Kids are stuck inside during the rainy days. They can’t go out to play. So they get frustrated and bored. This might give the parents and the caregivers a hard time with the kids during rainy days. Even though rainy days bring a gloomy atmosphere, it can be a great time for kids to explore their creativity and have fun with it. There are various types of crafts kids can engage in during the rainy days. This will also aid in their development of their imaginations and skills. Here are some of the ways your kids can keep busy with craft activities during rainy days.
Paper Plate Art
It’s a simple craft but kids can create various types of decorative pieces. They can make masks and animals with paper plate arts. This craft doesn’t need much supplies, just some papers, some coloring pens or paints and string or glue. Kids can draw and color the pages to give it the face of an animal. Then they can add ears, feathers and whiskers to give it the shape of an animal face. They can create colorful art with different coloring pens, paints and colored papers or tissue papers. This will enable them to create a collage of various textures. Moreover kids can cut some holes in their arts to create masks. They can put a string around the paper to make it wearable.
Homemade Playdough
Kids can create their own playdough. This craft is educational in nature. It’s a hands- on activity that teaches them to create the base for their arts.
Supplies:
- Flour
- Salt
- Water
- Oil
- Food color
Steps: Firstly put all the ingredients into a container. Then mix them properly until you form a dough. You can create shapes of different colors by dividing the dough and giving it separate food colors.
Kids can mold their dough into various shapes. They will learn about creating letters and shapes. They can also shape their molds in complex models such as animals.
Cardboard Crafts
Kids can turn unused cardboards into various playthings. They can create castles, cars or dollhouses from these cardboards. The process is quite simple. They need cardboard boxes, markers or paint, tape, glue and scissors.
Firstly they need to shape the cardboard box with scissors. If it’s a castle then cutting turrets and windows. If it’s a car then kids have to cut the box in circular shape for wheels. Then it’s time to color them with markers like drawing the tower of the castle or creating the steering wheel with markers. Now it’s time to use glue and tape to put all the pieces together for the final outcome.
Friendship Bracelets
Kids of all ages love doing this craft. It’s simple and easy to do. They can give it to their friends. This will work as their stepping stone for their homemade jewelry crafts. All you need is embroidery floss or yarn. You can teach your kids various types of braiding processes to create the bracelet. To make the braiding process simpler use a clipping board. If you want to make it even standout you can use beads and charms to the bracelets to add extra touch to the design.
Collage Art
If you have old papers and magazines laying around then this is a great way to make use of them. Kids can use scissors and glues to attach various types of papers on a base. As for a base, a hardboard or a cardboard would be perfect. Kids can attach the paper pieces in various patterns to create a nice themed art. As for themes, kids can choose under the sea, outer space or landscape. This way kids will develop their imaginations and creative side.
Rainy days don’t have to be boring for kids. Even when they are stuck inside home they can create something wonderful and enjoy their time. Just with a few simple supplies your kids can create something wonderful by giving their imaginations reality.
