I have three little ones. In an alternate life, I was a teacher. I can sense when it’s time to put away the books and the science experiments and take out the construction paper, pipe cleaners and the googly eyes.
Crafts are a stress reliever. Coloring, cutting, pasting and putting things together can be a welcome respite from sweating over a keyboard. Especially where googly eyes are involved.
I couldn’t do this any better than this blogger, so here is a link to her page:
Halloween Cat Craft
http://jennwa.blogspot.com/2008/09/halloween-paper-plate-crafts-black-cat.html