vlslusher Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 in my spare time from homeschooling my 7th grader :) i work at a fitness studio where we offer childcare. we want to step up interaction in the room a bit by having a weekly craft that is manageable. i am on the hunt for 52 easy construction paper crafts either in a website, lesson plan or book type of setting so i can easily implement it across our workers. non-religious and easy to do. help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
908874 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 The Kumon cutting books have a lot of easy crafts. But I don't know if any of them are reproducible. They could give you ideas of things you could plan with construction paper. They have a lot of things like hats, crowns, paper rings and coiled snakes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartatHome Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Carols affordable curriculum maybe? They have religious and non religious to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I don't know how much extra planning time you have, but if I needed to do something like that, I'd spend some time on Pinterest looking up ideas and make my own list. You could focus on holidays and seasons which would give you a lot of options. Something else off the top of my head are gluing different sized shapes (only one type at a time), cutting "confetti" then gluing that onto black paper for a mosaic look, cut and glue strip of paper in rainbow order. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I agree w/ PP about hitting Pinterest for inspiration. Also, try to keep activities as child-led as possible - allowing them to choose the colors they use, which / how much of the materials to use, how to orient things, etc makes for a far more fulfilling art experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateingr Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Memoria Press Jr. K and K have an assortment of seasonal and literature-themed crafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I'd give art supplies and minimal direction. Process-oriented instead of crafts--better for multiple age groups and more fun, too. What ages? What's your budget like? I could give you 52 suggestions fairly quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 What are the ages that you are looking for? Depending on the spread in ages you may need 104 or 156 craft ideas (2 or 3 different crafts each week) so that you can offer something to different age ranges. Personally, I do not envy you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlslusher Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 thanks! the ages are anywhere from 18months - 5 usually sometimes older :) low level budget but we can get the normal sort of supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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