For many stay at home moms, arts and crafts are a great hobby – whether they are being made as a business, or just to pass time while having fun. The only problem is, when you are taking part in making these arts and crafts, your child will be left unattended, and eventually bored. So, what is the solution? The only solution is to get your child involved, in what we call Toddler Crafts.
One of the best ways to have your kid involved in projects is through using items you find around the house – one of these being Popsicle sticks. Have your child (or children) use the popsicle sticks and decorate them with markers and stickers. One important note; be sure to buy the washable markers. If not, you could find yourself with a mess you will never be able to clean. Do not buy very expensive markers, because toddlers will usually not put the lids of the markers back on when taking part in toddler crafts. Thus, it is best to buy markers in bulk. Make a race exception to the “quality over quantity”, and go for “quantity over quality”.
The next step is to browse the internet, magazines, or even old books, and find some pictures. You can even use pictures of your family, or your child. You will now help your toddler us the popsicle sticks to create a frame for the selected picture. You will then help them attach a string, so the picture can be displayed somewhere around the house.
Surely, the toddler craft above will not keep your child occupied forever. Luckily, there is another great toddler activity – macaroni necklaces. You will need to do some of the steps before hand, but they are relatively easily. Fill up a jar with macaroni pieces, and put food coloring in the jar. Shake the jar until the macaroni pieces are colorful. Give the macaroni a good amount of time to dry.
Provide your child with a shoe string, yarn, or any other type of string. Put tape on one end of the string so the macaroni does not continually fall off. Do a few examples of how to put the macaroni on the string, and then supervise your toddler as s/he does it. Their face will glow with happiness after completing this toddler craft. Enjoy and happy craft making with your toddlers for now!
