Posts tagged as "paper"
Jigsaw puzzles
Miss S has discovered she likes jigsaw puzzles. We were loaned a set of 2 train puzzles – an alphabet and a number train – and she decided that she would work on that on the kitchen floor while I cooked dinner one day. It was terrific – she completed the puzzle in 2 hours [...]
Outlines
Here’s a great idea (it was Mr K’s). Cut out a big piece of paper and get your child to lie on top of it while you trace around his/her body. Give him/her a bunch of crayons and this will keep them occupied for ages! It’s also great to do when they have friends come [...]
Herb window box
When we got the heat pump installed, the installer made the heat pump box into a “house” for my daughter. It’s a very simple house with one window and a door. She has never tired of playing in it. A while back, Mr K decided it was time we decorated the “house”, so he proceeded [...]
Ladybugs
This is another paper activity that is a favourite with my daughter – paper lady bugs. For 1 Ladybug:
“Girls”
We made linked paper dolls a while ago, and my daughter has never tired of them. In fact, she asks to make them again and again very often. She calls them “Girls”. These “Girls” won us a craft book from the huggies craft ideas competition. It’s an old classic, but it is so much fun. [...]
Cardboard House(s)
My little girl wanted to do some craft. I was out of ideas, and the Usborne Books has been returned to the library. Then, she told me she wanted to make a house. A house? I thought about the options: We could build a house with blocks, but technically speaking, that is “play” not crafts. We [...]
Usborne Craft Books
I love craft. But when it comes to things to make with a two-year-old, my brain draws a blank. Thankfully, our local library has books like these for loan. Bit hard to see in the picture, the books are: