Art and Craft For Kids

Ok, there you are. Your kids are out of school for a few days. It could be the weekend, it could be winter break or it could be summer. You will always hear the inevitable “I’m bored.” What do you do? What DO you do?

Have no fear, here are a few suggestions on how to keep them busy doing arts and crafts for children.

If you have black construction paper, glue and some glitter, you can make fire works. These work well to celebrate New Year's or Independence Day, or just to make something pretty. Here is what you need to do. First off, if you do not black paper, don’t worry, brown or dark blue will work well also.

Draw fireworks with the glue. It works best if you use the glue bottles with the point on the top. Then, simply sprinkle the glitter onto the glue. Be sure to put anything that doesn’t stick back into the container. If your children are a little older, you can then add a second layer of color by repeating the process. Let the glue dry and presto! A beautiful fireworks display.

If you’ve got some serious time on your hands, this art and craft for children will keep then occupied for as long as you want them to be. You are going to make a book about colors from construction paper, using magazines and catalogs.

Here is what you need: magazines or catalogs that you are done with, glue, scissors, constriction paper, crayons or markers, a hole punch and some string. First, take a few pieces of paper and punch some holes in the margin and tie them together with the string.

Alternatively, you can use notebook paper and/or use staples instead of yarn. Have the child decorate the cover of his book with whatever he wants. Inside, write a different color on each page. Then, go through the magazines and find pictures that fit that color. For example, if the page has “Red” on top, look for an apple, fire hydrant or red car. Then help you child cut out the picture and put it in the book with a label. Continue until the all the pages are filled up. Another way to do this is by simply letting the child draw pictures of objects that match the color.