You know you’ve been blogging for a long time when you think of an idea, google it (to ensure it’s kind of creative and unique) and find you have already written about that topic. Not once, but twice. Ha!! An oldie, but a goodie – and with a nature twist, today I bring you ……
A Nature Craft full of Engineering and Math
We are officially on summer holidays here! That is not to say that we actually completed all of the core skill work I intended us to, but we are done all the same. The summer sun, garden, and pool are all calling our names – and that file folder work is certainly not. It’s kind…
Homemade Cards for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is right around the corner. Now is the best time to plan ahead and help your kids make some Father’s Day cards for their Dad and/or Father figures. Below are 30 of the best Father’s Day cards for kids to make from around the web! This year there will be a few more…
DIRT Playdough Recipe
If there is one thing I know (and somedays around here I feel like it might be the only thing I truly know), it is how to make a mean batch of playdough. From my incredibly frugal beginnings making homemade playdough with my firstborn because I wouldn’t dare spend money on something I could make,…
Building Our Outdoor Art Easel
Remember 7 years ago when I shared with you how to make an awesome, free, outdoor art easel? I am guessing likely not, so I thought I’d share it again today. Grab some big sticks, some sticky shelf liner, and you are set to get creative. Here is the original post (I hope you enjoy…
A Paper Strip Flower Craft for Toddlers (and big kids too!)
Happy Mother’s Day weekend! I know Mother’s Day is in fact only Sunday, but we definitely deserve a whole weekend. Especially this year. In fact, I think I said that last year, too. Yes, one whole weekend is necessary to celebrate all of those Mamas out there. The ones who are keeping the world running,…
Tennis Racket Weaving and Cross-Stitch
When I very first started blogging (8 years ago now, yikes), I would get so excited to share my ideas! I would actually lose sleep because I was so excited for my blog post to go out to you in the morning. I just knew you and yours would love it. Well, you would think…
Preschool Nature Crown Craft & Activity
Every year when I was growing up, my family would pack up the car and drive 16 hours to visit family in Canada. We always looked forward to these visits, which were accompanied by homemade treats, soccer games, and fabulous hat parties. Our hat parties included dressing up with my grandma and cousins in the most outrageous…
Toddler Butterfly Craft: Math Art!
Did you see my Math Art blog post from yesterday? The boys and I made beautiful flowers using a weaving technique. While they were nice and simple to make, they were not toddler simple. Not preschooler simple either. I really like giving my children crafts and activities they can truly do independently. A bit of…
Math Art: Yarn Flowers
We took a much needed break from our typical math work this week to do some math art. There is so much math to be practiced through art and creating! My boys thought this was a great art project and were thrilled to know it took the place of their typical math work for the…