Last year we made these fun fingerprint and footprint flags for Flag Day! The kids had a blast and they hung on our back doors through the 4th of July. This was the one my then 5 year old made. She only used one foot for the footprints so she wouldn't get red paint on the white stripes. :) The then 3 year old obviously had to put both feet in the paint, but still managed to walk in a pretty straight line! They also did 50 blue fingerprints to … [Read more...]
Eggbert the Easter Egg Puppet and Song!
"Eggbert the Easter Egg" is one of our favorite Easter songs. A couple years ago my oldest and I made these cute sock puppets to use while we sing. All you need to make one yourself is a yellow sock, a square of white felt, a scrap of orange felt or any other fabric, fabric glue and two googly eyes. Chick and Egg Sock Puppet: yellow sock white felt orange felt (or color white felt orange) googly eyes fabric glue To … [Read more...]
Easter Egg Garland and Collages — Great Scissor Practice!
Last week my 2 and 3 year old were having lots of fun experimenting with different painting techniques, aka painting with everything they could find, and we ended up with lots and lots of paintings. Instead of recycling them we turned them into Easter egg decorations...and got some great scissor practice in at the same time! My preschooler practiced his cutting skills and turned the paintings into Easter egg garland and then into an Easter egg … [Read more...]
Leprechaun Mischief!
When we woke up this morning we saw that we were visited by leprechauns last night! Everything was out of place and there were gold coins everywhere. But, we did not catch one in our trap! He was very tricky and somehow managed to turn the pile of gold coins we left into green ones! And there was lots of silliness in the house! Toys in the bathroom, a banana in place of the phone, our calendar all messed up, furniture tipped over, and many, many … [Read more...]
Making a Leprechaun Trap
We made a leprechaun trap today! I first heard of the idea from friends and thought it sounded great -- creative, fun, St. Patrick's Day themed -- but my husband was skeptical, "You are going to ask the kids if they want to build something to trap a leprechaun in? Doesn't that seem mean? And a little creepy for little kids?" "No!" I assured him, "It will be fun. They love to use their imaginations and build things!" And I was right they do. … [Read more...]
Make Shamrocks Prints with Peppers
Last week we used green pepper slices and green paint to make shamrock prints! See how a sliced pepper looks just like a shamrock? To make the prints all you need to do is slice some peppers, pour paint into a dish, and let them create! I gave my two year old the top of the pepper with the stem so she would have something to hold onto, but thick slices of pepper work too. As you can see she had a blast! She loved experimenting with the pepper and … [Read more...]
Making Homemade Valentines!
Do you make or buy valentines? We are homemade valentine makers around here! This year the kids went all out and worked very hard to create special gifts for their friends. My 3 1/2 year old loves superheroes, especially Batman, and picked out these cool superhero lollipops from Little Bit Funky! The idea is ingenious and was a huge hit. If you have a little one who likes superheroes you have got to see how easy she has made it for everyone to … [Read more...]
Red Hot Play Dough Recipe
This week we were inspired by all of the Valentine's Day candy in Target to come up with a new play dough recipe and science experiment - Red Hot Play Dough! Here's what we used: 2 cups of flour 1 cup of salt 1 cup of cornstarch 1/4 cup of cream of tartar 2 cups of hot water 2 teaspoons of oil 1 box of Red Hots candy (We used our crock pot play dough recipe, even though the consistency isn't as good, because we needed … [Read more...]
