One of my favorite activities is to watch kids create all kinds of beautiful things. It doesn’t matter if they have a limited amount of colors or materials or a limitless amount of supplies, they always create something fun that makes them so proud. As an occupational therapist I used crafts for different kinds of therapy goals. As a parent I love to do crafts with my own kids. It is never boring. Do you have some fun ideas for crafts? Please let me know and would love to share them here with other parents!
Now I am very inspired to find old and new Dutch Crafts to make with my kids. Below you can find some great Crafts for Kids.
A Bear Craft
Secretly I like to do crafts with my kids which are either functional ( you can use them for something, like a jar, a happy birthday card) or they learn something, like this one. Good for eye-hand coordination, hand-hand coordination, concentration and tactile (sensory integration). Why is doing crafts so important for the development of children’s brains? Read all about it right here!
The Dutch Leaf Lion
If it comes to the Dutch playing any kind of sport, they always wear some funky orange outfit. Also the lion seems to be very important symbol, but why? Find a fun craft here and why the color orange and the lion are so important for the Dutch people.
Fall Craft: Acorn Puppets
We are welcoming fall with these cute little Acorn Puppets. Funny story about Dutch acorns and squirrels…click here to find out!
Pumpkin Spider Web
One of my childhood memories is making this Spider Web. We used to make it with a chestnut, but a mini pumpkin works just as well! Watch the cute video tutorial Little Munchkin made for you.
Summer Challenges E-Book
This E-Book has great STEAM challenges for elementary school and middle school to do during the summer or any kind of free time. Buy it right here!
Fun Easter Crafts for Kids
Here are some super fun Easter Crafts for you and your kids. Not only for decoration, but educational too. And the list keeps growing.
Valentine’s Day Crafts for kids
Don’t know what to do for friends for Valentine’s Day? Here are some great crafts to make which can be used to make a lot of and give to all your friends at school!
A fun Owl Craft
Time to make these cute owls with just simple materials. A lot of fine motor skills will be used. Have fun!
Activities to improve your child’s handwriting.
My children don’t have the best handwriting skills. At school it is not one of the priorities to look at a students sitting position during writing, muscle tonus in abdomen or pencil grip. Here you can find some fun activities to do with kids and even 13 year old kids like them!
10 Easy and Cute Flower Crafts
It is spring time and we need some color in our house. We found 10 creative flower crafts for your kids to make!