Fun Mommy Crafts

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Here are five fun crafts that will keeps your kids smiling and happy this summer.

Balloon Bird Houses
This craft is fun for kids of all ages. If they are old enough to participate without sticking anything in their mouth.. then they are old enough to make bird houses! Here's what you do. First, gather: several ballons, sissors, glue, a newspaper, and a big bowl with 1/2 a cup of water. Step One: Shred your newspaper into little strips. That's fun!
Step Two: Mix your 1/2 cup of water with 1 bottle of glue and stir it up.
Step Three: Blow up your ballon.
Step Four: Take one newspaper strip and dip it in the glue water. Then, put it on your balloon.
Step Five: Repeat step four until the balloon is completely covered with two layers of newspaper
Step Six: let it dry over night
Step Seven: Have an adult stick a needle in an pop the balloon.
Step Eight: Have an adult cut a small hole for the bird house door. (Adults remember to remove the broken balloon.
Step Nine: The kids get to decorate the bird house with markers or paint. Paint is less likely ot result in a broken birdie house. But, whatever you feel the most comfortable with.

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Mood Boards
Increasing the communication and openness in your family can be fun and crafty. First, you'll need to gather the following materials: Lots of colored paper in various colors, glitter, glue, scissors, and markers.
Step One: Cut your paper into half sheets.
Step Two: Take one piece of paper and write "Today I feel" and decorate it with pictures that represent you as a person. Maybe hobbies or favorites.
Step Three: Take five sheets of paper. On each sheet write a different emotion. Then, decorate that piece of paper to match that emotion. For examples, I might right "sad" and draw sad faces or things that make me sad.
Step Four: Go around the group and discuss emotions and why you picked each emotion and drew each picture.
Step Five: Go hang them on your door. Align "today I feel" with your current mood indicator like "happy". Talk about updating it daily to show everyone your mood.
Step Six:Talk about why knowing someone's mood might help.
Step Seven: Remember to check mood board and ask about someone's mood. "Why did you put sad today, is there anything wrong?"

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Well, it's been fun being crafty with you today. I hope that you'll come back tomorrow when we talk about more fun family tips.


Sincerely,
The Motivated Mommy