In most cases, I am completely against destroying books…I love books, I read books, books make me happy. But this craft is a wonderful reason to sit down with your child, let them practice their cutting skills and create a … Read More ...
Pop-Up Halloween Puppet
ByBido has a great tutorial for a craft that looks difficult, but is really very simple to do with your children. I love crafts that spark imagination, and this one does it two-fold….children create their own ‘characters’, and then act … Read More ...
Getting Ready for Halloween
Is your family getting geared up for Halloween? Here’s a really easy and inexpensive Halloween bag decorating craft that would be fun for any age! The tutorial even includes a printable stencil for the pumpkin bag face or make up … Read More ...
Do Pumpkin Investigations with this Printable
I’ve already shared a bunch of pumpkin learning activities, but this one is great, too, so I wanted to make sure to include it.
The free pumpkin investigations printable from the STEM Laboratory is an easy way for you … Read More ...
Fall Lego Building Challenges
Building with Legos is always fun, but some kids need help deciding what to build when they aren’t working from a kit. Lego challenges are a great way to inspire kids to go a certain direction with their building without … Read More ...
Halloween Concentration Game
Saltwater Kids came up with a great ‘alternative’ to handing out candy; a Halloween Concentration Game. She even has the free down-loadable link.
Check out more fall fun with these roundups:
Halloween Bouquet
This Halloween Bouquet is such a cute idea. It sounds like she didn’t do this project with kids, but I think it would be perfect for them! Scissor skills and gluing are always fun for kids! Head on over to … Read More ...
PacMan Halloween Garland
This craft combines two wonderful things…PacMan and Halloween. Your children will love hearing about your stories playing PacMan…you can even download the app for the game so they can play after you make this craft! Head on over to minieco… Read More ...
Pumpkin Themed Learning Activities
Now that it’s really almost officially fall it’s time to break out all the fall-related learning activities if you haven’t already. Check out this article on the best STEM gifts for kids.
I put a call out to some of … Read More ...
Fall Learning Activities with Leaves and More
I know it’s not technically fall yet but I’m so ready, and there are a lot of great ideas for learning with fall items like leaves and acorns that you should have in mind when the time comes. Here are … Read More ...
Apple Activities to Get Ready for Fall
There are so many fun ideas for things to do with kids that have to do with apples, whether you’re in a classroom environment or just want to do something fun with the kids on the weekend. Here are a … Read More ...
A Ton of Weekly Preschool Theme Unit Studies
Ellen at Cutting Tiny Bites is working her way through a list of 52-plus different weekly unit study themes for preschoolers, and there already a lot of great stuff there (as I write there are 32 themes), whether you’re working … Read More ...
Free Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids
An easy way to get kids active and learning outside is to go on a scavenger hunt. My daughter loves doing nature walks and observing things (here’s one we did in the fall that includes seeing, hearing and collecting items … Read More ...
Art Lesson – Puffy Easter Chicks
Don’t stress it’s not that hard and you don’t need a whole pile of materials. Here is what you will need.
- White shaving cream
- Elmer’s glue
- Yellow food coloring
- Orange and patterned scrapbook paper
- Googly eyes
Full tutorial and lot’s … Read More ...
Free Printable Valentine’s Day Cards
Everyday this week we are going to bring you a set of Free Printable Valentine’s Day cards. These cards are simple and are in the “typo” style.
They are also quite masculine which makes them perfect for a male. Free … Read More ...