Feb 19, 2013

30 Larder Crafts for Toddlers

In need of some inspiration for your next craft activity with your toddler? Just look in your larder!



Here's a list of suggestions (from this blog and also from some of my favourites) for crafts using ingredients from the pantry:

CEREAL
Cheerios Play Placemat from Repeat Crafter Me
Cereal Bracelet Craft from No Time for Flash Cards
Froot Loops Rainbow from Frugal and Fun Mom

CORN SYRUP
Homemade Bubbles
Corn Syrup Painting from Eighteen25

CORNMEAL
Cornmeal Sensory Bin

CORNSTARCH
Indoor Snow
Homemade Edible Paint


DRIED BEANS
Bean Bag Tutorial and Games

FOOD DYE*
Coloured Bubbles from Art is Basic
* There are lots more ideas for using food dye already listed here under different categories - it is very useful stuff!

JELLO
Jello Sensory Bin from Train up a Child
Jello Play Dough from PlayDoughRecipe.org
Jello Pudding Paint

PASTA
Coloring Pasta and Making Necklaces from Makes and Takes
Discovery Bottles
Spaghetti Printing from The Imagination Tree
Discovering Spaghetti

PLAIN FLOUR
Homemade Play Dough
Papier Mache Bowls from Busy Bee Kids Crafts
Glitter Play Dough from Red Ted Art

RICE
Coloured Rice
Rice Sensory Box and Rice Art from Mommy Labs
Glowing Rainbow Rice from Growing a Jeweled Rose

SALT
6 Things to Do with Salt and Kids from Making Boys Men
Salt Dough Ornaments from The Imagination Tree
Rainbow Salt Tray from Learning 4 Kids

SELF-RISING FLOUR
Microwave Puffy Paint

VEGETABLE OIL
Construction Paper Suncatchers from Playground Hunt
Cloud Dough from Tinkerlab

VINEGAR (and BAKING SODA)
Science Experiment from Hands on as we Grow

And here are 3 bonus suggestions of crafts using items from the fridge:

CELERY (and other vegetables)
Vegetable and Fruit Stamping from Luulla

MILK
Magic Milk


YOGURT
Yogurt Finger Painting from No Time for Flash Cards


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