Easy Preschool Crafts and Activities

Our littles can get pretty creative while we’re heating our tea for the third time, switching the laundry, or answering a math question.

Moms know there’ quiet. And then there’s “TOO QUIET”.

One mom shared, “My son siphoned chocolate milk from his sippy cup and put it into a squirt gun and sprayed the entire house!”😂🤣

I know it’s only funny if you don’t have to clean up the mess!

Can you top that?

Looking for FUN and Engaging activities for your Preschooler that also check off that little box in your mind about getting them ready for school?

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Baby powder, vaseline, lipstick, peanut butter, and glitter.

“I painted it for you!!”

It’s amazing we ever try to get anything done with littles around. So how do moms do it?

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Easy Preschool Craft and Activities to help you keep your little busy during school

9 Gorgeous Fall Crafts for Kids

1. Pretty autumn tree suncatchers to make, just like Crafts on Sea!
2. No Time for Flash Cards created a cool pinecone process art that mixes in fine motor skills, too!
3. Puzzle piece autumn tree from Sunny Day to Day Mama.
4. Coffee filter fall tree art from The Iowa Farmer’s Wife.
5. A tissue paper fall wreath craft from Happy Hooligans.
6. Handprint spiders with a marbled web from Housing a Forest.
7. A spider made from a pumpkin from Here Come the Girls.
8. A button tree branch in bright fall colors
9. Easy sensory process yarn apples for messy/creative fun!

You’ll love jumping into these easy autumn activities for toddlers!

Related: Saving Childhood by bringing back playtime!

DIY Arts and Crafts!

Forest Rose knows the best way to get kids involved in a fun activity is to include them in the process of getting all the goodies ready! (Don’t you love here name? Forest Rose).

In her DIY Arts and Crafts recipe post, Forest gives us everything we need to help our kids create and use finger paint, flubber, play-doe, bubbles and more! (Read more here)

Create a Reading Corner for Preschoolers

Preschoolers LOVE forts, tents, and anyplace they can crawl inside. Joanie, with Simply Living Mama, encourages moms to take advantage of that desire to stir up a desire for reading. How? Create a Comfy Reading Corner!

Camp Mom is jam-packed with gorgeous photos of super fun activities to do with the kids!

• Several printable summer planning pages (art supply prep list, Summer Bucket List template, etc.)
• Four summer themes with over 45 Simple and FUN activity ideas with full instructions and supply lists. With 80+ total activities and ideas to do!
• Adventure ideas and tips – you can have adventures without leaving your backyard or use the ideas to get out and explore your community.
• Tips and articles for a successful summer: managing sibling conflict, what to do with the toddler, how to enjoy a museum with your kids, etc.
• Reading recommendations to go with each of the 4 themes.

Scissors with Littles!

“I know – a scissors is sometimes a scary thing to hand over to a kid.

But trust me on this — I bet they can do it.

Just don’t expect them to do it right.

Don’t expect your child to hold the scissors with their thumb up, or even with one hand. Don’t expect straight lines, or even lines at all. Don’t expect a lot.

Give them the rules — no running with scissors. Point down when walking with scissors. And scissors are meant for cutting…. and that’s it.

Notice – I didn’t restrict it to cutting paper.

That’s because there’s many other objects that are easier to cut — but also more enjoyable for kids to cut when they’re first starting out. Why?

Because little kids can do it.

Try these when cutting in the beginning:

• Play Dough
• Nature
• Straws (or strings or ribbons, but they can be harder)
• Food (like cooked spaghetti noodles)

And of course paper — try coffee filters or construction paper.” (Jamie- Activity Room)

Scissor skills are about more than cutting a straight line. We need to help our kids develop and fine tune their fine-motor skills and using a good pair of fiskar scissors and a little creativity they will be safe and delighted as the fine-motor-skill up their little world. Just be sure to supervise:)

Grab these 5 Cutting Activities from Jamie with the Activity Room!

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