Purchase 1″x2″x8′ boards from your building supply store. If you like the connect-a-gears, you can find them for about 2 cents per flake on Amazon. Alternative craft should: be anything building-related. Key lesson: God supports you and builds you up. There are also edible recipes online if you’re worried about preschoolers getting a little in their mouths (not that it would EVER happen – ha!).ĭAY 2: Group sciency gizmo: Connect-a-gears You’ll want a small container for each student to take their slime home… sandwich bags work well. Once the slime is made, each student can personalize theirs (remember – we’re all unique on the inside) with embellishments ( googly eyes, pom pom balls, etc). Try mixing equal parts liquid starch and school glue, then add food coloring. Homemade slime is super popular right now! Avoid recipes that use borax, as it can burn your skin. Put the toothbrush inside the pool noodle to make the robot move. Buy electric toothbrushes from Dollar Tree. I’ve seen this idea several places online. Tacky glue works well to attach embellishments to the wood block. Let kids each decorate a block of wood as a robot face using embellishments (I’m not kidding when I say you can clean out odds and ends from your craft closet! Think Googly eyes, Pipe cleaners, Buttons, Sequins, Bottle caps, Washi tape, Washers, Flat back rhinestones or beads, Feathers, Pom pom balls, Paperclips, etc). Cut 2×4 lumber into smaller pieces (4-6″ tall) and sand pieces. Wood Block Robots (*great for preschoolers*) The felt sticks to itself, so you can build robots over and over again! Use felt shapes to build a robot inside the box lid. Cut lots of shapes from felt (squares, triangles, etc), draw faces on some of the felt pieces. Line the lid of a small plastic box (like a soap box) with a piece of felt. Print a robot outline on white or colored paper let kids decorate paper with self-adhesive foam shapes (You know how you always have those little scraps of foam left that you save but don’t know what to do with? Grab all of those and use ’em up!) Scrappy Robots (*great for preschoolers*) Use tin cans, decorate with embellishments (think Googly eyes, Pipe cleaners, Buttons, Sequins, Bottle caps, Party toothpicks, Washi tape, Washers, Flat back rhinestones or beads, Feathers, Pom pom balls) Alternative craft should: be personalized by each student and unique from each other. Key lesson: God made you unique and wonderful inside and out. Thanks for helping support Borrowed Blessings! This post may contain affiliate links (I earn a small percentage of anything you purchase but you don’t pay anything extra). Most of these ideas can be adapted to use for preschoolers! I’ve also added zero-prep options (kits that have everything you need for each craft) when I can find them. I’d love to share a tutorial for every one of these, but my sweet new baby has other plans for me some days! I’ll link to the full tutorials when available. I’ve come up with a master list of alternative craft ideas that still mesh with the Maker Fun Factory theme. The points shared through this curriculum are ones that we ALL will benefit from hearing and sharing! I love that the Imagination Station activities reinforce the daily bible points, but I am a strong proponent of more old-school crafts rather than the gimmicky science gizmos that Group suggests using. I think the message speaks to the identity confusion that most (if not all) kids experience at some point or another. The Maker Fun Factory curriculum is my favorite in YEARS.
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