can be a very stressful time for families. The advertising for toys seems to start earlier an earlier every year and toddlers are just becoming aware of toys and the ‘I want ….’ suddenly starts every other sentence.
Why Crafts For Toddlers Are So Important
crafts for toddlers really are the best way to spend the season. It is a special season, toddlers, who don’t understand the reasons, can see that everything becomes glittery and there is a different atmosphere. Since the weather is cold, wet and miserable the park becomes less appealing every day. You do not want to spend the entire of winter in indoor play centres (they cost a fortune and then your toddler expects to go all the time). crafts for toddlers are great distractions, they are special time with mum or dad and they will help break the association between and shopping and toys!
Where To Begin With Crafts For Toddlers
A good starting point for crafts for toddlers are cards and present tags. All you will need is some card, colouring pens and pencils and a couple of packets of coloured stars and spots. I suggest that one evening before you start that you do some preparation work after the little ones are asleep. For the present tags it is a good idea to cut out some shapes, easily distinguishable ones are: a bell, a tree, a snowman and a star. Since the cutting will be done in advance, there will not be the usual problem of a toddler seeing scissors and spending the next hour tantruming that you won’t let him have them. When you sit down to start decorating, you will just have pens, pencils, stickers and your shapes – perfect. If you want to make cards you can stick the cut out shapes onto folded card and then your toddler can decorate them. If you are feeling really brave and can cope with the paint mess, your toddlers hand print on the inside of the card can be a really cute addition.
More Advanced Crafts For Toddlers
tree decorations are always fun, but need a longer attention span than cards and tags. First you need to make the salt dough (300g plain flour, 300g salt, 200ml water, 1 teaspoon oil). Just put all the ingredients in a bowl and let them mix and squeeze til their hearts content. Once the dough is prepared, you can cut out shapes to hang on the tree using cookie cutters or simply make you own shapes and models. Remember to put a hole in the decorations for the string or ribbons, then bake for 20 mins at 180ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4. The final stage of this crafts for toddlers is to paint and decorate your salt dough before you hang it on the tree for all to admire.
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