Sometimes the best “Educational” toys come from the most unusual of places. You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars equipping your classroom with toys. Check out this great list from K-mart by Findingmyselfyoung.com … Read More ...
Pretend Play – Pet Grooming Salon
My kids loved pretend play when they were growing up. We had so many different pretend play setups that when kids came for a playdate they didn’t know where to start. One of the longest lasting setups was the “hair … Read More ...
Save For Later – 10 Indoor Bordom Busters
Weekends can be relaxing and it’s nice to stay home after a week of crazyness. But at some point you are going to hear the words “I am Bored”
and that is when you whip out this magic list of … Read More ...
DIY Musical Instruments
Music is an important part of childhood. I have always have my children involved in music programs even as babies. It was a great way for them to express themselves and to have confidence singing and dancing among others. Something … Read More ...
DIY Clay Bird House – Saving one little bird at a time
I love this mud style bird house made from Air drying clay. This would be a great Earth day or nature day project for kids. I know my daughter would love to make these any day of the year. Perfect … Read More ...
Free Printable Pretend Play Groceries
Pretend play is lot’s of fun for little ones and continues well in to their tweenage years. I know my 8 year old pretends she is a teenage diva most days. These free printables are easy to make, just use … Read More ...
Have Fun With Easy Homemade Floam
The kids are going to love playing with this homemade floam and it is so easy to make. You will need Borax which I know is a little hard to find in some countries. Once you find all your ingredients … Read More ...
10 Cool Sciency Things For Kids
Here is a great round up by Picklebums.com. In this round up she links to 10 of her kids favourite science related things. She includes Pod casts and tutorials. 10 cool Sciency Things
Check out more fun science … Read More ...
Amazing Idea – Mess Free Painting For Toddlers!
I often have children around to my house to “make mess”. It’s not that my house is easier to clean but I am more tolerant with the clean up process. I know lots of parents don’t allow their kids to … Read More ...
9 Ways to Put a Unique Twist on the Traditional Easter Egg Hunt
The Easter holiday is widely known for a fun Easter egg hunt. Kids of all ages love to join in on the fun, but if you are looking to change things up a bit this year, you will want to … Read More ...
Veggie Patch River Rocks
Oh my golly gosh these look so adorable! What a creative way to make out your backyard patch or school veggie grounds. It might take a bit of collecting to find the right shapes for the right labels but when … 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 ...
DIY Animal Find It Game For Little Ones
Sunny Day Family has shared their tutorial on setting up this Animal find it game using store bought flash cards. This is a great hands on learning activity for all ages. You can use it for speaking, colors and even … Read More ...
DIY Color Blocked USB Flash Drive Necklace
This is a great DIY craft project for teenagers and also for gifts for dads. The tutorial is easy to follow and can be found here. You can pick up flash drives cheap after Back to school sales.
Free Printable Illustrated Scripture Cards
This freebie is by MaryDeanDraws.com and is a selection of hand-illustrated Scripture Cards. She created them for a Church Event but decided to offer them as a Free printable on her website. Great for Bible study handouts, bookmarks and Sunday … Read More ...