Crafts

19 Fun Transportation Crafts and Activities for Kids

19 Fun Transportation Crafts and Activities for Kids

When my two daughters were young, we spent lots of time getting them craft materials and coming up with activities. They were crazy about any kind of stickers, and loved to glue, cut, color, decorate … you name it. But then I had a son. […]

23 Easy & Fun Bumblebee Crafts for Kids

23 Easy & Fun Bumblebee Crafts for Kids

Here are 23 adorable bee crafts that your kids will surely love. Not only are these crafts fun and entertaining, but they also provide a great way to enhance your child’s fine motor skills. Bumblebee crafts are not only cute and easy to make, but […]

25 Easy Fun May Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

25 Easy Fun May Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

The weather is getting a little warmer (some days!), the tulips and daffodils that my daughter and I planted back in November are starting to form little sprouts, I hear birds singing outside as I type this … Yup, spring is coming soon! Below are […]

Mini Aquarium in a Bottle (ocean sensory play)

Mini Aquarium in a Bottle (ocean sensory play)

These ocean sensory bottles — or, as I like to call them, “mini aquariums” — are ridiculously easy to make and are a sensory activity that will keep young children calm and entranced for quite a while. There’s nothing wrong with making these bottles just […]

28 Edible Christmas Crafts for Kids [fun & easy!]

28 Edible Christmas Crafts for Kids [fun & easy!]

Many years ago, when my kids were babies and toddlers and I was researching the idea of homeschooling, I read a book that said that during the entire month of December you should just shelve the regular schoolwork and just do Christmas DIY projects and […]

10 Advent Christmas Crafts and Activities for Kids (easy & fun!)

10 Advent Christmas Crafts and Activities for Kids (easy & fun!)

Everybody knows that the countdown to Christmas is at least as much fun as Christmas Day itself. An Advent Calendar is a great way to make that countdown tangible and create a daily routine that can turn into a great family tradition. These 10 crafts […]

22 November Fall Crafts for Kids (fun & easy!)

22 November Fall Crafts for Kids (fun & easy!)

You’re wearing your sweaters and jeans (and possibly coats, depending on where you live), drinking pumpkin spice lattes, cooking a lot of soup, and raking up the leaves. Yes, it’s November, and there are a ton of fun seasonal activities you can can do with […]

Fireworks Art Painting for Kids

Fireworks Art Painting for Kids

This fun and easy fireworks painting activity is great for any time of the year, not just the Fourth of July. What’s neat about this craft is that you use plants for a paintbush. Not only does that make the project unique, but it means […]

Mickey Mouse Marble Painting Craft for Kids

Mickey Mouse Marble Painting Craft for Kids

Marble painting is a fun and easy craft that makes a unique painting each time. The great thing is that you don’t need great fine motor skills, you don’t need any artistic ability — and best of all, there’s no wrong way to do it! […]

Sensory Ziploc Paint Bags for Babies & Toddlers

Sensory Ziploc Paint Bags for Babies & Toddlers

Imagine your toddler or preschooler painting with multiple colors, swirling and smearing the colors together, digging right into it with their hands and fingers … … without making any mess. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, not if you make a paint sensory […]