I love a good collage, and it’s all the more fun when you can add found objects, happy trash, paint, cut out shapes and whatever else you have on hand to your creations.
This collage alien and monster activity from … Read More ...
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I love a good collage, and it’s all the more fun when you can add found objects, happy trash, paint, cut out shapes and whatever else you have on hand to your creations.
This collage alien and monster activity from … Read More ...
It says more about the lack of good shells at the beach than our lack of restraint that we came home from the beach this year literally just with a handful of shells. In years past we’ve brought home, well, … Read More ...
This is a fun upcyling project if you have a lot of plastic straws in your house. I used to buy packs of straws from the dollar store and we would use them with playdough and other sensory and art … Read More ...
Printable Work Book – Frog Life Cycle Printable workbook – This small lapbook consists of 10 pages but is huge on content. You can download it here.
Introduce your little ones to the fascinating world of life cycles with the … Read More ...
Of course this is a great project for the holidays, but you can do this same idea any time of year with whatever natural materials you have around.
Little Pine Learners has the tutorial for these cute nature ornaments that … Read More ...
This upcycled nature exploration kit from Barley and Birch is supposed to be for kids, but if I’m being honest I’d love to have one for myself.
It starts with a shoebox that gets lots of embellishment and additions so … Read More ...
The convergence of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the celebration of Earth Day later in the month makes it a perfect time to bring out some projects that involve growing things and creative reuse.
Chia seeds Egg Heads are … Read More ...
This time of year in the Northern Hemisphere we’re all about activities that have to do with sprouting seeds and how plants grow. This one brings in the idea of having the right kind of conditions for a seed to … Read More ...
King Day is typically a time of service and reflection on what each of us can do to help make our communities better places, as well as discussions of racial equity and how our nation still falls short of … Read More ...
My kid isn’t into it, but pretty much everyone she knows is playing Among Us these days. Doing Among Us crafts might be a way to get kids interested in arts and crafts who might not otherwise be, or encourage … Read More ...
This mini wreath project is a great one for the kids who are home from school because it takes a few steps so it should keep them occupied on and off all day.
Grab your stash of cardboard and some … Read More ...
If you have a lot of paint chips lying around you can make a full garland of holiday ornaments, like this one from A Girl and a Glue Gun. Or if you don’t have as many and don’t feel like … Read More ...
I feel like we are all going to be doing a lot of summer camp crafts at home this year since the kids are going to be home a lot more and probably not going away to camp.
This upcycled … Read More ...
Speaking of happy trash, as I was the other day, there is nothing better than giving a kid a pile of stuff and seeing what they do with it.
If yours needs a little more guidance, give them some cardboard … Read More ...
Where I live they’ve stopped collecting recycling in order to keep the sanitation workers safe, and while we can still take our recycling out ourselves it feels like we have a lot more “happy trash” around the house these days … Read More ...