Craft activities for boys should have some pretty interesting features or you are going to lose them to other games. Things that involve animals or noise or messiness are key components to getting a boy to sit still long enough to actually work with crafts. If you can throw in hammer and nails or other tools, then they are going to be more than a little interested in the project. One of the favorites of these craft activities for boys is making a soap box racer or a pinewood race car. (more…)

Having some kids’ craft activities on hand can keep them busy while you are doing other things. When it is raining and they cannot go outside in the summer time or when it is just too cold in the winter time, they can create cards and pictures and little gifts for family and friends. It only takes a few simple items to make the whole day seem so much better. Gather up items in a box and keep them together so that they are ready whenever they are needed. A small plastic tote is a great way to keep everything together and tidy. Have a second tote on hand to store some of the finished projects as well. (more…)

Whether you are buying a commercially packaged one or putting together your own coloring crafts for kids, there is nothing more entertaining and blissfully battery free. Back in the old days, kids did not spend all of their time stuck to some blinking, babbling battery destroying toy that cost some outrageous price and barely lasted long enough to pay for itself. They played with other kinds of toys or they did things that required a little thing called imagination. How far removed from the world is that these days? If you give some kids a piece of paper and a crayon, they will be completely at a loss for what to do with them! (more…)