I love crafts that use little handprints! Here’s two ways to make a simple turkey out of tiny hands! You will need brown craft paint or brown construction paper. The easiest way to do it is to draw off the shape of your child’s hand onto brown construction paper. Glue it to another sheet of paper and …
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Here’s one more nature inspired craft for fall! After you take your nature walk, you can use some of your leaves to make a painting! Painted Leaf Prints Supplies: Paper Paint and paintbrush Fresh Leaves Directions: Paint one side of your leaves Lay painted side up on a piece of paper Cover with another sheet of paper and press down and rub** Lift up paper …
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This is the perfect time of the year to explore nature! I take my preschool class on a nature walk this time every year and we collect leaves and other cool nature things. Here’s another craft to do after collecting acorns on your nature walk. (Be sure to see the Fall Leaf Art Project too) Supplies: paper box …
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This week’s Preschool Project is also a Frugal Halloween Craft if you need one more thing to keep the kids busy! This craft centers on tuning fine motor skills in preschoolers but is great for keeping older kids busy too! You will need: paper plate (we use the small ones but you can make BIG pumpkins if …
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Here’s another fun Halloween craft from Momondealz! Toilet Paper Roll Monsters Materials: Empty Toilet Paper Rolls Various Colors of Paint Decorations of Your Choice (i.e feathers, pom poms, googly eyes, etc) Hot Glue Gun and/or Glue Stick Directions: 1. Paint each roll the color of your choice. 2. Allow your child to decorate the rolls to create any monsters they can imagine! Educational Activities: This craft …
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This is the perfect time of the year to explore nature! I take my preschool class on a nature walk this time every year and we collect leaves and other cool nature things. And Bug loves finding leaves in the back yard. He picked a lot one day and I decided to show him how …
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Here’s a fun Halloween craft from Momondealz! Toilet Paper Pumpkin Decor Materials: 1 roll of toilet paper 1 sheet of orange tissue paper Black construction paper Green construction paper Brown construction paper Directions: 1. Cover the toilet paper roll with the orange tissue paper by laying the sheet flat, putting the roll in the middle and then just lifting and tucking the tissue paper …
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I made this card with Bug for my dad’s birthday this year. It’s a great way to preserve a tiny hand and grandparents LOVE that! :) It’s pretty self explanatory. I used a blank card from my scrapbook supplies (it just happened to be rounded.) You can use cardstock or construction paper to make your own …
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Here’s a creepy, crawly, craft for the kids! Let them make their very own spider! You will need: A piece of corrugated cardboard (like from a shipping box) Black paint, paintbrush and clothespin Two black pipe cleaners Two wiggle eyes and glue Directions: Cut out an “8″ shape from the cardboard. When you cut out your spider make sure you cut across …
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Soda Bottle Halloween Ghosts Materials: Soda Bottles (2 liter) Sharp Scissors White Tissue Paper Black Construction Paper Mod Podge Directions: 1. Clean and dry a 2 liter soda bottle. 2. Cut the top off with a sharp knife or scissors (obviously the adult does this part). 3. Cover the bottom and part of the sides with Mod Podge. Try to not go past the half-way …
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Each week Momondealz’s brings us a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal. Halloween is quickly approaching -here’s a craft to get you in the spirit! Jack-o-lantern Door Sign Materials: Popsicle Sticks Orange Paint Black and Green Construction Paper or Sticky Felt Yarn Small piece of cardboard Hot Glue Gun Directions: 1. Cut a piece of cardboard into the size door sign you would like. …
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Here’s our fun kid crafts from Momondealz’s Kids Frugal Fun for this week! I’m excited about these two crafts because Bug is a BIG pirate fan! Talk Like A Pirate Day is September 19th – so it would be a great day to try these two things out! Edible Pirate Ship Materials: Ice cream bowls Ice cream or sherbert 2 Toothpicks …
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“Happy Grandparent’s Day from your little sunshine!” Grandparent’s Day is Sunday, September 9th. And if anyone likes receiving homemade gifts, it’s grandparents! Last week, Bug and I made a Homemade Paper Plate Suncatcher. They were so cute, I decided to let him make a few extra and wrote a grandparents day message on them. I’m going to …
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Preschool Project of the Week – Paper Plate Suncatcher Here’s a fun craft to enjoy on a sunny day! Make a suncatcher out of a paper plate and few supplies. You will need: a small paper party plate a small piece of clear contact (shelf) paper (clear packing tape will also work in a pinch) several colors of tissue paper …
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Frugal Kid’s Craft – Space Shuttle Bug loves anything that goes – drives, flies, sails, rolls – and he wanted a “rocket ship”. We had made these space shuttles in VBS this year so rounded up the pieces and tried to remember how we did it. The nose cone is tricky. lol. You’ll need: empty toilet paper tube tape construction …
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National Aviation Day is August 19th. Have some flying fun with some new crafts! You can make paper airplanes if you want to take the easy way out (lol) or you can make the Paper Towel Roll Airplane. But if you want a craft that’s really out of this world, check out this Rocket Booster Craft from …
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