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Craft ideas for kiddos

Works for Me Wednesday

The most structured part of our day is from 10am to 12:30pm (or so). We watch “Sesame Street,” then we have art time. After we clean up from that, we have a bit to eat.

Unless the cable is out or we’re out of peanut butter, “Sesame Street” and lunch are no-brainers for me. Art time requires more effort. Some days we just color or play with Play-Doh, but I’m always on the lookout for Art Projects. So when I found a copy of “The Magical Years” for 50 cents at a used bookstore, I grabbed it up and brought it home. (After paying for it, of course.)

Sad, sad paper doll chainWe tried our first project from the book today. A chain of paper dolls. Now, I’d never made a chain of paper dolls before. And I still haven’t. Somehow, the chain eludes me. (I can’t figure out snowflakes, either, but I’m not going to worry about that until December.)

While I’m over here trying to cut out these blasted dolls, check out a few of my favorite sources for craft and art project ideas!

  • I love the latest project at Montessori by Hand: Making recycled paper! I’m not sure yet whether Poppy’s old enough to do this one, but I’m keeping it on file.
  • The forces behind Kiddley are taking a break from blogging, but their archives are packed with great ideas like these cute little finger puppets.
  • The Crafty Crow is a relatively new site. She’s doing a nice job scouring the Web for projects like microwave puffy paint. Crazy!
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    Hug

    On our way to my dad’s house last summer, we stopped for a picnic lunch at a rest area. The space was perfect for Poppy to run around and stretch her little legs. This was just before we got back in the car. Pi had run to Rockford at full speed, and he swept her up into a big hug.