Need Ornaments for your Tree? Try These 2 Simple Crafts for Kids

Christmas is a holiday where all kinds of kidsof things occur.
crafts are created at home and in the school 
environment. Crafts for kids, however should be 
an activity that should bring fun and excitementIt creates a great feeling about themselves, as
to children’s activities aside from adding awho can feel good about crafts projects that are
bonding to the adults that are doing the projectscopycat models of someone else’s. When the
with them. Educational arts and crafts is a way ofcrafts project is totally created by the kids
doing crafts with children where they are notthemselves, it makes them feel much better
blindly copying the adults model but are creatingabout themselves.
things that they are capable of creating at their 
own developmental level. When children create at 
their own level a number of things occur. ItCreativity is also a wonderful reason to switch to
creates a great feeling about themselves, as whoeducational arts and crafts.
can feel good about crafts projects that areThere is hardly anything more that cramps a
copycat models of someone else’s. Childrenchild's creativity than being expected to totally
who create their own projects without adult inputcopy and adults rendition of a project.
feel much better about themselves. A further 
benefit educational arts and crafts gives children, 
is its allowance for so much more creativity.There are between 4-6 kinds of art type of
There is very little that represses creativity moreactivites listed under educational art.
than having to copy anothers work. EducationalThere is the cafeteria style that allows children to
art encompasses a few different types ofchoose materials to work with, there is process
activities. There is the cafeteria style that allowsonly art where the process is what counts along
children to choose materials to work with, there iswith a few more.
process only art where the process is what 
counts along with a few more. The point of it is 
that all of the crafts under educational arts andThe point of it is that all of the crafts under
crafts should be age appropriate, and allow foreducational arts and crafts should be age
freedom of creation and expression. Below I willappropriate, and allow for freedom of creation
give you 2 clear cut, almost effortless Christmasand expression.
craft ornaments that you can make. The first 
one uses plastic throwaway cups: The children will 
now love to color their cups using only permanentExplained below are two simple and inexpensive
markers that work on plastic. Try to get the kidsChristmas crafts activities that you can make
to cover up the cup with markers as much asfrom items around your home.
they can. When they are done, take a cookie 
sheet and put the cups upside down on it and put 
in the over at around 350 degrees. Watch themThe first one uses plastic throwaway cups:
melt in the oven for a few minutes until they are 
the right size that you like. Make sure you keep a 
close eye on them so they don't totally burn up.Offer the kids permanent markers in many colors
The cups and the tray of course, get very hotfor them to decorate their cups. Encouraging the
so the children must be kept away until they cool.children to color all over the cup will make for a
When they are cool, make a hole in the centernicer ornament.
and use colorful ribbon to hang as an ornament 
for your tree. For our next craft you will use any 
unused or not needed dvd's or cd's. Next step:When they are done, take a cookie sheet and put
Give the kids all types of things to decorate themthe cups upside down on it and put in the over at
with and them string them up on the tree. Therearound 350 degrees. Leaving them in the oven
are loads of ways to decorate the cd’s. Youbetween 2-3 minutes will allow them to go down
can color with permanent markers, glue and glitterto a good size. Keep an eye on them so they
them, collage over them, decoupage over them,don't disintegrate in the oven. This part must be
and decorate them with whatever shiny,done by adults only as it gets very hot.
decorative materials you can find. Once they are 
done, get some pretty ribbon and hang them 
from your tree. If you want to see what a craftsWhen they are cool, make a hole in the center
acitivity done in the cafeteria style is like thenand use colorful ribbon to hang as an ornament
check out this Hanukkah Crafts collagefor your tree.
Christmas is a holiday where all kinds of kids 
crafts are created at home and in the school 
environment.The second activity is a neat way to use all of
 your old, ready to throw away cd's.
  
Crafts for kids, however should be an activity 
that should bring fun and excitement to 
children’s activities aside from adding aNext: Add lots of decorative materials and get
bonding to the adults that are doing the projectsthem hung on the tree.
with them. 
  
 There so many methods of beautifying the cd's.
Educational arts and crafts is a way of doing 
crafts with children where they are not blindly 
copying the adults model but are creating thingsYou can color with permanent markers, glue and
that they are capable of creating at their ownglitter them, collage over them, decoupage over
developmental level.them, and decorate them with whatever shiny,
 decorative materials you can find.
 Once they are done, get some pretty ribbon and
When children create at their own level a numberhang them from your tree.