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An Easy Rainbow Craft for Kids

An Easy Rainbow Craft for Kids

We first made this easy rainbow craft for kids when trying to come up with something for a class St. Patrick’s Day party. I wanted a craft that the kids could bring home and display all spring and thought a rainbow craft was in the St. Patrick’s Day theme but also bright and fun for spring. The 1st graders had… Read More

5 Superhero Crafts for Kids

5 Superhero Crafts for Kids

Looking for ways to entertain your superhero loving kids? These 5 easy superhero crafts are a lot of fun!   Easy Superhero Crafts for Kids  1.  Superhero Shield (This one is well-used & well-loved!) Directions:  Paint a paper plate black.  Let dry.  Add superhero stickers.  On the back, use packaging tape to glue a paper handle on made out of… Read More

Easy Science for Kids: A Rainbow Eruption

Easy Science for Kids: A Rainbow Eruption

My kids love doing science experiments. They don’t do anything fancy: some of their “experiments” are mixtures of dirt water and sticks in the backyard. I realized years ago that you can use the good old baking soda and vinegar “eruption” to make a variety of fun experiments. We have built a clay volcano and let it erupt, we made… Read More

February Printable Activity Calendar for Kids

February Printable Activity Calendar for Kids

Today, we are excited to be sharing a fun February activity calendar for kids, full of fun activities & crafts to do with your young children each day in the month of February.  There are a variety of activities listed in the calendar including crafts, imaginative play, cooking, & gross motor activities.  Most of these items can be completed with… Read More

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Binoculars

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Binoculars

Who else is ready for spring and days back outdoors? Like most years since having kids: January already feels like it’s been about 75 days… While i’ve noticed that my boys have zero interest in sitting still to color and draw, they will sit at the table if there are scissors, tape, glue and any kind of stick (popsicle sticks… Read More

Snowman Book and Craft: Easy Marshmallow Snowman

Snowman Book and Craft: Easy Marshmallow Snowman

We’ve done posts like this before: a book and a craft! You can do the craft without reading the book of course, but sometimes it makes it more fun for the kids to have a book to go along with what they’re making. During the long winter months, we also look for activities to take up a little more time… Read More