Poster & Picture Crafts

When she is finished, hang the poster somewhere she can admire it.

Materials

* Very large sheet of newsprint or other paper
* Washable markers, crayons, or colored pencils
* Stapler and newspaper (optional)
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors

When the tracing is complete, let your child use washable markers, crayons, or colored pencils to add details to the portrait.

Materials
* Desk lamp
* Table
* Tape
* Large sheet of paper
* Washable markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Use this project as a seasonal activity - use pastel jellybeans at Easter, green and red gumdrops at Christmas, and so on.

Materials

* Ornamental frosting
* Piece of cardboard covered with aluminum foil
* Jellybeans (not for children under 3 years)

Have your child brush glue all over the cat shape, then press the tissue paper pieces onto the glue.

Materials

* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Construction paper, poster board, or pencil and paper
* Black tissue paper
* Paintbrush
* Glue
* Googly eyes
* Black string licorice
* Pink construction paper, craft foam, or yarn (optional)
* Black yarn (optional)

Show your child how to dip the sponge piece into the paint, blot it on newspaper to absorb the excess paint, then lightly dab it around the edge of each leaf.

Materials

* Leaves
* Masking tape
* Construction paper or poster board
* Scissors
* Sponge
* Clothespin
* Liquid tempera paint in fall colors (orange, yellow, red, and brown)
* Shallow containers
* Newspaper
* Clear contact paper (optional)

Pressed flowers can be used to decorate a variety of paper items.

Materials

* Small flowers (pansies, violets, buttercups, daisies, and so on)
* Newspaper or other absorbent paper
* Heavy book
* Glue
* Plain note cards, note paper, or construction paper
* Clear contact paper

If you like, create a "Day and Night" poster by dividing the poster board into two sections and gluing on magazine pictures or family photos that depict day and night activities.

Materials

* Poster board
* Marker
* Old magazines
* Scissors
* Glue
* Family photos (optional)

A time-line can be as short as one page or as long as a wall.

Materials

* Paper
* Markers
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Tape
* Glue
* Photos (optional)

If you like, glue plastic ants (or draw them on with a marker) onto the tablecloth.

Materials

* Red marker or tempera paint and paintbrush
* White construction paper
* Small paper plate
* Old magazines
* Scissors
* Glue
* Black plastic ants or black marker (optional)

Thanksgiving is a good time to remind our children or grandchildren to be thankful for the many good things in their lives ... family, friends, opportunities to learn and grow. A natural way to call these thoughts to mind is to begin with a question: What are you thankful for?

Materials

* Old magazines and family photos
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Glue
* Construction paper
* Clear contact paper
* Index cards
* Small box or empty coffee can
* Brown poster board and leaf-colored (green, red, yellow, orange, and brown) construction paper

May is a special month for mothers, so help the kids make a special Mothers Day gift for their own moms.

Materials

* Plastic lids from margarine or other plastic containers, enough for each child
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* White glue (non-toxic)
* Felt or paper doily
* Camera or photograph of each child
* Magnetic tape

A perfect craft for Autumn when all of the leaves are falling. You and your child have to go out hiking to get items for this craft.

Material:

construction paper
pine cones, leaves or sticks
glue
crayons
a little imagination

Take some old crayons, and create a work of art.

What You'll Need

Wax paper
Crayons
Iron
Small pencil sharpener

Halloween spider craft for kids, handprint spider. Hand Print Spiders - For the HUalloween spider craft:

You'll need:
Black Tempera or poster paint
paper
wiggly eyes

For the Spooky See Through

You'll need:
White school glue
Food color
Plastic food wrap
Paint brush or cotton swabs
Card board or paper

Children of any age will enjoy this art discovery. Aim your straw at the paint and BLOW! This is a perfect classroom or scout project.

You'll need :
Straws
Poster or tempera paint
Paper
Place drops of paint onto the paper, and blow!

With Marble Painting for Kids - Marbles, paint and some "Rock and Roll" are used to create a beautiful picture, worthy of any refrigerator gallery.

You'll need :
Poster or tempera paint
paper
container
Use Any of these for your painting container: gift box, shoe box, Pringles or tennis

Kids love any excuse to get their little fingers messy. Making finger tips pictures, provides that excuse. Design note cards, gift tags or fight the boredom blues.

You'll need:
Ink pad
Paper
colored pencils or markers

Your Kids will love the basics of Stamping and Stamp Printing. This is a tutorial for The Basics of Stamprinting and Set-up - Learn how to Make a Basic Stamp with Your Children. Make also Bubble Wrap Prints, Leaf Prints, Blottos, Rainbow Trout Prints, Vegetable Prints, and more.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

shallow plastic trays
(I save frozen entree trays)
cheap k1tchen sponges
liquid tempera paints

Kids will love celebrating Thanksgiving by creating these Clip-On Turkeys. This crafts for kids is a fun and relatively easy Thanksgiving crafts project for children to make ... Clip-on turkeys. You can clip them to curtains, or whatever!

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Construction paper
# Pencil
# Scissors
# Yellow pipe cleaners
# Glue
# Wiggle eyes
# Clothes pin

Kids can celebrate Thanksgiving by creating this Pilgrim Collage Craft. Make a Pilgrim collage to celebrate Thanksgiving. This Pilgrim makes a wonderful Thanksgiving decoration and you can make it educational by teaching your child about the history of Thanksgiving and of Pilgrims and Native Americans.

# Printer
# Construction paper (black, white, yellow, and pink for the Pilgrim + a piece of paper for the background)
# Pencil
# Glue
# Scissors
# Markers or crayons

How to make a Pumpkin Seed Mosaic Craft for kids. You and your children can learn how to make your own mosaic ... Don't throw those pumpkin seeds away! Roast a few and paint the rest for a spectacular work of art.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED

# Pumpkin Seeds (clean)
# Tempera paint (dark colors)
# Paint brush
# Shallow container
# Thick paper (poster board)
# Glue
# Pencils
# Wax paper or newspaper

Children can make this Thankful Thanksgiving Tree Craft for Kids.- Children can make a beautiful tree of handprint leaves that displays what the children are thankful for. This tree makes a great Thankgsiving decoration or a nice bulletin board.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Construction paper (orange, red, yellow, brown, and other earth tones)
# Crayons or markers
# Scissors
# Glue or a glue stick

Thankful Turkey Craft - This cute construction paper turkey lists what your child is thankful for. It makes a very nice Thanksgiving decoration.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Brown, red, orange and yellow construction paper
# Pencil or marker
# Scissors
# Glue
# Googly eyes (optional)
# Printer (optional)

Wild Turkey - Take a walk in the woods and find nature items to make this Thanksgiving pal.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Items from nature, such as pinecones, leaves, sticks, pebbles, bark, and seeds
# Kitchen items, such as bay leaves and dry bean-soup mix
# Colored poster board
# Scissors
# Pencil
# Small plate
# Thick white crafts glue

Kids will love making this Faux Stained Glass Window with these kids crafts instructions. You can Hang this beautiful stained glass window project in your window. Children can make this stained glass window crafts project for their Mom, Dad, Grandmother, Grandfather, or friend as a wonderful gift.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

One piece of black construction paper
Different pieces of colored tissue paper
Scissors
Glue or tape

SunFlower Craft - Instructions to make a sunflower using a paper plate and real sunflower seeds.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:
# Paper Plate
# Glue
# Sunflower Seeds
# Yellow Paint

Learn how to make a cool picture with sand!!! This is a great children's arts and crafts activity to celebrate Summer time. Your kids will love making this Sand Picture. They can make their very own sand picture with the following crafts materials and follow the link to find out the instructions involved. Have fun!

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Clean sand. (beach sand, toy sand box sand or even construction sand will do. )Note: sift out any unwanted particles, like rocks or pebbles.
# Small plastic bags
# Food Colouring
# Picture frame with glass (Old ones work great.)
# Drawing or Colouring book picture (not too detailed)
# Permanent Marker
# Elmer's white glue

Your kids can be really creative with craft sticks, buttons, cardboard and beads. Your children can create pictures from these little goodies and your kids can then give it as a gift or you can hang this finished piece of art on your refrigerator.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY FOR KIDS

# White glue or paste
# Containers for the glue (styrofoam meat trays are great ... so are egg cartons or old yogurt containers).
# Craft sticks (popsicle sticks).
# Cardboard (about 12" by 12" per child).
# Buttons.
# Beads.
# A covered work area.