Whether you need to work some art time into your daily schedule or just want to have some creative time with or for the kids while they are home, I came up with 30 ideas you can use for creative … Read More ...
Free Coloring Pages to Download
Coloring pages are a simple art activity that can actually be used a lot of different ways, whether you color with crayons, markers, colored pencils or paint, cut out the shapes to use in a collage or make your own … Read More ...
Explore Harry Potter’s World Online
I feel like this post should just say go check out the Arts and Culture section of Google right now and any time you or your kids need a break because there is so much cool stuff related to the … Read More ...
Coloring Pages from the Van Gogh Museum
If you’re looking for an art activity for older kids, or want to introduce kids of any age to a master, check out these great free printable coloring pages from the Van Gogh Museum.
You can color your own Sunflowers… Read More ...
Dandelion Crafts and Activities for Kids
As we’ve been outside this week we have been noticing that the dandelions are coming on aggressively, which means it’s time for dandelion crafts and activities.
Years ago I dyed some yarn with dandelions, which is a fun process … Read More ...
K-12 Ebooks Free to Download for Now
I mentioned the Amazing Educational Resources Facebook group the other day, and through that group I learned about the fact that the digital reading platform Big Universe is free to access right now (and will be for a few months).… Read More ...
Calming Crafts for Kids
If you’d like to get a little arts and crafts into your days with kids at home, check out this list I compiled for my Our Daily Craft blog all about calming crafts for kids. These are also great … Read More ...
Need Some Decor for Your New “Home School”? Basher Has You Covered
I have long enjoyed Basher Laboratories products. They make great books and toys for learning about science, math, grammar, history and more that have fun illustrations and are engaging for kids but also educational.
Right now they are … Read More ...
Tons of Resources for Schooling at Home
There have been so many companies that have stepped up with free resources or discounted rates on services to help parents who unexpectedly have kids at home right now. Rather than try to list them all here, there’s an fantastic … Read More ...
Staying Home? Check out these Virtual Field Trips
While so many kids are home as a result of the covid-19 outbreak, lots of people are pulling together resources and sharing information to help us keep our kids entertained and learning at home.
One fun thing to do while … Read More ...
Build a Peep Launcher: Springtime STEM
This Peep launcher project from Team Cartwright looks like so much fun, and is a great engineering challenge for kids. You’ve probably built a catapult or trebuchet to launch pom-poms and other light items, but Peeps are heavy so they … Read More ...
Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
My daughter loves looking for and pointing out the signs of spring we see on the way to school and in our neighborhood, like grass turning green and the first spring flowers blooming.
When you have a warm day you … Read More ...
Addition Clouds Helps Kids Learn Math Skills
I love this idea for introducing basic addition concepts to kids with a bit of art included.
This addition clouds activity from Preschool Play and Learn is a fun way to work with numbers with little kids.
Put basic addition … Read More ...
Get Kids Moving with Bug Action Cards
These printable bug action cards from Messy Little Monster are a great way to build some movement into the day with little ones.
You can use them when they need to get their wiggles (hops, crawls, flutters, etc.) out indoors … Read More ...
Go on a Nature Walk and Build a Bird’s Nest
It’s just gotten warm again this week where I live, and we all want to just be outside all the time. It’s light enough in the evenings that we can go on little walks, so I think this would be … Read More ...