Do you guys do arts & crafts with your kids?

[blondiesbored]

Maybe we can do a project a week and post pics of the results here?

[Deleted]

Good idea! Because then I can get more ideas

[TrudyCampbell]

Not yet, she'd just try to eat it.

[teamhayes]

No but if there was a theme it would pressure me to start. I still need to incorporate books into our routine too.

[fusion]

It's hard enough with my older kid, much less Anna. She is no where close to doing something on her own, so they would all be mommy crafts to me.

[Deleted]

Lol, no.

[browneyedhunni85]

I tried coloring over the weekend and he just tried to eat the crayon.

[blondiesbored]

Okay, I will start. If you don't mind? We made these today. I will post a pic later.
Very Hungry Caterpillar's
needed:
egg carton
red paint
green paint
green pipe cleaner
black marker
I let Willow paint her own. I painted mine
So, you want to cut out three sections from the egg carton. Paint the back two green, the head red. I drew eyes on ours and poked holes in the head for antenna. They came out adorable. I hung them in my kitchen window sill. I have a lot of ideas!!! Let me know what you think while I get on posting the pics.

Hers is a hot mess, it is supposed to be. She loves to paint and color. I don't mind messes.

[irish625]

She tried coloring with my niece the other day and she did make a few scribbles on the page, but then the crayon went in the mouth. I think I'll stick with pudding finger painting for now.

[robinsparkles430]

I bought different size canvas so he has been finger-painting. It nice because then I just hang them up in his room. I would love to do a theme. I'm going to be home with him for the next month so I am looking for things to do.

[thedahliharpa]

That's what pre-school is for :-). I'm not into crafts at all so I get to skip straight to the "Ohhhh this is so cool!" Part. We do stuff for special occasions but otherwise I am very content not stocking, storing, or cleaning all the junk that comes along with it.

[kdrake8]

Jul 15, 2013 20:44:47 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

That's what pre-school is for :-). I'm not into crafts at all so I get to skip straight to the "Ohhhh this is so cool!" Part. We do stuff for special occasions but otherwise I am very content not stocking, storing, or cleaning all the junk that comes along with it.

You're my role model in so many ways

[kdrake8]

Jul 15, 2013 20:46:15 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Well I do mind messes b/c I'm an asshole.

LOL - for realz. In danger of waking the baby.

Tamb I'm in love with you.

[mumegs]

No but she does them at daycare! it's win win...fun for her and I get little artwork she's made without the mess/work.

[eav2c]

He paints irregularly and likes it for a short time but normally is done after 5-10 minutes.

[spaghetticat]

I am currently doing crafts this summer with high school kids and my stuff still comes out terrible. Doing it with her would really be asking for it.

[SteelCity44]

Jul 15, 2013 20:49:44 GMT -5 eav2c said:

He paints irregularly and likes it for a short time but normally is done after 5-10 minutes.

Yes! I go through all the freaking prep work, he smears 4 times and is "all done." No! You're not all done. Keep going Picasso!

[Deleted]

Jul 15, 2013 20:46:15 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Well I do mind messes b/c I'm an asshole.

Hahahahaha!

And really, my house is disaster enough without adding crafts to the mix.

[Deleted]

I do sometimes. Its the daycare teacher in me, though. lol. We paint a lot - he just started painting with paint brushes. And I'll change up what he paints on. We just had an empty diaper box so I cut it up and he painted on cardboard. Now its 'framed' in his room. haha. Or we'll do water play on the kitchen floor (different containers with water, hot and cold, and spoons and cups and stuff). I dont do huge projects though - he's not ready for that yet.

[redmonkeystomper]

I am starting to do some. My 3 yr old nephew stays with me one morning a week. We made play dough last week. My nephew was more into it thanRuby. Tomorrow we will do finger painting.

[breezy8407]

Nope. Not yet anyway. They do projects at daycare which is just fine for me. We do have some of that color wonder paper, but they didn't really get it yet.

I am artsy/creative, but more like drawing/sketching/charcoal. I will be more into it when they can use actual drawing instruments. 

[unclejesse]

My kid ate the finger paints we tried for yhe Father's Day present.

[blondiesbored]

It was just an idea. Willow isn't in daycare,so she doesn't get to do things that other kids may experience unless I do it with her. I enjoy doing things like that with her but it's not for everyone.

[jaime183]

No I haven't done any with him yet. He makes some stuff in daycare but I should do more with him. I can barely get our house stuff done without a bigger mess.

If I SAHM next year I'll have to make a point to once a week because I wouldn't if not...

[thedahliharpa]

Jul 15, 2013 20:53:21 GMT -5 @thadsrad said:

Jul 15, 2013 20:46:15 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Well I do mind messes b/c I'm an asshole.

Hahahahaha!

And really, my house is disaster enough without adding crafts to the mix.

This too. If I had enough space and the rest of the house was not a perennial shit show crafts would be a more reasonable undertaking. 

[thedahliharpa]

Jul 15, 2013 21:55:24 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Jul 15, 2013 21:51:48 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

This too. If I had enough space and the rest of the house was not a perennial shit show crafts would be a more reasonable undertaking. 

I might consider if the amount of pleasure she derived from it in comparison to other activities outweighed the time and effort it took to set up and clean up. But I fear it would be like SteelCity's experience. lol.

If you only do it occasionally it is really special and they appreciate it more :-p. I do enjoy cooking with H ,even though that gets mexdy,but maybe that's because I enjoy the outcomes better and there is more structure

[unclejesse]

Jul 15, 2013 22:04:01 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Jul 15, 2013 21:55:24 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I might consider if the amount of pleasure she derived from it in comparison to other activities outweighed the time and effort it took to set up and clean up. But I fear it would be like SteelCity's experience. lol.

If you only do it occasionally it is really special and they appreciate it more :-p. I do enjoy cooking with H ,even though that gets mexdy,but maybe that's because I enjoy the outcomes better and there is more structure

I wanna gwt mexdy, and yes I've been drinking.

[charlielove]

My oldest is super into arts and crafts stuff, but she was a lot older when she started to really get into it. Charlotte likes to scribble with a crayon for 3 minutes then she's over it.

The catapillar project sounds really cute.

[thedahliharpa]

Jul 15, 2013 22:05:44 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

Jul 15, 2013 22:04:01 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

If you only do it occasionally it is really special and they appreciate it more :-p. I do enjoy cooking with H ,even though that gets mexdy,but maybe that's because I enjoy the outcomes better and there is more structure

Has the dahli been drinking?

Perhaps I need to be excuse the terrible one finger left handed typing nonsense.

[charlielove]

Don't worry thedahliharpa - I just took that as another new clever word you'd come up with.