For your child's next birthday party, purchase a child-sized apron that can be decorated. Help the party guests to put fabric paint on their hands, and then let them make a handprint on the apron. Write the name of each child next to their handprint. Your child will have a nice keepsake to help them remember their special day and who was there to share it with them. Read More >
This year, let your child create his or her own birthday hat! To begin, staple or tape a piece construction paper into the shape of a cone. Then, let your child decorate the hat with glitter glue, ribbons, streamers, pom-poms, foam letters -- whatever your child can dream up. An extra fun touch is to include a big number designating which birthday you and your child are ... Read More >
Cut thin strips of colored construction paper. Write the name of a blessing on each piece of paper. (Optional - Decorate the paper with stickers, etc.) Link the pieces of paper to form one long chain that you can hang on the fireplace or anywhere in the house. Another variation would be to use this as a Birthday Ring. Write down neat characteristics of the birthday girl/boy ... Read More >
When your child is having a hard time waiting for a special day to arrive, use this craft to help him or her mark the time still left until the big day. Create a stack of construction paper strips; each strip should be big enough to staple or tape into a ring. Then, each day, let your child take one strip of paper and create a ring. ... Read More >
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