Love this easy ghost craft Jacob made at school. It’s great for preschoolers to practice cutting skills. Just draw a ghost shape on a plain piece of white paper and two eyes and a mouth on a piece of black … Continue reading
Kiwi Crate is a subscription based service that sends crates designed around fun themes and filled with all of the materials and inspiration for hands-on projects. The boxes vary each month but feature two projects that could be anything from … Continue reading
When I taught preschool I had a box in my classroom closet known as the “rainy day” box. This box only came out on days that we were stuck inside due to rain or extreme heat. Now that I am … Continue reading
On Thursday, June 21, I co-hosted an event for OFF!® at the Lincoln Park Conservatory & Gardens in Chicago. DIY Network’s Jeanne Benedict was on hand to share some easy ways to spruce up the backyard for Fourth of July … Continue reading
I love creating new things with the children and it’s especially fun to create with objects not normally found at a craft store. The ideas below are all created using PVC pipes! I think the boys and I are going to have to try the water one.
This data in this infographic was assembled by Commercial Industrial Supply, a leading pvc pipe and fittings supplier.
(Disclosure: I was compensated for posting this infographic but text written above it is my own thoughts.)
Here are some of my favorite Fourth of July crafts for kids! Make sure to click on the pictures to be taken to the sites they come from! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Earth Day is this Sunday. Here are 10 fun earth related activities and crafts your children can enjoy doing this weekend {click pictures to be taken to the sites they come from}. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** … Continue reading
I found this craft kit in the Easter section at Walmart last night for less than $2. Jacob really enjoyed putting it together this morning. It came with the plain white Cross with black lines making it into a puzzle … Continue reading
I love bunny, chick, and egg crafts but, for our family, Easter is about more than that. I wanted to gather crafts and activities that focused on the reason we celebrate Easter, Jesus Christ. Here are some of my favorites … Continue reading
Keep your kids busy with these fun Easter crafts! Click on the pictures to be taken to the posts they are from. *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Here are some great Easter DIY crafts that I’ve found online.
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Easter Wreath
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Egg Garland
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Egg Topiary
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Felt Easter Chicks
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Easter Egg Ornaments
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Recycled Sweater Easter Egg Basket
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Polka Dotted Plaster Easter Eggs
I wanted to do a quick St. Patrick’s Day themed craft with the boys so I thought of making fruit loop rainbows with them. Having seen these all over the web I knew that there were probably printables online that … Continue reading
Here are some great St. Patrick’s Day craft ideas for kids. {Click on pictures to be taken to the posts they come from}
Leprechaun Paper Plate Masks
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Lucky Handprint Craft
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Shamrock Man
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Noodle Rainbow
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Shamrock Collage
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Handprint Rainbow and Pot of Gold
Here are some great St. Patrick’s Day craft ideas for moms. {Click on pictures to be taken to the posts they come from} *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
The next two week’s at Jacob’s preschool will be filled with Dr. Seuss inspired activities. Tomorrow is “silly sock day” so I set out to make Cat In The Hat socks.
I grabbed a pair of white socks from his drawer, wrote “CAT” on one and “HAT” on the other, and cut pieces of ribbon to wrap around the tall white sock. I used Glue Dots to stick the two sides of the ribbon together.
Here’s what I ended up with:
In less than one week we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Here are some fabulous Dr. Seuss ideas I found online {click the pictures to be taken to the posts they come from}. Find Dr. Seuss themed FOOD here.
"Are You My Mother" activity
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Dr. Seuss book cover bowling
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This playdough looks like the hat!
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Cute handprint craft
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Fun Learning Activity
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30 pages of FREE printables for preschoolers!
This is Jacob’s first year of school which means it’s his first time exchanging valentines with classmates. He is in Preschool so I wanted to make something fun that the children in his class could enjoy. He wanted to do Valentines with candy but edible items aren’t allowed. I had a bunch of ideas I had found when putting together my 10 DIY Valentines post so I chose to make the heart shaped crayons. I wanted to do something a little different so I got little notepads at the store and Jacob decorated each one with stickers. We got all of the stickers out and he decided what each of his classmates would like the most so each little notebook was personalized. I then printed out handwriting sheets and had him practice writing his name 15 times and used those for the “from”. I think they turned out really cute.
Making Heart Shaped Crayons
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Jacob's Mailbox To Receive Valentines
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Ready for the Valentines Exchange
Want to make Valentines this year instead of buying them? Check out these ideas found around the web! {Click on pictures for directions} *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
With all the snow we got recently I was inspired to gather a bunch of snow related crafts kids can make. {Click on the pictures to be taken to the posts they come from}: *** *** *** *** ***
Making Time For Mommy 