Apr
5
Approximately 10 years ago, I made our wedding invitations and heat embossed every single one. I loved using that embossing heat tool! This is the perfect craft to pull it out of storage or pick one up! They are pretty …
Mar
13
I love how creative some people can be. Who knew you could create an entire lesson plan based around hot chocolate and include language arts, math, crafts, science and every other subject out there?!?! You MUST check out The Nature …
Jan
31
Who doesn’t love a good journal session, right? Especially in those teen angst years. This is a great craft for your tweens or teens to create their own journals and put personal touches on it! You can find the tutorial …
Nov
9
This is the perfect craft if you are looking to introduce the letter B to your child. Any child would love to blow bubbles AND create their own artwork! You can find the tutorial which goes along with a great …
Oct
19
This month’s featured author is an amazing one, Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Any book you check out from the library of hers will not disappoint you. You can get so many inspiring ideas by heading over to the Virtual Kids Book …
Sep
23
I love to hear about wonderful link ups that involve crafts to coincide with something educational. This Virtual Book Club has over 30+ bloggers that share some wonderful crafts that match up with some great books! This month, they are …
Sep
3
I am finding on Pinterest, tons of ways to create a magnet board for your kitchen, like using an oil pan and such. This is the first idea I have come across that actually turns something into magnets to help …
Aug
17
I love it when a mom puts her mind to work to help her children learn something. This mom figured out how to entice her children to spell using the military alphabet chart. Instead of spelling something out, she will …
Jul
30
Lego Duplo now has new kits out that encourage literacy skills through building with duplo blocks! The Educators’ Spin On It has offered up some free printables to go along with these amazing kits! You have to read her entire …
Jun
7
Aren’t these rocks so naturally beautiful? I love the way this mama encourages her children to learn about the basics of reading and letter recognition by using rocks to spell out poems and other fun phrases. You can find her …
Jun
4
I just love any craft that will help a child visually understand something educational! This Bubble ABC craft is perfect for allowing your children to playfully learn their letters. You can find the tutorial over at Random Bits. …
Nov
17
Once in a while, a craft comes across my path, and my heart gets all tingly because the craft touches the cockles of my heart. This craft does that to me. These Story Stones by red bird crafts can be …
Nov
8
I love crafts that allow your children to practice their letters and reading. This is the perfect craft to accomplish this! Head on over to Parents.com for the tutorial and ‘Give Thanks’ for a wonderful craft!…
Oct
28
This Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas has it right, ‘A Halloween craft that doubles as a learning aide is my idea of fabulous!’ This bat is so simple, and the fact that it can then be used to teach …
Sep
21
This craft is perfect for teaching your children how to recognize words in specific word families. Come Together Kids shows you how to make these ‘word family’ spinners out of paper plates, and also includes links for lists of word …
















