My girls are pretty young still, so we don’t do any complex crafts yet, but we love to make animals out of paper plates and construction paper and other simple supplies.  They get to practice with their scissors and glue and can use their crayons. The eyes don’t always turn out where they are supposed to be, but they are always proud of them nonetheless.  Here’s one link for examples of one we like to do. http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/melamb.html

I love cutting snowflakes out of construction paper and sprinkling glitter on top of glue to make it stick! they come out so pretty and are so much fun!

Our favorite craft is making drums/rattles. Take 2 paper plates, add uncooked rice (or dried beans) to one plate, flip the second plate face down over the first and staple together. These can be painted, colored, or stickered to each childs taste.

my older son and i (and even daddy) enjoy painting pre-frosted cookies with edible magic markers. not only is a creative outlet, but we get to eat the cookies (which aren’t the tastiest, but it does not leave around useless items of decor).

Our favorite craft is play dough making.  We make it ourselves and use that opportunity to talk about measurements and ingredients.  While we’re making it and letting it cool we plan what we should make with it.  Sometimes we make animals, jewelry, a village, “food”, etc.  It is a craft that allows us plenty of time to talk as well as be creative.

My daughter is young--just 3--so we like to do simple crafts.  For holidays we cut pictures out of magazines and newspaper ads and glue them onto construction paper to make holiday cards.  She will then color around them or add stickers.

I am the mom of 5 kids..this idea has been a hit for over 20 years at home and at all kinds of gatherings from birthday to family and holiday gatherings.

We make our own version of sidewalk/ driveway chalk. We use tempra paints..Preferably dried pigments but liquids work just as well..plaster of paris...and molds to your liking, candy molds,bathroom sized paper cups, but our favorite is the tupperware egg cups from the deviled egg carrier; just the right size for most hands and releases really well. Mix the paint pigments, water and plaster of paris to a thin mixture and desired, color the more pigment the darker the color. Allow the plaster to set..,and ta da...You are a grand artist with your own “brand” of paints.

This quick project has grown with my children and has caught on and shared with their friends children as well.  You should see our neighborhood driveways after a birthday party or holiday! What a rainbow splash of color!