any ideas for things to make at playgroup,?

Question

im a playgroup leader and with 4 kids of my own i dont get the time to look for ideas on the net, if u know anything we can make that is inexpensive, but fun for the kids to make please help me, thanx

Answer 1

Heres a simple craft as long as you don't mind the mess. I have done this with 6 kids at a time (ranging in age from 2 to 5). http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/marymary/handprint_tulips.htm

Heres some St. patricks day crafts.
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/mshamrock.html

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/mshamrockhat.htm

Easter crafts.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/m-ears.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbunny_basket.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/machick.html

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mlamb.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/melamb.html (we used googly eyes instead of the paper ones)

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mhprintlamb.htm

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/easter/meggtree.html (we made these as easter presents for family (i added a picture of the kdis to a few of their eggs.) Everyone LOVED IT)


Those are just a few crafts i have done with the kids.

Answer 2

I'm a playgroup leader too, and we had a lot of fun at a playgroup yesterday! The hostess made an edible Easter basket for the kids out of shredded wheat and marsh-mellows, then she placed some chocolate eggs in them. The kids loved that snack!

As a craft, she took a note card, took various stamp pads of different colors and asked all the kids to put their little finger prints on the card. Each finger print was an "egg" - she would ask for two blue eggs, two yellow, one purple, etc., until she reached ten eggs. Then the kids (littler ones with Mom's help) put legs, eyes, nose and a mouth on each "egg." It was a great coloring and counting game and they kids loved it!! My son wouldn't let go of his egg note card or his shredded wheat birds nest.

Good luck!

Answer 3

plants some seed and make a garden!
or pizza's on english muffins.

Answer 4

you could give them a glass bottle and a potato and make leaves grow! and they could have potato men!