I am a HUGE fan of kiddie crafts. Though it is certainly easier to let Marie #2 watch tv, I limit what she watches as well as the amount of television she watches. I try to keep her well-rounded and she is certainly curious, so we do a lot of crafts and music and activity books and outings. A lot of my mommy friends have told me they are intimidated by doing crafts with their toddler (and with good reason), but it doesn't take a lot of time or money to do something with them that you can keep for yourself or mail to grandparents and godparents and the like. I especially like crafts that are flat and can be filed or stored in a binder because we move a lot. A LOT. I love the simplicity of these and the fact that no two are alike! Below are a few crafts we did in a pinch with materials I had already.
Thumbprint pumpkins.
Materials: paper, paint, tiny thumbs. As a matter-of-fact, I didn't even have orange paint so Marie #2 and I made some with a bit of red paint and a bit of yellow paint.
Paper forest.
Materials: paper, glue stick or tape. I cut everything out and helped her assemble.
Scrappy corn.
Materials: paper, raffia, glue stick or tape. Coach actually did this craft with Marie #2!
And the quintessential handprint turkeys!
Materials: paper, paint. Marie #2 made these with her cousins while we visited them for Thanksgiving.
And with that, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD.
1 Chronicles 16:34
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