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Free Printable Easter Basket Pennants & Tutorial

March 20, 2021

Hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on it’s way! I love putting together Easter baskets. I keep them pretty simple: chocolate bunnies & candy, something to read, something to make & something to use outside. My favorite basket accessory: these little pennant flags. I made them and turned them into free printable Easter basket pennants for all (with a how to)! Free Printable… Read More

Sponge Painting Spring Chick Craft

March 17, 2021

By Courtney Byrne Happy 1st day of Spring! Here’s an easy craft for kids that will get your house looking like Spring in no time. For this Spring chick sponge painting craft, you need very few supplies and my kids all enjoyed it (ages 3-9). Bigger kids can do it all on their own. For little ones: I let them… Read More

Easy Easter Basket Ideas: 2021 List

March 15, 2021

Easter is just a few weeks away! Filling Easter baskets is one of my favorite holiday tasks. I like to keep them pretty simple and inexpensive (I do have 5 to make!!). Below you’ll find a list for babies/toddlers and 2 lists for kids. The best part about these lists is that there are tons of items for $10 or… Read More

25 Crafts, Activities and Snacks for St. Patrick’s Day

March 6, 2021

By: Courtney Byrne St. Patrick’s Day is a favorite holiday in our house. Both my husband and I have Irish relatives so it’s both a festive holiday and a time for us to teach our kids about our family heritage. Each year I try and do some new crafts and activities with the kids and add some “green” to our… Read More

Salt Paint Shamrocks

March 5, 2021

Have you ever tried salt painting? It’s really fun and the final product is so pretty. This is something you can do with younger kids (with assistance) and it’s also a great art activity for older kids. It’s a form of process art, which is something you can have your big kids read up on before the project. I… Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activity for Kids

March 1, 2021

Last spring when school shut down we had 2 preschoolers. Doing preschool “virtually” is not easy. Our awesome teachers would put together packets for the week of activities to do at home. One of the activities was for them to work on fine motor and strengthening their fingers to hold a pencil. The activity was so simple: pom poms and… Read More

17 Books for March 17th: St. Patrick’s Day Books for Kids

February 27, 2021

If you’re looking for some festive books for St. Patrick’s Day we’ve got you covered! Over the years we’ve collected quite a few books about St. Patrick’s Day, St. Patrick and Ireland. This list has a variety and are great for babies on up to big kids. I’ll be sharing a bit about some of them on Instagram this week… Read More

A Special St. Patrick’s Day Craft for Kids: Finger Print Rainbows

February 25, 2021

It’s no secret that I love hand print and finger print crafts for the holidays. The years speed by and it’s such a sweet way to capture their little hands at each holiday. This year I made finger print rainbows with the boys. I actually did this finger print rainbow craft with the girls years ago (and it feels like… Read More

Festive St. Patrick’s Day Rice Krispie Treats

February 23, 2021

Making festive rice krispie treats are my favorite holiday dessert because they are no bake…. therefore I can’t burn them or mess up the recipe! I’ve made rice krispie treat reindeer at Christmas and these rice krispie treat monsters are always a hit at Halloween. I thought about making shamrock shapes but felt like the shape might be tricky to… Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

February 20, 2021

This St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin was a huge hit in my son’s preschool class a few years ago. I went into his class to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. For a craft, we did the St. Patrick’s Day pasta necklace from this post and I brought in Rainbow Snack Mix Bags (see this post). As the activities, we read… Read More