Creating crafts is a great way to spend quality time with your children whilst also developing their creative thinking skills and broadening their imaginations. Whether you’re looking for rainy day activities or want to encourage your children to explore their creative side, here are 5 fun crafts to make with your children:
- Egg Carton Flowers
Egg cartons can be transformed into beautiful flowers with just a little paint and some imagination. Cut the cups out of an egg carton, paint them different colors, and glue them together to make a beautiful bouquet.
- Friendship Bracelets
Friendship bracelets are a classic craft that never go out of style! Use embroidery floss in different colours and teach your child different knotting techniques to make bracelets for their friends and family!
- Popsicle Stick Puppets
Popsicle Stick Puppets are a versatile craft that can be used to create a variety of puppets. Give your child some popsicle sticks, markers, glue, paper and let them create their own characters and stories!
- Button Art
Buttons can be used to create beautiful, intricate designs. All your child needs is a canvas, some glue and a variety of buttons for them to create their own masterpiece!
- Paper Plate Animals
Paper plates can be transformed into a variety of animals using paint, construction paper and glue! Let your child’s imagination run wild as they turn their white paper plates into lions, giraffes or even unicorns!
The above-mentioned crafts are just a few examples of fun crafts you can do with your children – let us know if you try them out by sending us the best pics of your crafts in our comment section of this post!
