Doing crafts with children is one of the best options when it comes to spending quality time with them. When they do manual work, they can develop all their physical and sensory skills. In addition, they put their creativity and ingenuity into practice, essential skills to the development of a lot of activities in various fields of everyday life.
Now that the cold months are coming, it's time to spend entertaining afternoons creating crafts with the little ones in the house. Also, crafting is a great way to teach them to recycle and the value of reusing things that are no longer used. So that in addition to spending time with the family, you will be able to teach them very valuable lessons such as environmentalism and its values.
Crafts for boys and girls from 6 to 12 years old
Between 6 and 12 years old, children need to do more complex activities, which involve other skills and difficulty. Until that age, with painting some pictures, stones or cutouts, they can feel satisfied. But from a certain age, it is necessary to create challenges for children. So that in addition to spending an afternoon of crafts, really enjoy it and get results to be satisfied with.
The options are endless, take a look at your house, the pantry, the cabinets and let your imagination fly. On the other hand, let the children propose the Crafts what do you want to do. Sure that they have very original and fun ideas. But if you need some inspiration to get started, take note of these craft ideas for kids ages 6-12.
A box with pasta ties
Decorative paintings are always welcome, as they bring joy and originality to any corner of the house. In this case, you will need some materials such as cardboard or a canvas to create the painting. You will also need pasta bow ties, if they are white they can be painted and if they are made of salad pasta it will not be necessary. A little hot glue or silicone and a lot of imagination will do the rest.
A very colorful bowl
To create this original and colorful bowl you will only need a balloon and colored beads or buttons. First you have to inflate the balloon a little. Place it on a container and start gluing buttons or plastic beads on the surface, until you reach the desired size for your bowl. You can use hot silicone to stick the buttons, but you will have to be careful with children as it is somewhat dangerous. Once the glue or silicone is totally cool, you just have to puncture the balloon and carefully remove.
Modeling paste
Modeling paste offers endless possibilities, making it one of the best craft supplies to have around the house. It is easy to handle, an inexpensive product that can be found anywhere and is not toxic or dangerous for children. To handle the modeling paste you just have to choose the project, they can be earrings and accessories, pendants to make decorative elements for the house or a bowl to place the jewels.
Cut a piece of modeling paste, place plastic wrap on the surface and lightly wet your fingers. Start to shape the paste little by little, as it heats up it will become more malleable. Stretch with a plastic roller until you get the desired thickness depending on the object you want to make. PTo make a plate for the jewels, you have to place the pasta on the base of a bowl and let it dry for about 24 hours.
When the modeling paste is dry, it will only be left to paint and decorate to your liking. Kids will enjoy creating tons of things and as they get the hang of modeling clay, they will be able to create awesome things. Let them explore their creativity, their imagination and help them to enhance all their abilities. You will be surprised what they are capable of, even at a young age.