3 Fun Projects To Do With Kids

Children love to experiment with different materials. With these fun projects, they’ll have a great time and also be proud when they see their finished project.

As a mother, I know how important it is to spend time with my son and what he likes when we do crafts, some of which he later incorporates into his games. Therefore, below, I am going to explain some of the fun projects that you can do with your children and that will stimulate their creativity and their development of fine motor skills.

Before starting, you have to bear in mind that there are certain tools that are required to carry out this activity that only parents can use, for example, the hot glue gun. All the projects that I describe here are to be done together, we should never leave the children alone.

So, you just have to prepare some tools and materials that you will surely have at home to carry out these fun projects. Shall we start?

Fun projects to do with kids

Cotton sheep

Necessary materials:

• 2 plastic eggs, the kind with a surprise inside (one larger and one smaller).
• Cotton balls (about 50-55).
• Chupa Chups or lollipop sticks.
• Permanent black marker.
• Black or decorative tape, something nice.
• Cotton swabs.
• Glue gun.
• White glue.
• Plastic eyes. They can also be made with white felt and another black one on top.

Step by Step:

1. We will take the large egg and we will stick the cotton balls that we already have made. Then we let it dry.
2. We will make the legs with the Chupa Chups sticks  and we will paint them with the black perm. Next, we will glue them in a V shape to the front of the egg and also to the back.
3. We will make the head with the small egg, which we will cover with pieces of the black adhesive tape or the one we have chosen.
4. With the cotton buds, we will take the tips that have cotton and we will also cover them with the adhesive tape ; These will be the ears of the sheep and we will glue them to the sides of the head. Thus, we will also stick some cotton balls on the top of the head and join the head and body with the silicone gun.
5. Finally, we will join the eyes with the silicone to have our little sheep ready, which our child will surely love.

Tweezers to leave messages for the whole family

 Materials we will need:

• Wooden clothespins for hanging clothes (one for each family member).
• Fine tip markers.
• Magnets
• Cardboard circles, large, medium and small size.
• Wool or embroidery thread, for the hair of our family members.
• Pair of scissors.
• Tail.
• Assorted ribbons.
• Toothpick.

Step by Step:

1. We will color each of the clips as we like best and also the cardboard circles, which will be the faces of our family members. The big circles will be the parents and the small ones, the children.
2. We will make our family’s hair by rolling wool or embroidery thread and we will glue it on top of the face that we have painted.
   
3. With the assorted ribbons, we will make a tie for dad. To do this, we tie a knot in a piece of ribbon and then at the bottom we will give it the shape of the tie. We’ll stick this under daddy’s face
4. We can make a bow if it is a girl or a lollipop if it is a boy, as a decorative element. We will make the lollipop by painting a spiral in a small cardboard circle and putting a piece of toothpick on the tail.
5. Finally, we will stick our magnets on the back, which we will put on the fridge so that we can leave messages for each member of the family.

Reversible felt crown

With this crown, your little one will be the king of his games, and, participating in its realization, he will feel involved and will make it to his liking. We started!

Materials we need

• Thick felt of the color that we want.
• Pair of scissors.
• Decorative ribbon of fabric of the color and pattern that we like, between 1 and 2 cm wide.
• White glue.
• Acrylic paint.
• Wine bottle cork.

Step by Step:

1. We will cut a piece of felt about 10 or 15 cm high and long enough to surround our child’s head. We will cut the upper part of the felt by making peaks, like those on the crowns.
2. Now, we will work, on the one hand, of the crown, in which  we will put the decorative ribbons to our liking ; One way to do it is to go around the peaks of our crown until we reach the bottom, zigzagging. Thus, some rhombuses will be formed.
3. On the other hand, we can take the cork and dip it in the acrylic paint that we like the most and stamp stamps all over the crown to create the designs that we like the most.
4. Next, glue the edges of the felt wreath. So when you get bored, you can flip it over and you will have two crowns in one!

Fun projects are a good way to learn and be entertained

These fun projects are sure to be to your child’s liking. With them, parents can share moments together while our children enjoy participating and seeing how they get very cool things with simple materials. Let’s get to work and make your works of art!