Easy and fun ideas on how to create things with your child
My three year old daughter loves the story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. She will lead all of the kids from church (even up to 10 years old) on bear hunts through the building. When I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween, she said she wanted to be bear. Being a […]
Simple No-Sew Bear DIY Costume for Kids (or Adults) Read More »
Now that we are getting closer to the end of our animal alphabet crafts, we are getting to some harder letters. If you have seen any of our other alphabet crafts, you already know that we use craft supplies that start with the letter we are working on. There aren’t many craft supplies that start
My three year old daughter has loved pandas pretty much since she could talk. I don’t fully remember how it started, but I know she wanted to check out all panda books the first time we went to the library. For our P alphabet craft, I wasn’t thinking and we did P is for pig.
Is your house a zoo? I mean, does your house need a zoo? My two kids (1.5 & 3.5) both love zoos and making things, so I was confident they would love making a pretend zoo. It was so simple and fun to make and it is also simple and fun to play with. And
My three year old daughter’s favorite animal is a panda. And has been for a couple years. So, for our P alphabet craft we obviously did a P is for pig craft. Whoops. I didn’t even think about it until my daughter was telling Grandma about her recent crafts. She asked why we didn’t do
P is for Pig Craft: Popsicle Sticks, Pom Poms, Pipe Cleaners, and Pink Paint Read More »
What is better than making an O is for owl craft with your child? Making them out of another tasty O, oatmeal cookies. We have been working our way through the alphabet using animals and craft supplies starting with that letter. Most of my alphabet letters that we have made from food have been more
Let me start with an update on my previous Shrinky Dink DIY wind spinner. We had a really strange start to the summer with way more rain than normal. My pinwheel was a champ at holding up to the wind, rain, and even hail. But, then the sun came. It started to droop at a
DIY Wind Spinner Made From Shrinky Dinks: Attempt 2 Read More »
Have you read the book Purple, Green, and Yellow by Robert Munsch? It was one of my favorites growing up and now my three year old likes it too. There is a line in there, “everyone knows it’s okay to color your fingernails. Even my mother colors her fingernails.” Well that line opened my preschooler’s
My three year old daughter loves threading things. We recently made beaded keychains for all of her friends, and she had a blast threading on all the beads. One of the simplest ways to make something fun even more fun is to make it bigger. Since my daughter likes beads, I made her giant beads
Pool Noodle Craft: Using Gigantic Beads to Make a Flower Read More »
Are there any crafts from your childhood that you have been excited to share with your own kids? Two of the things that I have been waiting for my kids to be old enough for are Shrinky Dinks and Model Magic. I have already introduced them to Shrinky Dinks multiple times. This craft was the
