Crafts Galore!

Who doesn't like crafting? Okay, maybe it's not everyone's favorite thing to do, but it is a favorite of mine and my children. My littles have been learning their letter sounds. It's been a slow but fun process as we usually have several crafts and activities to go with each letter. Even Gremlin is getting it down. In her nursery class at church, she was naming the letters on the blocks and saying their sounds. One of her teachers heard her and was very impressed.

A little warning: My littles don't like getting ready for the day before they craft, especially if it's something they have been looking forward to doing. They have a disheveled yet cute appearance.

Here are some of our more recent creations. We learned about the letter "J" and found a really cute craft idea on allinonehomeschool.com. We use the curriculum found in the Getting Ready 1 section. I have a closet full of everything you would need to craft and I let the kids pick the items we used. Here's what they came up with.

 

This was a really great craft to practice fine motor skills and learn shapes.

 

For the letter "K" we had a great time making these kangaroo puppets. The link is also posted on the Easy Peasy website under Getting Ready 1 section. They were pretty easy to make. My littles tried to cut them out themselves but we ended up with a bunch of severed kangaroo parts (graphic, I know). In the end I told them "great job" and cut them out myself.

 We are also making lapbooks for each letter of the alphabet. There are some great free printables at Homeschoolshare and we found the cover at Chubbie Cubbie's. I am a frequent visitor of Homeschoolshare and I found link to Chubbie Cubbie's on a cute blog called Our Many Adventures. Check out these great blogs. I find a lot of great, free helps because of amazing and creative bloggers. Here is out letter "L" lapbook.

 

We found a great template for a lamb at All Kids Network. This was a super fun craft. Gremlin was a little disappointed she couldn't fit all 400 cotton balls on the lamb. I think she was finally happy with the finished product.

 

Crafting while learning is one way you can be sure you child is retaining the lessons. If your child doesn't like crafting you can always add music, physical activity, story telling, and puzzles to the mix of things you use to teach your children. Even if you don't think you are "crafty" enough or "creative" enough, you can find what works for your children and family. There are so many free resources online and amazing blogs created by homeschooling parents just like you. Use those resources and make homeschooling something fun for the whole family.

 

 

Happy crafting and homeschooling!