Follow my blog with Bloglovin It’s finally starting to feel like spring in our neck of the woods! Which means it’s time to keep the kids occupied OUTSIDE! This stay at home mom spends much of the day chasing the 2 and 4 year old tornadoes that rip through my
Rainbow Suncatchers – A Kid-Made Spring Activity
This simple rainbow suncatcher craft turned out beautifully and is great for a variety of ages, you will really be able to see the difference in ability with age but no matter how ‘accurate’ these are they will come out beautiful! I started by using placemats with a piece of
DIY Melted Crayon Valentines
We are jumping on the melted crayon train this year for Valentine’s Day! I wanted to find something cute and crafty for Mack to make for his class, after all it is his first ever Valentine’s party! Like me, I am sure many of you have encountered many versions
DIY Kids Valentine’s Day Placemats
Our Valentine’s crafting is in full swing! We put together a couple of the projects that we have been working on this week to create our fun kid’s placemats! These are perfect for seasonal decor, or for a kid’s Valentine’s party, which is what we are using them for!
Invitation to Create: Winter Wonderland
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I did a quick bathroom raid to find some wintery-looking materials for a simple invitation to create. I love just setting out some small loose parts and seeing what the kids can produce! I found some cotton
Magic Frozen Paint
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Calling all Elsa lovers! This super simple ‘Frozen Ice’ paint is just salt water! Kids love the magic of painting with ‘water’ and having it turn into ‘ice’! Plus, there’s a little science component as well 😉 We started by finding some coarse salt in
C is for Candy Cane: Simple Kids Craft
I’ve had a box of candy canes sitting around waiting for me to come up with some crafty thing to do with them…I got sick of them staring at me, taunting my lack of inspiration, so we smashed them up and made ‘candy cane glitter’.
Sugar Cube Igloos
We are continuing our ‘winter’ activities and started discussing igloos today! Whenever I’m unsure of how to explain something like how ice can be insulating and create heat to a 3 year old I turn to children’s books…much easier! Curious George Builds an Igloo to the rescue. So once we
Simple Snowflake Craft: Painting Salt with Watercolors
This is such an easy and fun craft that incorporates a little bit of science! You only need a few materials that most of you probably have lying around your house. Have you ever painted with watercolors on salt? The watercolor travels along the salt making
‘T’ is for Turkey Thanksgiving Craft
This fun Thanksgiving turkey craft uses the letter ‘T’ to combine some early reading and letter identification with arts and crafts. This super simple ‘T’ is for Turkey craft is so much fun for holiday preparation! We were inspired by this turkey craft and added our spin on it with handprints. My