Arts and crafts activities are a great way for young children to reinforce the ideas they have learned as well as creatively explore new concepts. Art time is very enjoyable to most children, especially toddlers and preschoolers.
An art activity by itself can open a number of teaching opportunities on a variety of topics. These yummy projects can be part of a lesson on nutrition or as fun activities that initiate discussions on healthy eating and good nutrition.
My Own Food Pyramid
On a large piece of poster board, draw a large triangle and divide it into a standard food pyramid with all five food groups and the fats and sweets portion. Label each section with the food group name as well as the recommended number of daily servings. Let your child cut or tear pictures of food from magazines and sales papers or use food stickers. Glue the food pictures into the correct groups.
You can use real food to make art projects too! Some are safe to eat, while others are just to look at.
Cereal Necklace
String round cereal like Cheerios or Fruit Loops onto a piece of yarn. This activity is great for building fine motor skills in toddlers and can also serve as a fun and healthy snack!
Spaghetti is Good for Me
Dip cotton balls into brown paint and dry on wax paper while you cook, drain, and cool spaghetti noodles. Glue the cooled noodles onto a Styrofoam plate. Paint sauce on the spaghetti with red paint. When the paint dries, glue on the cotton meatballs. Do not eat this project and throw it out after 2 to 3 days to prevent mold.
Fruit and Veggie Painting
Slice a variety of fruits and vegetables into chunks and thick circles. Potatoes, apples, carrots, and radishes are good for this project. Get creative and include celery pieces and various shaped pepper pieces. Prepare paper on a child sized art easel. Dip the veggie pieces into paint and stamp them onto the paper.
Bugs on a Log
Spread a celery stalk with peanut butter and top with raisins for a healthy afternoon snack.
Colorful Toast
Mix a small amount of milk with food coloring and let your child paint a piece of bread with a small brush, taking care not to get the bread too wet. Toast the bread, top with butter, and let your little one enjoy her masterpiece.
There are also lots of fun food crafts you and your child can make from paper and other simple art supplies that encourage nutrition education.
My Favorite Pizza
Paint a paper plate red and let it dry. Provide your child with a selection of pizza toppings like yellow yarn pieces for cheese, red circles for pepperoni, small brown pom-poms for sausage, and green paper strips for green pepper. Spread glue over the plate and let your child glue on her favorite toppings. You may even sprinkle with oregano for a realistic smell.
A Healthy Breakfast
Cut apart an egg container and make bacon and toast out of brown construction paper. Provide you child with dry cereal as well and glue her glue the components of a healthy breakfast onto a paper plate. Glue the egg container sections on for eggs and consider a paper cup with orange or white construction paper in it for juice or milk. Glue on the bacon, toast, and cereal as well.
Next, we share more about kids craft books. They are designed in such a way that they can independently work with it. There are some really simple and colorful designs. There are craft books for kids of all ages.
Preschoolers Craft Book
Preschoolers love activity. They love to make things happen. A preschooler craft book can provide a perfect craft kits for young ones including mess-free paint kits, play dough and college kits. Some examples of preschooler crafts are
Marble Panting
Creating Spring Bookmark
String Art Painting
Mirror image painting
Preschoolers have lot of energy and they love to perform different activities. They don’t like to be tied down. A preschooler craft book comes with a craft kit which contains paint kits, play dough etc.
Craft Book for School Kids
Elementary Crafts are a perfect solution for a school child. The best judge as to whether your child can handle these crafts is you. Your goal is to have them enjoy themselves without getting frustrated. Some examples of elementary crafts are
Recycled CD girl
Button treasure box
Painted snowflake picture
Napkin butterfly
If you have a school going kid then this craft book is the solution for him. As a parent you can figure out whether your kid is interested in such books or not. This book is specially designed for school going kids with examples related to their study.
Craft Book for 10+ Kids
Crafts for kids of age ten or above are quite popular. These books enhance skills of the young ones and help them to become more creative. They provide step by step guidance to beginners and are written in simple languages. Some of the examples of crafts for kids 10+ are
Dressing up a plain napkin ring with seashells and flowers
Create a doll using a badminton bird to display on your dresser or sit on a bedside table
Recycled CD Sun catcher
Paint a simple outdoor scene on a rock and use it as a paperweight or a decoration on a desk.
These books are the most popular craft books. If your child is above 10 and still has a liking for craft that means then get him this book and let him enhance his creative skills. It is a very good craft book for beginners and has some very good practice examples.
Craft attracts lots of kids and is one of the activities that keep your kids busy during their vacation. Kids love to make different craft projects. Apart from the fun aspect of it, craft projects can be very useful in enhancing your kid’s creativity.
As a parent if you want to teach craft to your kid then you need to some creativity in you. Also, it is not necessary that teachers in school are very good in craft as well.
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