Rainy Day Projects for Kids

Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained on a rainy day?

Creative Kids at Home has a step by step guide to creating a treasure hunt.

Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord has posted some great video tutorials for making books with children.  In addition to the Stick and ElasticBook below, she also has instructions for a Hotdog Booklet, and an Accordion Book.

If making a book doesn't appeal to your kids, how about jewelry?

Super Simple Jewelry: Fun and Easy-to-Make Crafts for Kids.

Kenney, Karen Latchana (author).

Sept. 2009. 32p.ABDO/Sandcastle, Grades 3-6.

From bright jewelry pendants made from metal washers to necklaces made from scrap-paper beads, the likable projects featured in this slim title create bright baubles from easy-to-find, inexpensive materials. Each spread combines sharp color photos of the crafts both during construction and then in their finished state, and the book’s design makes following along easy with highlighted lists of steps and bulleted supply lists. Elementary teachers, camp counselors, babysitters, and parents alike will all find useful tips to share with young children, while middle-schoolers will enjoy tackling the projects on their own. An introductory, visual checklist of supplies, a glossary, and safety symbols that indicate projects that require adult supervision (or an oven) further enhance this solid, useful title in the Super Simple Crafts series.

— Gillian Engberg

Review first published December 15, 2009 (Booklist).

Other book in the series include:

Super simple magnets : fun and easy-to-make crafts for kids

Super simple masks : fun and easy-to-make crafts for kids