The Craft Box – Girls Enjoy Craft

I think most girls enjoy craft. Some parents may be reluctant to do craft with their children because they think it takes too much time to organise and tends to be messy. It does not have to be so and I will tell you how.

I have all three of my girls home for school holidays at the moment. I always have the ‘craft box’ stocked up especially around this time. Here are some ideas on how to make craft time a happy time for all.

Establish some rules:

• Children must ask before using the craft box – I am pretty flexible about this and let them use the box often as long as I am not just about to go out or right before dinner.
• If the child uses the craft box they will pack up when finished – if the child does not do this then they can’t use the craft box- it’s as simple as that. The child misses out for a while until they can show they are responsible.
• Once a craft item is made, older crafts get thrown out or recycled -unless it is an extra special item.

NOTE: Don’t be afraid to enforce the rules, children learn really quickly if you are consistent and they KNOW they will miss out if they chose not to follow them.

Craft Box Ideas:

Don’t spend a fortune on craft items. Most discount stores like Crazy Clarks, Two Dollar Shop and Ebay have a huge range of cheap craft items you can buy:

List:

• Stamp pads and foam stamps
• Craft glue
• Glitter glue
• Paper
• Recycled boxes
• Gel pens (you will be surprised how much fun girls can have with a variety of gel pens)
• Highlighters
• Pencils
• Wooden pegs
• Small wood cubes
• Pipe cleaners
• Cotton wool balls
• Straws
• Toilet rolls

Children aged 5+ do not need to be directly supervised as long as you have fixed rules in place. They will spend hours creating and enjoying the ‘craft box’.

Beats TV!