Holiday crafts
Valentine's Day crafts
Heart shape collage
Cut various size heart shapes out of household sponges.
Wet sponge with water, then squeeze excess.
Dip sponge into paint and onto paper.
Children can also trace around the sponges like a stencil.
Heart person templates
Use the templates to make a Happy Heart Person.
Print on different color paper for more interest.
Cut four long strips and teach child to fold and flip to make the arms and legs.
Paste all pieces together for a perfect Valentine craft!
Cut heart shape.
Cut 1 inch squares of tissue paper.
Glue tissue paper to heart.
St. Patrick's Day crafts
Have child cut out shamrock shape from template.
Cut 1 inch squares of green tissue paper.
Have child squish the tissue squares and apply to shamrock with glue.
Paste finished tissue papered shamrock to construction paper for a finished look.
Hang in room for festive decor!
Mother's Day crafts
Plastic pots from $1 store.
Hand prints using non-washable paint.
Kids plant seeds or flowers for mom.
Father's Day crafts
Use butcher paper roll or poster board ($.50/each Dollar Store)
Trace child's hands/arms.
Write or apply letter stickers that say "I love my dad this much"
Add other decorations, stickers, glitter.
Ask child what their favorite thing about their dad is, and add that as well.
Fold card accordian style and put in envelope for Father's Day.
Halloween crafts
Tissue paper pumpkin. Cut 1 inch square of orange and green tissue paper. Squish tissue and apply to glue on pumpkin shape.
Handprint spider. Fingerprint spiders. Paint hands and fingers with washable black paint and press on paper. Add spider legs to fingerprint spiders with black marker. Add googly eyes to larger spider.
Pumpkin person.
Spaghetti spiderweb. Cook spaghetti according to package. Cool. Dip spaghetti in 1/2 glue and 1/2 white paint mix on plate. Apply in spider web pattern on wax paper. Dry outside or overnight. When completely dried, peel spaghetti from from wax paper and hang on walls or from ceiling with string. Add plastic spiders from Dollar Store or make your own with black pipe cleaners.
Thanksgiving crafts
Handprint Tree of Thanks. Trace handprints. Cut out handprints. Ask child what he/she is thankful for. Write on handprints. Tape to tree.
Option: Handprint Wreath of Thanks. Same process, just different shape.
Christmas crafts
Craft stick Christmas trees ornament.
Cut craft sticks like above. Paint or marker craft sticks, green for the tree branches, brown for the tree trunk. Add glitter glue and place sequins on tree branches like ornaments. Add star sequin or bead to top of tree.
Pony bead Christmas tree ornament.
Cut green pipe cleaners and bend into tree shape. Use double layer if pony beads have large hole. Add pony beads.
Add star sequin or bead to top of tree.
Craft stick reinder.
Paint or marker 3 craft sticks. Glue into triangle shape.
Add googly eyes, red puff nose, and gold pipe cleaner antlers.
Jingle bell bracelets.
Use plastic cord lace to add green and red pony beads and to lace jingle bells. Cut to bracelet length and triple tie.
Craft stick snowflake ornaments.
Paint, marker, or glitter glue 4 craft sticks.
Add glitter or sequins or other shapes. Use tacky glue to glue the 4 craft sticks together in snowflake pattern.
Pipe cleaner jingle bell ornament.
Lace 1 jingle bell through gold pipe cleaner. Shape into bell shape and hang with ribbon.