With Earth Day coming up, it’s a good time to talk to kids about how precious the Earth is and the things that people do that can be harmful to the planet.
Natural Beach Living has some great ideas for … Read More ...
Nature Crafts : Make Seed Balls for Earth Day
Whether you are celebrating Earth Day or spring, making seed balls is an easy and fun project to do with kids.
Buggy and Buddy has the how to for making seed balls with recycled paper, and it’s a pretty easy … Read More ...
Easter Science and STEM Activities
If you’re still looking for some fun Easter or spring themed things to do with the kids this week, check out these science and STEM ideas from Fun Learning for Kids.
Some of these are pretty classic, like making structures … Read More ...
Use Egg-Shaped Printables for Fun Art Experiences
Sometimes bringing a holiday or a season into the classroom is as simple as introducing a shape or design in the art area.
These pretty printable egg templates from Picklebums are great to leave out for kids to see how … Read More ...
Learn with Recylables for Earth Day and Every Day
Earth Day is coming up next month, but any time is a good time to think about our impact on the planet and how we can recycle, upcycle and creatively reuse some of the things we might otherwise consider trash.… Read More ...
Fun Valentine Crafts and Activities for Kids
There are so many great Valentine’s Day crafts and activities for kids, it would take more than all month to share them.
But NurtureStore has a great collection of activities and crafts for Valentine’s Day, including sensory projects, science… Read More ...
Crafty Creation Kits for Kids
Need to refresh your science center for the new year or come up with a gift for a creative kid?
Check out these tips for putting together a science lab kit (via She’s a Hot Mess) and an inventing/tinkering kit… Read More ...
Make a Snowman Shooter for a Little Holiday Fun
Whether you’re experiencing a white Christmas or not – and even if you don’t celebrate Christmas at all – you can have a little snowman fun and play with physics with these simple snowman shooters.
Get all the details … Read More ...
Jingle Bell Crafts and Activities
I’m not entirely sure how it happened, but I am the owner of a rather large collection of jingle bells. I think I have a whole bag of silver ones and a bag of Christmas-colored ones.
So you know I … Read More ...
Christmas STEAM Activities for Kids
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the school, teachers were looking for things to keep kids interested in being in school.
Whether you’re a teacher trying to get through the next week with her sanity intact or a … Read More ...
Check out a Multicultural Holiday Book
Every year I do a book advent calendar for my daughter, and while a lot of the books are about Christmas, we throw in some about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa as well.
I need to do a better job of including … Read More ...
Winter Multiplication Games
‘Tis the season when Christmas and winter themed learning materials dominate, because they seem to make those last days of learning before winter break a little more fun.
If you need a math project for the last days of school, … Read More ...
Christmas-Themed Lego Mosaics
I love all kinds of Lego challenges, and my daughter is a huge building fan, too, so I’m definitely printing out these Lego mosaics from Childhood 101.
These cute designs feature Santa, a reindeer and a Christmas tree, and allow … Read More ...
A Great Collection of Hanukkah Crafts
We don’t celebrate Hanukkah in our family but I do want my daughter to know about different religious and cultural traditions, so she knows a little bit about what the celebration is for and why it is important.
Whether you … Read More ...
Easy and Cute Snowglobe Craft
Here’s a great project idea for art teachers looking for something winter themed but not necessarily Christmas themed to do with kids. Or it would be great fun to do with your own kid at home.
Fireflies and Mudpies has … Read More ...