Here is a collection of my favorite ideas for Holiday
art! Enjoy!!! If you have some more ideas I should
post, Contact me! I'd
love to hear your suggestions.
*If you
have pre-school age children, be sure to check out
my
Tracy's Treasury Pre-School
page for
lots of at-home pre-school ideas*
Valentines Day!
Valentines Crafts...
Robot
Valentines made with a little candybar for
the body! (Thanks
Lisa!)
Make
SUPER Valentines! The cape says: "Have a
SUPER Valentine's Day!
(Thanks,
Zakka!)
Valentines
Kites! (Thanks BHKids!)
Lion
Valentines. (Thanks
Fiskars!)
Smarties
Airplanes. (Thanks
Giverslog!)
Threaded
doily Valentine filled with candy.
(Thanks
Lorajean!)
"Prints" & Painting...
Make
handprint hearts for valentines.
(Thanks
Dubiens!)
Here's
another handprint Valentine
card. (Thanks
Rosy
Posy!)
Make
thumbprint bookmarks! (Thanks
Crafts for all
Seasons!)
Make a love blossom tree! The trunk is made from a hand/arm print, and the hearts are made from thumb prints. How cute! (Thanks Dubiens!)
More Misc...
Make
thumbprint heart magnets from your favorite
clay. I have several home made
clay recipes
here.
(Thanks
Dubiens!)
For
older kids, let them sew these simple heart
bookmarks. They can give them out as
Valentines too! (Thanks
Holiday Crafts &
Creations!)
St. Patrick's Day!
Crafts...
Make a
leprechaun from a paper plate &
construction paper! (Thanks
Crafts for all
Seasons!)
Make shamrocks & write what the child is thankful for. Put it in a little patch of grass w/ a rainbow, like so, with the label: "I am lucky because..." (Thanks Lisa!)
"Prints" & Painting...
Make
shamrocks from potato stamped
hearts. (Thanks
Mustard
Seeds!) You
could also do this with two thumbprints
for each heart.
Easter!
Easter Crafts...
If you
don't have babies toddling around, then
make mini-maracas from easter eggs by
putting dried beans inside some eggs and
hot gluing them shut! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make
Easter Eggs from paintchips! These
could be used to make your own card
games (like matching or go fish with
colors) or counters for math.
(Thanks,
The New
Home!)
"Prints" &
Painting...
Thumb/finger
print bunny and chicks Easter card!
(Thanks
Sarahndipities!)
Make a
chick with handprint wings!
(Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make a
handprint bunny by only painting on your
child's hand, second, and fourth
fingers! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Your
child's handprint + cotton balls = an
adorable Easter Lamb! (Thanks
Amanda!)
Make a thumbprint hyacinth! (Google and show the child an image of a real hyacinth first!) (Thanks Dubiens!)
Halloween!
Halloween Crafts...
Make a
Q-Tip Skeleton! (Thanks
Crafts For All
Seasons!)
Make a
spooky silhouette painting! Using a very
wide brush, paint three thick, touching
lines of color: yellow, orange and red.
Then clean & wet your brush and wipe
over the lines where the colors meet to
blend them. Let it dry overnight. Then,
paint a black line at the bottom and what
ever spooky black silhouettes you'd
like. (Thanks
Crafts for All
Seasons!)
Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Crafts...
Google
and find a turkey image you like, then let
the child glue feathers on!
Make
a thankful turkey! It's made from two paper
bowls, a toilet paper tube, cardstock for
the feathers (each with something written
on it that the child is thankful for), a
red balloon for the gizzard & a ketchup
cup. Instructions
here.
Make
a turkey from fall leaves!
Make
paddle turkeys from a paddle and scrapbook
paper! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make
a pinecone turkey! Glue a red balloon
over the top tip of the pinecone for
the giblet. Next, glue on a foot
shaped base. Next, glue on a mouth
(two pumpkin seeds glued together at
an angle). Last, add eyes and
feathers. (Thanks
Crafts for all
Seasons)
"Prints" &
Painting...
Make
thumbprint turkeys! (Thanks
Charmed
Mom!)
Make
handprint turkeys! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Or better
yet, make family handprint turkeys!
(Thanks
Montessori
Moments!)
Make plate
turkeys! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Bubble Wrap Indian Corn! Glue bubble wrap around a toilet paper roll, holding it on w/ rubber bands til it dries (preferably overnight.) Paint the kernels different colors then wrap with a brown paper bag for the husk. (Thanks Crafts for all Seasons!)
Christmas!
Christmas Crafts...
Make
salt dough Christmas ornaments! Decorate
with glitter or by painting.
Here's the
recipe!
Make
cinnamon applesauce ornaments! They are
super simple to whip up and smell yummy...
they remind me of gingerbread.
Recipe here!
Make a
button tree! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Sweet Treats...
Make a
gingerbread house! If you don't want to
make gingerbread from scratch, just use
graham crackers.
Make Candy
Cookie Cones! Turn icecream cones upside
down, add 1 TBSP cookie dough, which fills
half of the cone. Set them upright in wads
of foil and bake about 18 minutes, til the
dough is cooked. Add chocolate chips and a
lollipop stick to the top of the cone, and
let them cool completely. Then brush on
almond bark and add candy such as coconut,
m&m's, sprinkles to make pretty trees.
Mmmmmm. (Here are complete
instructions.)
Read
If You Take a Mouse to the
Movies
"Prints" &
Painting...
Make
footprint trees! (Thanks
bing!)
Make
handprint trees! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make
footprint reindeer! (Thanks
Life in
Motion!)
Make
handprint rudolph! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make
thumbprint reindeer using a print from each
family member! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make
Christmas Light greeting cards!
(Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make
handprint santas! (Thanks
Dubiens!)
Make handprint mittens. (Thanks, House of Baby Piranha!)
