Heart Art is an opportunity to be creative and develop fine motor skills at the same time! Start with a pipe cleaner. Bend it in the middle and twist the ends together. Push the middle of the loop down to form your heart. Tie a piece of yarn or string on the bottom of the …
We all have Q-tips on hand. They can be cut and arranged to make this beautiful snowflake craft and they provide a great lesson about how God makes everyone different! Materials: Construction Paper Q-tips Glue Scissors Instructions: Cut the Q-tips into various sizes. Keep some whole. Let your kids use their imagination to figure out …
My toddler loves to make art! Almost every day she’ll ask me to paint, and usually I am more than happy to let her. However, this means that I have lots of masterpieces laying around my home that need to be shown to Daddy and some displayed. I have been putting off and putting off …
Time to get creative with those left over lasagna noodles in your pantry! Painting noodles, just add paint! They are the perfect painting surface (with a cute border). We had so much fun with this, I wish I would have thought of it sooner! You’ve painted your noodles, now what? Break them into pieces and …
We are so excited to be having friends visit us from out of town this year for New Year’s Eve. I want the kids to have just as much fun celebrating as we will so I created a Kids’ New Year’s Eve Countdown just for them. I tried to pick independent activities that the children …
A 3-D cardboard Christmas tree is so much fun for the kids to decorate and believe it or not it is simple to make! Materials: 2 pieces of cardboard (from boxes) scissors markers, paint, crayons stickers, ribbon, glitter Cut two, identical tree shapes from thick cardboard Cut a slit in the bottom of …
I LOVE crafting with my toddler (he’s 2 years old and loves to craft, too!) but some things require a little tweaking so that it’s an enjoyable experience for everyone! Here are some of our favorite Christmas crafts and tips for adapting Christmas crafts for toddlers! Originally, I’d wanted G to cut the strips of …
Christmastime is here! I’m loving doing Advent activities with my daughter these days, and especially being able to share with her the story of Christmas. We haven’t quite jumped into shapes yet, but she is curious about them and loves playing with her shape puzzles. I originally intended this to be a craft …
A kids’ gift wrapping station is the perfect way for children to be a part of wrapping, decorating, and creating this holiday season. My kids love making and wrapping little notes and pictures for their friends and family so I organized an area for them to put the finishing touches on their gifts. What to …
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg has become one of our family’s favorite Christmas books! Here are several Polar Express Activities and Crafts that young children will love to go along with this wonderful book. About the Book The Polar Express book is a magical story with a little boy as the main character …
Your toddler or preschooler will love this beaded turkey craft! Roll a ball of play dough. Draw (or print) a turkey face and stick it onto the top of a toothpick or food pick. Use pipe cleaners as the turkey’s feathers. Thread beads onto the pipe cleaners. We decided to sort the beads and …
It’s November and Thanksgiving is quickly approaching – my favorite time of year! I love the ideas I’ve seen all over Pinterest about having a “Thankfulness Tree” for our family during the month of November or playing an easy gratitude game. If you haven’t seen them, the idea is that family members add a leaf …