Wednesday, September 18, 2013

crafts

Elinor is really into crafts lately. She really likes coloring and painting. I remember wishing she would be into any type of art. I have a couple of crafts I did when I worked in a daycare and when I nannied that I love to do every year.

Ghost footprints are always fun. After we made the ghosts, she wasn't done. I added more colors and laid down a big sheet of paper to run around on. She kept pointing to the paper and saying "hands?".


Another fun craft we did was cutting out an outline of her hands and gluing them onto a tree that Dave had drawn for her. We haven't really done any crafts yet with glue so I think she didn't get what we were doing at first. I know there is a book I've checked out before about trees in the fall that I will have to find again for her. I need to plan ahead next week and match our books with our crafts for the week.


What are some of your favorite crafts to do with toddlers?


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10 comments:

  1. My son just brought home a little cut out hand made of construction paper and mini-pom poms and it just melted my heart. They grow up so fast!

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    1. We love using pom poms. I will have to try that

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  2. I love crafts with little hands and feet. They won't stay that little for long!!!

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    1. I have ghost footprints from last year and it is so sad to compare to this year!

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  3. Those crafts are the cutest! Have Elinor make one for me to hang up in my office! I miss you guys

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  4. I love the ghosts: )

    Our daycare made lobsters with stamped feet (so a foot print for each claw and then another one for the body) then you draw in the eyes and details. I thought it was pretty clever.

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    1. oh I like that idea! I will have to try it. Thanks

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  5. Love the ghost footprints! We love painting in house too. We love painting on paper plates and then decorating our dining room like an art gallery

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