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 ...
Upcycled Mini Wreath
This mini wreath project is a great one for the kids who are home from school because it takes a few steps so it should keep them occupied on and off all day.
Grab your stash of cardboard and some … Read More ...
Easy Paint Chip Christmas Garland
If you have a lot of paint chips lying around you can make a full garland of holiday ornaments, like this one from A Girl and a Glue Gun. Or if you don’t have as many and don’t feel like … Read More ...
How to Make Christmas Tree Slime
I am not personally a fan of slime
, but my daughter and a lot of kids her age still love it. Holiday slime is a fun sensory experience and science project that will keep the kids entertained in those … Read More ...
Santa Themed Cutting Practice
Learning to cut lines with scissors is a great fine-motor activity that sets kids up to have the hand control needed for writing.
This Santa-themed cutting line activity from Cinta + Co. is a great seasonal way to practice cutting … Read More ...
Gingerbread Man Printable Book and Activity
Here’s a fun way to turn snack time into a fun learning activities for kids. The printable Gingerbread man book from A Dab of Glue will Do will get kids to read, write and follow directions all while they get … 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 ...
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 ...
Book Review – Paint by Sticker Kids: Christmas
Paint jolly holiday fun with stickers! A great stocking filler gift.
Step 1: Find the sticker
Step 2: Peel the sticker
Step 3: Place the sticker
…and watch your Christmas painting come to life!
Includes everything you … Read More ...
Bending Candy Canes Science Experiment
Science always seems to be more fun for little kids when it involves food or candy. Kids of the right age will love seeing how they can bend their candy canes with a little help from heat.
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How to Make Ice Ornaments
This is a project that might need to wait until it’s a little colder, depending on where you live, but I know there are plenty of people with plenty of snow right now who could easily make ice ornaments.
Red … Read More ...
Build a Zipline for Your Elf on the Shelf
We never did Elf on the Shelf with my daughter, but her classrooms in elementary school had an elf, and I could see this being a fun group project you could do in a classroom tinkering session or you could … Read More ...
Learn about the Life Cycle of a Christmas Tree
Have you put up your Christmas tree yet? I’m in the day after Thanksgiving camp, but no matter when your tree goes up, now is a good time to talk about the life cycle of a Christmas tree.
The Preschool … Read More ...
How to Make Bioplastic Christmas Ornaments
Doesn’t that just sound impressive? Bioplastic is a fancy word for a plastic substance that’s made using materials that came from something alive (thus bio).
STEAM Powered Family first made bioplastic using milk, which is super interesting, but they’ve … Read More ...
Try This Magic Milk Experiment with Santa’s Milk
Here’s a fun simple science experiment that uses items you already have in the house and can even have a bit of a Christmas theme.
Combining milk, dish soap and food coloring — the full details are at Little Bins … Read More ...