We are in full Valentine's Day crafting mode! Only days left until Valentine's Day and all of my kids need card holders for their valentines. My kindergartner wanted to make his valentine box out of Lego bricks, but I wasn't sure how that would work at school so instead he made his valentine mailbox into a big Lego brick! How to Make a Lego Brick Valentine Holder: shoe box wrapping paper bottle cap tops tape hot glue We started … [Read more...]
Sight Word Stomp Practice Activity
Practicing sight words doesn't have to be boring--you make it fun by turning it into a game! One of our favorite ways to move and learn with sight words is to play Sight Word Stomp! Sight Word Stomp Game: sight word cards a kid Yep. That's it! It is a very low prep activity that makes it perfect for all of us with kids. I spread the sight word cards around the floor and called out a word. My kindergartner had to find it and stomp … [Read more...]
How to Make Kindess Cootie Catchers
It's week three of the 100 acts of kindness project and we are focusing on kindness toward friends! I thought it would be fun to make kindness cootie catchers (or fortune tellers) for the kids to play with their friends. This activity was really fun because the kids had never played with a cootie catcher or fortune teller before! I showed them how to make one and then we brainstormed different acts of kindness ideas we could put under the … [Read more...]
Conversation Heart Candy Science Experiments
It is so much fun to do science experiments with candy! With Valentine's Day coming up and conversation hearts everywhere we decided to experiment with them, but you substitute any type of candy if you can't find conversation hearts. Candy Science Experiment Supplies: conversation hearts or other candy water vinegar honey (or other sugary substance) salt/salt water microwave or freezer bleach The supplies can be easily … [Read more...]
Rainbow Loom Valentines for Kids
My kids love making Rainbow Loom bracelets and wanted to pass them out to their friends as valentines. We brainstormed different valentine-themed puns for a printable and came up with "I'm over the loom that we're friends!" Super cute, right? DIY Rainbow Loom Valentines: Rainbow Loom Printable Valentine (click and print!) paper cutter or scisors band bracelets colored washi tape Download the valentine printable and print out as … [Read more...]
Community Helper Thank You Act of Kindness
It's week 2 of the 100 Acts of Kindness Project and we are focusing on acts of kindness in our community! Kids love to make people's day and thanking the people in your community that make everyone's life easier is the perfect way to make someone smile. At Christmas we were able to give treats and a card to our mailman, but couldn't figure out a way to show the garbage collectors our appreciation. In our town the truck dumps the cans into the back … [Read more...]
How to Make Slime without Borax
We love to play with slime! Last year we even made homemade Happy Valenslime's Day valentines for my son to give to his friends. If you want to play with slime with your kids but are worried about Borax, never fear! I have a super easy Borax-free slime recipe you can try. How to Make Slime without Borax: 6 teaspoons of Metamucil 3 cups water 6 drops of food coloring (optional) Dissolve the Metamucil completely in the water by … [Read more...]
Sticky Hundreds Chart Math Activity
A hundreds chart is a classic math tool that can be used to teach tons of math concepts. To play with some number concepts and show my kids just how fun a hundreds chart can be I made them a big, sticky one out of contact paper! Hundreds Math Chart: 2 large sheets of contact paper permanent marker card stock shapes tape To make the sticky hundreds chart I used my hole punch to make 100 red circles and then numbered them from 1 to … [Read more...]
