The American immigration/travel ban is up in the air right now as court battles loom, but regardless of how it ends up or how you feel about it personally, it is always a good idea to take time to learn … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Cards and Crafts for Kids
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is all about love and celebration, and it is a great opportunity to get kids involved in fun and creative activities with your children.
Making Valentine’s Day cards and crafts is a great way … Read More ...
28 Valentine’s Day Activities for Little Kids
There are so many great learning-related activities that can be done with children on Valentine’s Day.
These activities can be a great way to introduce young children to important concepts, such as letters, numbers, and sensory exploration.
When it comes … Read More ...
A Fun Free Printable for Chinese New Year
I know I already wrote a whole post about rooster crafts (with a few dragons thrown in for good measure) for Chinese New Year, but then I saw this cool printable and I wanted to make sure you knew about … Read More ...
Get Some Fun Art Inspiration with 500 Kids Art Ideas
I picked up the book 500 Kids Art Ideas
by Gavin Andrews rather at random on a visit to the craft store last summer. I was sure we would need more ideas for getting through the break, and because my … Read More ...
Help Kids Learn About Money with Printable Play Wallet and Cash
Helping kids learn about money is important, both from a math standpoint and for the life skills involved in being able to count money, make change and evaluate how much things cost.
But you might now want kids playing with … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Coding Activity
At my daughter’s school, they had an activity like this set up in the tinkering studio around Christmas, but I love it as a Valentine’s Day activity, too.
Using binary code and two colors of pony beads (plus a third … Read More ...
Learn about Shapes, Symmetry and Geometry with Snowflake Patterns
I love this snowflake geometry project from the STEM Laboratory.
Use her printables for a variety of shapes, read books or websites about how snowflakes form (NOAA has a pretty great rundown of the science behind snowflakes) and then … Read More ...
Rooster Crafts and Activities for Chinese New Year
The year that begins with Chinese New Year on Jan. 28 is the year of the rooster, so I thought it would be fun to share some rooster crafts and activities you can make to learn about and celebrate the … Read More ...
Make Fun Paper Lanterns for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is coming up soon (Jan. 28, to be exact) and it’s a lot of fun to talk about the traditions surrounding the holiday and to make crafts related to it.
Several times over the years we have … Read More ...
Unpoppable Bubbles are a Fun Science Lesson
We’ve made what were supposed to be super strong bubbles before, but nothing quite like this un-poppable bubble.
Hip Homeschool Moms has a video from Labracadabra that shows how to make and play with bubbles that aren’t literally unpoppable but … Read More ...
Resources for Learning about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., day is coming up, and it’s a great time to learn about the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement in general. This isn’t easy stuff to talk to our kids about, but it is … Read More ...
Roll a Silly Sentence as a Story Starter or Just for Fun
Rolling a silly sentence is a great activity that you can take a lot of different ways and that doesn’t require a lot of setup.
Royal Baloo has the printables you need to play roll a silly winter sentence. … Read More ...
Gross Motor Activity Alphabet Cards
Snow days and too-cold-to-go-outside days can add up to kids who just need to get some energy out, but it can sometimes be hard to come up with movement activities that are OK to do inside.
From ABCs to ACTs … Read More ...
Sing and Learn with These Fun Songs for Kids
Anyone remember the TV show “Animaniacs”? I was in junior high or high school when it came out, and I had a friend who memorized the states and capitals song just for fun. I don’t know if he remembered any … Read More ...
