Check out this easy, Halloween craft for kids that is made with readily available supplies, like crepe paper and Styrofoam balls. Colorful wiggle eyes and fangs add a ton of personality to these adorable mummies. If you don’t have a … Read More ...
Counting Down to Halloween
As September draws to an end, are your kids getting anxious for Halloween? It can seem like an awful long wait from October 1st to October 31st, but this fun countdown project might help. At the very least, when they … Read More ...
Homemade Aqua Sand
When Crystal’s daughter’s saw some Aqua Sand
at the store, she decided they would go home and try to make their own. Crystal likes to make her own versions of pretty much any art and play material she sees in … Read More ...
Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft
When Allison’s daughter asked her if they could make a scarecrow, she said yes and then set about to find a variety of supplies they could use. She wanted to use materials that provided her daughter a variety of different … Read More ...
Rainbow Spaghetti Wall
Check out this simple project that was created by a mom at Mosswood Connections to help her son work on fine motor skills — specifically, cutting. She noticed his cutting usually seemed jagged and messy so she tried to think … Read More ...
Apple Stamping Tree Craft
Yesterday, I shared a link to a tutorial for making a tree that is fill with colorful autumn leaves so I thought I would follow-up that tree craft with this tree craft. Michelle, from Crafty Morning, created this unique apple … Read More ...
Handprint Fall Tree
Celebrate autumn (even if you are sad to see summer go) by having your kids make a colorful autumn tree picture. All you really need to make this picture is some paper and glue, but you can easily make it … Read More ...
Pencil Control for Early Learners
These free printables will certainly have your little one wanting to practice with a pencil. Nicolette, from Powerful Mothering, offers 6 different pages you can print out for your kids. If you prefer, you can use these templates and Nicolette’s … Read More ...
Owl Craft Using Recycled Jar Lids
This project has made me double my efforts at saving trash for my crafts, although I suppose these would normally go in the recycling bin. I have done plenty of crafts using clean, empty jars but rarely do I make … Read More ...
Newspaper Crafts for Kids
I love recycling crafts so this project really caught my eye. Amanda helped her kids create works of art using little more than pages of newspaper, cardboard, paint, and glitter glue sticks. Her daughter created the adorable owl picture that … Read More ...
Pumpkin Spice Latte Play Dough
If you love the smell of pumpkin pie, you will definitely want to make a batch of this play dough for your kids. The kids will have fun with this activity and, as an added bonus, the house will smell … Read More ...
A is for Apple
A is for Apple and it is also for Autumn… Coincidence? I think not because autumn is the perfect time to teach about apples, and learning about both are a great way to start an alphabet unit!
Bern, from Mom … Read More ...
How to Make Easy Letter Magnets
Instead of refrigerator art, make magnets that are refrigerator art in and of themselves!
Start out by printing the downloadable 2-page file of block letters shared by Lisa from Cucicucicoo. After the kids color in the letters as they please, … Read More ...
Happy Make a Hat Day
Did you know that September 15th is make a hat day? I am not sure wow or how this holiday came about, but I think it is a great excuse to craft! In honor of this special day, why not … Read More ...
Hand Print Apples in a Basket
Celebrate autumn by making one of these adorable basket full of apples. Sandy, from Moments of Motherhood, made this with her daughter and then was nice enough to explain the process so you can make one too!
The apples are … Read More ...