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 ...
Baking Soda and Vinegar Fireworks Experiment
I don’t know if any of the winter holidays are really associated with fireworks (New Year’s maybe?) but this is a fun science experiment to do with kids when you want to have a little STEM celebration.
Jingle Bell Activities for Kids
My daughter has a huge bag of jingle bells. I’m sure we needed a couple for a project or something (I think it was for an ugly Christmas sweater?) but you can’t just buy one or two jingle bells
, … Read More ...
Giant Printable Coloring In Christmas Poster
Here’s a great collaborative art project for a classroom or a family. Hattifant has a Christmas tree winter activity printable that’s a whopping 18 pages.
Inside the tree is an elf factory with a bunch of elves getting set for … Read More ...
Creative Gift Idea: smART Pixelator
I love gifts that are also activities, because they keep kids occupied, help them focus and give them a goal to work toward. The folks at Flycatcher sent me and the girl a smART Pixelator to try out, and I … Read More ...
How to Make a Christmas Tree from a Piece of Paper
This is a fun STEM challenge that isn’t much of a challenge because it comes with a printable that shows you how to do it, but did you know you can make a 3D Christmas tree out of a single … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Lesson Plans from a Native American Perspective
A friend of mine shared this resource on Facebook recently and I think it’s great, whether you are in a classroom teaching about Thanksgiving or just want to give a broader perspective to your kids.
This PDF is from the … Read More ...
Multilingual Thanksgiving Gratitude Craft
Thanksgiving is a time to think about what we are thankful for, and if you live in a household that speaks lots of different languages (or have a classroom with kids who speak different languages at home), expressing gratitude in … Read More ...
Veterans Day Activity Pack for Kids
Veterans Day isn’t a holiday that seems to get a lot of attention outside of military communities, but it’s important for all of us to remember the service of our members of the military.
3 Dinosaurs has a nice printable … Read More ...
More Diwali Crafts from Red Ted Art
Red Ted Art has been doing a series of Diwali crafts recently and she’s rounded them up into one great post if you’re looking for Diwali crafts to make with your kids at home or at school.
Here you will … Read More ...
Diwali Decor Ideas for Kids
Diwali the festival of lightscelebrated by many religious groups including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists, is a holiday that lends itself easily to crafting while learning.
Clay lamps known as diya and intricate sand designs called rangoli are … Read More ...
Learning about and Exploring Feathers
It seems like feathers are used in crafting a lot in the fall, on Halloween masks and to decorate turkeys. Maybe you’ll find some feathers 
on a nature walk to do this activity with, or you can order an assortment … Read More ...