kids craft ideas?

Question

I am wanting to keep my 10 year old son amused for the 6 week hols and he is interested in crafts.
Please could you advice me on any web sites or craft ideas that he could do, I have loads of recycling products so it would keep him amused for hours, ( im hoping anyway)

Answer 1

"Trash to Treasure Crafts": http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftsbyproduct/a/trashcrafts.htm

http://crafts.kaboose.com/1C2EC53CB12E449A9840ABAF5A243DF8.html

http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/

www.enchantedlearning.com


Those should get you started. Good luck!

Answer 2

Paper plates, glue, scissors (depending on age group), colored tissue paper: cut out the center of the paper plates, creating a wreath. Cut or tear the tissue paper into small bits, nothing smaller than 1" x 1", and glue into place. You can glue a loop of ribbon on the back for a hanger, add glitter to the front. A pretty spring wreath. Macaroni art is always popular. Chalk paper. I'm not quite sure of how to do it, but it takes water with a layer of colored chalk dust on top and laying the paper down to pick up the chalk. Marble painting - in an old baking pan (metal works great), lay down the paper, add a couple dots of different colored paint, one or two marbles. Tilt the pan to make the marbles roll around into and out of the paint, creating art. Decoupage something with colored/printed napkins, tissue papers, magazine images, etc. My daughter's daycare often has the kids make their own puzzles. There's a letter of the week. The kids cut out images from magazines of items starting with that letter (you could do colors, numbers, etc). Glue the cut outs down and once dry, cut into puzzle pieces. She loves it and we now have a collection! (The daycare worker likes it because it takes them a while to do, fills a lot of time!) Hopskotch. I can't believe there is a generation of little girls out there that don't know how to play it! I taught my daughter last year (age 4 then) and she taught her friends at school this year - only one other girl had played it before. I wish I had more. That's what I can think of right now, without delving into all the coloring ideas! There are a lot of cut and glue projects my daughter does that are just so cute - like Father's Day - the card had picutres of Dads and kid(s) from magazines/newspapers and a peanut glued to the front. Inside it said - Dad, I'm nuts about you! He still has it. Almost three years later. Good luck!

Answer 3

Try the bakerross web site for lots of crafting ideas (you dont have to buy the stuff but they show loads of things that it is possible for a talented youngster to try out.

My eight year old loves glass painting (Ikea have some nice glass vases for 90p at the moment and they make lovely gifts when painted up, they also have lots of cheap white mugs, plates etc if he fancies trying ceramic paints - but these need to be fired in oven if you want to use them so you will have to work too!) We are also learning to knit and crochet this summer - making squares for blankets.

My kids still like painting! easy and cheap, making collages, making up their own jigsaws (pasting a favorite picture/poster from a magazine onto the back of a cereal packet and then cutting it up) etc. It does not need to be too complicated to be fun.

Enjoy the summer - hope the weather picks up!

Answer 4

you could go to your local forest pick up fir cones bits of trees etc make things for the garden with them or indoor dec's

you could recycle newspapers make a money box with a ballon and cover it in paper mache

go to your local library and get some craft books
Your local library might have things on for the kids to do as well


good luck

Answer 5

I use a graphics programme called Print Artist which is inexpensive, very easy to use, with lots of clip art. One of its sections has loads of printable buildings, roads, cars, bushes, trees, people etc to cut out and assemble. You can make a whole town and it takes a lot of time.
It's in the craft section then click on Middle Town in categories.

Answer 6

You might look up "water color wash", which is a very simple, fun and fairly clean way to keep occupied.., there is also "fimo", which is a wonderful form of clay that only hardens when cooked, and can be made into almost anything; beads, animal shapes, cars, ect.
Most important.., Have fun with your child while he still wants to play...!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Use a giant piece of paper to draw a town and roads like a map he can then play with it later as a racetrack for cars .Fun to make and play with!

Answer 9

Hi,
Give him all of the materials and see what he comes up with rather than directing him.
At 10 years he should have plenty of ideas and you just go with the flow.
Have fun!!

Answer 10

These sites should help you with ideas;
http://www.amazingmoms.com
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft
http://wondertime.go.com/create-and-play
http://www.fun-kids-crafts.com
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftprojectsbyage/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts