Toddler Winter Craft Ideas

When the days become shorter and colder, entertaining an active toddler can become really hard work. This is where your list of toddler winter craft ideas also becomes your life line. As a parent there is one place you can never avoid - the kitchen, hence this is the best place to stick your list of ideas.

Your toddler winter craft ideas list needs to grow with your toddler - as she learns and progresses so will your list. You will also find out which crafts he/she enjoys most and be able to develop more of these. It is worth speaking to the other mothers who have been driven out of the parks by the rain and cold and suggest that they too have an ideas list, this way you can all swap ideas and the list will extend fairly fast, with tried and tested ideas.

When you are developing projects for your toddler winter craft ideas list you need to choose projects which are suitable for your toddlers attention span - short. If an idea does not work do not write it off as a failure, simply pack it up for that day and try again another day.

A good starting point for toddler winter craft ideas is the simple paper plate. You can decorate it to make a picture; make a cut from the edge to the centre and sticky tape it into a cone, decorate the outside and use it as a hat; make a cone out of it, decorate it and put pop corn in it; cut it in half, stick some pieces of ribbon hanging off the straight edge and make a jelly fish; cut it in half, remove two eyes, and a triangular shape so it fits over the nose and you have a mask. All simple and cheap craft ideas from a paper plate - none of which require preparation and can be packed away quickly when they want to move onto something else.

If you also have an older child, you can probably get them playing as well on your toddler winter craft idea, for example the older sibling could help make the popcorn to go in the cone; could paint a sea scene to put the jelly fish in etc; Once you get into the swing of it the possibilities are endless.

Remember, put a piece of paper on the kitchen wall titled Toddler Winter Craft Ideas and when you think of something just jot it down and it will be there next time you need to distract your toddler - never rely on your memory as the times when these ideas are most needed are probably the times when you are most stressed.

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