Country Kids Crafts
Have you heard, “I’m bored,” coming from the mouth of your child lately and not known what to do about it?
If you’re growing weary of coming up with new ideas to keep children happy, then these kid-friendly crafts might just be your answer.
We start by providing children with lots of craft materials, suggesting a few outcomes, and letting their imaginations shake the boredom out of them.
Child-friendly craft essentials might include paper, crayons, safe scissors, stickers, sparkles, and glue. The paper for crafting might include construction paper, plain white typing paper, cardstock of various colors, plus cardboard or any other paper you can get your hands on.
Even junk mail, old magazines, expired catalogs, etc. can make interesting arts and crafts projects for kids.
Crayons are nice for younger children, but the stores are now filled with far more options, such as washable dry-erase markers, watercolor pencils, gel pens, sparkle pens and multi-color options. Younger kids who craft enjoy using pasta, beans, popsicle sticks and lots of glitter. Girls especially really enjoy crafting artwork with splashes of glitter.
Saving Money With Crafting for Kids
Kid crafts supplies can run quite high, but there are many ways to save while entertaining your child’s creativity.
Use recycled paper (as listed above) as well as the inside of empty cereal boxes, toothpaste boxes, cardboard boxes, some plastic or styrofoam containers and anything else you might run across that is kid-safe and craft-friendly.
Incorporate some objects from nature to keep their craft projects interesting and your costs down. Spend an hour on a hike with your child(ren) collecting leaves, twigs, rocks, flowers, or any other items from nature.
Hair and wool – from farm animals that may be hanging off the fence – are other items that lend well to children’s crafts. Just be sure that these organic objects have been frozen, washed, or are clean before allowing children to use them. Also, watch your child for any allergic reaction to the animal fur, wool or dander.
Well Tested and Loved Kid’s Craft on the Cheap
One favorite and inexpensive kid craft is collage making. Kids glue anything to the paper surface and essentially create their own interpretation of art. Start with heavy paper for the background, load the table up with paper, pens, natural objects, and then stand back and let them create.
For an extra challenge, ask your young crafters to create a collage based on a theme. The theme of the day could be food, an animal, machinery, or family members. Magazines and catalogs can be used for just the right picture, which can be cut out and glued to the background. Words and headlines from these same sources add a personal touch and are a lesson in themselves when used during craft time.
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