Family Fun Crafting

		Make a moment for family crafting! Not only is crafting fun, but it can be a great family bonding activity. Here are some of our favorite reasons to craft with the whole family. Best of all, Apple Barrel and all Plaid paints are certified non-toxic and are waterbased for quick and easy clean-up! Time together. Between juggling multiple schedules like sports events and other activities and the constant pull of influence like television and video games, it's becoming increasingly hard to make true family time. But crafting can be a great way to carve out time for family moments. One way to do this is to create a weekly or monthly project that allows everyone to get involved.
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Investigation Teachers and educators know that one of the best ways to engage children in learning is by taking a hands-on approach. Picking themes from nature, science or school lessons and building creative projects around them can make for hours of learning fun. Couple craft projects with learning lessons. Have children paint pictures of plants and then identify the plant parts. Craft with materials from nature like leaves and flowers and create dialogue about the trees and flowers in your region. Create collages of animals from newspapers or magazines and then discuss animal habitat and what types of foods these animals eat. These are just a few ideas for learning. Encourage creativity A blossoming Picasso could be in the next room! Encourage children to express their feelings or document life events through art. Keeping a craft box on hand with materials like tape, scissors, paint, Mod Podge, old magazines, brushes and crayons is a great way to make it easy to be prepared for spontaneous creativity. Learn to recycle and reuse What better way to encourage both environmental lessons and creativity than by using materials you already have on hand. Discarded household items often make great crafting surfaces. Keep old containers, paper towel rolls, cereal boxes and tins for future craft projects. With found objects and great products from Plaid, you'll be doing something good for the earth by reusing items that are headed for the trash.			Turn Ordinary Household Objects into Crafty Critters with Apple Barrel Colors
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