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How to Make a Calendar With Children
Parents and children can sit down once a month to create a personalized calendar that shows kids what is planned for the upcoming month.
Seasonal Tree Craft for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Throughout the year, create a series of four three-dimensional pictures of a tree to show the changing seasons. Display the results at home or in the classroom.
Create Homemade Paper
Parents and children can work together to give a new life to old newspaper by recycling it into a piece of art.
Create a Gratitude and Appreciation Journal
Children decorate a special journal where they draw or write about the happier parts of their day.
Create a Coat of Arms With Children
Children draw images of what is important in their life at this moment.
Behavior and Chore Charts Craft Project
Trace children's hands onto paper and then use these paper hands to create behavior charts that encourage desired actions.
Make Edible Earthworms From Gelatin
Although the National Confectioner's Association notes July 15 as Gummi Worm Day, this edible science project can be done anytime of the year.
Make Chocolate Play Dough
Mix up a batch of edible chocolate dough that can be sculpted into animals and other simple shapes.
Create Edible Food Art
Turn this summer's bounty of fruits and vegetables into art that you can eat.
Make a Ribbon Wind Sock
Gather ribbon from previous projects or purchase a couple of spools of ribbon, and decorate a plastic lid. That's all it takes to create art that moves in the wind.