i need some ideas on crafts and activities to do with my 2 kids for the summer but not too expensive any ideas
i am looking for some activities i can do with 2 young kids for the summer that are not expensive and fun for them…i would really appreciate any ideas that anyone might have.
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My mom does Arts and crafts with my 7 yr old son and my 9 tear old niece. she lets them finger paint and saves old paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls and lets them make things. Its really inexpensive and fun
Sports, crafts printed off the internet, community day camp, etc.
Finger pains, construction paper, Elmer’s glue, beads, glitter, gel pens, markers, crayons, fabrics, old Christmas cards, scissors, yarns, feathers. Let them make their own scrap book. Or let them loose to use their imaginations. Just make up a little box with a little of each in it, or w/e you feel appropriate and let their imaginations go loose.
Pipe cleaners and pom pom balls to make little creatures…
Card Board to make collages…
Tie Dye T-shirts is cheap and fun!
Also might want to get sidewalk chalk, it’s cheap. Let them paint big rocks into little critters (ex: round rock, lady bug or turtle) Old Christmas cards they can cut out stuff from and make their own cards or little books or posters. Fun fun fun
try taking them to the nearest themepark for eg, if u live in england theres thornepark adventure island alton towers there cheap as children under 14 get tickets less then half price so an outing to a near theme park wear ever u may be would cost about £20 maximum
make your own greeting cards, xmas card, birthday…the list is endless. help them make their own gifts for grandma & grandpa..painting on t shirts..paint on paper with jello
( mix the jello do not let it harder and let the kids paint outside..
When I was a kid, my grandmother used to babysit me every day during the summer. One thing we would do is go to a bookstore at the begining of the summer and buy a kids cooking book. Then we would start at the begining and work our way through all the recipies. When we finished a recipie, we would get to put a sticker on the page.
If we were going to cook that day, she would make me (and my brother) check to make sure we had proper ingrediants in the house and if not we went to the store for them. Then we would make the thing in the cookbook. It took up time and taught us valuable skills, plus you got a sense of accomplishement when you finished the cookbook… and tasty treats! Both me and my bro are good cooks now as adults, which I partially attribute to this.
Popsicle sticks are fun to mess around with also. LOADS of fun if you have to eat them first, to get the sticks.
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if you would send me an email I have several files full of craft projects to do with kids.
My email is adoptedpisces@yahoo.com