What are some great craft ideas for grandma and a 3-year-old do together?

As a grandma myself, I like making edible playdough. It's very easy. One part peanut butter, one part powdered sugar and one part honey.

You might sprinkle in a touch of flour to help firm it up a bit. A fun quick project. A nice thing about it is, if you get called away to the stove to stir something or the phone rings you don't have to be concerned that the child's activities are on hold in your temporary absence.

You could trace her hands onto several sheets of green construction paper and use those to make a Christmas tree out of her "hands" for your wall. She could even practice tracing cups to decorate and use as ornaments & other items to make little "boxes" for under the hand tree. Happy Holidays!

We just recently found an Ornament Cookie Kit at our grocery store that we decorated with our son. It comes with the cookies, icing and a bunch of candies and when you're done you always have the option of letting them eat it afterward or putting it on the Christmas tree. If you're looking a little less seasonal, we picked up a few white pillows and some fabric paint and let our son go crazy painting on the pillows - we drew some pictures together and then he just started going nuts with the paint - very abstract.It dries after about 12 hours or so though, so it's not something he can play with right away.

Try looking online at makingfriends.com/precrafts.htm or everythingpreschool.com/art/crafts.htm You could also try going to your local teacher store or educational supplier and look for preschool craft books. Something that is age appropriate for a 3-year-old and Grandma can help with the harder parts like cutting. Books such as "Wonderplay" (amazon.com/Wonderplay-Fretta-Reitzes/dp/...) have ideas for all sorts of actives including crafts and games.

There are many books out there with craft ideas.

Paper Mache Rocks! The second of the included links includes many projects specifically for a 3 or 4 year old.

For a 3 year-old (I have one myself) it is best to focus on things the child can do. So simple crafts that practice skills the child has learned in pre-school or already done with mom and dad. Things such as painting, drawing, coloring (don't worry about the lines) are great.

Working with modeling clay or playdough are fun. You can make home made playdough in mass quantities (don't worry about mixing the colors) using recipes you can find on Google. Depending on the child, he or she may enjoy making playdough, mixing the ingredients and stirring, as much as playing with it.

If you want to create a lasting piece of craft, then hand tracings are fun, or hand prints where you paint the child's hands with tempura paint and let them make prints on the paper. Above all, the child should enjoy what you are doing. Your personal goal should be for the child to have a good time and practice their skills, not to produce a masterpiece to hang on the wall.

Whatever the end result, it will be great.

I would reccomend any local ceramics store that allow you to decorate the piece and have them fire it. The grandmother and the child can enjoy picking out the piece and decorating it together. Then they will share that piece and a memroy forever.

Definitely do a gingerbread house it's an all time classic!

There is a book called The Big Book of Playtime Activities that contains all sorts of cool, learning-oriented crafts aimed at preschoolers, starting at about a bright age 2. We've had it in my house for years. It's published by Usborne Books.

The nice thing is that all the crafts were tested by the publisher to make sure a preschooler could do them, so they actually come out looking like the picture!

Anything with a piggy bank, it's a great way to teach saving at a young age while connecting the specialness of seeing grammy/nana/nona!

Unless the three year old is precocious with a hammer, you could gather her older cousins and build more than just Christmas memories: coffinkits.com/ actually, the three year old will love to take rides when the project is done.

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