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Hi I work at a daycare, and It's my turn to do a craft with the kids, does anyone has a fun, but not complicated art and craft I can do with them.. Any ideas will be helpful. Thank You! :-)

2006-07-25 08:49:29 · 19 answers · asked by Luckystar25 3 in Education & Reference Preschool

Like something different than a typical craft, They already paint and color and things like that... Maybe a specific craft or technique to paint with.. a different tool to paint with.. I'm not very good coming up with ideas i'm only 17, and haven't had much experience in this business, but i want to have a good time with them as well.

2006-07-25 09:05:57 · update #1

19 answers

Soap Suprise



Encourage your children to bathe. This fun soap will reveal a surprise when used up!

Materials:

1 cup of grated Ivory soap
1/4 cup warm water
food coloring
small rubber toy (Make sure toy has no sharp edges)

1. Mix water, soap and food coloring together in a medium bowl. Stir the mixture until it begins to thicken.

2. Remove the mixture from the bowl and knead it until it is the consistency of very thick dough.

3. Roll the dough into the shape of a ball.

4. Make a hole in the center of the ball that is big enough for the small rubber toy to fit inside.

5. Fill the hole with the treasure then seal with some extra dough.

6. Allow to dry overnight before using.





Cool Slime




1 Part Liquid starch

2 Part Elmer's Glue

Food Coloring

Mix and enjoy.


CRAFT ACTIVITIES

CONTACT PAPER

Go for walk with children. Let them pick leaves, daisies,etc. Bring them back and arrange their treasures on contact paper. Then cover with second contact-paper, smooth out air bubbles. Trim contact paper into a shape like circle,etc. Hang their treasure project in window so sun can shine thru it.

Do balloon -static electricity. Inflate a small-medium balloon. Rub balloon on child's hair for about 10-15 seconds. Then place balloon on wall(it will stick because of static electricity). Rub balloon agasin in hair & lift up slowly so that hair will stand on end. The little children just kept on laughing & having fun with this.

FINGER PAINTING

Finger painting is the "classical" art activity for toddlers-and a very good place to start. They enjoy it as much for the feel as for the cause and effect designs they make.

SHAVING CREAM

Many toddlers will not like to get their hands messy with paint, but they will almost invariable love to finger paint with shaving cream. A soft, billowy, good smelling mound of shaving cream is almost irresistible. It has the advantage of being easy to clean up, and leaving everything, including the artists, cleaner and sweeter smelling than before. Make sure to rinse their hands afterwards to avoid skin irritation.

Let children paint right on the table top. You could also give children "cafeteria trays" or cookie sheets to paint on to minimize a mess. For variety you could add a few drops of food coloring to the shaving cream to create pretty pastels.

HEATED SHAVING CREAM

It's a wonderful treat, and very soothing, to fingerpaint with heated shaving cream. To heat the shaving cream you can use one of the small electric appliances designed for that purpose. If you cannot locate on of these, simply place the can in hot water for a few minutes. It works!

WINDOW PAINTING

Toddlers love to fingerpaint on a low window. When the paint dries they can use their fingers or a cotton tipped swab to scribble designs through the paint. Mix detergent or powdered window cleaner with the paint so it will wash off easily.

DO A GROUP FINGERPAINTING

Tape a long piece of shelf paper to a table top and let several children paint at once. They'll enjoy the social aspect.

SCRIBBLE DÉCOR

Tape a large sheet of butcher paper to a table top and make that known as your scribble table. It can stay on the table several days, even a week or two. Put different things on the table for toddlers to scribble with freely. When the paper gets all filled up, simply remove it and replace it with a clean sheet. This could become a permanent fixture in your room.

A SCRIBBLE EASEL

Tape a large piece of paper to an easel. Tie a piece of yarn about 2 feet long around a fat crayon with a notch in it so the yarn doesn't slip off. Tie the other end to the top of the easel. This is now a "scribble place" where a it so the yarn doesn't slip off. Tie the other end to the top of the easel. This is now a "scribble place" where a child may make a mark whenever she pleases, without waiting for an adult to set out the materials. You could attach several different colors of crayons.

By pressing your thumb hard against the plastic collar and prying underneath with something metal you can pop the ball and collar off roll-on deodorant bottles. Wash out the inside and fill it with liquid tempera paint. Smap the ball and collar back on. You've just made a "giant ball point pen" that's a very effective scribbling tool for toddlers. Bright swatches of paint appear on the paper with minimal mess.

STRAW PAINTING

Put spoonfuls of paint on paper and have toddlers blow the paint with straws. This will be appropriate only for children who have mastered blowing rather than sucking.

PAINT BOXES

Paint boxes with small paint brushes. The boxes can be turned into boats, buses, houses, mailboxes, spaceships, etc, depending on the theme you are using.

CHALK

You can use colored chalk, large pieces of sidewalk chalk

Draw on a chalkboard, sidewalk, cement wall, wet paper, dry construction paper. Draw roads and lakes to use for playing with cars, trucks, and boats.

You can leave your chalk drawings for the rain to wash off, or let the children use squirt guns or squirt/spray bottles to wash off the artwork.

COLLAGE

Put a piece of sticky contact paper on a table with the sticky side up and tape down all the sides. Model putting on collage items such as feathers, leaves, shapes/objects cut from paper, and any small you can place sheets of construction paper on it and cut it into sections for pictures to take home. If the objects are all flat, the sections can be used for placemats.

Depending on the developmental level of the child, I have successfully fingerpainted with chocolate pudding, applesauce, and stained babyfood fruits with little ones that still put everything into their mouths. You can also seal fingerpaint into a ziplock bag and tape the seal. Even very small children enjoy mixing colors together safely this way. For children old enough not to mouth the paint, I use a washable fingerpaint as a base and let each child chose two colors of paint to paint and mix together. Just before we end the activity, we do a handprint on another sheet of clean white paper. For these older toddlers, you can fingerpaint on a mirror with shaving cream or whipping cream that is in a spray can. This is a good activity for fine motor skills--let the children try to squirt out the cream.

GLUING

Glue sticks, paper or cardboard, things to glue (noodles, feathers, pieces of torn paper, kleenex, tissue paper, leaves, flower petals). Caution: Gluing is often a difficult activity for toddlers since they maybe more interested in exploring the feeling of the glue than sticking objects on paper. Before you begin, consider what your limits will be in the ways the children will be allowed to use the glue. Select paper to be use as the background. Select materials to use as picture. The number of items used at one time will probably depend on the age/interest level of the child. Most children will do better with one or two items at a time. have children put one or two spots of glue on paper. You may need to demonstrate how to use the glue if this is a new activity. Put things to be glued on top of the spots of glue and push down. Just do as much as each child is interested in. The process is more important than the product.

2006-07-25 09:57:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lindy O 2 · 1 0

This may be a little too difficult for a four year old, but I loved this :) You will need an iron, wax paper, scissors, and crayons (oh, and a sharpener too shave the crayons). Begin by taking certain crayons of any color and shaving them. You need these shavings. Pick colors of any kind (see what the four year old wants).Get PLENTY of shavings!!! Lots and lots. Mix them in a cup or shake the cup up. Next, take a piece of wax paper and pour the shavings on it. Spead them around evenly, covering any open spots. Take another piece of wax paper about the same size and cover the shavings (it would be a good idea to do this all on lots of newspaper!!!). Take an iron, and carefully iron the wax paper. The crayon shavings will melt. Once you think you are finished with this process, let it dry for about ten or fifteen minutes. Take a pen or pencil and create an image, such as a star, heart, etc. Using scissors, carefully cut the image out. You can take a holepunch and create a hole, then hang string from it. You know have a homemade "suncatcher" :)

2016-03-16 05:19:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

This is actually a Valentine's Day craft so change the colors if you'd like:

MATERIALS:
Red construction paper
Pink construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Marker
Lollipops

Time needed: Under 1 Hour
1. Cut a heart shape from red construction paper (it should measure about five inches at the widest point).

2. Fold the heart in half to form the mouse's body, then glue together the edges from the tip of the nose to the top of the back, but leave the tail end open.

3. For ears, cut out a pair of small pink paper hearts, fold them in half, and then glue them onto the body. Draw on eyes with a colored marker.

4. Lastly, tuck a lollipop into the body, so that the stick becomes the mouse's tail.

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This website has tons of crafts specifically for 4 and 5 year olds:

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftSearch&season=&age=Preschooler&time=&n=0&d=Next&order=1

This website has a GOOGLE of links to crafts for 4 year olds:

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/craftlinks.htm


Those should help. Good luck & Enjoy! The most important thing is to make it fun!

2006-07-25 12:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by Sadie 3 · 0 0

Take masking tape and wrap it around each child's wrist, sticky side out. The two ends will stick to each other. Then, take a nature walk and let them choose leaves to decorate their bracelets. So much fun! (make sure they know the rules about what is safe to pick up and what is not.)

You have combined a craft with a nature activity!

2006-07-25 11:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by PeggyS 3 · 0 0

I saw something on PBS about making instruments out of found items. For example, using beans and a water bottle, you can make a rattle. Put beans into a pie tin and put another one over it and fasten with tape and you have a tambourine. Crayola.com has many good craft ideas and it also has coloring pages.

2006-07-25 12:24:36 · answer #5 · answered by Rosie1952 3 · 0 0

ok here you go let them make a doctors bag
you use a large piece of black constuction paper the long kind
fold it in half so it forms a square near the fold cut a small rectangle to use as a handle
once the kids open it you can stick things inside
i.e. tape a bandaid to the inside, a cotton ball, a large fat craft stick (tongue depresser) and anything else you can think of pics of meds or anything will do the kids love making this.

2006-07-26 09:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I use recycled food cans, just clean them out and dry. Use regular craft paint, and let the kids paint anything on the cans, they can use a brush or just their fingers. Use them as pencil holders or for whatever. My daughter begs to do this every time I open a can.It's cheap because you can have the kids bring their own can from home.

2006-07-25 10:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You received a lot of good ideas, especially from Lindy. You might also want to try the magazine Parenting or their website for some really great ideas using recycable materials. Another magazine that is chalk full of ideas is Mailbox.
One project that my K class always love is marble painting. Take white construction paper to fit inside a cake pan. Place marbles in various colors of paint. Spoon them out (1 at a time works best) and allow the child to roll the marble in the pan by lifting up the pan. Repeat several times. Good luck!

2006-07-25 12:26:37 · answer #8 · answered by funwittythatsme 2 · 0 0

a good four year old thing would be like taking paper plates and decorating them with feathers paint crayons ect. and making them look like animals or something different. Show them how to cut paper into paper dolls or even doing something very crafty like go to an arts store they have many ideas there

2006-07-25 18:02:09 · answer #9 · answered by ruboy319 2 · 0 0

Mix shaving cream with paint lay out a big banner and let them go to town they will have so much fun. Also take them on a nature hike have them find 10 things each it can be leaves rocks anything then have them glue them on paper, so they can let there parents know what they did today.

2006-07-26 00:54:13 · answer #10 · answered by Vanissa 2 · 0 0

some simple painting ideas include tracing around their body and letting them paint themselves
if you can use food chop an apple in half and use to print
other foods can be potatoes and you can cut shapes into them..
use the branch from a tree
make a macaroni necklace

Hope I was of some help....

2006-07-27 21:27:01 · answer #11 · answered by charger69golf 2 · 0 0

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