April Crafts and Activities

This month's offerings may be a little sparse--our month is quickly filling up and with the warmer weather, we've been doing a lot more casual outdoor play, not so many organized activities. But here's a couple fun ideas. And then I will do a seperate post on traveling with kids because I know that a lot of us are preparing for moves--either short term or permanent in the next month or two and moving with kids can be crazy at best.



Make a rainbow indoors--Fill a glass with water (all the way to the top) and set it on a windowsill in bright sunlight. It should project over the inside ledge just a bit. Put a white sheet of paper on the floor beneath the window, and a rainbow will magically appear on the paper.


Make rain pictures--Start out by painting some shapes or blocks of color with water-soluble paints or markers. Place the picture outside when it is raining for a brief spell. The patterns made by the drops can be very intersting.