Ideas and resources
These adorable bees, made out of chenille stems and pom-poms, will happily help your kids practice counting; however, I think they are adorable enough to use for other uses. Perhaps make them into magnets to hang on the refrigerator?
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Get kids coloring in a different way, filling in the lines with Play Doh! You don’t have to be an artist to be able to make these reusable, laminated pictures — simply follow these little drawing tricks shared by Lisa … Read More ...
Learn how you can make colorful puzzles for all your favorite kids both young and old. All you need is a piece of fabric with a large print, felt, and fusible web. You can cut simple puzzle shapes for younger … Read More ...
You might want to start saving toilet paper rolls now so you can have the kids try this fun game. Nicolette from, Powerful Mothering, explains how she created this marble run using 11 toilet paper rolls, a cardboard base, tape, … Read More ...
If you have a family full of hockey fans, like mine, you can make your own miniature hockey rink and challenge each other to hockey games while you watch the Olympic hockey games. You can even make your own fans … Read More ...
Besides being a reason to give candy and cards to your friends and sweeties, you can use Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to help kids practice letter and sound recognition. Mandi, from Moments With Mandi blog, shows how easy it … Read More ...
Thought I would share some printables and lesson plans for older kids. My daughter hates Math. I don’t know if this is because we ask her to work on it or if she really just hates it. I can’t really … Read More ...
Nothing says hot summer nights quite like an outdoor checkerboard game. Why not make your own and teach your kids how to play?! Grab some lemonade, start collecting your bottle caps and get to playin! Find the tutorial over at … Read More ...
Here’s a cute idea to spend some quality time with your kids talking about how much you heart them. Enjoy this game craft with your kid from Meaningful Mama.… Read More ...
Here is an easy game to put together that your children will love to play. It teaches them their numbers as well as counting. You can find the instructions over at B-Inspired Mama which is a great craft site!!… Read More ...
Sometimes I get a little anxiety as I unload my three children to do a major grocery shopping. This game is the perfect thing to keep them focused and occupied on something other than the exit! Head on over to … Read More ...
So this isn’t directly about a craft, but I just had to post about it anyway. I’m sure we can come up with some way that this relates to crafts and lesson plans right? This game involves stacking the conversation … Read More ...
I used to love this game as a child, and I could have used this souped up historical game even more when I had to memorize the Presidents. What a great project for you to do with your child, and … Read More ...
I love the idea of this game. My 4 year old is on the verge of early reading, and I have not yet worked on sight words with her. Head on over to Come Together Kids to see how to … Read More ...
This craft is so cute, it would be perfect to bring as a gift to a kid’s birthday party. The photo’s really pop too. I love that you can download the entire project over at Eat Drink Chic. {Project found … Read More ...
