From Grandma’s Craft Box
Doing crafts with grandchildren while camping is a favorite activity for both Grandma and grandchildren.
A long weekend camping with grandchildren was fun. However, afternoons of rain did pose a challenge for all. Grandma’s “Craft Box” to the rescue! Here are a few crafts that kept the children busy until the rain stopped and it dried up a little.
Yarn Basket –
The idea is from No Time for Flash Cards. In our case, less was more produced the best results.
Marbleized Egg
Check out the marbleized egg in the completed Yarn Basket – We had a bunch of colored glue leftover from the Window Clinger (see below), so used it to make an egg for each child’s Yarn Basket. Interestingly, all the colors mixed together made this pretty green.
Window Clingers
We used white school glue to outline an object (fish and flower are easy to identify) on a piece of plastic wrap stretched over a pie pan and let it dry completely. Then we mixed a dab of white school glue and some food color together. When well mixed, the colored glue was “painted” within the outline formed by the white glue and allow to dry completely (this took several hours). The Clingers were gently peeled off the plastic wrap and clinged to the motorhome’s rear window. The fish and flower came out well. Not sure what the other two objects were supposed to be but the girls were so proud of their handiwork.
Crocheted eggs critters
Using Lion Brand Yarn’s pattern for Easter Eggs, I made three eggs from some cotton yarn, stuffed them and handed one to each child with a few pieces of felt, marking pens, and glue. Aren’t their creations precious?!?!?! FYI: They are a Bubble bee, chicken, and mouse.
