Crafts for Preschoolers

Preschoolers need to be kept busy all the time. If they are not kept engaged, they will keep running in different directions. It is a really challenging task to find ways to keep them busy so that they sit in one place. Especially, when you are busy planning for some function or are busy in your household work, keeping them occupied becomes a must. Arts and crafts for preschoolers is the best way to keep them engaged and at the same time, improve their skills and let them have fun. Crafts for preschoolers builds a positive self-image, improves hand-eye coordination, encourages self-discipline, improves their imagination and augments child development. But if you don't have any craft ideas for preschoolers, then here are a few kids' crafts to keep them busy.

Three Craft Ideas for Preschoolers

Bookworm Bookmark
This is one of the crafts for preschoolers which will help kids improve their skills. This is a bookmark made in the shape of a worm or a caterpillar. For this preschool craft, you will need craft foam in orange, red, green, blue and yellow color, foam glue, pipe cleaner (short), medium pompom, two small pompoms, googly eyes and scissors.

Procedure
Draw small circles of 1 inch diameter each, on the foam. You will need to help the kids in drawing circles. Ask them to cut these circles out. You must have ten circles ready. Now, place one circle slightly overlapping the other and glue the overlapping part to join the circles. Now, continue doing this, to form a long line of circles. Glue the medium pompom over the first circle. Take the pipe cleaners and cut two pieces of 1 inch each. This will make the antenna. Stick these antennae behind the top circle. Stick one small pompom to the end of each antenna. You can add googly eyes on top of the medium pompom. The bookworm bookmark is ready.

Sunflower Hands Craft
For this craft, you'll need yellow construction paper, glue, sunflower seeds, black and brown pipe cleaner, pencil, scissors and stapler.

Procedure
Trace your kid's open hand on a yellow construction paper using a pencil. Trace it 10 times to get ten cutouts. Cut the traced figure properly (you can do this part). You can let your kid cut a few of them. Once you have 10 hand cutouts ready, place them in such a way that the pencil marks are not visible. Arrange them to form a circle, fingers pointing outwards and each hand slightly overlapping the next. Glue, staple or tape them together, so that they stay together in a circle to form a sunflower shape. Staple the brown pipe cleaner to the backside of the sunflower. This must be long enough to look like a stem. Make a circle with a black pipe cleaner of 1½ inch diameter. Stick this, using glue, in the center of the sunflower. Using glue, stick the seeds in this circle. The paper craft of 'little hands sunflower' is ready.

Collage Art
This is a fun craft and your kids will like it the most of all other craft ideas for preschoolers. Though this is the most messy craft amongst the various crafts for preschoolers, this is an equally exciting and fun filled activity for your kids. You will require glue, magazines, newspapers, old comic books and a big piece of construction paper. Let your kids choose their favorite pictures from the magazines, newspapers, comic books. They can also add extra pictures from their previous collection.

Procedure:
Cut each picture down to size. Use pictures of cars, comic characters, nature, gadgets etc., whatever they like. Before you start making the collage, lay down newspapers on the floor, because the glue might spread. Take the construction paper and arrange the pictures randomly over it. Start gluing each picture cut out and stick it on the construction paper. Once you finish sticking all the pictures, the collage is ready to be placed in your kid's room. Encourage your child to fill up maximum area of the paper.

You can try out many crafts for preschoolers using felt or construction paper of different colors. Ask them to draw and cut various shapes on these and stick them on the walls of their room. Crayons, beads, dried flowers, clay, etc. can also be used to make various crafts for preschoolers. Check out crafts for toddlers for information on the same. You just need to look around and explore your creativity to find new craft ideas for preschoolers.