Craft Ideas for Kids
Arts and crafts have long been a way to express ourselves in a fun-filled and playful manner. There many different types of arts and crafts, some of which have been practiced traditionally, while a few others have developed in recent times.
Crafts are handmade artworks which include paper crafts, sculpture, pottery, etc. Let us have a look at a few craft ideas suitable for children.
Different Craft Ideas for Kids
The following craft ideas are easy to implement and children would enjoy to make different craftworks using them.
Potato Prints
The material required for this craftwork is paper, potatoes, paint, pencil and a knife. The potatoes should be cut in halves. A pencil should be used to make a design on the potato. With the help of a knife, the design should be carved out. A paint should be placed in a tray in a thin layer. By pressing the potato onto the paint and then on a paper, one should create potato prints.
Making Stamps
The items or material required for this activity are corkboard, erasers, inner tube rubber, Styrofoam, cardboard, felt squares, ink pad, utility knife and glue gun. In this activity, rubber pieces are used to make stamps. A rubber eraser could be used to create different shapes. If one wants to make stamps from cardboard, the pieces of cardboard with desired shapes need to be glued to wood blocks. The rubber or cardboard designs should be pressed on an ink pad and then onto a paper to create the desired impressions.
Straw Sculptures
For this craftwork, one would require bendable straws, paper clips, tape and a cardboard. The straws need to be cut at different lengths for creating different designs. Slits should be made at the ends of the straws in order to form desired shapes out of these straws. One can use paper clips to keep the angled joints intact. The clips could be bend into 'U' or 'S' shape to serve the purpose. For making tree shapes or fireworks, the slits at the end of straws should be curled with the help of a pair of scissors.
Bubble Painting
The items required for this painting activity are bubble solution, blowing wand and powder tempera paint. The blowing wand could be prepared with the help of plastic rings, tube, straw, etc. A six pack of soda should be used to make the bubble solution. The trays required for this painting activity would depend upon the number of colors one wants to use. The colors should be prepared by pouring the bubble solution in these trays followed by adding the powder paints (1 teaspoon per tray). The blowing wands should be inserted in the colored bubble solution in order to blow the bubbles at the paper. The bubbles after exploding would make designs and finally a unique pattern of bubble painting is created.
Colored Rice
The material required for this craft is uncooked rice, vinegar and food color. The rice should first be placed in a bowl followed by the addition of teaspoon. of vinegar and 5 drops of the desired color. Vinegar is used for the color to set. The rice should then be baked for 45 minutes on a baking sheet. These rice grains should be glued onto a paper with the help of white glue to create the designs. Letters, number and many other designs could be prepared using the rice.
Envelope Art
To create an envelope art, one would require envelopes, markers, crayons, paper and glue. The envelope should first be sealed and then a drawing should be done to decorate it. A face with nose, eyes and in case of a cat, whiskers could be drawn. Papers cut in the shapes of ears, hair and hat helps in further decoration of the artwork.
There are many different craft books available at bookstores that are very useful and creative, and give us many different craft ideas for kids. The above mentioned kids' crafts are easy to carry out and one doesn't need to spend a lot money. The craftworks could be made with items easily available in the house. Thus, craftworks would enable children spend their vacations in a creative way.
