Are you looking for some fun yet calming kids craft ideas? These crafts are sure to keep your child busy and entertained for hours!
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Calming Kids Craft Ideas
As parents we are always looking for things for our kids to do that are not only fun but educational, am I right?
I mean if they’re going to do something it’s nice to know that its not only keeping them entertained, but that its helping them to learn skills at the same time!
As a homeschooling mother of four, I find that I sometimes need activities to keep my younger kids calm and entertained while I work on a particular subject with their older siblings.
I could very easily turn on the tv, or stick a tablet in front of them, but I feel much better if I give them an activity that they are learning from and that is benefiting their minds.
Now I don’t say that to say that I never put a movie on when things are crazy, or that they don’t use tablets. I’d be lying if I did;) After all, some days a mom has to do what a mom has to do, am I right?!
But I do feel that electronics should be limited and that there are lots of great alternatives!
Calming Activities for Kids
Calming Kids Craft Ideas!
Here are some of the best calming craft ideas for kids!
Help your kids to learn and develop without losing your sanity!
This lavender scented slime is not only fun to play with, but calming as well!
This mesmerizing sensory bottle is sure to keep your little one entertained and calm.
Sensory books are a great way to keep toddlers entertained and also stimulate the senses at the same time.
This chamomile scented slime is not only fun to play with, but calming as well!
Perler beads are awesome! My kids will all make perler bead creations.
The focus needed to create perler bead desings keeps kids calm and busy!
This Edible Peanut Butter Play dough will provide hours of fun for your little ones (and yourself). The hardest part will be not eating it!
DIY Grass Head Pots are so much fun for kids to make. This is a great craft for using leftover grass seed after seeding your yard this spring!
Another great perler bead idea for the pokemon lover. My son loves to make pokemon perler bead creations!
Stitching by hand with felt is a wonderful way to introduce children to sewing. The practice is relaxing and inexpensive to make. These cheerful flowers brighten up their pencil box too.
Hand embroidery is great for fine motor skills and hand eye coordination! Learn how to do it with one of these hand embroidery patterns for kids.
I spy bottles are the perfect quiet activity that keeps your kids calm and engaged. Learn how to make them today!
Paper quilling is a fun and relaxing activity that kids of all ages can enjoy!
Do you have a Minecraft fan? If so give these perler bead patterns a try! They will keep little hands busy for hours!
Finger painting can be very therapeutic and calming. These spring flowers are also very cheerful and fun!
Make a simple zen garden with kids that is a great calming sensory activity!
Tape resist art for preschoolers (and older kids too!) Uses just paper, masking tape, and markers or paint!
Easy, no cook playdough recipe perfect for kids to make and play with!
Another finger painting idea. My son loves sea creations. The options are limitless when it comes to painting things from under the sea!
Here’s how to pound flowers onto paper for beautiful but cheap botanical prints! Forage native blooms and herbs for free, get outside and learn how to make smashed flower art for card stock and wrapping paper.
Watercolor for Kids- 9 Watercolor Techniques for Any Age
Use these simple watercolors techniques is an easy way to unwind and learn something new!
Origami is known to help with mindfulness and there are many models that are easy enough for kids to make. This origami penguin is a good one to start with because it only has five steps.
Rock painting is an easy and relaxing craft for kids and adults alike. Just give them a few rocks and some paint and let them freeform. Or, inspire them to make simple woodland animals.
This simple and easy salt dough recipe is the perfect rainy day activity… Kids will master valuable kitchen skills while learning how to make salt dough, and then spend hours playing with it!
Gently dipping coffee filters into paint and then unfurling the flowers by hand is reminiscent of gardening indoors. Children can make their own flowers "bloom" with materials you probably already have at home.
Calming Activities
And those are 25 calming kids craft ideas!
I hope you and your child enjoy them! Be sure to come back after trying these crafts and let me know which ones are your favorites:)
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