My kids are playing this as I type. I was planning on taking them out today but we have had too many 4 and 5 am days recently and I just want to stay home! What you need: felt velcro strips or stickies lightweight balls tape or marker to mark off a target area I just stuck the ...
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Easy DIY Wrapping Paper Use that packing paper you have lying around from a move or holiday shipments you've received. What you need: Paper you'd otherwise recycle Something to decorate it with! stamps are easy - we made our own seasonal ones for winter solstice crayons, ...
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This is another craft that isn't my own, but I was so thrilled with the results I had to share. My kids were excited to see the end product but the cons are that a) there is a lot of waiting involved, and b) little ones might not be able to achieve the shape they want. The simple ...
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We have made these for a few years now and they are always a favorite! Check out these gorgeous salt dough ornaments for ideas: katy elliot great detail!!! even cleveland my inspiration for trying out stamps (btw, the snowflake stamps I used I made with foam stickers) creative ...
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Hands-on Force and Motion Exploration This is a fun activity I set up one morning for my kids; it's one that requires little input from you because they will quickly come up with many ways to set it up. What you need: marbles or balls scale train tracks, car tracks, ...
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Create a Leaf and Bark Journal I ordered some blank books in advance of this project, but you could easily do this on paper. Autumn is the perfect time of year to do this in the northeast! We gathered leaves for rubbings from our immediate neighborhood and did bark rubbings while ...
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These were done basically the same way as our Valentine's Day window decorations. The kids really love tearing up tissue paper so I always save as much as I can from gifts or packaging. What you need: clear contact paper tissue paper, torn or cut into small pieces stickers or stick ...
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This is a fun experiment to do, because the kids can decide which of their toys/craft supplies they would like to test (as long as they are waterproof). It can be surprising which items will float in water and which items will sink. This is hands-on learning of buoyancy and density! Part ...
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This is a great activity to do outside on a nice autumn day. It is a wonderful fine motor and attention-building activity; painting an entire pine cone takes a lot of focus and time. Collect your pine cones on a nature walk ahead of time if you don't have any nearby. I ended up ...
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