what would be a good craft idea for christmas to do with grandchildren ages 6-11?

Answer 1

Here's 101 crafts
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/giftgiving/a/120400a.htm
craft projects by age
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftprojectsbyage/
Christmas crafts
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/christmascrafts/a/103000a.htm
coloring pages to print
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/coloringpages/l/blcolorbk.htm
2 more craft sites

http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/minisite/christmas-main/

http://www.kids-fun-and-games.com/homemade-christmas-decorations.html

These are my best links for crafts for kids.

Answer 2

Make the weave type pot holders or premix your cookie dough have the grandchildren help you by mixing in the nuts, or chips or what ever, then let them make it into rolls, wrap in freezer paper and marked what kind. Then send it home
with the children so that the poor working mother can spend some quality holiday time baking cookies with her children. That is satisfaction for everyone and easy to do with the grandkids. That way they have double the fun and double the bonding. The reason I say poor working mother is most mothers work nowdays

Answer 3

I've always had good results making and painting christmas cookies. You use any rolled cookie dough, cut and bake the cookies like normal. (You can imbed a loop of cheap cotton string in the top of each one of you want to hang them on the tree later.) After they are cooled lay them out on waxed paper.

Mix in several small bowls 1/4 cup confectioners sugar and just enough milk to make a thick liquid. It doesn't take much milk. In each bowl add a little food coloring so you have several different colors to work with. Put a seperate cheap paint brush in each bowl and let the kids paint. You can also use chocolate chips and M&Ms to make it more interesting. Let the cookies dry before doing anything else with them.

Answer 4

Go to Google and type in easy crafts and you'll get lots of ideas.