Painting Craft Ideas

If you are a parent, you know that coming up with things to keep your children occupied and happy is not the easiest thing to do! I'm here to help. I am going to tell you about several easy craft ideas to keep your little ones entertained. Keep in mind that all of these projects are not suitable for every age group.
-The first craft I have in mind is macaroni art. Get a few bowls and put dried macaroni noodles in each of them. Mix a little food coloring into the macaroni (if you want to). Allow the food coloring to dry. Give your children a piece of construction paper and a glue stick. Let them glue the colorful macaroni in neat shapes and patterns. Allow their art work to dry and then hang them on the fridge to display them. For more variety on this project use different types of noodles.

The next easy craft idea is to let them design their own shirt. For this project you will need a plain white or colored t-shirt and some fabric paint. Lay the shirt on a hard surface that has been covered with newspaper. A good way to make painting it easier is to slide a piece of cardboard inside the shirt. Then just give your children the paints and let them go wild designing a cool shirt. Once the paint is dry they can wear their masterpieces and show them off everywhere they go!-Another fun craft to do with the kids is allow them to make their own instrument. They can make a guitar by decorating a tissue box and stretching rubber bands around it. They can strum a tune on the rubber bands where they cross the hole in the box. They can also make maracas. You just need a toilet paper roll or paper towel roll, dried beans, 2 squares of paper, and 2 rubber bands. Have your children decorate the toilet paper roll however they want. Then put the square of paper over one side of roll and use a rubber band to hold it in place. Do the same with the other side. To make music all they have to do is shake it!