Carnival crafts for kids using recycled materials

Spending quality time with your children, making carnival decorations for the house with them, free of charge , using whatever you have at home, is an ideal opportunity to teach the philosophy of "not wasting" to the little ones. The activities we offer, besides being fun, also sharpen fine motor skills and stimulate hand-eye coordination, and are suitable for all children aged 1 to 99.

Small frames with confetti

Here are two collage ideas that combine fun, creative recycling of materials, and sensory stimulation for children.

Materials needed for a 13×18 photo (or card)

• 15x20 cm white cardboard (for the inside)
• cardboard (cereal box or other) 20×30
• wrapping paper for covering
• large confetti
• frame hook
• vinyl glue
• fantasy

Method

• Take the cardboard and cut it out.
• Now take the wrapping paper and cut out a 12x17cm hole in the center.
• Line the cardboard with the wrapping paper leaving one end open (to insert the cardboard) and on the back glue the hook to hang the frame on the wall
• Now you can do it to color children can use white cardboard as they like and then glue the confetti onto the frame

Clowns with streamers

Clowns with streamers are a perfect educational and fun activity for preschoolers. You can ask little ones to place their noses over their mouths, their eyes under their hats, to review concepts upside down, and so on.

Necessary

• Colored paper scraps
• scissors
• shooting stars
• glue stick
• fantasy

Method

• Cut out the various parts that make up the clown in different colors from the cardstock and place the outline of the face in front of the children.
• Ask the little ones to place the various elements that make up the face: eyes, nose, mouth, hat, hair, cheeks.
• Now you can also glue the streamers under the clown's hat.

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• Homemade Carnival Confetti
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