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cup vinegar
4 packets of unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon peppermint extract
Sticker materials, such as drawings, cartoons, or magazine pictures
Small brush
Boil vinegar in a small saucepan.
Add the gelatin, then reduce to low heat and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add extract and mix well.
Let the mixture cool before painting on the back of chosen images. Once dry, you will have stamps or stickers the child can use by moistening with a dab of water.
Floating Art
Your toddler can create some very pretty and novel pictures using this technique.
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 20 minutes
Shallow baking pan
Water
Colored sidewalk chalk
Cupcake liners or other small containers
Construction paper
Fill the pan with water.
Help your child grate the chalk into powder. Place powder into the cupcake liners.
Help your child sprinkle the powder onto the water, letting her choose the colors, amounts, and patterns.
Have her spread a sheet of paper on top of the water to absorb the chalk design.
Hang the wet picture up to dry.
Spin Art
You may remember creating spin art paintings at the local amusement park when you were a child.
Here is a simple homemade version to try.
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 30–40 months
Duration of activity: 10 minutes
Paper plates
Salad spinner (an old record player works well, if one is available)
Markers
Push the paper plate onto the record player by pushing the center peg though the plate. If you are using a salad spinner, you may need to trim the disc of paper before placing it into the spinner.
Crank the salad spinner to make paper spin.
Show your child how to hold the marker to draw on the paper while it spins.
What Remains
Your child will enjoy squeezing the glue to make different patterns,
and she will be amazed to see her designs glitter and shine!
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 15 minutes
Table salt
Glitter
Sequins or small pieces of foil (optional)
White craft glue
Construction paper or poster board
Mix salt and glitter in equal proportions. Add sequins if desired.
Help your child squeeze designs with the glue onto the paper. Swirls and squiggles look better than large puddles.
Show your toddler how to sprinkle the glitter mixture all over the glue design.
Shake the paper to adhere all loose glitter mixture possible to the wet glue. Tilt paper to discard remaining glitter mixture.
Crafts
Although crafts tend to be more structured, remember to let your child’s originality rule whenever possible. Start with the basic format but do not be afraid to let children make their own alterations and variations to the pattern. So what if they paint the sky yellow, or the puppet has three eyes?
Sun Catchers
Here is a simple craft piece that your child will enjoy making and that you will enjoy displaying.
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 10 minutes
Hole punch
Clear plastic lid, as from a deli container from the grocery store
String
Colored tissue paper or cellophane
Scissors
White craft glue
Punch a hole in the lid and attach string for the hanger.
Your toddler can help tear tissue paper into scraps. The cellophane will need to be cut.
Have your toddler glue the scraps onto one side of the lid.
When the lid is dry, hang in a sunny window.
Shrinky Things
You may remember the commercial version of this craft from when you were a child.
Now you can make them at home in a flash!
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 10 minutes
Scissors
Thin sheets of Styrofoam (such as the butcher trays that come with hamburger or other meats, washed well)
Hole punch
Markers
String
Cut the Styrofoam into desired shapes. Punch a hole at the top if you wish to hang the finished product.
Help your toddler decorate the shapes with the markers.
Microwave the creations for just
4 packets of unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon peppermint extract
Sticker materials, such as drawings, cartoons, or magazine pictures
Small brush
Boil vinegar in a small saucepan.
Add the gelatin, then reduce to low heat and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add extract and mix well.
Let the mixture cool before painting on the back of chosen images. Once dry, you will have stamps or stickers the child can use by moistening with a dab of water.
Floating Art
Your toddler can create some very pretty and novel pictures using this technique.
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 20 minutes
Shallow baking pan
Water
Colored sidewalk chalk
Cupcake liners or other small containers
Construction paper
Fill the pan with water.
Help your child grate the chalk into powder. Place powder into the cupcake liners.
Help your child sprinkle the powder onto the water, letting her choose the colors, amounts, and patterns.
Have her spread a sheet of paper on top of the water to absorb the chalk design.
Hang the wet picture up to dry.
Spin Art
You may remember creating spin art paintings at the local amusement park when you were a child.
Here is a simple homemade version to try.
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 30–40 months
Duration of activity: 10 minutes
Paper plates
Salad spinner (an old record player works well, if one is available)
Markers
Push the paper plate onto the record player by pushing the center peg though the plate. If you are using a salad spinner, you may need to trim the disc of paper before placing it into the spinner.
Crank the salad spinner to make paper spin.
Show your child how to hold the marker to draw on the paper while it spins.
What Remains
Your child will enjoy squeezing the glue to make different patterns,
and she will be amazed to see her designs glitter and shine!
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 15 minutes
Table salt
Glitter
Sequins or small pieces of foil (optional)
White craft glue
Construction paper or poster board
Mix salt and glitter in equal proportions. Add sequins if desired.
Help your child squeeze designs with the glue onto the paper. Swirls and squiggles look better than large puddles.
Show your toddler how to sprinkle the glitter mixture all over the glue design.
Shake the paper to adhere all loose glitter mixture possible to the wet glue. Tilt paper to discard remaining glitter mixture.
Crafts
Although crafts tend to be more structured, remember to let your child’s originality rule whenever possible. Start with the basic format but do not be afraid to let children make their own alterations and variations to the pattern. So what if they paint the sky yellow, or the puppet has three eyes?
Sun Catchers
Here is a simple craft piece that your child will enjoy making and that you will enjoy displaying.
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 10 minutes
Hole punch
Clear plastic lid, as from a deli container from the grocery store
String
Colored tissue paper or cellophane
Scissors
White craft glue
Punch a hole in the lid and attach string for the hanger.
Your toddler can help tear tissue paper into scraps. The cellophane will need to be cut.
Have your toddler glue the scraps onto one side of the lid.
When the lid is dry, hang in a sunny window.
Shrinky Things
You may remember the commercial version of this craft from when you were a child.
Now you can make them at home in a flash!
Activity for an individual child
Age group: 18–40 months
Duration of activity: 10 minutes
Scissors
Thin sheets of Styrofoam (such as the butcher trays that come with hamburger or other meats, washed well)
Hole punch
Markers
String
Cut the Styrofoam into desired shapes. Punch a hole at the top if you wish to hang the finished product.
Help your toddler decorate the shapes with the markers.
Microwave the creations for just
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