Any craft ideas for 4 year olds?

Thinking of having my daughter make something for my inlaws for the holiday.

Have her decorate a picture frame with those foam sticky things?

Sorry, I'm not so good with crafts.

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Color & cut out leaves & berries from construction paper, then glue together, add other decorations...

There's so much you could do... that's the first idea that popped up.

If she's their first grandkid, a Christmas-themed multicolored handprint next to a cute photo with a handwritten (scrawled) message from her off to the side might really do the trick!

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RL

Or Fire crafts!

and then paint it. You can mix and pour the plaster into a throw-away pie tin, have your daughter press her hand into the plaster, write her name in it while it's wet, and then have her perhaps paint it after it dries. Or you could use QuikCrete and it could be a stepping stone. You could have her press her hand into it, and while she's holding her hand in it, you could press some pretty river rocks into the wet cement, around her hand, and then when she pulls her hand out, let it set, and it becomes a stepping stone. You could use a big oval roasting pan for the form.

Come to think of it, we might just do this for the heck of it.

Must go to Michael's to get Plaster of Paris!

Thanks!

Please post a photo of it when it's done!

I've seen full kits for making stepping stones with the right kind of materials and all.

My sister in law also made a handprint ornament with cinnamon and something else to make it into a dough, and shaped into a handprint. It's adorable and it smells really good!

http://www.kinderteacher.com/DecemberActivities.htm

Finger painting - messy but fun.

Using those sticky foam things to make a picture or picture frame.

Styrofoam cups and toothpicks - she can make a snowman, a Santa Claus, a version of anyone.

The orange and cloves is a good idea - let her stick cloves in an orange, any way she wants. Help her attach a ribbon - instant tree ornament. And it smells great. Also, seeing her work hanging on a Christmas tree is a huge thrill. But it's temporary.

Longer lasting - stamps, stickers, pics cut out from magazines glued to an empty tin can. You'ld have to help her with this and once it's done you'd have to varnish it to preserve it. And you'd have to assure there are no sharp edges before she starts. But it makes something that can be used and that lasts. I have one my daughter made for me years ago, my mother has one I made for her. (You could do something easier still - help her find pictures that remind her of her grandparents and make a collage - take it to kinko's and have it laminated so it'll last.)


You can also get clay that sets without being kilned. Messy but kids love it. My mother has a bowl I made for her that way when I was 5. It sits on her desk and she keeps stuff in it, still.



Well, that's a few ideas......

Khash.

but you don't want to hear ANY of them. Really. :P

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but use graham crackers. It'll be pretty and she'll have a ball making it. Make one for her too.

Symbols of the holidays and how she's feeling or what's on her mind these days.

Oh wait, that's just my 4 year old. :P

In seriousness though, you could have her try decorating a picture frame with glitter, paint, etc and put a cute photo of her (with the inlaws if possible) in it. Or you could have her paint an ornament, either a plain glass bulb or a wooden one that you can get at craft stores. You could also have her illustrate a very short story book and have her dictate what she wants you to write in it - my older son loved to do that around the same age and the results were often totally hilarious.

gifts from my son when he was little was from kindergarten. They used a piece of plain muslin, green and red paint, a dowel and yarn. They dipped their hands in the green paint and use their palm prints to make a wreathe. Wash hands then dip finger tips in red paint and press for the berries. Wrap the top of muslin around dowel and glue. Attach yarn to each end for a hanger. It was one of those priceless can never replace gifts.

Easy to do, if you have access to pine cones and acorns!

trace her hand then cut out the handprint. overlap a bunch to until they form a wreath. I did this last year with my son. It was precious, he was two at the time.

I still have boxes of them from when my
kid was little and I had a girl scout troop.
Yes, I had a Brownie troop and a Girl Scout troop.
What's this world coming to when people like
me are allowed to shape young hearts and minds...
HEHEH-
Seriously though- salt dough is wonderful for that age.
They can make and bake them for pennies and then
paint and glitter them.
Cheap and LOTS'O'FUN for kids!
BHN

Then glue some cotton balls on it too.

Of course, there was no paint from about three feet on up.