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How to Make Straw Rockets

How to Make Straw Rockets

Today I’m sharing one of our favorite simple STEM activities: easy straw rockets. These are really fun! These are great for all ages. Little kids think it’s a blast to see the rocket shoot off the end of the straw. Bigger kids can spend time “designing” and coloring the paper rocket for the end and can also learn more about… Read More

Simple Science: Will it Sink or Float?

Simple Science: Will it Sink or Float?

Looking for an easy science activity? Today I’m excited to share this sink or float free printable. It’s fun one that is great for all ages. It can be a quick activity or if you’re looking for something to keep them busy this summer, you can add lots of items to “test”. There are 2 versions you can download and… Read More

Easy Watermelon Craft: DIY Painted Watermelon Flower Pot

Easy Watermelon Craft: DIY Painted Watermelon Flower Pot

By: Courtney Byrne Looking for a fun summer craft? This DIY watermelon flower pot craft is cute for a Mother’s Day gift, teacher gift or just something fun to do on summer break. It’s easy and can be down with any size flower pot. For this one, I got the paint recommended for painting clay pots – it’s next to… Read More

Easy DIY Mickey Autograph Book

Easy DIY Mickey Autograph Book

By: Ali McNulty  My daughter loves to get everyone’s autograph as we are strolling through the Disney Parks.  Her autograph books tend to fill up quickly and we usually need a new one each trip. This time around, we thought we’d make our own! Here’s how we made an easy DIY Mickey Autograph book: Easy DIY Mickey Autograph Book Craft… Read More

Butterfly Craft and Snack for Kids

Butterfly Craft and Snack for Kids

By: Courtney Byrne We had a rainy Saturday and the kids were going bonkers so I wanted an easy craft that would occupy them all for a bit. This paper plate butterfly craft did the trick! They ended up each making a few. The big kids took a while “designing” the wings and the little ones were much quicker with… Read More

Character Building Chart for Kids (Free Printable)

Character Building Chart for Kids (Free Printable)

By: Sarah Tucker, Sarah’s blog In some ways I feel like my mom was the original Pinterest mom.  It wasn’t even that anything was over the top, but just that she was so consistent with making all of the little things special.  She found ways to motivate us to want to read our Bible, or do the dishes … and… Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

This St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin was a huge hit in my son’s preschool class.  I went into his class to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. 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 some festive Irish books and the kids… Read More