I started a winter tradition with my son two years ago of making handmade gifts to give to others. It’s a special time for us to slow down and enjoy special time together, giggle, and use our creativity. He feels such pride when he hands out his gifts to family members. Some of the crafts that my son chose to create (with some assistance) this winter are: (click on the picture for a link to instructions)
Another fun idea can be found at Playful Learning – Snowy Paper Trees. Children could learn about seriation of sizes, counting, fine motor skills, and more from this simple activity idea!!
What gifts do the children in YOUR life like to make?
The yarn bowl did NOT turn out for him. It was too thick (too much yarn?) and couldn’t dry out properly…turned moldy!! The others are turning out nicely so far.