Need something easy to pair with a book for Dr. Seuss week? Tot Schooling has got you covered.
She’s got 25 free printable activities that can be paired with Seuss books, so you can read a book and do the … Read More ...
Easy Activities for Seuss Week
The first week in March is often celebrated as Seuss Week, and March 2 is Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
It’s a great time to pull out some of his books and pair them with … Read More ...
Frozen Water Balloons
With so much of the United States really cold right now, it might be a fun time to play with frozen water balloons.
Here’s a great explanation of the activity from Exploratorium, but who needs the freezer when the … Read More ...
How to Make Snow Paint
I’m in the part of the United States that is covered in snow right now, and while I’d say it’s too cold to play outside (it was -18 this morning!) kids often don’t agree with adults on when it’s suitable … Read More ...
Learning about Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges is a great historical figure for kids to learn about during Black History Month because her moment of fame came when she was a child.
(If you don’t know about her, check out this quick biography. She … Read More ...
Black History Month Collaborative “Quilt” Project
I love, LOVE this idea for a Black History Month project for middle school kids from Jenny Knappenberger. She has a set of 30 printable hexagonal blocks that include the name and portrait of an inspiring Black figure from history, … 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 … 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Roll a Christmas Tree Printable Game
This printable Christmas tree game from Play Party Plan has kids decorate a tree according to rolls of the dice.
It includes different decorations and a list of numbers, so they can roll the dice and decorate the tree in … Read More ...
Make a Menorah Out of Natural Materials
This nature-inspired menorah project from Barley and Birch is a lovely project for celebrating or learning about Hanukkah with kids. You can also use the same idea to make a flameless centrepiece for the table any time of year.
Activities … Read More ...
Color-in Your Christmas Ebook
Nadia at Teach Me Mommy has just released a Christmas ebook full of printable projects for kids to color for gifts, decor and more.
Color-in Your Christmas features 15 different projects including a countdown to Christmas, Santa stop here door … Read More ...
Paper Lanterns for Diwali and Other Winter Holidays
These paper lanterns from Red Ted Art are so pretty and easy for kids to make (maybe with an adult’s help cutting out shapes).
They were intended to be a craft for Diwali since it is a festival of light, … Read More ...