Just a heavy piece of cardboard, some scraps of yard, a crochet hook and glue provided some fun today!
I crocheted some chains in different lengths (actually the girls told me what color and how long). If they were older it would have been fun to have them crochet their own chains.
They put glue on the cardboard.
Then they expertly arranged the crochet chains on the glue.
Ta Da!
I think this activity would be great for older (Kate and Bella are 4 1/2) children too! It would be easier for older children to fill in the whole space and it would also provide a fun way for them to practice crochet skills.
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Wow, how creative is that? What a great activity for kids, and also a wonderful way to use up yarn scraps.
Fun! I’ve been wanting to teach my 8 yr old to crochet. This would be a great first project to learn the chain stitch!
Love those little smiling faces – and oh, yes, the cardboard ones too! Very cute — what a great mom to crochet miles of yarn!
Darling project! We might need to do this in my girls class!
Oh what a simple and creative idea! Love the googlyface
The girls will love to do this project. Now we can use all those long chains the girls crochet.
This is a must try for the Ray family! Thanks for sharing!
Oh how adorable!!! I’m gonna have to try this one very soon!
Thanks for the great tip!
I certainly can not wait until i can make it to the yarn store to do this with my kids! Thanks a million! I will certainly give credit to the Idea when I post!
Loveable-Lerwills, Amber!
What a fun project. Thanks for sharing!!
Have you ever tried finger crochet? They can make chains without a hook. The children in my class have made very long chains this way.
The mosaics are a great idea.
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What an excellent idea. I am really looking forward to trying this with my 5 year old daughter!!!
Thank you so much for sharing!!!
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That is so cool!!! I will definitely be doing this with my kids. Maybe we’ll do it again at Christmas time too. Thank you!
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I’m thinking this would be a great road trip project for my 3yo daughter, but using sandpaper to stick the chains onto instead of the cardboard (saving unsupervised backseat glue usage, of course!). Thanks for the idea!
Brilliant idea – we have thirty million miles of finger knitting and only so many tiny toys need scarves!!! Love it!
it’ a good idea.congratulations!
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Hello,
This reminds me of Huichol yarn paintnig. I have done similar projects with 5-6 and 7-8 but never using finger knitting/ crocheting to provide a new level of dimention. Thank you for the idea!
http://www.latinamericanfolkart.com/yarn_paintings_i.htm
Gracias, por tan hermosa idea. Es fácil de realizar en especial con los más pequeños y pequeñas que apenas comienzan elaborando cadenetas, y que al tiempo le dan libertad a su imaginación en el uso de las mismas. Yolanda.
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What a wonderful idea! I often teach my friend’s children how to crochet…this is a wonderful idea for the younger children!