YMCA child care centres across the GTA are engaging their kids in holiday-themed crafts, so we thought we'd share two of our favourites with you, courtesy of our University City child care centre.
Follow along and try them out at home with your kids!
Cinnamon Play-Dough
Materials:
Instructions:
1. Mix one or two cups of flour (depending on how many children are going to play with it) with:
- 4 spoonfuls of oil
- 4 spoonfuls of salt
- one spoonful of pure vanilla extract
- one handful of ground cinnamon
- lukewarm water
2. Mix until it has the same consistency as cookie dough.
3. Roll the mixture into a ball, and place it on a table covered in flour.
4. Have your kids roll the ball in the flour. (Tip: You can also add extra cinnamon to make the play-dough a deeper shade of brown.)
*Extra craft idea: Use cookie cutters to create shapes out of the play-dough that can be baked and turned into ornaments!
3D Winter Scene
Materials:
Instructions:
Just craft only requires one step: use your imagination! Talk to your kids about what they think makes up a "winter scene," then use your your materials to help them bring it to life!
*Note: Try to facilitate and incorporate all of the children’s ideas -- the point of this craft is to stimulate their imagination.
Follow along and try them out at home with your kids!
Cinnamon Play-Dough
Materials:
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla
- Flour
- Lukewarm water
- Salt
- Oil
Instructions:
1. Mix one or two cups of flour (depending on how many children are going to play with it) with:
- 4 spoonfuls of oil
- 4 spoonfuls of salt
- one spoonful of pure vanilla extract
- one handful of ground cinnamon
- lukewarm water
2. Mix until it has the same consistency as cookie dough.
3. Roll the mixture into a ball, and place it on a table covered in flour.
4. Have your kids roll the ball in the flour. (Tip: You can also add extra cinnamon to make the play-dough a deeper shade of brown.)
*Extra craft idea: Use cookie cutters to create shapes out of the play-dough that can be baked and turned into ornaments!
3D Winter Scene
Materials:
- Shoe box
- Construction paper
- Multicolour clay
- Scissors
- Glue
- Glitter
- Cotton
- Broken twigs
- Clear fishing string
Instructions:
Just craft only requires one step: use your imagination! Talk to your kids about what they think makes up a "winter scene," then use your your materials to help them bring it to life!
*Note: Try to facilitate and incorporate all of the children’s ideas -- the point of this craft is to stimulate their imagination.
