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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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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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How to Tie Dye Tissue Paper With Markers

Emily — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:45:04 +0000

My 4 year old daughter had so much fun with this craft that for a few weeks she wanted to pour water on all her drawings to make them “even prettier.” She loved watching the colors spread and mix on our tie dye tissue paper. It took us several attempts to get the colors dark […]

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DIY Scratch Art Paper: A Simple Fall Craft

Emily — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:57:19 +0000

I wanted to do a couple fun fall crafts with my kids (2y & 4y). They got put off until this week with me making their Halloween costumes. I settled on two fun but very simple leaf shape based crafts. And while we made our fall crafts we watched the snow fall covering all the […]

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How to Make Paper Beads: Standard and Glow in the Dark

Emily — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:14:22 +0000

The crafts I do with the kids keep making our bedtime routine more complicated. Every night we had the same routine with our kids before bed. We read, prayed, and sung. But then I made the kids glow in the dark shapes for the ceiling. So, we added shining the shapes with a UV flashlight […]

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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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P is for Panda Craft: Pepperoni Pizza

Emily — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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. […]

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P is for Pig Craft: Popsicle Sticks, Pom Poms, Pipe Cleaners, and Pink Paint

Emily — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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 […]

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O is for Owl Craft: Oatmeal Cookies

Emily — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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 […]

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N is for Narwhal Craft: Nail Polish

Emily — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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 […]

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