Thinking about Summer? Grab this Printable Activity Binder

I’m not ready to think about summer yet, and the good news is I don’t have to plan all that much because my daughter goes to school for most of the summer, but it’s always a good idea to have some activities on hand for those times when kids aren’t in school.

This printable summer activity binder from Thirty Handmade Days is a great way to get started collecting things for your kids to do during the summer.

It has pages for lists of things like activities the kids want to do and books they want to read, a summer reading log, links to places you can find worksheets, a printable letter template where little kids can draw instead of write, and more.

Even if you don’t use all of these sheets, there’s some good stuff here to get you started thinking about what you might like to do this summer and how to fill the “I’m bored” space before you even hear those words. Wouldn’t that be nice?

[Photo: Thirty Handmade Days.]

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Whether you have snow where you live or are on the wrong side of the world for that, these snow glob crafts for kids are a lot of fun to put together at home or in the classroom.

If you want to keep it super basic, you can download some snow globe coloring pages from Monday Mandala and have kids drawn in their own images (or color in what is there for the ones that are already filled). This could be a fun way to play with different media, having kids paint in one, draw in another, or use crayons in one, colored pencils in another, etc.

Or you can add your kid (or a classroom full of kids) to snowglobes with this craft from Twitchetts. It’s easy to make and fun for kids to help with, too.

You can also make snow globes with paper plates pretty easily, and there are lots of different options out there that should give you some ideas. This one from In the Playroom uses blue glittery pompoms as the snow and has a snowman in the background (though you can use whatever you want).

Mas and Pas uses a clear plate on top of a regular plate to make its snow globe, and Daydream into Reality just uses a paper plate to make the snow globe shape but there’s no snow involved. Their template includes different images you can put in the snow globe, or draw your own.

If you want to make a snow globe without the watery (so potentially less mess) you can make a waterless snow globe out of a plastic cup with this tutorial from The Pragmatic Parent. It uses tiny foam balls as the snow. Tidy Mom’s version uses a real glass jar and fake snow to flurry around.

And if you’re OK with using liquids in your snow globe, which will allow the snow to flutter like in a real snow globe, check out this version from 123 Homeschool 4 Me, which uses water and baby oil.

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