How To Make Heart Crowns for Valentine’s Day
How to make heart crowns with just a few simple supplies. These stained-glass crowns are a fun Valentine’s Day craft project for kids. Updated December
Plaster Balloon Sculptures with Kids
We made sculptures the other day with balloons, plaster of Paris, and four giggling children. The whole process and experience was awesome and was the
Creative Play Things: Simple Props for Open-Ended Play
My four-year-old and her friend Emily surprised me by playing for hours with some little wooden apples and rainbow buckets. They sorted these creative play
Kids Mixed Media Art :: Creativity Inspired by Fabric Scraps
On Friday, the kids had fun creating mixed media art with autumn-colored fabrics and paints. I set up a basket of fabric scraps in the
10 Plaster of Paris Crafts to Try with Your Kids
Plaster of Paris is a fun material to work with. It starts out as a powder that you mix with water to make a thick
Plaster Casting for Kids with Playdough Molds
Plaster casting with playdough molds is an easy and fun craft project to do with kids.
Drawing to Music with Children
Drawing to music with children is a fun way to bridge the two arts while discussing the concept of synaeasthesia.
How to Make a Kids Travel Journal
How to make a kids travel journal with interesting papers and maps. These can be used by kids for trips or to explore your local
Invisible Ink Ghosts with Crayon Resist Painting
Learn how to make invisible ink ghosts for a spooky surprise! Draw ghosts in white crayon, then paint over to watch them magically appear.
Collage Easter Eggs with Paper Napkins
We combined a couple of Easter egg decorating ideas this year for a fun, multi-media effect: paper napkin collage over dyed crayon resist eggs.
A Shape Tracing Activity for Kids
Our floor is covered with toys, blocks, puzzle pieces, kitchen utensils (because they’re clearly more interesting than the baby toys), books, you name it. It’s
Making Handmade Accordion Books with Kids
We’ve been creating handmade accordion books recently, inspired by Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord’s new book, Handmade Books for a Healthy Planet. Handmade Books for a Healthy
