Are your boys crafty?

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Permalink Reply by Robin Hartman on July 7, 2009 at 12:20pm

Yes, very but they are still 4 and 5. They have a tool box, a couple zip-up plastic comforter bags, and a craft cabinet full of a little bit of everything like:

brushes, poster paint, finger paint, fabric paint, pipe cleaners, foam sheets, felt sheets, construction paper, scrap paper for collaging, yarn, glue sticks, elmer's glue, scrap tissue paper, extra plastic containers like crystal light and butter spread, scrap magazines to cut up, coloring books, shrinky dink sheets, crayons, coloring pencils, magic markers, pom-poms, magic mold crayon clay, a jar of pinecones, marbles, cement mix, square molds, plaster of pair container, ladybug and dinosaur plastic push molds, flat marbles, wooden dowels (to make finger puppets), craft sticks, funfusion kits with plenty of beads, plastic and foam beads.

You may want to start with a couple of craft kits or a project book using one crafting medium and build from there. See what they are interested in. My youngest loves to make anything that deals with bugs while my oldest is a little scientist and loves dinosaurs and robots. My husband and the boys recently picked up a Mould and Paint dinosaur kit.

For other ideas, I write for handmadenews.org crafty kids department. I and other columnists write tons of tips and how to projects for children of various ages: http://www.handmadenews.org/department/index.php?did=20

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Permalink Reply by Judy Noyes on July 7, 2009 at 2:09pm

Oriental Trading Company -- will get you started on projects, or it can give you ideas. You normally have to buy bulk, but it's great for play dates, birthday parties, etc... Local craft stores are full of ideas as well.

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Permalink Reply by Anne on July 7, 2009 at 2:22pm

thanks for the great ideas! I guess that also means that you sit down and help structure the time with the kids (mine being 4 and 6)?

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Permalink Reply by Wendy Polisi on July 8, 2009 at 5:03am

Thanks Robin & Judy for the great ideas! Like Anne, I am not crafty. At All. My boys are 3 & 4 and are constantly wanting to do projects.

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