It is raining outside and you are at the end of your rope. Your boys have a whole set of complaints ranging from: “I’m bored” to “he hit me”.
This is the perfect time to keep them occupied with a craft project. Here are some general suggestions and tips for a successful craft day.
- Always begin by first reading the entire instructions.
- Make sure you have all the necessary materials on hand.
- Rubber cement and white glue are some of the best all around adhesives.
- Use glasses, plates to trace circles if you don’t have a compass.
- Score heavy paper that needs to be folded by running a blunt knife along a ruler.
- Use books as paper weights you can protect the book by first laying a clean sheet of paper on the item to be pressed.
- Keep craft days in mind and collect potential craft supplies in a box.
- Shop thrift store for useful items such as beads, construction paper, wall paper remnants, ribbons, magazines, colorful plates (for mosaics) and more.
- Don’t be afraid to improvise, you might be pleasantly surprised with your results.
- Most importantly have FUN.
As a family we have set aside a few week-ends every winter to get together and make crafts. We have created personalized Christmas decorations for friends and family. Made unique race cars and hosted a race at the end of the day. I am always pleased with the creativity, innovative ideas each “Family Craft Day”.
As the day winds down we draw names to assign each person to a clean-up task. This system makes easy work of getting the “craft” table cleared up and leaves me with a much less daunting cleaning task. Continue reading »
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