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Arts and Crafts With Your Toddler

A child is never to young to be involved in arts and crafts. There are lots of simple and fun craft activities that you and your toddler can do. Craft time allows you to help your toddler learn about shapes and colors and it can be an exciting time that you both can look forward to. Easy Toddler Crafts offers step by step instructions of both rainy day and holiday toddler crafts and has free toddler crafts print out activities.

St. Patrick's Day Crafts for Toddlers

Children of all ages can have fun with these.

St. Patrick's Day CraftsSt. Patrick's Day is just around the corner. There is no reason that young children and toddlers should be left out of the crafting fun. Easy Toddler Crafts now has four brand new St. Patrick's Day crafts with little ones in mind. Come check them out!

Toddler Crafts

Toddler Crafts That You Can Find on EasyToddlerCrafts.com

Some of the wonderfully simple and fun craft instructions that you can find on EasyToddlerCrafts.com.
Toddler Craft Train
Make this unique toddler train craft with the aid of toilet paper rolls.
Toddler Sail Boat Craft
This craft takes very little supplies & your child gets a fun new toy.
Toddler Craft Airplane
You & your toddler will love making this flying craft airplane.

Paper Fireworks Crafts for Toddler's Fourth of the July

These can be seen in the day time and they are quiet.

When the Fourth of July is approaching your toddler may be familiar with fireworks and what to expect. Toddlers who like fireworks may be disappointed that they have to wake till night time to see them, or can't stay up that late. Even if you toddler actually fireworks to be too loud this craft is going to be perfect for them. You and your toddler can have fun creating fun and interesting paper fireworks.

Instructions and Step by Step Picture for Paper Fireworks Toddler Crafts

Getting Toddler Craft Time Off to a Good Start

Some Good Tips

Many people are concerned that craft time with a toddler or even a child in preschool would be much too messy and not safe. However you will be amazed how easy it is to keep things both clean and safe when doing crafts with a toddler.

Tip #1: Get all of your crafts supplies need for the day's project before you begin.

Tip #2: Keep a garbage nearby so you can quickly discard any trash to make clean up at the end of the craft easier.

Tip #3: Try and do all of the cutting that craft requires before your toddler is with you or while they are busy working on another aspect of the craft.

Find more tips to safe and easily cleaned up craft time with your toddler at
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Special Supplies Just for Toddlers

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There are some craft supplies that are designed with toddlers in mind and will make it easier to do crafts safely.


* When it is time for your little one to get their first pair of scissors consider getting a pair that take both of their hands to use, keeping fingers on the handles.

* Non-toxic crayons are important for young children to use as they may decide to taste them. Also crayons that are on the larger side will be more durable and triangular ones are easier for your toddler to grip and color without frustrating.

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Good Toddler Craft Supplies

What's Good to Have on Hand

There are many things that you can use that are easy to find and inexpensive to use during craft time with your toddler.

* Construction Paper and Glue. You and your toddler can have hours of fun cutting and pasting different colorful shapes on to paper making unique works of art.

* As long as you are watching your toddler making sure that they are not tasting their crayons, having them color will help them be creative and work on their writing and drawing skills all at the same time.

* Once you have started to think about craft time with your toddler start saving empty paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls and all of the empty boxes that accumulate in your kitchen.

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What You'll Need

There are many things that you can use at craft time with your toddler. A couple of these things are easy to find and make craft time very fun.

* Construction paper without a doubt is a wonderful thing to keep on hand for crafts with a toddler, or anyone for that matter. Both colorful and study you can teach your toddler about the different colors and you can also use something to make their crafts last longer.

* Glue can be messy but it really helps the crafts that you and your toddler make together stay together. Consider getting a glue/glue stick combo, so when your just gluing paper to paper your little one can use a glue stick with out any mess.

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Easter Toddler Craft

Easter Basket

This Easter holiday you and your toddler can have fun making a toddler friendly Easter basket. The eggs won't break and they will be a whole lot easier to paint.


Instructions for Toddler Easter Basket Crafts

Valentine's Day Toddler Craft

Pop-up Card

This Valentine's Day you and your toddler can have a lot of fun making pop-up Valentine's cards for all of your friends and family. You'll be able to teach your toddler the heart shape and everyone one that you make a card for will love that unique signature that your toddler uses.

Instructions to Valentine's Day Card

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