Have you wanted to play in the mud? If so, check out this recipe shared by Jaime on Frog, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails. This colorful mud is easy to make at home using toilet paper, Ivory soap, finger paints, … Read More ...
Dr. Suess Hat Pencil Cup Craft
If you ask me, any time is a good time to make a Dr. Seuss craft; but, if you are looking for a timely excuse to make one, March 2nd is Theodor Seuss Geisel’s (aka Dr. Seuss) birthday. In honor … Read More ...
Magnetic Robot Art with Tin Cans
For this activity, you can use whatever you have lying around your house or classroom. Start out with a clean, dry tin can. Wrap a bit of duct tape – you can use silver or any color you like – … Read More ...
Kids Shamrock Footprint Craft
This is a great way to make a keepsake that can double as a decoration for St. Patrick’s Day. As a grandparent, I would love to get one of these from each of my grand kids! Don’t worry if your … Read More ...
Crayon Pointillism for Kids
Using melted crayons is a great way to teach kids about pointillism. Not sure what pointillism is? Merrian-Webster defines it as “the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that … Read More ...
How to Make a Hula Hoop Rag Rug
This is a great DIY project for a long weekend or just when you are stuck inside because the weather is bad! It is also a great excuse to go through your drawers and get rid of old t-shirts. You … Read More ...
Homemade Stickers for Story Telling
This activity can be spread out over two, or even three, crafting sessions. The first thing that needs to be done is to create the stickers themselves. This is done by giving the kids several small squares of card stock … Read More ...
Color Hunt Spinner
Make this color spinner for your child and discover how much fun they can have by taking it everywhere they go. Georgina, from Craftulate, provides you with directions and a printable template so you can make one. She also shares … Read More ...
Astonishing Print Making for Kids
Sarah, from How Wee Learn, had the challenge of finding an art project that would work well for an 11 year old, a 3 year old, and even a 1 year old. This printing project is what she came up … Read More ...
Interlocking Cardboard Castle
Visit this post by Merrilee on her Mer Mag blog and learn how you can create a fun play world using little more than cardboard and duct tape. Not only is this a fun project and play thing for the … Read More ...
George Washington’s Wig
In honor of President’s Day, why not have the kids make themselves a wig so they can dress up like George Washington. It even has fun curls! This is also a great prop to use to teach them more about … Read More ...
Kids Craft – Textured Yarn Heart Craft for Decoration
If you have a collection of yarn bits and pieces lying around, I suggest using some of them to make one or more of these textured hearts. Start out by drawing a large yarn shape on a large piece of … Read More ...
Printable Blank Comic Book Pages
This is a great resource for both teachers and parents. Ellen, from The Chilly Dog, created these great printable comic book pages, in part, because her neighbor (who is a teacher) was looking for something similar and couldn’t find anything. … Read More ...
Free FROZEN Alphabet Cards
It is lucky for us that Viviana’s girls are in love with the movie FROZEN because she created these fun alphabet cards and then decided to share them with us! As you can tell by looking at the picture here, … Read More ...
Embossed Jars for Valentine’s Day
After sharing a baby food jar craft yesterday (did you see the Chinese Lanterns?), I couldn’t help but to follow up with this craft project also made with baby food jars! You can make these embossed jars to give to … Read More ...