What are some good crafts for an 18 month old?

Question

I would like to do crafts at home with my daughter. She is pretty smart for her age, so anything that would be suitable for up to a 21/2 yr old, would probably work. We are on a budget, and I am not that "crafty" to begin with. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Answer 1

finger paints
crayons
water colors
anything where it has a lot of pieces that can go anywhere
(foam frames are awsome) either put glue everywhere on it or as her where she wants the piece then put glue there and let her place it

anything that doesnt involve alot of dexterity would work great
even though she's smart she probably doesnt have the dexterity to do alot of crafts well yet (my very smart 3 yr old still sucks at crafts)

price wise try dollar stores and such for cheapy crafts and walmart for crayons and paints

dont expect a masterpiece with paint yet alone actually coloring in the lines till age... well you know what i still cant color in the lines lol but i would say age 5 or 6 for that

Answer 2

use food to paint with, like ketchup and mustard, honey, grape jelly, anything that has a color and can be spread. You might not keep the masterpieces but they will be totally safe to make
my daughter is very advanced for her age, too (altho' I could be biased a little lol) and she loved playing with food when she was younger.
Make some macaroni pictures with her. Get different styles of noodles and dye them or leave em plain (or get the tri-color kind) and then have your daughter tell you where to put the glue (Elmer's is non-toxic) and then she can put the macaroni on.

Answer 3

visit http://www.learning-graph.com/skillbuilder.htm for ideas.

Answer 4

crayons paints and thats about all any 2 year old cares for they normally eat play doh

Answer 5

crayola makes some interesting paper and markers/pens these days.

check them out.

Answer 6

buy her crayons