{"id":1336,"date":"2015-11-11T17:25:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T17:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2015-11-11T17:27:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T17:27:42","slug":"easy-craft-ideas-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Craft Ideas for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"NOLkidcraft\"<\/a>Doing crafts with host children is one of the most fun things that au pair’s job entails. Here are a few ideas that will help children develop their creativity.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Play dough <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Combine 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of salt. Add 1 cup of water and 1 1\/2 tablespoons of oil. Mix and knead well. If too<\/span><\/span> stiff, add more water, if too sticky add more flour. For colored play dough, add food coloring to the water before<\/span><\/span> combining it with the other ingredients. STORE IN AN AIR<\/span> TIGHT CONTAINER. If left out in the air the dough will<\/span> harden.<\/div>\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Texture Coloring <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Put different textures under drawing paper (scrap paper or the back of junk mail works just fine, you don’t need fancy<\/span> drawing paper) and then color with a crayon. Try a comb,<\/span> corrugated cardboard (that’s<\/span> the bumpy cardboard from heavy<\/span> boxes), sandpaper or different kinds of fabric. Or cut shapes out of light weight cardboard (old cereal or cracker boxes), put<\/span> them under the drawing paper and rub the crayon over the top to make designs.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Crayon Etching<\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Completely cover the paper with heavy crayon markings of different colors. Then color over all the colors with one other<\/span> color (black works best). Make a picture or a design with<\/span> a toothpick or other pointed but not sharp object, it will scrape<\/span> away the top color to show the colors underneath.
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Paper bag masks <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Use a large brown paper grocery bag for a mask by cutting out holes for the eyes (try it on the child to get them in the right<\/span> place) and then coloring the face in fun ways<\/span> with crayons. You can make different characters – a monster, a king or queen,<\/span> animals etc. Cutting holes for the sh<\/span>oulders can also be helpful.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Space helmet <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Cut an empty plastic gallon milk container into a helm<\/span>et shape. Pretend you are on a trip into space. <\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Doing crafts with host children is one of the most fun things that au pair’s job entails. Here are a few ideas that will help children develop their creativity. Play dough Combine 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of salt. Add 1 cup of water and 1 1\/2 tablespoons of oil. Mix and Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[23,200,124,133],"class_list":["post-1336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair-new-orleans","tag-crafts-for-kids","tag-nanny-new-orleans","tag-new-orleans-live-in-childcare"],"yoast_head":"\nEasy Craft Ideas for Children - Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Easy Craft Ideas for Children - Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Doing crafts with host children is one of the most fun things that au pair’s job entails. Here are a few ideas that will help children develop their creativity. Play dough Combine 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of salt. Add 1 cup of water and 1 1\/2 tablespoons of oil. Mix and Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-11T17:25:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-11-11T17:27:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jolanta Tipler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jolanta Tipler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/\",\"name\":\"Easy Craft Ideas for Children - Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-11T17:25:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-11-11T17:27:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#\/schema\/person\/f7b2ae6586832182ba241e4422c00483\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif\",\"width\":200,\"height\":176},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Easy Craft Ideas for Children\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/\",\"name\":\"Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog\",\"description\":\"The place to find out about Au Pair in America in New Orleans, LA and surrounding communities\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#\/schema\/person\/f7b2ae6586832182ba241e4422c00483\",\"name\":\"Jolanta Tipler\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ccc7ac3ece6d15d483a6aeb02c7503357ada1284468b6ead328a59d0ea22ac54?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ccc7ac3ece6d15d483a6aeb02c7503357ada1284468b6ead328a59d0ea22ac54?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jolanta Tipler\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/author\/nol00\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Easy Craft Ideas for Children - Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Easy Craft Ideas for Children - Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog","og_description":"Doing crafts with host children is one of the most fun things that au pair’s job entails. Here are a few ideas that will help children develop their creativity. Play dough Combine 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of salt. Add 1 cup of water and 1 1\/2 tablespoons of oil. Mix and Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/","og_site_name":"Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog","article_published_time":"2015-11-11T17:25:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-11-11T17:27:42+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif"}],"author":"Jolanta Tipler","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jolanta Tipler","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/","name":"Easy Craft Ideas for Children - Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif","datePublished":"2015-11-11T17:25:49+00:00","dateModified":"2015-11-11T17:27:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#\/schema\/person\/f7b2ae6586832182ba241e4422c00483"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/11\/NOLkidcraft.gif","width":200,"height":176},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2015\/11\/11\/easy-craft-ideas-for-children\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Easy Craft Ideas for Children"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/","name":"Jolanta's Au Pair In America Blog","description":"The place to find out about Au Pair in America in New Orleans, LA and surrounding communities","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#\/schema\/person\/f7b2ae6586832182ba241e4422c00483","name":"Jolanta Tipler","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ccc7ac3ece6d15d483a6aeb02c7503357ada1284468b6ead328a59d0ea22ac54?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ccc7ac3ece6d15d483a6aeb02c7503357ada1284468b6ead328a59d0ea22ac54?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Jolanta Tipler"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/author\/nol00\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}