Crafts & Activities

Watercolor & Salt Snowflake Art

Watercolor & Salt Snowflake Art

Free Snowflake Printable HERE Here’s how to make this winter snowflake craft:  ❄️ Download the free printable here ❄️ Draw or trace a snowflake using school glue - This part is a fun activity in itself!❄️ Cover with salt and shake off any excess ❄️Let dry . (I like to prep this overnight or in the morning to allow for drying time)❄️Using watercolors, tap a wet brush on different sections of ...

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Monstrously Fun Halloween Treat Class Favor: Make-A-Monster Mini Sensory Kit!

Monstrously Fun Halloween Treat Class Favor: Make-A-Monster Mini Sensory Kit!

Halloween is a time for spooky fun and creativity, and what better way to celebrate than with this fun class favor: a mini Make-A-Monster playdough sensory kit. This non-food class treat combines playdough, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pom poms, and even vampire teeth to create a sensory experience that's monstrously entertaining. Below, I'll share how to assemble these kits for your little ghouls and goblins. VIEW the POST

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DIY Fairy Garden Planter

DIY Fairy Garden Planter

Make a magical fairy garden! 🧚🏻‍♀️✨🏠 I picked up this pretty planter to create a whimsical little world for outdoor imaginative play that’s perfect to keep on a patio or picnic table ⤵️ I linked things on my blog if you’d like to make your own! We filled the bottom with a layer of bark mulch -or sticks- and added a layer soil. Next, you’ll need a fairy house ...

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Fingerprint Art: Flower Pot Kids Craft

Fingerprint Art: Flower Pot Kids Craft

Are you looking for a fun and easy craft activity to do with your kids this spring? This simple and creative fingerprint art activity is perfect for kids of all ages and allows them to use their imagination and creativity to create a unique and beautiful flower pot that they can be proud of. Since we did these at the beginning of May, the kids added ...

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Gingerbread Playdough

Gingerbread Playdough

Winter break is here and I thought it would be the perfect time to make a new batch of playdough. Gingerbread playdough is perfect for holiday play! It smells ah-mazing and leads to so much fun pretend baking and decorating! You can find my gingerbread playdough recipe below: Mix together : 1 cup Flour , 1/2 cup Salt, 2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar, 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon, 1 Tablespoon ...

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DIY Emoji Backpack: Potato Print Craft

DIY Emoji Backpack: Potato Print Craft

Looking for the perfect summer accessory for any outfit or adventure? Check out this plain drawstring bag we turned into a fun, adorable, and functional tote for kids! Follow these easy step-by-step instructions below to design a DIY emoji backpack using a potato (yep, you read that right!). I bought these canvas drawstring totes for about $4 each, but you can make this DIY emoji backpack using any ...

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Summer Journal for Kids

Summer Journal for Kids

Summer break is almost here so I want to put together this guide to one of our newer traditions: a summer journal. Throughout the next few months, their journals will become a combination of memory keeping and creative writing. Journaling an engaging way to keep writing and phonics skills sharp for the fall's inevitable return to school. It is always fun to look back on the previous year ...

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Easy Homemade Playdough: The Best Playdough Recipe

Easy Homemade Playdough: The Best Playdough Recipe

Homemade playdough is a playtime and learning essential in our house; it is SO easy to make and the activities are endless! Keep it  fun and interesting by modifying the recipe to fit the season, an upcoming holiday, or activity. Today I’m sharing my all-time favorite simple playdough recipe and some of my kids’ favorite activities. One of the greatest benefits of playdough for kids is that just by ...

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Decorate Easter Cookies with Edible Paint

Decorate Easter Cookies with Edible Paint

Easter Egg Cookies Are you looking for a unique Easter treat or activity? You are in luck because today I'm sharing an easy recipe for edible paint that will accomplish both! This is SUCH a fun way to get the kids involved in creatively decorating yummy Easter cookies. Check out more Easter ideas here! You will need egg shaped sugar cookies; bake your favorite recipe or use store-bought to ...

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Easter Peeps Edible Play Dough

Easter Peeps Edible Play Dough

It is an age-old debate: Peeps or no Peeps? Whatever your feelings about the classic Easter treat, did you know you can make edible play dough with marshmallow Peeps?? 🤯 It is a perfect hands-on Easter activity for kids! And the colors are just perfect! Your kids will love to help make this edible play dough using cute bunny and chick Easter Peeps! I'm not going to lie ...

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Play Dough Kits: Apple Pie Scented Play Dough for Fall

Play Dough Kits: Apple Pie Scented Play Dough for Fall

Make a fresh batch of apple pie play dough and put together fall homemade play dough kits for tabletop fun all season long! One of our favorite fall activities is apple picking at our local orchard. While we wait for our favorite varieties to be ready, I made these apple pie play dough kits for the kids to pretend bake their own apple pies - and, ...

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DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint

DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Sidewalk chalk will forever be an outside must-have for my kids from the first sign of spring until the driveway is covered in snow! Every spring starts with one of those giant, million-count boxes of crisp and clean new chalk. They always gravitate towards our colorful bucket of sidewalk chalk whenever we are spending time outside and I end up refilling it many times throughout the summer! Here's ...

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