As we approach the Year of the Ox, it can be fun to throw in some Chinese New Year crafts and activities to help your kids learn about the holiday.
(If you need help with the basics of the Lunar … Read More ...
Paper Fortune Cookies for Kids to Make
OK, fortune cookies are an American invention, but they are so associated with Chinese food in our minds that it seems like a fun addition to a Chinese New Year celebration.
It’s easy for kids to make fortune cookies … Read More ...
Printable Chinese Zodiac Coloring Pages
The Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is coming up soon (Feb. 12) and if you’d like to bring a little celebration to your art area (or for kids at home) these printable Chinese zodiac coloring sheets from Kiddy … Read More ...
Activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
King Day is typically a time of service and reflection on what each of us can do to help make our communities better places, as well as discussions of racial equity and how our nation still falls short of King’s … Read More ...
How to Make Paper Plate Snowflake Art
Simple lacing and sewing projects are a great way for kids to practice their fine motor skills, and they can make some really cute projects in the meantime.
Paper plates
make a great base for lacing projects because they are … Read More ...
Snowflake Math Factors
When kids are learning multiplication, its important for them to learn the different factors for multiplication (meaning, for instance, that you can get 12 by multiplying 12×1, 6×2 and 3×4).
Look We’re Learning combined learning math facts with winter decor … Read More ...
Salt Crystal Snowflakes
Once you know about how to make salt crystals, you will realize that you can make them grow on any sort of shape you like. We’ve done it with alphabet letters, spirals and other shapes.
MomBrite has a tutorial for … Read More ...
Among Us Craft Using TP Rolls
My kid isn’t into it, but pretty much everyone she knows is playing Among Us these days. Doing Among Us crafts might be a way to get kids interested in arts and crafts who might not otherwise be, or encourage … Read More ...
How to Mix Skin Tone Paint
Mixing paints to make different colors is a lot of fun, and when it comes to painting self-portraits its important to be able to mix different skin tones for different people.
Art Bar has a great blog post and video … Read More ...
New Year’s Journal for Kids (or Adults)
New Year’s is a great time to reflect and look ahead for the year to come. This printable journal from Kitchen Table Classroom is a great way to get kids thinking back on the good things that might have happened … Read More ...
Dreams and Wishes Printable for Kids
Marking the new year is always an important transition, and this year I think more than others we all want to make changes or have something different than we had in 2020.
This wishes and dreams printable gives kids space … Read More ...
Make a Time Capsule to Mark the New Year
This year will probably go down as the weirdest in most of our lifetimes, and while it’s easy to want to just forget about it and show it the door, it’s worth taking time to remember some of the good … Read More ...
Kwanzaa Printables and Other Resources
If you’re still looking for projects and resources for teaching kids about Kwanzaa, check out the Kwanzaa page at Kid Sparkz.
You’ll find a few few printables including a cut and paste poster, a K is for Kwanzaa coloring page, … Read More ...
PowerPoint for Learning about Kwanzaa
If you want to teach your kids about Kwanzaa (whether literally your kids or the children in your classroom) this PowerPoint presentation from Rayas Store at Teachers Pay Teachers is a great place to start.
It’s a 17-page presentation that … Read More ...
Upcycled Mini Wreath
This mini wreath project is a great one for the kids who are home from school because it takes a few steps so it should keep them occupied on and off all day.
Grab your stash of cardboard and some … Read More ...