Kids Summer Craft Kit
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True confessions time. Remember that fancy schedule that I made up with all kinds of outings? Well, it hasn’t really seen the light of day. We’ve been happy to be at home most of our days and have ventured out in the afternoons or weekends with FishPapa.
We’ve still done quite a few of the things we planned, but not the way I had planned on them.
For the most part, the kids, the FishBoys in particular, have been really pleased to occupy themselves. They have a list of chores that needs to get done first and then they have free time. They’ve read books, played outside, shot dart guns, played video games, and done the Lego/Playmobil thing. I think that the break from our school routine coupled with freedom to go where the whim moved them has been good for everybody.
Things were going along quite swimmingly. Until last week when I heard someone say, “I’m bored.”
Interesting. I wasn’t too worried about it, though. Since we haven’t even scratched the surface of all the things we could do in the last few weeks of vacation.
Last night I broke out a Kids Summer Craft Kit that I had waiting in the wings. If you already have a box of Kids Craft Supplies, summer is the time to beef it up!
Over the last few months I’ve collected activity books that we already had on our shelves as well a magazines to cut up as well as craft supplies. I corralled them in one big box, waiting for the dreaded sigh, “I’m bored.”
Last night the four younger ones had a great time making collages — well, three of them did, anyway. I handed them scissors, magazines, paper, and glue, as well as old file folders to decorate. One of the easiest crafts we could have done. I stood by to help cut and just talk. They were so absorbed in their projects. It was great fun to watch.
Here’s FishBoy6 to tell you about it. Talk about real life at the FishHouse, complete with whining toddler. But, this little man — oh my! Be still, my heart. He is a hoot!
(To see the video embedded in this post, click here.)
What to Include:
- scissors (and adult supervision as needed)
- glue sticks
- crayons or colored pencils
- old magazines you don’t care about
- construction or craft paper
- envelopes and stationery for letter writing – I also included in our kit a folder containing the letters from the child we sponsor through Compassion International. In this way, we can create cards and letters for Joseph while we’re crafting other things.
- art and craft books – I love almost everything that Williamson Publishing makes, such as Art Starts for Little Hands and Making Amazing Art
- activity books – These may or may not include crafts, but they are full of activities for kids to explore. Some good ones include: The Little Hands Nature Book, Gizmos and Gadgets, Science Play, and Great Games
- logic, mystery and thinking books – These are better suited for older kids who may not be into “little crafts.” Some to
Note to self: do this more often with the kids.
My kids love to scrapbook with me and they also make a lot of cards.
Well, the daughter loves any paper craft you throw at her. She will cut paper apart and glue it back together to make her own paper! The son – he just loves making paper airplanes!
My daughter LOVES to use watercolors to paint on big pieces of paper and then turn those painting into cards for other people. She also loves to take paper lunch sacks and make puppets!
my 3 little ones love making collages and painting.
My little man likes to paint and draw pictures around stickers on his paper. He is sooo into stickers right now! I know that he would love the sticker paper–I may just have to buy me some of that!
We make lots of collages–as well as cards these days.
That paper looks awesome — my kids would love it! Our favorite paper craft is drawing/coloring on big pieces of paper.
My boys like to use lunch sacks and contruction paper to make “books” and glue magazine pictures to them. Our last theme was animals. So fun!
My three boys are still pretty young, so we haven’t gotten into a lot yet. One thing my oldest loved to do when he was too young for glue was a “glue-less collage”. I got the idea on-line somewhere. You tape down a piece of clear, peeled contact paper onto the table with the sticky side up. Then the kid can stick whatever collage thing they would like onto the paper. We have used paper scraps, tissue paper, sequins, feathers, yarn, etc. When they are done creating you take the tape off the edges and carefully lay another piece of contact paper over it to seal in the contents. You can then trim it with scissors if you need to. We have made these as grandma gifts and they look kind-of neat hung on a window.
My girls like to make paper dolls and outfits for many occasions.