When thinking of fall craft projects do you think of those boring coloring page pictures of a squirrel picking acorns among leaves. The whole fall crafts is to color in the leaves in fall colors. Another classic, copycat autumn crafts project is a pumpkin. Again usually a pumpkin picture downloaded from the web. Kindergarten and…
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How to make a Thanksgiving Children’s Art Mural
An art mural celebrating the first Thanksgiving is not for the faint of heart. I am suggesting recreating some kind of art mural with children to remember the first Thanksgiving. (The painting above is just one of many Thanksgiving scenes and paintings like that will be used as inspiration.) The reason that an art project…
Arts and Crafts for Sukkot: Homemade art exhibits plus more
Making art for the holiday of Sukkot is a great opportunity for you to create an art gallery. For anyone reading this who doesn’t know what Sukkot is, it’s a Jewish holiday that includes a Sukakh ( an outdoor hut) that Jews eat in for the duration of the holiday. Since children love to decorate…
Paper Mache Masks: Perfect For Halloween
Halloween crafts and masks. A perfect match wouldn’t you say? These masks are a long project that takes a few days but well worth the effort, if you are in this to really in this to give the children a great art experience. Otherwise don’t even start the activity if you don’t like mess and…
Make an American flag for fourth of July crafts for kids
Making an American flag for a fourth of July crafts for kids is not as difficult as it may sound. If you already know about educational arts and crafts then you know our theory about giving children choices and freedom to make the craft they like within a certain parameter. If you know that 4th…