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Kids Crafts: Photoframes (Presents Kids Can Make!)

Presents kids can makeThe children made these simple photo frames for Daddy’s Birthday. They were simple, quick and inexpensive to make. We added a nice photo of each of them with Daddy and he now has these up at work. These would make great presents kids can make for Christmas or for Father’s Day too (or indeed make a nice Mother’s Day gift to **ahem**)!

I bought the frames a while back in Ikea, they were really cheap, but I am sure the discount shops have these too.

Presents kids can make

Materials: a simple inexpensive photoframe, acrylic paint (or normal paint + varnish)

1) The children chose their colours. I always try and encourage only 2 primary colours to avoid a big brown smudge. But they actually only asked for Red and Blue (and some white). I removed all the bits that we didn’t want painted (i.e. the “glass”, in our case clear plastic) etc.

 

2) Let the children paint and let dry. I do love seeing how different the kids paint – I am sure it is age related. Pip Squeak’s painting is very free, with lots of mixing of colours creating new shades. Red Ted’s is very meticulous and he takes great care to get it just “right”.

3) Add the kids’ names and ages on the back.

And finished. They loved painting, I think it is great to have presents kids can make – it teaches children about giving and making an effort rather than then encourage early consumerism.

 

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  3. Agreed Becky, I encourage the children to make as much as possible!!! More presents that kids can make to come!

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  7. Hey Maggy, just linked up my knitting nancy skipping rope. I hope its OK that I made the one in the post. I though as it is a craft that can be done by relatively young kids it would still be relevant and others with older kids than my three year old might like to try it.

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  11. lol. I wish I had read this post back in the Spring when I had the kids make canvases for the house. Of course, yes, my preschooler made a nice big brown smudge. But usually he is the one who won’t even try to do a project so I thought it was sweet that he painted so many colors even though it didn’t turn out the perfect color. Well, now I will know what to do different!

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  12. Thanks Mummy Mummy Mum!

    And yes, Bethany, yes, we are VERY familiar with the brown smudge 🙂 and it is sweet how they get so excited!!

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  19. I love these, I bought the IKEA frames a long time ago and the kids have made them for a number of years, it’s lovely to see how their designs change with the passing of time! Thanks for linking to Festive Friday, this is a lovely addition! x

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