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If you’re celebrating the upcoming 4th of July holiday, get out the watercolors and create a fun decoration to give your holiday party a festive look. We’ve done these painted plates with r...
It’s spring, which means there’s no shortage of bugs to be found outdoors. Study your favorites and then make fun and colorful bug crafts like these twirling paper ladybugs, thumbprint bugs, ...
One of my favorite books for children during Earth Month is The Lorax. Kids will love making their own Truffula Trees which you can pair with a book reading and planting activity. We previously s...
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Instead of buying an Easter basket to fill with eggs this year, give the kids a unique DIY Easter basket and fill it with fun activities. You can make a recycled Easter bunny bucket, crochet an E...
To welcome the coming of spring, we made cheery flower collages on accordion folded strips of cardboard for a spring flower collage. They stand up on my mantle and make us dream about gardens ful...
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With St. Patrick’s Day coming next month and our yearning for Spring we decided to create a rainbow of colors with our baking soda and vinegar science experiment today! The fun bright colors ma...
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and there’s nothing better than homemade cards for friends and loved ones. Have you seen our puzzle pieces Valentine’s Day cards, pop-out Valentine’s Day car...
These crafting winter animals will keep your kids entertained when it’s too cold to play outside. Make some hot cocoa and spend the afternoon crafting with recycled shredded paper. It does make...
My four-year-old and I have been reading lots of books about winter and snow lately. He keeps asking when it will snow at our house, but unfortunately we don’t get snow where we live! For now, ...
Make a few handmade holiday cards your loved ones will cherish this season! We love stamping with paper tubes, they make very kid-friendly painting materials. And now we’re stamping up a paper ...