Kid's crafts ideas

One of the favourite pastimes when my grandchildren were small was to sit at the kitchen table with a set of water paints, a paintbrush and a white dinner plate from the kitchen cupboard.

They loved painting on the plates. Anything from a 2 yr old painting a funny face to the older ones doing more elaborate designs. A little washing up liquid and warm water and the plates are restored to normal.

For the younger one you can get picture cards with pictures on e.g. boat, tree, house with holes round the edge of the motif and a long shoelace to “sew” the picture while for the older one you can get felt kits of differing difficulty to sew an item, e.g. bird, star, perhaps for Christmas decorations.
There are shops in the US absolutely packed with craft items. Don’t go shopping here this close to your ✈️. Stay safe and enjoy the trip.

Just looked on The Works website for something for DGD and got sidetracked by the yarn, Witzend

If you’re going for Christmas, the 4 year old might like to make paper chains. I’ve bought them online for Gdcs.

Otherwise I’d second playdoh, with some pastry cutters in different shapes - plenty are available online, plastic is better for very little ones. My Gdd when very little loved making ‘cakes’ with playdoh. A child’s rolling pin was popular, too.

Thanks Chewbacca
I need some ideas for someone who will soon be in double figures and loves drawing, artwork etc.

midgey

Cornflour paste, it is so satisfying to play with….and not that messy….really! Also shaving foam is glorious to play with!

I was just about to post about the shaving foam - the kids at our ASN playgroup love it!

Cornflour paste, it is so satisfying to play with….and not that messy….really! Also shaving foam is glorious to play with!

These are fun to do and make really nice gifts for Christmas

www.messylittlemonster.com/2014/12/santa-handprint-ornaments-using-salt.html?m=1

One year we bought some coloured foam sheets from the Works. My granddaughter folded them and sewed them roughly to make glasses cases and purses as Christmas presents. She decorated them with bits and bobs. My husband still keeps his in his bedside drawer....She is 16 but was 4/5 when she made them.

Make pasta necklaces? The dgc can maybe colour the pasta first, either by 'dying' it with food colouring, or by painting individual pieces of pasta.

My three year old gd likes to make playdough with me, then play with it. Plenty of simple, free recipes for it online.

The Works have a fabulous variety of crafts, suitable for all ages. The last activity I got from there were these wooden boxes; they come in all shapes and sizes and start at £1.00. They can be painted, stick on jewels, sequins, glitter, decoupage from old magazines, Sharpie penned with their names on etc. And at the end, they have a little box to take home and keep for their treasures. Cannot fail! An afternoons entertainment for a couple of pounds.

nurturestore.co.uk/make-chinese-lanterns

These are easy to make. Decorate the card before you make the cuts, put stickers along the edges, or a bit of glue and glitter is always popular.

Salt dough is good for all ages, even the little one could make something or just enjoy playing with it. They could both be involved with the making of the dough.

The works do craft packs which have everything you need in one bag.

www.theworks.co.uk/p/craft-embellishments/giant-bag-of-assorted-craft/5052089279445.html

Hello Newatthis. You can not go far wrong with stickers. If you are seeing them before Christmas you could get some card blanks and they could make their own C cards for mummy and daddy and grandparents etc. Good luck ?