If you are looking for some creative activities you can do with babies, check out these ideas posted by Joanna on her Lazy Mom’s Blog. Joanna shares three different ideas. The first is a no-mess painting activity which involves a … Read More ...
Recycled Outdoor Music Station
Now that the weather is beautiful – most days – you might be looking for some fun activities you can with the kids outside. I suggest you make an outdoor music station, like this one posted by Ann, from My … Read More ...
Personalized Father’s Day Tie
If you want to make an extra special gift for a new father, check out this amazing personalized tie using this tutorial posted by Jamielyn on I Heart Naptime. Who wouldn’t love to get a gift featuring a baby’s hand … Read More ...
Sandpaper Printed T-shirt
Next time you want to let the kids design their own colorful t-shirts, forget about trying messy tie-dye! Instead, grab a t-shirt, some sand paper, and a few basic craft supplies. Using these, kids can draw a special design … Read More ...
How to Build a Campfire
While building a real campfire can be fascinating — and dangerous — for kids, they can build one of these miniature campfires with no worries. All you need is on old CD (or anything sturdy and round), some small rocks, … Read More ...
Heat Sensitive Color Changing Slime
Talk about a fun science experiment that kids of all ages will enjoy. Follow along with the recipe shared on Left Brain Craft Brain and you can show the kids how to make slime that changes color when touched warm … Read More ...
Cutting Practice Spider
It is a good idea to come up with fun and creative ideas to help preschoolers practice their cutting skills! After all, it is better to let them practice cutting on paper, yarn, and other items than to have them … Read More ...
Different Ways to Use Color Coloring Pages
No, the title of this post is not a misprint or typo… It is about different ways you can use coloring pages that teach colors. Cassie, from 3 Dinosaurs, offers some adorable, free color-themed coloring pages and she also shares … Read More ...
DIY Abstract Bubble Painting with Kids
Blowing bubbles is usually a favorite activity for kids, and it is a great way to get the kids outside now that the weather is nice. If your child gets easily bored with blowing bubbles, use the suggestions shared by … Read More ...
Puzzle Pieces For Teaching Sight Words
I hope you aren’t tired of me sharing resources that help teach sight words. For some reason, it seems I have been finding a lot of them lately!
This sight word activity comes from Kim at The Pinterested Parent. You … Read More ...
Mini DIY Kaleidoscopes
With more of our days filled with bright sunlight, I thought now might be a great time to try to make a kaleidoscope or two (Ana, from Babble Dabble Do, explains how to make 3 different kinds)! Start out by … Read More ...
Writing Benefits from Drawing
Have you ever thought about what your child is learning from drawing a simple picture? This article, posted by Catherine Wiberg, makes a lot of wonderful observations about drawing. For example, they learn about colors, they learn how to tell … Read More ...
Marble Nail Polish Craft
If you are looking for a unique gift to make for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. check out this unique marbling craft. You can create colorful designs using nail polish that is dripped into a container of warm water. You … Read More ...
Tea Cup Cards
When I stumbled onto this homemade tea cup card, the first thing I thought of was what a great Mother’s Day card it would make! It is easy to make these cards and I just know they will be a … Read More ...
Stixplosions
Check out this amazing STEM activity shared by Ana on Babble Dabble Do. She came up with this idea to help her daughter explore more about how chain reactions work. What I love about it is that you can set … Read More ...