Arts & Crafts

Quick craft idea for summer: Gather all the rocks and stones you have been collecting at the seashore, wash them off, and paint them with your kids.  Then scatter them throughout your garden.  Use acrylic

Sprout Online has some very cute craft ideas for preschoolers.  Printable How To's outline everything you need for many unique projects.  Sample projects include: helping out coupon booklets

Michael's Craft Store has two different types of classes for kids this summer. There is a half-hour drop in class for ages 5 to 12, which costs about $2. And there is a crafts camp that is every day for a week

I’m always looking for new and interesting crafts to do with my daughter, and HearthSong has some of the most unusual craft kits for kids that I’ve found. We used two of their valentine card kits and

Family Education's website has a large section of arts & crafts activities for preschoolers.  Many of these activities are adapted from the Preschooler's Busy Book. Categories include: Activities

The First Anti-Coloring Book by Susan Striker is an amazing activity book in which the author challenges your child's idea of coloring. She provides a small part of a drawing and asks your child to complete

Hands on Crafts for Kids is a neat PBS show, and they also have a website where you can find all of the projects that they make on the show. They give full directions and list the supplies you need, and they recently

This website has free craft instructions, patterns, ideas, hints and tips. There are holiday craft projects and everyday projects. There are easier and intermediate projects, including sewing projects. Check it

I'm assuming everyone knows about Plaster Funtime, the awesome place where you walk in, choose a plaster statue, and sit down and paint it. For about 10--15 dollars, you get the paint, the statue and the fun

 I take thousands of pictures. But I need a fast, easy way to do something with them all. I found it with Picasa's collage feature. In two seconds, I can throw together a fun collage from a weekend in Storyland

Before I had my eight month old, I was a preschool special education teacher and was constantly using this wonderful website!  Activities, songs, games, recipes, calendars, printables and reward charts can

Easy and pretty rainy day art project: Get regular, old fashioned coffee filters and have the kids color on them with washable markers. Don't put too much color on and don't fill up the whole filter. Then

Mom Basics, a parent/child community + resource web site, features craft pages. Check out everyday crafts, seasonal crafts, and holiday crafts. You'll also find crafty tips, such as using cookie cutters to trace

Oriental Trading Company is an excellent website for finding craft ideas for your kids. Their craft kits come with twelve separate crafts, so they are perfect for playdates and parties. Their selection is extensive

This is so simple, you'll be saying why didn't I think of that? Choose a spring or summer day when the 5-day forecast does not call for rain. Have each family member lie down on the driveway, farthest away