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 ...
Printables for Having a Mock Election
Election Day is more fraught than usual this year for all sorts of reasons, but I for one love voting, and I know I’m not the only one.
And it’s fun for kids to get to vote and make their … Read More ...
Halloween Crossword Printable
Need a little activity to entertain the kids on Halloween or in the days running up to it?
This little printable Halloween crossword is quick and easy for kids old enough to read, or you can do it together.
You … Read More ...
Color By Addition Worksheets for Fall
Coloring gets an extra layer of education when you use coloring sheets with a bit of math built in.
These fall-themed color by addition coloring sheets from Look We’re Learning have kids solve addition facts up to 20 to determine … Read More ...
Apple Activities for Home or Preschool
Fall always makes me think of apples, apple cider and apple activities to do with kids. Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds has a whole week of apple activities that you can do with your little ones at home or … Read More ...
How to Make Thanksgiving Or Halloween Pumpkin Slime with Real Pumpkin
The other day I shared some pumpkin carving templates and mentioned that some kids like to play with the guts of the pumpkin while their parents do the carving.
If you have a kid who likes the goopy mess inside … Read More ...
Pumpkin Carving Templates for Kids
If your kids are learning from home this year, carving pumpkins counts as art class, right?
Whether you do it for fun or work it into the school curriculum, it’s just about time for turning pumpkins into faces, ghosts and … Read More ...
Printable Preschool Pumpkin Math Activity
Here’s another fun printable activity for little ones using pumpkins to help with counting.
Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds has a printable pumpkin math activity that you can use with counters, pumpkin seeds or anything else you want to … Read More ...
Sight Word Pumpkin Patch Sensory Bin
Teaching sight words to kids is all about repetition, and it helps if you can find different ways to make it fun for them to keep seeing the same words until they learn them.
This sight word pumpkin patch sensory … Read More ...
10 Activities to Do with One Pumpkin
Pumpkins are starting to show up everywhere these days and they’re a fun way to bring in some seasonal learning activities. If you plan it right, you can do a bunch of different activities with just one pumpkin (or one … Read More ...