When you have emerging readers in your home or classroom, you often hear the question How do you spell….? Maya from Maya Made has a really great idea that both teachers and parents can utilize-a key word ring! Easy to … Read More ...
Give it away give it away give it away now
Fun Fabulous Finds is hosting a giveaway for me today!! Head over to the site by March 4th and enter to win your choice of a fuchsia tutu or Superkid cape from Love, September-both great for encouraging imagination play!!Art Magnets
Children love to see their art displayed and this project would make a great gift for a student to make at school for Mother’s Day!! The Rik Rak Studio shows you how to easily transfer your child’s art on to … Read More ...
Make It: Portable Art Studio
Maya Made posted a detailed tutorial recreating a portable art studio that she found in a vintage McCall’s Make It Book out of cardboard. There is even a bonus tutorial for a recycle friendly art caddy from a milk carton. … Read More ...
Learning to sort shapes
This isn’t an activity that would be appropriate for school age children, but for toddlers and preschoolers-PERFECT!! 
Allie from Blissful Kids posted a great tutorial for making a shape sorter out of paper shapes. Helps children learn their shapes as … Read More ...
Exploring Literacy and Art: It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Read It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw, then work on projects revolving on the theme cloud watching put together by Blissful Kids. Includes three fun lessons in all. Another fabulous way to integrate art and reading curriculum!!… Read More ...
Future Craft Collective
Future Craft Collective is now coming to a computer near you! The projects that involve both parents/teachers and children in creating something resourceful used to only be taught in classroom settings and weren’t accessible to everyone, but now the curriculum … Read More ...
Winner-Rainy Day Craft Caboodle
The winner of the surprise giveaway from Sleepy Sillys is #83–Sandy!
If you didn’t win the Craft Caboodle, you still have a chance to purchase your own or anything else that you loved from Sleepy Sillys!! Head on over … Read More ...
Valentine’s Heart Math
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to add some fun and engaging math activities to the learning day, and this conversation hearts graph activity from Blissful Kids is a great way to do it. Not only is this activity a … Read More ...
For Cora
Last Sunday, sweet little Cora passed away due to Neuroblastoma (a form of cancer). Her parents are planning to construct a playground in honor of her life and memory. Many Etsy shop are working together to raise money … Read More ...
Giveaway Reminder
Please remember to enter the giveaway for the Kids Rainy Day Caboodle. Just a couple more days left!!
… Read More ...Cupid’s Tree Scavenger Hunt
The Family Fun website has a really great idea for Valentine’s Day-a scavenger hunt!
You can do this activity with an entire class or just a few children-adapt the amount of questions to the size of your group. If you … Read More ...
Valentine Heart Painting
Teach the students about a contemporary artist (Jim Dine) while giving them a fun (and seasonal) project to work on. This fabulous art work is made from rubber cement and watercolor. Instructions from Art Projects for Kids (look … Read More ...
Surprise Giveaway-Sleepy Sillys
I’m excited to announce the first giveaway EVER on this site!!
Sleepy Sillys, an Etsy shop, sells a fabulous Rainy Day Craft Caboodle full of essential supplies for creative projects. It holds well over 100 items including contruction paper, glitter … Read More ...
Valentine Fun: Woven Hearts
I remember making woven Valentines at school as a kid. Take the old classic and modernize it by using unexpected materials to weave together, like newspaper, fabric or even an old map to make things more interesting!! This tutorial from … Read More ...
