What To Use

• Plenty of aluminum foil
• Clear tape
• Long strait pins
• Paint and brush or markers
• Scraps of fabric or paper
• Glue

What To Do

1. Crumple aluminum foil to form shapes of object or creatures.
2.  Fasten clumps together with pins or clear tape.
3. Use paint or markers to add color.
4. Glue on scraps of fabric, paper, and yarn, ect. To add details.

Enhance the creativity in your children by allowing them to create characters for a story. If you have young boys they may wish to create things like dinosaurs and creatures from long ago, or your young maiden may prefer to make a doll or a playmate for her doll.
 
Possibilities are endless when you unleash the creative mind. I encourage you to give very little direction on what to make, only direct in how to assemble. Leave the rest to their creativity.

This simple art project can help children grasp the concept of size and proportions. The key here is to experiment with several size jars and many different ideas to fill it. In doing so your child can learn simple proportion and relativity.

Can a ship really fit into a jar? How many jellybeans can fit in a jar? I would encourage you to also experiment with the real jar. Measure ahead of time bowls of water. Some bowl should fill the jar perfectly, some should not even come close and others can overflow the rim. Your child will have fun choosing which bowl to try next.

A Full Jar

What to use :

1. A drawing of a bottle or jar Crayons,
2. markers, or colored pencils

What to do :

1.  Draw the outline of a jar or bottle.
2.  Now think about what you might put in that jar that would really fill it. Use your imagination—-think of something that wouldn’t usually be found in a jar.
3.  Now you are ready to draw. Make sure it fills the jar
4.  Try it again with a different jar and a different filler

This project is a great way to teach children about composting. Points of interest would be…

Here is another great project using the India ink.

You can create your very own ink blots to encourage creative thinking.

1. Fold a piece of art paper in half, then re-open.
2. Place a blob of ink on the one half of the paper (experiment with ink placement)
3. Fold paper in half and smooth with your hand
4. Open and presto, your very own ink blot.

Here is another great crayon idea.

My daughter like to write letters to her friends. To create an old fashion seal for your childs letters use the following idea.

1. take your old crayons and peel all the paper off.
2. with adult help, put the end of the crayon into the flame of a candle.
3. After the crayon is soft smear a small amount over the opening of your letter.
4. Press with a stamp to create the seal.

Ideas for homemade stamps.

1. A penny or other coin
2. An old ring from costume jewlery
3. Rocks
4. End of a lipstick tube (they usualy have a design on them)
5. Or anything else you can imagine to use.

Writing letters is a great and fun way to work on your grammar skills too!

Have you ever wondered what to do with old crayons? You know the ones that are broken and too short to hold on to. Well here is a great idea.

1. Shave your old crayons onto wax paper. Push the pieces around until you have them just the way you want them.
2. Lay a piece of string at the top of your picture.
3. Cover with another piece of wax paper.
4. Lay a newspaper over both and press with a warm iron.
5. Cool
6. Cut out your picture and hang it up.

You can also use this idea to make a mobile for your room or for a baby brother or sister.

Have fun creating with crayons.

In this great catagory I plan to share some of the many many great preschool arts and crafts that I have found and used over the years.

Whether you are a homeschool mom or just love doing projects with your children you are sure to find some great ideas here.

 I hope you enjoy them, and please feel free to share.