Would you be willing to learn a few crafts for your young children? Something that you can do together besides watch tv? Little kid crafts have traditionally been taught away from home. Places like preschool, bible school and day care centers know the importance of crafts for children. But, what about at home? Are there any crafts for little kids that can be done with parents without difficult training?

You bet there are! With very few items you can create some quality time with your children and enjoy a rewarding experience of watching and helping your youngster's learning habits.

Here are a couple of crafts for children that will take minimal preparation. Some you may even remember from your own childhood. Let's get started.

To make a RUBBER BAND GUITAR you will need a wide mouthed tin can or plastic bowl. Also, get a variety of rubber bands, different widths will produce different sounds. Now, just stretch the rubber bands over the tin can or plastic bowl and have your child begin strumming. Who knows? You may be nurturing the next Eric Clapton!

Remember the old TIN CAN WALKIE TALKIES? I remember making these as a child. Take two empty tin cans. 14.5 ounce cans will fit little hands better than a larger can. Next, get 15 to 20 feet of string. Mom and dad need to perform the next step. With a hammer and nail or ice pick poke a hole in the center of each can. Thread the string through each can, tie a knot in the string to secure it, stretch the cans far enough apart to be tight and speak into one can while listening from the other. Imagine the wide grin on your young Alexander Graham Bell as they use their home mad phones!

Lastly, why not make a SCRATCHER RAINBOW? It is simple. You'll need some different colored markers, apiece of white construction paper and a black crayon On the paper have your child scribble some colorful designs. It doesn't matter what designs they choose, as long as the colors all run together. Now, with the black crayon cover the entire colored area. Let your child scrape pictures or designs with a coin. The colors show through and little Rembrandt is delighted!

Crafts for your young children don't have to be difficult. Any thing you can do will build a beautiful relationship with your children. I'll bet they will remember the crafts for years and will share them with their own children and grandchildren, too.