Celebrating the 100th day of school is a big deal in kindergarten, with kids often collecting 100 items to practice counting to 100, or making a shirt with 100 things on it to commemorate the day. My daughter collected 100 … Read More ...
DIY Pattern Building Blocks
These would be so fun to make as a holiday gift for a kiddo in your life, or to have on hand in your block area at school or at home and give kids something to do when it’s cold … Read More ...
Upcycled Snowball Factory STEAM Play
This is such a cute idea! Grab some cardboard boxes, tubes and other materials to make an upcycled snowball factory.
With the printables from Barley & Birch this is an easy project to pull together, or you can use unprinted … Read More ...
Nature Watercolor Spray Art
Gather some of the falling leaves or other natural materials and make these colorful and super easy watercolor spray art projects.
They use liquid watercolor (which you can buy or make yourself) and you can use anything as a resist, … Read More ...
Fun Thanksgiving Perler Bead Patterns
My daughter went through a pretty intense perler bead stage a few years ago. She loved making and melting her own pixel art. It’s a fun way to work on fine motor skills, following a pattern and more.
Crafty Morning … Read More ...
Felt Zipper Pulls for Back to School
At my daughter’s school there are a lot of kids who add fun zipper pulls and charms to their backpacks. Since the older kids don’t have lockers this is their main way to express themselves beyond their clothes at school, … Read More ...
Desktop Organizer Craft
If you are homeschooling little ones, or have a younger child staying home while older siblings are going to school, this desktop organizer craft from Fun Family Crafts is a cute and easy way to keep supplies organized.
It’s completely … Read More ...
Collage Alien and Monster Craft
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 ...
Easy Crab Stamp Craft
It’s funny the paths the Internet takes you down sometimes. I was on Facebook the other day and one of the pages I follow shared someone else’s Instagram post to make these super cute crabs.
The body is made with … Read More ...
Pointillism Fireworks Craft
I always love crafts that come with a lesson, and this pointillist fireworks craft from Coffee and Carpool gives you a chance to talk about the artistic technique of pointillism and Georges Seurat in particular while making a fun summer… Read More ...
Use the Sun to Make Melted Crayon Art
If it’s warm and sunny where you live right now, here’s a low-prep art project that’s sure to interest your kids.
This solar-powered crayon art can also give you a chance to ask kids for their hypothesis about what will … Read More ...
Seashell Collage for Kids to Make
We’re headed to the beach for our vacation soon, and I don’t know about your family, but we always come home with a ridiculous quantity of seashells.
I’m always looking for crafts to do with shells, and this pretty … Read More ...
Fourth of July Flag Crafts
Fourth of July flag crafts are such an easy way to bring a little red, white, and blue fun into your summer lesson plans, classroom activities, homeschool table, or holiday weekend crafting. Whether you’re working with preschoolers, elementary-aged kids, or … Read More ...
Chalk Pastel Rainbow Pillow
This is such a fun technique and of course you can use it on all sorts of projects if you don’t happen to need a rainbow softie right now.
Barley & Birch has a great tutorial for using chalk pastels … Read More ...
Make a Solar Oven from a Cardboard Box
I’m pretty sure I’ve shared a solar oven project before, but it’s worth repeating because this is such a fun and easy science lesson for kids when it’s hot outside.
The Craft Train made theirs with a shallow cardbord box … Read More ...