Does anybody know of any good craft activities for 4-5 year olds?
Buy a variety of cookie cutter shapes. They can be used for cookies, sandwhiches, playdough… Bake cookies and use the letter cutters to cut out the letters to spell the child’s name. This activity is fun, educational and tasty afterwards. Use socks that have lost their mate to create puppets. You can also create a stage for the puppets out of an old cardboard box. Tie yarn around the top of a pinecone, making a loop. Roll the pinecone in peanut butter and then sprinkle it with bird seed and hang outside a window where you can watch the birds enjoy their treat. Tape paper underneath a coffee table. The child can lay on the floor and paint upside down. This is a great opportunity for an introduction to famous artists and the Sistine Chapel. Go on a nature walk. You can gather flowers to press, leaves to rub, etc. etc. Create ornaments-look up the recipe for Christmas tree ornaments, but you can use them for other things as well-a heart shape can be made and decorated and given to a liv
