Candy hearts are a fun and familiar part of Valentine’s Day celebrations, but did you know that they can also be used as a teaching tool for math? This printable math activity from Buggy and Buddy is a great
Accordion Fold Hearts Make a Cute, Easy Valentine’s Day Craft
When I saw this accordion fold hearts wreath project from The House that Lars Built on Instagram the other day, I immediately thought about how this would be a fun one for kids.
There’s a printable gradient template you can … Read More ...
Make Your Own Gummy Hearts Candy
This is a good science experiment/Valentine’s Day activity to do at home or with a group of kids who are OK with gelatin and the other ingredients used.
STEAM Powered Family has a super simple recipe for gummy candy that … Read More ...
Watercolor Valentine’s Day Card Craft
This fun combination of art and science makes for an easy classroom craft kids can use to decorate the classroom or to make cards for their parents.
It uses pretty basic supplies including coffee filters, watercolors and watercolor paper.
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Dissolving Candy Hearts Science Lesson
The other day I shared an idea in which you sort Valentine’s Day candies in a Venn diagram. If you didn’t use up all your treats on that project, try this dissolving candy heart
experiment from Living Life and … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Optical Illusion for Kids
Have you ever made or seen a device where there’s a drawing on each side of a piece of paper attached to a stick, and when you spin the stick the pictures appear as if they are one?
The fancy … Read More ...
Valentine’s Treats Venn Diagram
Venn diagrams are a classic way to sort information into groups and to see what characteristics different groups might have in common.
Introduce kids to the basics of Venn diagrams with this fun and tasty Valentine’s Day activity from Jinxy … Read More ...
Lunar New Year Tiger Crafts and Activities
Doing crafts for Lunar New Year is always fun because there’s a different animal to craft every year for 12 years! This year (2022) is the year of the tiger, so it’s time to break out all the cute tiger … Read More ...
Lunar New Year Dot Printables
Lunar New Year is coming up at the beginning of February, and these dot painting printables are an easy activity for little kids to learn about some of the symbols of the season.
In all there are 10 pages in … Read More ...
MLK Day Felt Board Template
Felt boards are a great way to share a story with kids and then give them the elements to play with so they can tell their own stories.
Growing Up Blackxican made a felt board for Martin Luther King Jr. … Read More ...
Big Heart Martin Luther King Day Activity
Here’s a sweet activity you can do with a classroom or at home for Martin Luther King Jr
. Day or any time you are talking about kindness.
This big heart activity from Kitchen Floor Crafts will get kids thinking … Read More ...
Easy Ideas for Escape Room Clues
Doing escape rooms is a fun way to incorporate review into something active, or you can make an escape room to play for fun at home or at school.
These ideas from Teaching Ideas will give you some easy ways … Read More ...
Faux Stained Glass Christmas Tree Craft
Looking for a last-minute art project to do with the kiddos for the holdiays? This faux-stained glass project from You Clever Monkey uses a tree motif, but you could really draw anything you like or just use straight lines for … Read More ...
Mandala Coloring Pages to Relax over the Holidays
Whether you’re done with school for the year or in the home stretch, you probably feel the need for something relaxing to do over the holidays.
These mandala coloring pages are great for older kids and adults alike to sit … Read More ...
New Year’s Resolution Printable to Encourage Kindness
It’s fun to let kids set their own goals or resolutions for the new year, but if you have a particular desire to see your kids be kinder (whether in the classroom or at home) this printable from Coffee and … Read More ...