Spring is coming so it's time to break out the rainbow activities! You can't not feel happy looking at rainbow art by preschoolers and I found 10 different activities that will keep the kids busy and your walls full of color! Rainbows are a popular preschool theme for a reason--there is so much learning that can be done with them! Kids can learn about colors, color mixing, cause and effect, science, weather and more all from playing with … [Read more...]
Lego Brick {Inspired} Valentine Box for Kids
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...]
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...]
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...]
Hug Coupons for Kids to Make
We are kicking off the 100 Acts of Kindness Project with kindness acts for family members! We started the week at our house doing nice things for each other, drawing pictures, doing favors and giving lots of hugs and kisses. We even made our own hug coupons to give out as an act of kindness family members could turn in whenever they need one! These are so sweet and easy to make! The coupons would be great for families who may have one sibling … [Read more...]
Snow Crafts and Activities for Kids
We don't get snow at our house so are always on the lookout for fun snow themed crafts and kids activities! We love making snowmen out of our sparkly white play dough and playing with our squishy sensory snow and last week even did a shaving cream snowball big art activity! I know my kids would have so much fun doing these snow activities I found on last week's After School Linky! Snowman Kids Crafts: These shredded paper snowmen and sticky … [Read more...]
Shaving Cream Snowball Big Art Activity
Big art is a great way for kids to use their gross motor skills to explore different properties in a fun way. I also love doing them with my kids because even though they are different ages they all enjoy doing big art! We don't get any snow at our house so I thought it would be fun to do some sort of snowball art project. I looked around to see what we had that was snowball-like and decided our wiffle balls would be perfect! Snowball Painting … [Read more...]
No Cook White Play Dough Recipe
White play dough is so much fun to play with! There's just something about a white play dough that makes little fingers just itch to play and create with it. In the winter it is perfect for turning into play dough snowballs and snowmen or to use as a winter landscape for pretend play. Other times of year the white playdough can be anything they want it to be! Prefer colorful dough? No problem! Just add your favorite food coloring … [Read more...]
