I am eager to partner with Oak Meadow to bring you this sponsored post on fabulous classic crafts for kids. Sometimes I make things far more complicated then they need to be. Okay … I do this quite often. For me I think this has to do with wanting to give my little ones the…
An EPIC Ocean Unit Study for Kids!
I am so excited to introduce you to the newest addition to our Family Unit Studies: The Ocean Unit Study! Did you know that there is an animal that lives in the ocean that never ever dies? Did you know that 80% of oceans are unexplored? Did you know that jellyfish have been around for…
Christmas Ornaments Made with Salt Dough and Cloves
We woke up to a winter wonderland! And after quite a bit of snow disappointment too. We were told there would be snow on Monday – nothing. Tuesday for sure – nothing. Wednesday we would be buried! Nothing. Thursday: get those parkas out – nothing. Friday the snow finally arrived! But for some reason not…
The Solar System Unit Study
Do you know what makes the PERFECT unit study topic? The solar system! I have no idea how we have written 11 full unit studies and not tackled this perfect topic yet. But not to worry, that oversight has been rectified! Goodness, I am sounding very scholarly today. It must be all these unit studies I…
Sticking It to Fall Crafts!
The fall crafting is alive and well friends – though around these parts it sure doesn’t feel at all like Fall. We have been having record breaking hot days! It’s like Mother Nature remembered that she forgot to give us summer and is making up for lost time. When we are not out in the…
Nature Printmaking for Kids
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 … Nature Printmaking…
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 do, 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 of…
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,…
Cardboard Puppet Theater
Over the past year, we have created a nice rhythm during the week, but quiet time on the weekends looks different. Without many day trips or outings, we are home all day. We all love a day in our PJs, but we find that our days work best if we still have some structure. I…
My Top 5 Easy Crafts for Kids at Home!
We all connect with our little ones in different ways. For me, I love connecting with my children through crafts and activities. (Hence the blog). Since I have been an avid crafter with my kids for many, many years now I thought I would put together a blog post with my 5 go-to, easy crafts…