Angel Handprint Craft

This project is a fun way for your little ones to learn shapes and a beautiful way to save those little handprint forever.

Materials:

White construction paper
scraps of other colored construction paper
crayons, marker
scissors
yarn
chenille

Trace two handprints on the white paper and cut them out.  These will be your angel wings.  Cut a triangle shape for the angel body and a circle for the head.  Cover the circle with yard for hair, add a circle of chenille for the halo and add face details.

Attach the head and body to each other and then attach the handprint wings on the back.

Cinnamon Spice Craft Dough

• 1 cup apple sauce
• 1 cup cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cloves

Mix until the dough has the consistency of playdough, adding more apple sauce or cinnamon as needed. (Incidentally, I buy cinnamon at the dollar store for $1/ bottle.) Roll flat, dusting countertop and rolling pin with cinnamon if dough sticks. Cut out shapes with knife or cookie cutter. Use a toothpick to make a hole for hanging. Dry at room temperature for 5-7 days, turning over at the end of the third day to ensure even drying. They dry even quicker in a food dryer, and give your house a wonderful smell!

ABC clip game

Here is a fun way to help your preschoolers learn the upper and lower case ABC’s.

Use 26 clothes pins-write a capital letter on each.  Take 13 index cards, cut in half (or any sturdy paper will do) then write the lower case letters on those.

Now, mix the cards and clips up and have fun matching!

Dana L. Eppele is the stay at home-schooling mom of two creative daughters and wife to one incredibly comical husband. Together as a family, they enjoying living life to its fullest in Southern California.  She also a moderator at Frugal-Families.

Tie dyed paper towels

This is such a fun craft!  No two pieces of art are ever the same!

Materials:

* Heavy duty paper towels (don’t skim on the heavy duty part because the art will disintergrate)
* watercolor paints
* water
* string

Directions:

Fold, twist and tie the paper towel.  You can do a spiral twist and tie, or just rumple it up.  Anyway you do it will make a terrific design.

Soak the paper towel in water.  Wring out gently.

Dip the paper towel into the water colors.

Let dry and cut the tied string off.  Enjoy the beautiful colors!

NOTE:  This can be done using white coffee filters as well.

Dana L. Eppele is the stay at home-schooling mom of two creative daughters and wife to one incredibly comical husband. Together as a family, they enjoying living life to its fullest in Southern California.  Dana is also a moderator at Frugal-Families.

Kool-aid play dough

Here is another recipe for homemade play dough.  This one smells really good, too!  Store in closed container.

* 2 1/2 cups of flour
* 1/2 cup of salt
* 2 packages of dry, unsweetened drink mix (like Kool-aid)
* 2 cups boiling water
* 3 TBS of oil

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl (glass or metal as the drink mix can stain).  Mix the liquids together and pour them over the dry items.  Stir the mix until it forms a ball (may take a bit-keep stirring).  As the mixture cools, it becomes less sticky.  After it has cooled, take it out of the bowl and knead it until it’s smooth.