December always seems to be the month for "Best of" lists.
So, with my almost 8-year old son's help,
I've compiled this collection of 10 of the best "Boy-Approved"
crafts and activities we've done here at Come Together Kids.
So many times crafty projects seem to appeal to girls more than boys, especially once the boys get a little older.
The following list is in no particular order,
but each item has been given
my son's seal of approval!
1. Magical Playdoh Mix
I think the "magical" aspect of this mix,
with the color and scent being revealed
as we add the boiling water
is what makes it so appealing every time we make it.
I think the "magical" aspect of this mix,
with the color and scent being revealed
as we add the boiling water
is what makes it so appealing every time we make it.
3. Hot Car Crayons
Making crayons in the oven is fun,
but doing it in a hot car added
a certain coolness factor.
It's such a neat principle
and he loved watching the bubbles
each time we added a tablet.
6. Really Big Bubble Maker
For boys, I think bigger is so often better.
These big bubbles were a big hit.
8. Spongeballs
We've made these several times
for our own family and for playdates.
They've been a blast every time.
We've made these several times
for our own family and for playdates.
They've been a blast every time.
What boy wouldn't love
this slippery, slimy substance?
10. Fingerprint Candles
I have to admit, I was a little surprised when my son
added these candles to his Top Ten list.
However, he said he really liked when the
"drawing melted onto the candle" and
he likes seeing them at the grandparents' houses.
I hope you get some inspiration
for your own boys from my son's list here.
(and don't get me wrong,
these ideas are perfect for girls too!)
for your own boys from my son's list here.
(and don't get me wrong,
these ideas are perfect for girls too!)
33 comments:
You come up with the greatest post, I love these ideas!
Carlee
www.ladybirdln.com
Love it, Laura! I added it to the Parent Watercooler on Pinterest.
http://pinterest.com/zina/the-parent-water-cooler/
I've seen a couple of these, and I wanted to try them, but the opportunity never arose. You're definitely right, they're not just boy ideas.:) Some super fun things here.
This is awesome. I have an 18 month old son. He will love to do these crafts and play with these toys. Great job!
Oh what a fun list of fun things to do with boys! I have three boys and I know they'd love to do each of them. I especially like the "make your own lava lamp". We'd love to have you share this with our readers for Fun Stuff Fridays linky party. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-3.html
I can't wait till Cutter is old enough to do some of this!
these are so great, that marshmallow shooter looks so fun I'd love it if you would add them to my What We Wore and Made link party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/search/label/WWWMW
This is really cool! Thanks so much for sharing - I am definitely going to try and do all of these over the holidays!
Lowri
http://papervinenz.blogspot.com
fun ideas! I know its always hard to find something in the crafty world for boys! I especially love the marshmallow shooter!
These are wonderful! JDaniel will love trying all of them.
Awesome ideas! Thanks!
More More More!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a great site! Saw this posted in Pinterest!
How ridiculous. Now there are separate boy and girl crafts?
Teacher Mama, not at all. If you click on any of the activities above, you'll see that both my son AND my daughters participated in all of them. However, there are other crafts and activities that we have all done together that just didn't really appeal to my 8-year old. He either did them begrudgingly or did something else on his own instead. He and I came up with this list of "boy-approved" crafts for other families who may have struggled to find activities their boys would like.
I'm with Teacher Mama. Perhaps crafts for the reluctant crafter? I fail to see how the child's gender plays into this at all. Furthermore, I have a non-gender conforming girl (aka tomboy) and I hate it when people try to restrict her likes and dislikes because of something she cannot change.
I am going to be trying the marshmallow shooters with the boys!! Great ideas
Wow... grumpy much? The post didn't say "boys only; no girls or tomboys allowed!" It just said these are some crafts that her son approved of and enjoyed doing. If you have a tomboy (I was one myself) then I would think you'd appreciate some out-of-the-box crafty ideas that your girl might enjoy! As a crafty soon-to-be-mom of a little boy, I am excited to see that there are indeed some good crafty ideas out there to share with my son if he ends up not enjoying stamping, scrapbooking, sewing, and knitting with his mama!
Thanks, Trish!!
I'm not sure how else to get across that these are crafts/activities that all three of my kids did (2 girls and one boy). However, in my house, at least, crafts/activities need to have a higher coolness level to get my son's stamp of approval (whereas my girls seem to like just about anything we do).
These are awesome ideas that both my kids (boy AND girl) will love. Thanks for sharing!
I love these activities for boys! THanks for sharing. My question is what did you write on the candles with? And their fingerprints for the flowers on the Mothers' Day candle? I'd love to do that as a grandma gift, too!
Pay no attention to the people who want to dispute the gender thing...ridiculous!
These are great crafts (and I only looked at them because they said "boy approved") Thanks so much for posting them.
I also looked at these craft ideas because it said "boy approved". I get where you are coming from...I love doing craft projects with my kids. My girls love to do anything related to crafts/art. My son on the other hand, it has to be a pretty "cool" craft to get his attention. Thank you for some new ideas. I will be trying them out!
Thanks for posting some ideas that my sons might enjoy as much as my daughter. They can be tough to please!
great ideas! i'm a preschool teacher and am always looking for fun new ideas. i was hoping that there would be instructions for these activities, but when i clicked on them, all that came up was a closer view of the photo. are there directions somewhere? if so, i'd LOVE to see them. thanks so much!
oops.... forgot to include my email. it's auntierah@hotmail.com
thanks!!
Love it, thanks so much I run holiday programmes in New Zealand and struggle to find new and interesting ideas to engage our boys. I can't wait to try the marshmallow popper I know its going to be a hit
Great post! Don't listen to the naysayers. They will always be out there unfortunately!! :)
This is totally awesome.
Awesome list. My son will love the marshmallow shooter.
I totally love that these are crafts for boys. That's why I looked at them. I have two girls and three boys. I make a lot of hair bows and paint fingernails with my girls, but don't have any good ideas for what to do with my boys that they would enjoy. Thanks for sharing. Yes, ignore the people who can't understand that no one said these were boy ONLY crafts or that boys can't make "girly" craft, it's just some don't want to. So my boys and girls ;) will be trying these this summer! Thanks again!
Thanks for the great ideas! I have a son who is almost 5 years old and have been looking for fun craft ideas for us to do while the other 2 kids nap during the day. Your post may have just saved me from going crazy!
Love this! Can't wait to do these with my son!
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