| Keeping tweens busy can be a handful, which is | | | | following items: |
| why these great craft ideas for tweens can help | | | | Beads of various shapes, colors, and sizes. |
| any mom out. Whether you use them during bad | | | | Jewelry wire. |
| weather days to keep them busy, or for | | | | Clasps. |
| activities at a birthday party, consider the | | | | Crimpers and crimping tools. |
| following: | | | | Let girls put together their own earrings, |
| Flip flops: | | | | bracelets, watches, or necklaces by stringing |
| Making their own flip flops is a craft any tween girl | | | | beads, and arranging them however they would |
| can get into. For this craft you need the following | | | | like. They will have more fun if you get a wide |
| items: | | | | assortment of colors, kind, and sizes. Remind girls |
| An assortment of flip flop colors and sizes. | | | | to think of what they enjoy wearing most, and |
| Flowers | | | | to make jewelry that will compliment outfits they |
| Buttons | | | | possess. Then, they will get the most use out of |
| Ribbon | | | | the craft. Also, help them with the fastenings so |
| Material | | | | that they are solid, and don't break easily. |
| Gems | | | | Fabric purses: |
| Hot glue gun | | | | Yet another great craft for tween girls is that of |
| Scissors | | | | fabric purses. Tweens start needing things like |
| For this craft you are going to let the girls design | | | | tampons (if they start very early), lip glosses, sun |
| their flip flops as they see fit. You can buy plain | | | | glasses, money, etc. and may want a bag or |
| colored flip flops almost anywhere. Old Navy is a | | | | purse to carry it all in when they go out and |
| fun place to pick some up. Then let the girls use | | | | about. You can buy solid canvas tote bags, or |
| the various assortment of items to decorate | | | | make your own basic tote purses out of fun |
| them. They can make a flower out of fabric, and | | | | fabric prints, then buy iron on letters, gem stones, |
| put a gem in the middle. They might use a | | | | flowers, fabric markers, and more to allow the |
| premade flower to decorate the flip flop top, or | | | | girls creative power in decorating their very own |
| just glue some big gem stones to it. They will | | | | fabric purse. Again, remind them to put their |
| have fun, and have an easy, inexpensive, and fun | | | | creativity into perspective using their favorite |
| footwear item to use the whole summer through. | | | | outfits as a guide, and choosing colors that might |
| Jewelry making: | | | | go well with several outfits, etc. This way, they |
| Most tweens are just getting to the stage where | | | | will get more use out of the craft. |
| they are more concerned with how they look, | | | | Any craft can be tweaked to be fun for tweens. |
| and how other precieve them. They might get | | | | Just think about their stage of life, what they are |
| into accessories, which is why making hand strung | | | | into, and how you can help them make something |
| jewelry is such a fun craft idea. You will need the | | | | to benefit them during that time. |