I would have never thought to turn this Happy Meal box into a princess castle. This castle craft was the kids’ idea and they created it together. They’ve played with it non stop since then and I think it is because they made it themselves. They cut a hole in the box and made stairs/bridge, …
I made these! DIY Lego Storage! Can you believe it? You won’t believe how easy they were to make and B (6 years old) told me I was awesome and that always makes my day! You don’t have to use them to store Legos, you can use them to store anything and it …
I picked up a few of these colored bags from the party store to use in a Color Hunt with N (2.5). B (5.5) came up with a great idea to make Superhero paper bag puppets with them. He created Hulk (left) and Superman (right). Thing (left), Aquaman (right) Batman (left), Superman (right) These paper …
Both of my kids love creating with glue! These glue collages will be a hit with your preschooler or toddler! N (2 1/2) likes to put glue on each dot and stick on pieces of paper that she has cut. (above) B (5 1/2) uses the colored glue and pieces of paper to make collages …
Use artificial flowers or real flowers you find for this flower painting activity. Spice up your painting time by adding silk flowers. Use the flower like a stamp and have fun creating and experimenting. Other Ideas for Using Silk Flowers: Sort by color or type Stick them in foam and have fun arranging them Transfer …
Making pet rocks is such a simple and fun craft. Pick a rock, paint it, glue on accessories, etc. Here are 9 Pet Rock Activities. Pet Rock Activities Make up stories with your rocks. Make a rock family. Make a rock farm. Make rock super heroes. Paint the rocks to look like the planets. Write …
Do you remember making the paper plate snake when you were little? For whatever reason it is such a magical thing to turn a paper plate into a coily snake or mobile. Draw the spiral line on the plate for your child to cut along (great way to sneak in cutting practice). Decorate before or after …
To make this paper plate ladybug craft, paint 1 paper plate black and 1 paper plate red and black. Cut the red and black plate in half and use a fastener to attach the 2 halves at the top. You’ve created a ladybug and it moves!
Remember blow up furniture? So fun! I had a reading center in my classroom with blow up furniture in it one year. This bubble wrap pillow reminded me of that so we made one. Materials: a piece of bubble wrap scraps of paper packaging tape Directions: Fold a piece of bubble wrap in half and …
I found this Christmas roller on sale at Hobby Lobby. B had fun painting with it, although the Christmas shapes that were on the roller were hard to see in his final product. Painting with a roller would be a fun way to make wrapping paper, Christmas cards, or thank you notes!
Place objects on construction paper and leave them in the sun to make sun prints. We had so much fun finding objects and letters to make these. We didn’t leave them out in the sun long enough though. Make sure to leave yours out most of the day! I told B that we were going to do …
Get your gift ready with this DIY Wrapping Paper Activity that your little one and friends will love! I didn’t have any “Birthday Girl” wrapping paper so I turned this lemon into lemonade (aka a fun activity!). I turned over a large piece of wrapping paper and let B go to town on the back with paint pens (love those!). I …