and stamp near the top of a piece of construction paper. This is the bud or flower part of the flower. Now stamp the child’s feet to make the leaves. Draw in a stem. Don’t forget to date it!
Toilet Paper Roll Windsock - Paint a cardboard toilet paper roll any color desired and let dry. Decorate any way you want with stickers, glitter, etc. Punch 4-6 holes in one end with a hole punch. Thread through long pieces of yarn and tie off.
Duck Feet Painting - A spring art activity that I have used often with toddlers and preschoolers that they really enjoy is “Duck Feet Painting”. We fill a tray with some yellow paint and use spatulas to make the webbed footprints on the paper. Playing or singing spring/duck songs during the activity reinforces the “duck” theme. Ex. Six Little Ducks, 5 Little Ducks, etc. – Submitted by Tracy
Paper Bag Windsocks - Cut the bottom off of a lunch sized paper bag and decorate any way you choose. Glitter, construction paper pieces, stickers, and tissue paper all work nicely. Create a handle for the windsock out of construction paper or use a piece of yarn tied to opposite sides of the top edge. Staple crepe paper streamers around the end of the bag opposite of the handle.
You’ll find more Spring Crafts at my other website, FreeKidCrafts.com
Super Spring Crafts
Spring has definitely sprung at my house… we’ve got things getting ready to bloom everywhere, the weather has turned warmer, and the days are getting longer again! I love spring! On that note, today seemed like a great day to post some fun spring crafts.
Potted Tulips - Cut a tulip shape out of construction paper and glue it to the end of a large craft stick. Cut a slit in the bottom of a strofoam cup and push the craft stick through so that it looks like the tulip is growing out of the “pot”. You can turn this into a learning project by talking with your child about all the things that a tulip needs to grow. Then push the tulip down into the “pot” and slowly push it back up to pretend it’s growing.
Tree Blossoms - Simple craft for young children - need twig or stick (even more fun if child finds twig themselves). Cut up tissue paper into inch sized squares. (We use white and pink to mimic the cherry blossoms. Pour a small amount of white glue onto a paper plate. Scrunch up each piece of tissue paper, dip it into the glue, and stick it onto the twig. Put as many pieces of tissue paper onto the twig as you want and let dry completely. Inexpensive, easy, and fun for the kids!
Grow Birdseed - An anonymous visitor submitted this activity for Spring. Soak a sponge in water and put it in the middle of a plate with water. Sprinkle the sponge with birdseed (not sunflower seeds). Put the plate and sponge in a sunny location, keep water in the plate, and wait for the seeds to sprout.
Paint With Flowers - Kids will have a lot of fun with this one… although it’s a shame to destroy the flowers! All you have to do is cut a few flowers out of the garden (or you could get them on sale at the grocery store) and use them as your paint brush. Show the kids how to experiment with different ways to use the flowers to paint with… It’s great fun!
Last Minute Winter Crafts
I don’t know if it still feels like Winter in your area, but here in Kentucky, there’s still time for some Winter activities. That’s why I thought I’d post some of my favorite Winter crafts.
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