Crafty parents - I need your ideas!

[BackAgainSlimLady]

I need ideas on arts/crafts/activities for between 4 - 12 children (potentially more in the future) ages between 2-11 - I’m so not creative in the slightest and I cant think of something I can bring/do with them that isn’t too messy, take a short amount of time (so they can take it home) ect.

any ideas?!

appreciate you 👇🏼

More information needed. How much time will you have, where will you be etc...

You might need a couple of options for those age ranges. A 2 year old is going to have very different abilities and interests to an 11 year old.

Something like this? It's a frame with cellotape on one side, they stick whatever they find out in nature on the cellotape and make a picture. Not sure how you'd make the frames maybe wooden ice lolly stick? Or find some old photo frames in charity shop!

Is this an on the regular thing? How long are the sessions? Is there any sort of theme, like is it a messy church Sunday school group, or a creche at a gym, or a holiday play scheme? Are parents staying for the younger children? Is it just you or will there be other adults? Are you indoors or outside, do you have things like tables, access to sinks, electricity, any craft equipment like pens and paper or just what you bring?

I don't know how this suggestion would go down with younger ages 2/3 year olds ... but I made a Zine (sort of like a mini magazine) with my 4 year old daughter recently so lots of cutting and sticking with scrap material. It turned out pretty nice and she enjoyed it.

Sorry all I didn’t give enough info!

Its like a stay and play club, parents don’t stay, kids are booked in anywhere from 45mins to 2.5 hours.

We won’t have access to outside until the warmer months.

I love the celotape frame idea for when we can get outside!

My younger ones love making paper plate things, faces, animals ect but not sure it would entertain older ones. I bought a 100 kids craft ideas book from a charity shop last year and we've done lots from it.