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Craft Activities for Ages 3-5

Craft Activities for Ages 3-5

 

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Thirsty for More
Easy and inventive ways to make awesome items out of empty water bottles
Birthday Book
Celebrate reading with a homemade book on a favorite topic: Birthdays!
Match the Machines
by Risa Young
Turn on your child's fascination with how things work with a simple homemade game.
Have a Tambourine Jamboree
by Robin Smith
Make this simple rhythm maker to get a party started.
Playing With Play Dough
Sure, a colorful lump of play dough is perfect for poking and pounding, but it can also boost brain power! Here's what you knead to know.
Perfect Pup-pets
by Robin Smith
Transform an old sock into a lovable animal character.
All About Me
Celebrate your child’s individuality with this poster project.
Bake a Bug
by Risa Young
Cook up a batch of these crazy cotton creatures.
My Own Calendar
This easy-to-make wall hanging lets your child mark the events in her life.
Build a Birdhouse
Provide shelter and attract some fine feathered friends to your backyard!
Guessing Game Art
Do you always have to use a brush to make great paintings?
Shadow Track
Follow your shadow all day long.
Bottle Up
Games are more fun when kids make the gear themselves.
Portable "Best of" Binder
Make a traveling exhibition of your most prized works.

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