I printed out these 3-D winter coloring pages from the krokotak web site and the kids loved decorating them with markers and crayons. The templates show how to make the drawings 3-D by folding the paper and attaching the paper flaps with white glue or a glue stick. You Will Need: Templates from Krokotak Printer […]
Going to the library with children weekly is fun. The parents you work for and the children you care for will love doing crafts projects that correspond to the children’s books you borrow from the library. After reading “Snow Day!” by Lester L. Laminack make a sled out of craft sticks with the kids. In […]
I found these 2024 New Year’s Hats on The Craft Train and Artsy Farts Mama web sites. These free printable 2024 Happy New Year party hats are super quick and easy to create. I may make a small profit when you buy supplies for this project from the links below. You Will Need: Card Stock […]
It couldn’t be cheaper or easier than making crafts using the cardboard in the recycling bin at work. The boys and girls I care for at my nanny job, and those I babysit, enjoyed decorating cardboard ornaments with gel markers, paint pens, and markers. You Will Need: Cardboard Scissors X-Acto Knife Paint, Gel Markers, Paint […]
Despite working as a nanny for 30 years I can always find a new way to make Christmas ornaments each year. I found this super easy melted candy ornament idea on the frugalmomeh web site. Our ornaments turned out beautiful looking like stained glass. You Will Need: Hard CandiesCookie CuttersParchment PaperBaking SheetsToothpicksRibbon or Ornament Hangers […]
For last few years I have been cutting out 3-D crafts for the children in my care from cardboard found in their recycling bins. I found this amazing winter wonderland idea from the Mr Printables web site. Although the child who decorated this project only wanted to decorate the trees with green paint, one star […]
“Thankful” by Elaine Vickers is the perfect children’s book (and project) to do with children for Thanksgiving or anytime of the year. “Thankful” is a beautiful story of being thankful. Each year, a little girl writes down the things she’s thankful for on strips of paper and links them together. As one idea leads to […]
The school-aged children I care for loved decorating these standing 3D sculptures I make from cardboard for them. I just grab cardboard boxes from the recycling bin and cut out characters from cardboard. For this activity they used paint, pastels, and tissue paper squares to decorate their Thanksgiving turkeys. You Will Need: Turkey Template, remove […]
Children enjoy collecting acorns in the backyard or while on autumn hikes. Each year I have the children decorate the acorns they collect to make little faces. Be sure to read children’s books about acorns including, “Because of an Acorn,” “The Acorn Thief,” “The Oak Inside the Acorn,” and “Acorn.” You Will Need: Acorns Acrylic […]
I have been doing this haunted house with window shutters and doors that open and close for Halloween while babysitting and with my Nanny Kids for years. I found this project on the sarahjanestudios web site. This year I printed out some Halloween clip art characters for the children to glue to the windows as […]
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