This paper plate spiral marble run is a cool craft for summer that isn’t that hard to make but might require a little help from grownups to get the spacing of the plates just right.
The full tutorial is at … Read More ...
Solar Powered Crafts for Summer Fun
We’re a week into summer already at my house, and it’s already really hot outside, but we still try to get outside a bit when we can.
These ideas for solar-powered crafts from Parents magazine might just inspire you to … Read More ...
Code Breaking Summer Riddles
My daughter is really interesting in solving mysteries and figuring out puzzles, so I’m definitely printing out the code breaking summer riddle worksheets from JDaniel4’s Mom.
The codes — one is ocean themed and another farm themed — use images … Read More ...
Tactile Name Writing Practice
One of the first things we often do when teaching kids to write is to have them learn how to write their name. There are lots of ways to make recognizing and learning the letters of your name more fun, … Read More ...
Make Your Own Shape Puzzle Out of Cardboard
Toddlers love shapes, and they love puzzles, so why not combine them by making a super simple, really cute DIY shape puzzle out of cardboard?
I love how colorful this project is, and that you can make it with things … Read More ...
A Bunch of Great Robots for Kids to Build
Whether its science fair season or you just need a fun project for summer, this collection of robots to build with students from Science Buddies is full of great ideas.
This page offers a list of projects, and when … Read More ...
Two-Step Word Problems with Superheroes
Word problems are a big part of math because they show that students can understand what a problem is asking as well as how to do the actual math to get the answer.
While word problems can be mystifying, if … Read More ...
Awesome Toys You Can Make at Home
My daughter has about a month left of school, and while she usually does a fair bit of summer camp activities, I’m still getting worried about how she’s going to entertain herself in the times when she is home (I … Read More ...
More Easy Crafts for Earth Day
With Earth Day coming up this weekend, you might want to plan an Earth-themed craft to do with your kids.
Crafts on Sea has a great collection of more than 30 Earth Day crafts, which it says are for … Read More ...
Drip Paint a Rainbow Resist Work of Art
This beautiful idea from the Educator’s Spin on It is called a drip painting rainbow name recognition activity, but the basic concept could be used to make all kids of resist art.
The basic concept is to have something … Read More ...
Make Tulips for Mom from Plastic Forks
I’ve seen people use forks to make prints (like this version at Fun Littles) but I had never seen the corollary idea until now.
You can also paint forks to make them look like tulips, as is shown in … Read More ...
Make Your Own Color-Changing Sidewalk Chalk
Now that the temperature is getting warmer, kids want to spend more time outside, and we want to let them. But it’s fun when we can add a little bit of learning to that play time, too.
Next time you … Read More ...
Feed the Monster and Learn the Alphabet
Letter recognition is a big part of being able to learn to read, and making learning about letters more fun is always a great idea.
Instead of using flash cards or drilling kids to help them learn the letters, try … 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 ...
Easy Tips for Keeping Kids Safe in the Kitchen
Whether you deal with actual food and cooking in your classroom or just with your kids at home, it’s always a good idea to reinforce good kitchen habits.
You can talk about these while kids are playing in the kitchen … Read More ...