Crafts: The Supply Closet
Sew, Baby, Sew
January 05, 2009
If the weather in January is as bad as it was during December, you are going to want to keep lots of fun, easy, indoor projects on hand to keep your little ones busy on those days when the snow or cold keeps us inside. Hand sewing is a great project for preschoolers to practice their fine motor skills and patience . Plus, it is so cool to make something totally by hand. Here are three Read more...
Getting Ready For Fall Crafts!
September 12, 2008
Cooler fall weather means more time spent indoors. And that means that moms need to be a little more creative to keep their preschoolers busy. Here are some of my tips for crafting and creating at home with little ones. Stock Up. Make a trip to the craft store to purchase some new materials to refresh your art supply box. Our favorites include watercolor Read more...
Renegade Craft Fair
September 08, 2008
Sometimes I feel like my kid's world is so full of things (you know . . . the toys, the games, the clothes) that I don't know how to best teach them the value of special items particularly homemade ones. For example, how do you teach a four-year-old that the sweater her Grandmother knit for her is a very different thing from the racks of machine-made, mass-produced sweaters you see at Read more...
The Littlest Picasso
May 20, 2008
My daughter's single favorite activity is an art project. Sometimes we work collaboratively on a big project (such as painting markers for our vegetable garden). Other times she works independently for a long stretch of time on a creation of her own (like a pipe cleaner family portrait). I try to encourage her interest, but also leave her lots of space to come up with ideas and work on her Read more...
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