Winter Mittens Craft

This week at Cartwheels and Coffee we made the cutest little mitten craft.  The star of this activity is the stamp pad and handprints.  The kids loved getting their hands covered with ink from the giant pads of ink.  I had wipes on standby, so the mess was easy to contain.
This craft only requires a few supplies.  Red, white and blue construction paper to cut out to make mitts and heart.  You need a giant ink pad, for the handprints.  We added some winter themed stickers so the kids could add some decor.  I also grabbed a black sharpie to add the writing “cold hands, warm heart” and the kids names. Oh, and glue of course.

I pre cut out the mitt pieces and heart before we started the craft.  I had the kids apply their handprints to their mitts before we assembled the project.  I showed them where to glue their pieces and the finishing touch was the snowflake stickers.  In the end we made something that you may even want to keep.  Who can resist art with their kids handprints?

Happy crafting!

Amanda

Lovable Penguin Craft

This past month with lots of time off and together as a family there has been some extra TV time happening at our house.  In an attempt to infuse some education into this down time we have been watching the Planet Earth series on Netflix.  I have to confess, I love the series.  Nature amazes me! Anyways, this inspired our animal craft from Pinterest this week at Cartwheels and Coffee.

the completed project, added to our wall of kids work 

I found the inspiration for our easy craft here. The prep just took a few minutes.  I cut out several large ovals on black construction paper for the body.  Next, I cut out stacks of orange hearts from construction paper for the kids to use as feet and a nose for their penguin. Finally, I pre-cut one large heart for the belly out of white construction paper.  I gathered up some googly eyes and we were ready to craft.  For the little ones, I helped by applying the glue for their pieces and they helped with assembly.  The big kids just needed a visual to copy and could glue and assemble on their own.

During these cold months easy go to crafts are a lifesaver.  Hope this simple idea helps bring some peace to those long winter indoor afternoons.

Love,

Amanda