Simple craft ideas for young kids?

Question

My two nephews (7&9) and two nieces(8&10) are going to stay with me for a couple of days. I need some ideas for crafts, snacks and games.

Answer 1

So cool you are keeping the neices and nephews. I know something that someone played with me at that age and I passed it down and played with my daughter. It seems so senseless but it has been remembered by me and now my daughter. I put a laundry basket at the end of the hall way. Far enough away. I took folded socks and made a game out of making the socks into the basket. Another thing you could do, make cookies. Gingersnaps are easy to whip up and you can have them roll them into a ball and roll in the sugar. Let them get involved in the cooking and give them each a job. A fun time is making pizza. You can get the already made dough and have them add the sauce, the provolone then the added toppings. Go to the video store with them and grab some movies upon agreement. You all will have a blast. You may be tired, but they will love it!!! I send you energy for yourself. Just keep it organized and fun for all of you. If its a free for all, it may cause a migraine and a need to swig a flask from time to time. So, my thoughts, keep them busy but keep a schedule of sorts. All the best!!! Hope you have a great time!!!

Answer 2

I found a Web page about Christmas crafts and other stuff. There's a reference to making Wax Snowflakes, Ribbon Trees and Easy home-made greeting cards.

Hope this helps. Link below.

Answer 3

There are a bunch of Craft Ideas and directions here:

Craft Kits - http://www.craft-kits.net/craft-projects.htm

Other ideas are to make pet treats

Dog Treat Recipes - http://www.dog-pound.net/other-dog-treats.htm

Or if you are into organic these are directions for organic recipes that could be a great craft.

Organic Recipes - http://www.organic-items.com/organic-directory.htm

Here are some twists to the standard "game" rules - http://www.puzzle-place.net/puzzle-game-descriptions.htm

Have fun!
HTH

Answer 4

You can easily make 'Winter Mittens' with them. Trace a large mitten onto construction paper and then decorate with markers, glitter, and glue.
You can even make two mittens and connect them with a braided yarn string to make them look like a pair that should not be lost.
It is such an easy, fun, inexpensive little craft project that has kept my own children busy for hours.

Answer 5

for CRAFT i can recommend making turkey pictures with markers, crayons, and feathers. You'll need glue too. What the kids do is outline their hand with a pencil on a piece of paper and make all the fingers the feathers of the turkey and the head of the turkey is the thumb. They can decorate these kinds of things all day.

Another CRAFT is getting pine cones and painting them with peanut butter, then sprinkle them with bird seed. O and attach a string to the top of the pine cone. WaLA! A bird feeder!

For a snack i can only think of celery sticks with peanut butter and sugar cookies with patterns already put on them. All you have to do is cut the cylinder in slices and pop them in the oven! It's pretty quick and easy.
I'm sorry i don't have any ideas for games.
Hope that helps a little.

Answer 6

www.hgtv.com and there is also a book about fun things to do with kids called KID CONCOCTIONS , some fun things to google or ask.com about are homemade play dough, scented with powdered sugarless, of course, Kool aid. Also there are some really great games on the parents web site. www. pbs.com Have fun, and remember kids like the simple things like running and playing outside, collecting things in the woods, okay , they like computer games too, and the parents web site has some fun things to do, Also there are recipes there for kids to have fun making and eating. Have fun GL and GB

Answer 7

http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=Atw5.pLjbW2t1HlcShQWB2rxxQt.;_ylv=3?p=kids+crafts
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=Atw5.pLjbW2t1HlcShQWB2rxxQt.;_ylv=3?p=kids+snacks
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=Atw5.pLjbW2t1HlcShQWB2rxxQt.;_ylv=3?p=kids+games
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