Letter Craft for Children

Fun and easy group activity for children, ages 5 to 9, 20-30 minutes:

Materials:

• Thick paper, cut in squares
• Thin paper in a variety of colors 
• Glue (any type will do)
• A ribbon

Procedure: 

• Provide the kids with the thick paper
• Ask them to draw the first letter of their name in the center
• Then provide them with the thin paper, and ask them to cut it in small pieces
• Tell the children to glue these small pieces within the shape of the drawn letter
• Colors can be mixed, or placed in an order
• Finally, glue the ribbon in the back part of the thick paper, allowing it to be hung on a wall

The children created beautiful crafts, which made them happy, and enjoyed the simple process, which fostered their creativity, since it allowed for a wide variety of combinations of colors and lettering.