Open Minds & Messy Hands
Go raid your collection of toilet paper tubes and get to work on this adorable toilet paper roll turkey. Recycled crafts are always a hit, and I love re-using items before they head to the recycling bin. Add some craft feathers and a cute face, and your have an adorable
We always have a few bum apples leftover after apple picking with the kids. They seem to always find some that are bruised or slightly rotten among the bunch. These provide us with the perfect opportunity to do some painting with apples. What a fun fall activity for kids!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Pretend play is very important in this house! My children are also not the type to go off and play by themselves…with anything…so they are constantly at my feet no matter what I am doing! I love it and it means that they
Learning letter and sight words is something that often occurs through play. When introducing these topics, have kids use their entire bodies and gross motor skills to explore the letters, this helps really wire those connections in the brain. Check out how we are learning with sidewalk chalk! Learning
Make your own homemade window paint and take it outside! This is a simple recipe I first saw here that the will kids will love to make and make again. Paint and wash, paint and wash. Homemade Window Paint What You Need: Cornstarch Water Dish Soap Liquid Watercolors (or food
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Today activity inspiration was letter A! I decided to use this opportunity to introduce Mack to some different artists and some famous artwork. His attention span was kind of short for this so we looked at a couple of books from the library and
My most recent obsession is teaching phonics and letters in a fun and meaningful way! My 3 year old is really benefiting and connecting to this while my 1 year old is thoroughly enjoying the art projects, its a win-win all around! Tape resist art is
Today’s post is all about Ava! I had this activity planned as one of ‘The Letters in My Name’ theme for the month but Mack decided that he was too tired today (pretty out of character so I gave him a pass!). I decided to let Ava
We learned 3 ‘C’ words with today’s art activity: clothespin, cotton ball and cloud. We are spending the month looking at the letters in Mack’s name in a fun way! If you haven’t done cotton ball painting you have to try it! It’s a great alternative to a paint
These suncatchers are super easy to make and can be made into a variety of shapes for various holiday decorations! Start by cutting out your shape, we made stars for the 4th of July. Then you want to fold the shape in half