A DIY Fishing Game for Pretend Play
This simple DIY fishing game for kids is easy to make with cardboard and magnets. Includes instructions for making your own magnetic fish and fishing
Circle Art For Kids – A Fun Process Art Activity
This circle art activity is a great open ended art activity for kids with new tools, materials, and techniques added as interest demands. Start by
Easy Minion Crafts for Kids (for Despicable Me Fans)
Our house is being overrun by minions. Remember when Maia said that Despicable Me was one of her favorite movies (during her very official interview)?
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
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
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
