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Painting A Piggy Bank Is A Great Craft For Kids

Linda — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:55:24 +0000

Here’s a fun way for your kids or grandkids to learn about money and saving while crafting. Give them a ceramic pig to paint using acrylic paints. Urge them to save their allowances in the bank and keep track of the money they’ve saved. Think of how proud they will be to see the bank they’ve painted themselves and watch their excitement as they watch their savings grow.

Not so long ago I gave similar adorable piggy banks to each of my three grandchildren to paint. They had so much fun, didn’t make the mess I anticipated, and were extremely proud of their banks. Even the youngest one did a great job figuring out a design and applying it to the bank.

Preschool Craft Ideas

Linda — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:11:11 +0000

Preschoolers are full of life and energy. Keeping them busy and entertained often becomes quite a challenge. One solution is to come up with some preschool craft ideas.

Doing arts and crafts is one of the highlights of a preschooler’s day. These various activities allow children to express themselves and during the process they learn many things as they are participating in these projects. They can learn letters of the alphabet and simple words. They can be taught to identify and name animals. Colors and their names become familiar to them. The list goes on and on. The benefits of involving our youngsters in these learning arts and crafts are varied and numerous.