fun crafts, songs, and activities

Activities for children can help babysitters and kids enjoy their time together! Below is a list of children's craft activities and songs. There are literally hundreds of ideas to entertain children! Here are just a few to get you started.

SIMPLE CRAFTS

Activity

Items needed

Hats

newspaper and crayons

Balloon animals / people

balloons, markers, curling ribbon for hair

Paper plate masks

crayons, glitter, feathers, fine elastic

Clocks

paper plates, pipe cleaners

Bunny rabbit picture

paper, crayon, cotton wool balls for tails

Caterpillars

egg cartons, pipe cleaners

Bracelets

froot loops threaded on fine elastic

Collage

glue, paper, objects

Painting

with rollers, stencils, brushes, stamps, sponges

Ink pictures

with pad & stamps

Prints

foot and hand prints

Sticker pictures -

stickers and paper

Rainbows

coloured paper or crayons drawn in arches

Under the Sea

green paper background & shapes stuck on

Card-making

paper, paint, photos

Shakers

little plastic juice bottle, filled with rice


SONGS WITH ACTIONS
Pat a cake
I'm a little tea pot
Itsy Witsy Spider
Twinkle twinkle little star
Round and round the garden
This little piggy went to market
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
If you're happy and you know it

COUNTING SONGS
This old man, he played 1
5 little ducks went out one day
1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive
There were 10 in the bed and the little one said

POPULAR NURSERY RHYMES
Shoo fly
Rock a bye baby
Humpty Dumpty
Baa baa black sheep
Hickory dickory dock
Mary had a little lamb
Its raining its pouring
Polly put the kettle on
Row row row your boat

INDOOR ACTIVITIES
Reading
Singing
Dancing
Play dough
Stacking cups
Bubble blowing
Teddy Bear Picnic
Stacking pots and pans
Car rides inside boxes
Baking - jelly with frogs, ice biscuits or cakes
Make a cubby house -with blankets and cushions
Playing with kitchen spoons, spatulas & plastic containers