Feeding the birds is one of our favorite acts of kindness! We got creative and made a ghost bird feeder to hang outside with our other Halloween decorations. This Halloween craft is made from things you probably have in your kitchen right now! How to Make a Bird Feeder clean milk carton white paint black permanent marker pipe cleaner birdseed scissors hole punch We started by using regular scissors to cut an opening in the … [Read more...]
Halloween Marshmallow Ghost Craft
If you are like me, you love to have sweets in the house. The problem with a houseful of sugar is that at Halloween, you can end up with an overload of sugary sweets! We decided to make a Halloween Marshmallow Ghost Stamp Craft with a couple of marshmallows. These cute ghosts were fun to make and a great way to avoid eating more sweets! Halloween ghost craft for kids This time of year, ghost crafts are fun to make with the kids. They don't … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Weaving Busy Bag
For this month's Busy Bag of the Month I am sharing a fine motor skills busy bag that I got at my last swap! One of my friends made this weaving busy bag and we have had so much fun with it I asked her if I could share it with everyone. How to Make a Weaving Busy Bag 1. Collect ribbons, pipe cleaners, string, yarn, whatever you have. 2. Tie the end of each one to the end of a dish rack mat. 3. Show your child how to weaving the ribbon in … [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...]
Craft for Kids: Tin Can Lanterns
Tin can lanterns are a classic summer craft and were one of the activities on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List that our kids had never seen before. I haven't made one since I was at summer camp so I thought it was the perfect activity to do this summer. How to Make Tin Can Lanterns Tin can lanterns aren't hard to make, but they definitely do require adult supervision and assistance. We didn't need a lot of supplies and I love that we are able … [Read more...]
Cloud Watching and Cloud Painting
Cloud watching is on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List--you can't beat a totally free bonding activity that allows you to slow down and spend time with your kids. There is no prep required for this old school activity. All you need to do is wait for a day with some clouds in the sky and go outside with your kids. Find shapes and pictures "hidden" in the clouds and point them outo to each other. You can even make up stories about what you see. Then … [Read more...]
Summer Fun for Kids: Decorate Bikes!
Decorating you bike when you are young, whether for the 4th of July or a neighborhood parade, is so much fun! When you are little your bike is an object of triumph and your ticket to freedom so personalizing it and celebrating it just adds to the joy. All three of our kids are at the age where bikes are exciting so we knew that decorating bikes was something that had to be on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List! We have a red, white, and blue theme … [Read more...]
Craft for Kids: Duct Tape Hula Hoop
We just crossed hula hoop off our "Old School" Summer Bucket List! And came up with a fun and easy duct tape craft for kids too! When we were at Disney last week they had a hula hoop contest at the pool. My 5 year old wanted to join in, but didn't really know how to hula hoop yet so we knew that we had to practice when we got home! Unfortunately, all of our hula hoops were deemed too girly or too broken...so we upcycled one for him instead! Duct … [Read more...]
