Homemade Crafts By Sandra Beck, Motherhood Incorporated

By Sandra Beck, Motherhood Incorporated

Here are a few homemade crafts that you can do with your young kids.

Homemade Playdough

You will need:

1 cup of salt
1 cup of flour
1 cup of water
Cookie cutters
Rolling pin
Food coloring

Put the salt and flour in a large, unbreakable bowl and then drape your kids with old shirts and let them mix those ingredients completely with their hands or wooden spoons. Next, slowly add water to which a few drops of food coloring have been added. Continue to mix everything, then knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic but not sticky. You can dump the dough on a flat floured surface and let your kids roll it out with the rolling pin. You may need to help them out. Let your kids use the cookie cutters or other objects such as bottle tops, lids, or chopsticks to make different shapes in the dough.

Pudding Paint

You will need:
Instant vanilla pudding
Food coloring
Paper plates

Mix the pudding according to the package directions and add food coloring to attain the desired color. Lay out the paper plates and let your kids use the pudding to paint on them. The good news is that this is completely edible paint!

Kool-Aid Finger Paint

You will need:
2 cups of flour
2 packs of unsweetened Kool-Aid
½ cup of salt
3 cups of boiling water
3 T of oil
Paper

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry, lay out the paper, and let your kids paint whatever they want.

I hope you enjoy reading these blogs as much as I enjoy writing them! Should you have any questions about Motherhood Incorporated either as a client or as a mom looking for work, please email me directly at sandra@motherhoodincorporated.com or you can check us out at www.motherhoodincorporated.com and www.sandrabeck.com

Family Fun Crafts by Sandra Beck, Motherhood Incorporated

By Sandra Beck, Motherhood Incorporated

If you are looking for crafts do with your kids ages 3 and 6, check out Family Fun Crafts at http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/ You can search for crafts by age, including toddler, preschool and school age. You can also search for crafts by season, so if you are looking for a craft as a mom to do with your young kids for Thanksgiving or Christmas, this is the place to look! A few of the crafts for those seasons are:

Thanksgiving Table Decorations
Colorful Turkey Caddy
Tissue Paper Turkey
Pilgrim Napkin Rings

Turkey Crafts
Say It With Feathers
Turkey Hat
Turkey Napkin Rings

This is just a small sampling of the Thanksgiving-themed crafts that the site has to offer. For more ideas visit http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/holiday-seasonal-crafts/thanksgiving-craft-decorations/ There is also a tab at the top of the page specifically for Thanksgiving if you are looking for other information.

Christmas cards, stockings, crafts and decorations are available when you feel like doing something for that season.

If you are looking for printable crafts, simply click on the Printables tab at the top of the page for those ideas.

I haven’t provided specific crafts here due to the copyright rules on the Family Fun website. Hopefully the links above will be helpful.

I hope you enjoy reading these blogs as much as I enjoy writing them! Should you have any questions about Motherhood Incorporated either as a client or as a mom looking for work, please email me directly at sandra@motherhoodincorporated.com or you can check us out at www.motherhoodincorporated.com and www.sandrabeck.com.