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Creative Ways to Entertain Kids Indoors During Colder Months

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The colder weather of winter is a great time to introduce entertaining art projects at home. Kids love discovering new activities that blend art, learning and play, and winter is an excellent time of year to get started. Children are excited by new creative things to do, and the following projects are sure to keep them engaged.

Fun and Creative Projects for Kids to Try at Home

It takes only a bit of creativity and some simple art supplies to inspire children during the colder months. Try these ideas and see how your kids start adding their own creative touch to each one.

Clay Sculpture Modeling

This straightforward activity involves shaping and molding clay into various objects and figures. Children could create miniature animals like cats or dogs, with older kids adding more complexity as they get comfortable. After shaping the clay they can paint and decorate their designs.

Art History Lessons

Introduce a new artist each week, discussing their various art styles and place in art history. You could showcase the abstract art style of Piet Mondrian and encourage your kids to create their own works using squares and rectangles of different sizes.

Create Art With Recycled Materials

Encourage kids to reuse cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and old newspapers or magazines to make art. Entertaining projects could include constructing a cardboard castle, or transforming a plastic bottle into a pencil holder or colorful vase.

Art Journaling

A simple tip for inspiring kids to love art is to give them an art journal. Rather than a single project requiring focused attention, using a journal allows children to illustrate or write when they feel inspired. For example, a doodle from their journal could later be reproduced as a watercolor painting.

Daily Creative Themes

For this project, set a daily theme to inspire creativity. By setting aside days for nature, science, math, sports and other themes, kids can focus on specific ideas and explore each topic deeply.

Indoor Photography Projects

Teach children the basics of photography using a camera or smartphone. Fun indoor projects include creating a portrait series of family members, a photo documentary of their toys and so on. Children can experiment with different angles and lighting to create unique compositions.

Paper Crafts

Paper crafts involve various activities that use paper as the primary material. Most kids will have used paper or cardstock to create art in the classroom. Popular exercises here include origami, pop-up books, paper flower design and more. For an entertaining project you can try at home, cut out mask shapes, decorate or color them, then use a strip of ribbon to tie the mask on.

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