We all know candy is great to eat, but did you know how much fun it is to play with? We used some of our Halloween candy this year to make play dough sculptures! Playing and creating with play dough is a great after school activity for big kids too! Many times we only think to get it out for the little ones, but there are so many benefits to getting it out with your older kids also. That makes it a great activity for siblings to do … [Read more...]
Spider Party and Play Date Ideas!
Spiders are such a fun theme for a preschool birthday party or play date! Kids love to sing The Itsy Bitsy Spider song and you can use that excitement for a party theme. My sister had a spider themed 3rd birthday party for my niece and it was both easy and fun! The key to preschool parties and play dates is to keep them simple and set up multiple stations or activities for the kids to wander around to. That way the kids can play and have fun … [Read more...]
Easy Spider Paper Plate Craft
Our house is filled with homemade Halloween decorations and one of our favorites are the paper plate spiders hanging in the playroom! They are super easy to make and can be done by kids of any age. There is no wrong or right way to make a paper plate spider. I think it's fun to just set out a bunch of supplies and see what the kids come up with. It's also interesting to do activities like this year to year and see how their creations … [Read more...]
Kids Paper Plate Craft: Black Cat
Paper plates crafts are easy to do and a great activity for a multi-age group. They are a favorite in our house for play dates or holidays because you can set out the materials and let the kids put them together independently. This black cat would be fun to make at a Halloween party! We used a black paper plate, construction paper, glitter, googly eyes, a pom and a pipe cleaner to make our cat but you can use whatever materials you have on hand. … [Read more...]
Fun Halloween Activities for Kids
There is something so exciting about the start of fall and the holidays to come! October is here and we starting to get ready for Halloween. The Halloween books and crafts are out and the kids have been busy planning their Halloween costumes--we are in full Halloween mode. That's why I'm so excited to have Blythe from Education.com back to share three fun Halloween kids activities! Fall is in the air, and kids all over the nation are getting … [Read more...]
Kids Nature Craft: Rock People and Pets
Rock people and pets are one of those classic crafts that you just have to make when you're a kid--so, of course, we had to include them on our "Old School Summer" bucket list! All I had to do was ask the kids if they wanted make rock friends and they were off! They collected rocks from our yard and use Sharpies, glitter glue and foam stickers to turn them into rock people and rock pets. Then they raided the recycling stash to create houses for … [Read more...]
25 Glow in the Dark Kids Activities
My kids have been having so much fun this summer with glow in the dark activities! Staying up and playing after dark is always great and adding anything that glows to it doubles the fun. Here are 25 glow in the dark ways to learn, play and create with your kids! Glow in the Dark Learning Activities 1. Glow in the Dark Secret Messages 2. Glow in the Dark Alphabet Eggs 3. Letter Practice: Glow in the Dark Letter Hunt 4. Glow … [Read more...]
Easy DIY Dress Up Costumes
We love pretend play! My kids can happily spend hours imagining and playing together and I love to see what scenarios they come up with. They also love dressing up so we were excited that Sprout sent us some craft supplies to use to make our own costumes to encourage kids to dress up and play! They sent us a box of supplies and instruction cards and the kids (and their Nana) used them to come up with their own version of a pirate, a scientist, and … [Read more...]
