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Sea Creatures

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If you’re anything like me, it can sometimes be difficult to think up fun craft projects for your kids. Luckily, lots of wonderfully creative people have done the work for us. Lizzie and I ran across Cut and Paste Sea Creatures at our local library and we’ve all been having fun with it.
The instructions are clear and easy to follow. For my girls, I pre-cut all the shapes we needed. Lizzie was able to piece them together according to the pictures while I helped AJ. An older child would need very little, if any, parental help. The projects are simple and it’s very likely you’ll already have all the materials you need to complete the projects.
Here are the results of our fun!
(Please ignore the messy kitchen!)
The next time you’re at the library, check out the craft book section. You’ll definitely find some fun activities to do!

Making Clouds

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After story time, we got inspired to create. Our cotton ball stamped cloud craft was such a simple project that my kids loved doing!

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After reading (and reading and reading) Little Cloud by Eric Carle, we were inspired to make our own clouds in the style of the book’s illustrations.

Supplies Needed

White paint
Cotton balls
Construction paper
Saucer, plastic lid, or anything with a flat surface to spread out the paint

*Note: Since my girls are young, I drew the cloud shapes with a marker before beginning the craft. If you are doing this with older kids, you won’t need to do this.

Cotton Balled Stamped Cloud Craft

The process is easy. Dump some paint on the saucer. Grab a cotton ball or two, dip in the paint and start painting your cloud.

After the initial set-up and a quick demonstration, I let the girls experiment with making their own clouds. We had some dabbing and some smearing and we also had a lot of fun.

Here are the finished products:

Hope you have fun making your own clouds!

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