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V is for Vulture Craft: Painting With Velcro

Emily — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

There are a lot of unique ways to get your child painting. Way back when we were on the letter A, my daughter used apples as paint brushes. V was a hard letter to come up with craft supplies for and we ended back at using a unique paintbrush. For this V is for vulture […]

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How to Make a Handprint Ornament With Shrinky Dinks

Emily — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Every Christmas I try to make a craft with my kids to give to family. This year I had a 4, 2, and a 7 month old. My four year old daughter loves crafts and could make a lot of things on her own. But my two year old still needs a lot of help […]

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Fun and Cute Valentine Craft for Preschoolers

Emily — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Looking for a valentine craft for preschoolers that is both cute and fun to make? Then you are in the right place. Well, assuming you don’t mind cleaning up a bit of a mess. But, I promise that it’s worth it. I made these fun rice heart valentines with my 3 and 4 year olds […]

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T is for Tiger Craft: Tie Dye Tissue Paper and Tempera Paint

Emily — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This is a fun one. If you aren’t familiar with our alphabet crafts, I have been doing animal alphabet crafts with my 4 year old daughter. To make them more unique and fun we have been using craft supplies that also start with that same letter. The added difficulty has made it slow going at […]

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Easy Pom Pom Turkey Craft for Thanksgiving

Emily — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:56:15 +0000

Both of my older kids love pom poms. But my 2 year old son especially does. So, when I saw this cute pinecone turkey craft from Live Craft Eat, I immediately wanted to make something similar with pom poms. It took a couple tries to figure out how to do it, but once we figured […]

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Simple Fall Craft: Paper Mache Autumn Leaf Bowls

Emily — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Light shining through darkness is so fascinating for both kids and adults. Lately my kids (2y&4y) have been very interested in glow in the dark things. So, we have made several glow in the dark crafts, played with glow sticks, and played with light up toys. While thinking of a fun and simple fall craft […]

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Easy Pumpkin Craft for Kids Using a Coffee Filter

Emily — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This year has flown by and suddenly it is already October. Although, it doesn’t feel much like Fall with green leaves all around and my kids playing in the sprinkler just this morning. So, it is a great time to do an easy pumpkin craft for kids to get in the Autumn spirit. This simple […]

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Simple Crafts for Kids That Are Great for Sick Days

Emily — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

I don’t know about you, but when I have sick kids I want simple and calm. My 4 year old daughter does calm well, but my 2 year old son does not. Crafts and screen time are practically the two calm things he will do for any length of time. So, when they both were […]

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Make a DIY Vase as a Teacher Appreciation Gift

Emily — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:28:11 +0000

Knowing my baby was coming in May, I decided I wasn’t going to do anything in our garden this summer. My husband decided that he would instead of it just sitting unused for a year. My four year old daughter helped him plant a lot of it including some flower seeds she picked out. We […]

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Salt Dough Recipe and Fun Crafts to Make With It

Emily — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:18:46 +0000

There are some crafts that are so versatile and easy that most of us have done them at some point in our life. Salt dough is one of these. It’s perfect for making ornaments and a go to craft for elementary teachers. But, before you click out of this post saying been there done that, […]

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