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Silly Crafts and Ways to Get Silly with your Kids!

Who doesn't love to get silly once in a while, whether it's jumping in leaves in the fall, playing dress up or even making funny goo!  At momstown this month, we are getting our "silly on" with creative crafts, funny books, crazy dress up or hilarious snacks!

 

great ideas to get silly with your kids

 

 

Here are some fun ways to get silly with your kids;

 

Tell Silly Knock Knock Jokes or make up your own!

 

 

Start Clowning Around!  Create a circus in your own house!

 

 

Fun with Magic Mud and Silly Putty

 

 

Silly Handprint Monsters

 

 

Giggle together when you share embarrassing and silly stories that happened to you!

 

 

Nothing is sillier than a dance party with homemade microphones!  Here's a great song to start you off!

 

 

 Read some Dr. Suess books and act them out!

 

 

Make a Animal Cracker Carousel

 

 

Have a tea party, dress up like pirates or princesses and speak in a new silly language!

 

 

Silly Snacks - or how about this silly apple smiles from athriftymom.com

 


silly activities for kids

 

 

 

Posted by momstown team on 01/07/2013 - 13:32
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Silly Handprint Monster Craft

How do you beat the winter blahs?  That's easy just get "Silly" with momstown Burlington.  Follow these simple directions and not only will you be left laughing - but you'll have a cute keepsake craft!

 

 silly handprint monsters


 

Materials Needed:

Washable Paint
Sponge or paintbrush
Paper or Canvas
Construction Paper or Cardstock
Black Magic Marker
Optional:  Googly Eyes

 

1.  Using the washable paint, and sponge or paintbrush - help child to paint palm and several fingers (but not all).  Try painting half a finger, whole fingers or just one.  Experiment and see which makes the cutest monster.

 

2.  Press hand onto paper or canvas.  Be sure not to wiggle hand.  Be sure to press whole palm down.

 

silly handprint monsters

 

3.  While paint is drying.  Use construction paper to cut out circles for eyes.  We used white, but you can use other colors - after all they are monsters!  We also cut out a tongue and some teeth.  You could try antennae, warts, moustaches or mouths!

 

4.  Use marker to draw pupil on eye, and detail to monster!  Glue on eyes.  Alternatively use googly eyes - or a combination of both!

 

5.  Check out your cute creation!

 

silly handprint monsters

Posted by momstown team on 01/06/2013 - 23:41
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Adorable Footprint Snowmen, Polar Bears and Penguins Craft

There is nothing cuter than creating artwork with your sweet child's footprints!  Our Hamilton momstown mamas had a great time painted their child's feet and turning it into a winter masterpiece!

 

1.  Using washable paint in black (penguin) or white (polar bears and snowmen), paint your child's feet with a foam brush.

 

 footprint winter art

 

 2.  Stamp the paper with the heels at the top of the paper.

 

footprint snowmen, penguins

 

3.  Moms or older kids can fill in the cute details with eyes, hats, ears, scarves and a snowy sky!

 

footprint snowmen, penguins for all ages 

 

footprint snowmen, polar bears and penguins

 

 

 

We have some many winter crafts for kids- creating a project together is a great way to work on fine motor skills and stay warm this winter!

 

Snowmen Art

Snowflake Art

P is for Penguin

 

Posted by momstown team on 01/04/2013 - 11:47
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Footprint Flowers

momstown Toronto Bloorwest got down and dirty - all the way to their feet - at the playgroup celebrating momstown's Flower theme for the month of April!

 

footprint flowers

 

Moms drew on the stems and leaves, and the kids used their footprints to make flower petals! They made some beautiful creations!

Looking for more flower-themed crafts this spring? Click here for all kinds of way to craft flowers at home.

 

Posted by Teacher Mom on 04/20/2011 - 21:16
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Paper dolls

momstown toronto-bloorwest had a great 'My Body' themed playgroup this month, and got creative with paper dolls to create some amazing works of art!

 

 

The kids started with plain white paper 'bodies', and went to work making them their own!

 

 

With all kinds of decorating tools - including construction paper, markers, foam stickers, cupcake paper, and some scissors and glue, they made some great little people!

Check out the blog and and see what other fun things this chapter is getting up to these days.

Posted by Teacher Mom on 02/27/2011 - 22:01
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Paper plate faces

momstown just wrapped up the My Body theme this month in our chapters - and there were some great craft ideas created! This paper plate face craft was enjoyed by kids of all ages.

What you need: paper plate, glue, construction paper, ribbon or odds & ends, and markers.

 

 

Use the paper plate (face side down) as your face. Talk about what colour the kid's eyes are, what colour hair and use materials that "look" like your child. Glue on circles for eyes (this is great shape recognition practice for children).

 

 

Cut 'hair' from construction paper and glue on.

 

 

Add a mouth, nose, eyebrows, and you've got not only a fun face craft, but a mask to play with!

Posted by momstown mama on 02/27/2011 - 21:53
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