At that age, my kids were huge on Play-Doh. BTW, make sure you buy the Play-Doh brand. The Rose Art brand is cheaper, but the dye comes off on the kids' clothing.

They like to help you make biscuits. if you have the room and don't mind flour on the floor……………
How about bubbles? Our little ones love to mix up solution (usually dish detergent) and blow them outside
And this website has tons of things for little ones to do.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/make/

Make rainbow macaroni noodles.
This is a good way to explore dexterity and rainbows.
String to hang on trees or windows. Or glue on to a page.

There are loads of ideas online (and in books you can buy used, at amazon.com) re craft ideas for small children! Here are just a few:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=na…

The main thing you want to do is just to let him *play* with things– explore the way things feel and what they do when he uses them this way or that way, etc. (iow, don't expect "projects" for a long time, especially from boys –and by the way, very few kids will have inherent ideas about portion control for a long time!!… I always just gave my son and my students as much as I allowed them to use at a time and let them know that they could work on small things, or take awhile to change what they'd done around, or go on to something else–usually something easy for me).

For materials, use anything you can find that's inexpensive or free… water, gravel or sand, mud (for pies, or shaping/drying), measuring spoons/cups and plastic bowls, cheap paints like tempera (powdered will be cheapest), which are also washable, white glue (washable, if you really need that), homemade clays like saltdough or various others, paper of all kinds including newspaper or even rolls of cheap newsprint paper or butcher paper, tape, fabric scraps, kiddie scissors once he can use them and show him how to tear instead, etc., etc.

For painting, e.g., have him use all kinds of implements to apply or stamp or drag/etc., the paint to investigate… use sponges (regular, natural, or foam–perhaps cut into shapes), brushes, sticks, cotton balls, fingers, wads of scrunched plastic wrap (perhaps taped at one end) or aluminum foil, etc., etc…. one fun thing is to have him grab a sponge or cotton ball with small tongs from your kitchen then paint or stamp with those. Shaving cream can be fun… just buy cheap stuff, squirt it out on paper, color it with a bit of acrylic paint or tempera (or food coloring) if you want, then fingerpaint or shape and let dry. Many other kitchen materials like various flours and starches can be made into paints and clays too.

For the glitter glue, e.g., you can make your own with cheap white glue (Elmers GlueAll, or Elmers Washable School Glue) and cheap glitter, in a squeeze bottle or applied in other ways. Or laundry starch, etc., should work the same way as a medium for the glitter…. or let him shake the glitter onto glue he's applied.

Just a few ideas,

Diane B.

I need some craft ideas for my toddler.?

Help with wooden crafts?

Not sure about free magazines but if you are looking for plastic canvas charts there are a couple of sites that have free charts.

http://allcrafts.com and http://123stitch.com I am sure there are more if you google free plastic canvas charts.

try amazon for Leisure Arts. The put out books on EVERY craft you can imagine including plastic canvas. also try googling "plastic canvas". have fun!

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If not, you could ask at some recreational centers for children, adults, or people with disabilities.

Are their any Boys & Girls clubs in your area?

If its a worthy amount of supplies, try a local school, preschool, children's art studio, etc. if not, give it to a family you know with children or people who are interested in it. good luck!

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