Make Your Own Toys & Games

Your child will have as much fun creating his own puzzle as he has putting one together. Make sure you choose a picture that's interesting to him.
Materials

* Interesting photo of a family member, favorite animal, cartoon character, and so on
* Poster board
* Spray adhesive
* Black felt-tip pen
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Small box
* Table

Your child will have as much fun creating his own puzzle as he has putting one together. Make sure you choose a picture that's interesting to him.
Materials

* Interesting photo of a family member, favorite animal, cartoon character, and so on
* Poster board
* Spray adhesive
* Black felt-tip pen
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Small box
* Table

Your child will have as much fun creating his own puzzle as he has putting one together. Make sure you choose a picture that's interesting to him.
Materials

* Interesting photo of a family member, favorite animal, cartoon character, and so on
* Poster board
* Spray adhesive
* Black felt-tip pen
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Small box
* Table

Help him trim some of the shapes (for example, to form the curved ascender in the letter f, or the curved descender in the letter j).

Materials

* Construction paper
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Glue

Help him trim some of the shapes (for example, to form the curved ascender in the letter f, or the curved descender in the letter j).

Materials

* Construction paper
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Glue

Share your Jewish heritage with this special craft for kids. Using these materials you will create a toy your children will adore. Together you can make a dreidel for fun and games galore. Spin the top when you're done and show how the miracle of Hanukkah can be enjoyed by everyone!

Materials

* Single-serving milk or juice carton
* Tape
* Glue
* Plain paper
* Pen or marker
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* 1/4-inch dowel or unsharpened pencil
* Small objects to use as game tokens

Share your Jewish heritage with this special craft for kids. Using these materials you will create a toy your children will adore. Together you can make a dreidel for fun and games galore. Spin the top when you're done and show how the miracle of Hanukkah can be enjoyed by everyone!

Materials

* Single-serving milk or juice carton
* Tape
* Glue
* Plain paper
* Pen or marker
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* 1/4-inch dowel or unsharpened pencil
* Small objects to use as game tokens

Share your Jewish heritage with this special craft for kids. Using these materials you will create a toy your children will adore. Together you can make a dreidel for fun and games galore. Spin the top when you're done and show how the miracle of Hanukkah can be enjoyed by everyone!

Materials

* Single-serving milk or juice carton
* Tape
* Glue
* Plain paper
* Pen or marker
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* 1/4-inch dowel or unsharpened pencil
* Small objects to use as game tokens

Share your Jewish heritage with this special craft for kids. Using these materials you will create a toy your children will adore. Together you can make a dreidel for fun and games galore. Spin the top when you're done and show how the miracle of Hanukkah can be enjoyed by everyone!

Materials

* Single-serving milk or juice carton
* Tape
* Glue
* Plain paper
* Pen or marker
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* 1/4-inch dowel or unsharpened pencil
* Small objects to use as game tokens

Help the kids practice their colors and learn sorting skills with a colorful matching activity.

Materials

* Large sheet of white construction paper for each child.
* 15 tongue depressors or frozen flavored treat sticks per child
* Black marker
* Box of colored markers or crayons

Help the kids practice their colors and learn sorting skills with a colorful matching activity.

Materials

* Large sheet of white construction paper for each child.
* 15 tongue depressors or frozen flavored treat sticks per child
* Black marker
* Box of colored markers or crayons

Help the kids practice their colors and learn sorting skills with a colorful matching activity.

Materials

* Large sheet of white construction paper for each child.
* 15 tongue depressors or frozen flavored treat sticks per child
* Black marker
* Box of colored markers or crayons

Help the kids practice their colors and learn sorting skills with a colorful matching activity.

Materials

* Large sheet of white construction paper for each child.
* 15 tongue depressors or frozen flavored treat sticks per child
* Black marker
* Box of colored markers or crayons

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Take the kids on a fishing expedition and let them catch a few surprises

Materials

* Plastic or rubber fish, small inexpensive toys, wrapped snacks, and/or other surprise objects, 2 to 3 per child
* Tape
* String
* 2 magnets per child
* Large cardboard box or table covered with sheet
* Wrapping paper tubes or plastic poles for each child

Celebrate this all-American holiday with a patriotic craft. As you put it together, you can explain the history behind our celebration of the 4th, or talk to your child about the meanings behind the colors of our flag - for example, For our country's first flag, Betsy Ross used red for bravery, white for freedom and blue for truth. When the noisemakers are done, your child can join the parade with a one-of-a-kind instrument!

Celebrate this all-American holiday with a patriotic craft. As you put it together, you can explain the history behind our celebration of the 4th, or talk to your child about the meanings behind the colors of our flag - for example, For our country's first flag, Betsy Ross used red for bravery, white for freedom and blue for truth. When the noisemakers are done, your child can join the parade with a one-of-a-kind instrument!

Celebrate this all-American holiday with a patriotic craft. As you put it together, you can explain the history behind our celebration of the 4th, or talk to your child about the meanings behind the colors of our flag - for example, For our country's first flag, Betsy Ross used red for bravery, white for freedom and blue for truth. When the noisemakers are done, your child can join the parade with a one-of-a-kind instrument!

Help an older preschooler spell his name or a simple sentence like I love you by sticking alphabet cereal onto the crackers. A younger child may enjoy simply sticking the letters onto the crackers in no particular order.

Materials

* Spread (such as peanut butter, jam, honey, cheese)
* Crackers
* Alphabet cereal

Help an older preschooler spell his name or a simple sentence like I love you by sticking alphabet cereal onto the crackers. A younger child may enjoy simply sticking the letters onto the crackers in no particular order.

Materials

* Spread (such as peanut butter, jam, honey, cheese)
* Crackers
* Alphabet cereal

Help an older preschooler spell his name or a simple sentence like I love you by sticking alphabet cereal onto the crackers. A younger child may enjoy simply sticking the letters onto the crackers in no particular order.

Materials

* Spread (such as peanut butter, jam, honey, cheese)
* Crackers
* Alphabet cereal

Its back to school time, when your child will be learning new concepts or brushing up on ones that were introduced last year. Help your child review at home with this craft idea that reinforces a number of important math skills: number recognition, counting and matching. Its a cooperative activity that gets her involved in the learning process from the start - and the more you can make her part of the process, the more learning will stick!

Materials

* 22 small index cards
* Black marker
* Stickers or dot stickers

Its back to school time, when your child will be learning new concepts or brushing up on ones that were introduced last year. Help your child review at home with this craft idea that reinforces a number of important math skills: number recognition, counting and matching. Its a cooperative activity that gets her involved in the learning process from the start - and the more you can make her part of the process, the more learning will stick!

Materials

* 22 small index cards
* Black marker
* Stickers or dot stickers

Its back to school time, when your child will be learning new concepts or brushing up on ones that were introduced last year. Help your child review at home with this craft idea that reinforces a number of important math skills: number recognition, counting and matching. Its a cooperative activity that gets her involved in the learning process from the start - and the more you can make her part of the process, the more learning will stick!

Materials

* 22 small index cards
* Black marker
* Stickers or dot stickers

Its back to school time, when your child will be learning new concepts or brushing up on ones that were introduced last year. Help your child review at home with this craft idea that reinforces a number of important math skills: number recognition, counting and matching. Its a cooperative activity that gets her involved in the learning process from the start - and the more you can make her part of the process, the more learning will stick!

Materials

* 22 small index cards
* Black marker
* Stickers or dot stickers

Write secret messages to your friends with this invisible ink.

What You'll Need

Lemon
Bowl or cup
Skewer stick or toothpick
Iron
Paper
Adult help

Write secret messages to your friends with this invisible ink.

What You'll Need

Lemon
Bowl or cup
Skewer stick or toothpick
Iron
Paper
Adult help

Write secret messages to your friends with this invisible ink.

What You'll Need

Lemon
Bowl or cup
Skewer stick or toothpick
Iron
Paper
Adult help

Write secret messages to your friends with this invisible ink.

What You'll Need

Lemon
Bowl or cup
Skewer stick or toothpick
Iron
Paper
Adult help

Make these adorable sitting people out of thread spools.

What You'll Need

Fabric or felt
A plastic, foam, or ping-pong ball
An empty thread spool
Glue
Paint

Make these adorable sitting people out of thread spools.

What You'll Need

Fabric or felt
A plastic, foam, or ping-pong ball
An empty thread spool
Glue
Paint

Make these adorable sitting people out of thread spools.

What You'll Need

Fabric or felt
A plastic, foam, or ping-pong ball
An empty thread spool
Glue
Paint