I’m a little sad that we’re beyond the times of doing lacing projects, because some of them are SO cute.
Like this paper plate snowflake craft from I Heart Craft Things.
It’s pretty simple to poke the holes in a … Read More ...
Found-Object Snowman Craft
This project is a few years old and it’s from my blog, but I still think it’s really cute and a fun activity for little ones.
The found-object snowman activity goes with the book Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
, but … Read More ...
Code a Lego Maze to Help Kids Learn Programming Basics
The basics of code are pretty easy for kids to understand. It’s just directions where a certain thing happens and something else might happen if certain conditions exist.
Using these basics, Research Parent made an amazing Lego maze coding game… Read More ...
Make Easy Confetti Papers with Cardboard Tubes
Part of the fun of celebrating the new year is making a lot of noise and a little mess. If there aren’t horns and confetti involved I don’t want to go.
Of course you can buy poppers to use for … Read More ...
Goodbye 2018, Welcome 2019 with this Paper Plate Craft
I love the idea of having some way to say goodbye and thank you to the year that is ending while also welcoming the new year to come.
This paper plate craft from Hello, Wonderful is a cute and easy … Read More ...
Fun Printable Kids’ Activities for New Year’s Eve
We have never even attempted to keep our daughter, who is nine, up even much past her bedtime on New Year’s Eve. But if you have kids who like to try to stay up, or you just want some New … Read More ...
Quiet a Jingle Bell STEM Challenge
There are so many fun ways to use Christmas decorations in learning activities. We have a whole bunch of jingle bells and we have used them in counting and sorting games, for craft projects and more through the years.
Little … Read More ...
Alphabet Bottle Cap Christmas Tree
I know I’m not the only mom who keeps bottle caps, and every little kid classroom or art area probably has a giant stash of multicolored lids.
This easy activity uses some of those lids in a learning activity that’s … Read More ...
Winter Learning Activities for Preschoolers
I know it’s not technically winter yet, but I usually consider it winter either after Thanksgiving/December 1, or whenever the first snow falls, and that second one already happened here in Arkansas (hard though that is to believe). So it’s … Read More ...
Resources for Teaching Kids about Thanksgiving
I think we all have an image in our mind of what the first Thanksgiving might have looked like from books and movies that show somber Pilgrims dressed all in black and native people in blankets and feathers. We might … Read More ...
More Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
I’ve got Thanksgiving on the brain, though I’m still in a bit of denial about how soon it is coming!
Having some easy kids activities on hand is always a good idea, and you might be surprised how adults get … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Pattern Block Mats
Thanksgiving is a holiday that requires a lot of waiting of kids, so its great to have some activities on hand to entertain them.
These printable Thanksgiving-themed pattern block sheets from This Reading Mama are really cute and a great … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Books Reading Challenge
One of the fun things about holidays is all the great children’s books available to make story time a little more engaging.
KC Edventures has a free printable for a Thanksgiving-book-themed reading challenge, covering things like reading a book … Read More ...
Build a Lego Advent Calendar
I love Lego building challenges because they are a sneaky way to bring a bit of engineering and STEM fun into your everyday.
But combining Lego, building challenges and candy may just be the best of all.
Most of us, … Read More ...
Grab a Life-Sized Printable Skeleton for Fun Learning
Whether it’s Halloween or any other time of year, learning about your bones is always a lot of fun.
This life-size printable skeleton from Adventure in a Box is sized for a kid around an average eight-year-old size, but kids … Read More ...