Crafts - Bookmarks

Another easy craft would be making bookmarks.  It's an easy way to promote reading and using materials you will already have or extremely low in cost.

Supplies:
Foam or Paper Bookmarks - Dollar Tree
     I believe it was 10 Bookmarks for $1!
Flat (regular stickers) - Michaels
      Books of 200+ stickers for $1

I love to find activities that are gender neutral and can work for both girls and boys but this can be harder than you think.  Surprisingly, pirates is a GREAT concept to go with this idea - both boys and girls seem to love pirates.  Last summer Michaels had sticker books (600+ stickers for $1) and they were pirate themed.  These are great finds because they last for multiple jobs and most kids usually LOVE stickers!

Super Hero, Pirates, Fairy Princess

Kids can decorate their bookmarks using these stickers and it's a great activity to promote reading as well.  It could be paired with a great outing to the local library!

This activity would be less that 25 cents per child.  It's a nice low cost activity for nannies to include!