Holiday crafts for families from PBS Parents
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If you’re looking for simple crafty activities you can do with your kids (or grandchildren!), you will probably be interested in that page of family-friendly holiday projects and ideas that Kathy Cano-Murillo did for PBS Parents.
Kathy shares three simple, child-friendly ideas:
- Toy Shadow Boxes: small toys or holiday decorations are displayed in an upright tray, which is hung on the wall or propped up on a surface.
- Funny Family Wrapping Paper: a collage of elements (pictures, quotes, etc) is photocopied to build wrapping paper.
- Gingerbread Gift Boxes: more of a “self-explanatory concept” than a “project with directions.” You might find that page of gingerbread recipes created specifically for society building gingerbread houses useful, whether you decide to try that one.
There are a few other suggestions there for crafting with kids, at the holidays or any other instance: cover your surfaces, use plastic gloves, have an “art supply box” to keep all your tools in and help children learn to clean up after themselves, and document the process with lots of pictures! Much more data is available at the PBS Parents site.
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Original post by M.E. Williams
