Fun Arts And Crafts Ideas For An 8 Year Old To Use While Babysitting.?

I am babysitting an 8 year old girl. She really likes arts and crafts, and I am running out of fun ideas that she would like to do. If anyone has a suggestion, it would be helpful. She also likes to bake.

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3 Responses to “Fun Arts And Crafts Ideas For An 8 Year Old To Use While Babysitting.?”

  1. Cali L says:

    Make clay! Creative Clay!
    1 cup of cornstarch
    1 cup of baking soda
    1-1/4 cups of cold water
    Mix ingredients together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Stir, about 5 minutes until
    it’s very thick — like mashed potatoes. Cool on a plate until you can work with it with your hands. Roll,
    cut, or shape as you wish. Let dry for about 2 days. Paint with acrylics, tempura, watercolors, or
    markers.
    or make silly glob! its super fun!
    Silly Glob!
    1/2 cup of Borax
    2 quarts + 1-1/2 cups of water
    2 cups of white glue
    food coloring (Choose ONE color)
    Lysol (the Lysol stops spoiling)
    plastic bags for storage (Zip Lock is best)
    Directions:
    1. Mix together 1/2 cup of Borax with 2 quarts of water. Allow the mixture to settle and then use only
    the clear liquid. Set aside.
    2. Mix 2 cups of white glue (Elmer’s is best) with 1-1/2 cups of water. Add food coloring (just a few
    drops) if you would like the GLOB to have color. Add a few drops of Lysol (this prevents spoilage). 3.
    Add the clear liquid in #1 with the mixture in #2. Knead the mixture together with your hands into your
    SILLY GLOB.
    4. Store in plastic bag (zip lock type is best).

  2. kristi jo says:

    easy bake oven-lots of mixes for that. Make cut-out cookies and decorate them.Perler Beads,yarn stuff(cat’s cradle,pompoms),teach her how to stitch,paint a plain t-shirt or tennis shoes.Beads are great.origami,or even simple scrap-booking are surprisingly good at this.

  3. Sliteofh says:

    If she like to bake then get her a yarn potholder loom and let her make potholders to her hearts content. Remember those?

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