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February Vacation: Get Crafty

If you’ve followed my February vacation week itinerary so far (and taken in a show, visited museums, enjoyed the great outdoors, and visited your local library), you’re probably ready to take it down a notch and relax at home. Enjoy some extra time in your jammies and get crafty with your kids. The art supply & toy and arts & crafts archives are full of ideas, but here are some great projects that require only basic supplies:

With an old plant pot and paints, your child can give new life to old pots.

With brown paper lunch bags and random paper scraps you can create a fleet of brown bag critters.

When I posted about Laurel's rosebud Valentines project, I loved that one commenter suggested using the same technique for spring lambs, wreaths, etc.

Kids will love the squishy fun of making their own play dough.

Got balls of yarn but can't find your needles? No problem. Enjoy finger knitting with older kids.

If you're feeling really adventurous, consider doing tie dye at home (I might recommend setting up the bowls in the bathtub).

And if you're looking for more projects that use basic household items, Kids Craft Weekly is a great resource for ideas.

Posted by Christine Koh on 18 Feb 2010 | Permalink | Comments (1) | Filed in Art Supplies & Toys; Arts & Crafts; Home

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Wow! This is taking it down a notch, Christine? Actually, your list will make my daughter's day tomorrow ... though I might only let her pick 2 of these ideas (of course, you know she'll go right for the tie dye and play dough). Today, she made a poster of what she did over vacation, and wrote a speech she plans to give in class which ends with: "Thank you very much. Comments? Questions?" Look out Robert Gibbs.

Posted by: Jeanne | February 18, 2010 11:44 PM | Reply to this comment

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