Ideas and resources
If you’re looking for Valentine’s Day projects than can be used as valentines or decor for the holiday, here are a few fun options. They incorporate some fun STEM concepts like pattern making, logical thinking and secret codes. These are … Read More ...
Sensory activities and STEM projects are great for any time of year, and it’s easy to give them a holiday twist for kids of any ages.
Here are a few fun and easy STEM (or Montessori-inspired, sensory ideas, whatever you … Read More ...
Making birdseed ornaments and peanut butter pinecones are classic winter crafts that help the wildlife that visits your yard or school.
This tutorial from Fireflies and Mudpies is super simple to follow, only has three ingredients, and doesn’t include corn … Read More ...
As I mentioned the other day, 2023 is the year of the rabbit in Chinese astrology. Because it’s a 12-year cycle, you are a rabbit if you were born in 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963 or 1951 (and so on).… Read More ...
Lunar New Year (also sometimes called Chinese New Year) is coming up (January 22 in 2023), and it’s a great opportunity to get kids interested in a bit of Asian culture.
One of the most common symbols of Lunar New … Read More ...
Sometimes simplicity is a great thing when it comes to kids activities. Simple often means that things are open ended, that you can use materials in different ways, and that kids can come up with their own ways to play … Read More ...
This pretty northern lights art project is a great way to talk to kids about why the northern lights happen, color mixing, using pastels and more.
If you have a set of pastels already this is a quick prep … Read More ...
Celebrating the 100th day of school is a big deal in kindergarten, with kids often collecting 100 items to practice counting to 100, or making a shirt with 100 things on it to commemorate the day. My daughter collected 100 … Read More ...
If you live somewhere consistently cold and snowy, making an igloo or structure out of frozen bricks is a fun winter activity.
This does take a fair bit of preparation, time for the bricks to freeze, and work making the … Read More ...
If it’s not so cold that you can’t go outside for a few minutes (or you have a stash of sticks in your house/classroom) this winter nature art activity is super cute and easy to do.
Make a tree from … Read More ...
Here’s an easy STEM project for when it’s too cold to go outside, or if you don’t have any real snow where you live to play in.
This snowstorm in a jar activity is pretty low prep, and similar to … Read More ...
This is a cool idea that combines telling a story with creating a craft project. Teaching Ideas has the story and steps for making a snowman on a large sheet of paper where kids draw, cut and create their snowmen … Read More ...
Once Christmas and Hanukkah are over it feels like we’re facing a long winter without much to celebrate or decorate. But snowflakes are a fun motif that we can keep using for crafts through the winter season.
If you … Read More ...
If you happen to live somewhere that has snow (or gets snow) this watercolor snow paint is a fun activity for kids to bring a little snow inside.
If you have snow you probably have everything you need to make … Read More ...
Stars are a fun and versatile shape to work with, and during the holiday season, they can become a festive and engaging craft project. This star tessellation project from What Do We Do All Day is a relaxing and enjoyable … Read More ...