Do you know what my favorite animal is? Chickens. I bet you thought I was going to say owls, didn’t you? With Easter on the horizon, I actually intended for this to be a little baby chick craft, but I could not find yellow feathers for the life of me. Three stores later, as I…
50 Amazingly Fun Crafts for Kids!
Want to build creative and happy kids? Time for some crafting! I just love doing crafts with my kids, and I always have, which is precisely why you will find so many crafts and art activities on this blog of mine. Fun crafts for kids are the absolute best—those types of crafts that really…
45 Nursery Rhyme Crafts
I have yet to meet a Kindergarten teacher who didn’t love nursery rhymes—and crafts or activities to accompany those nursery rhymes? Yes, please! Hey Diddle Diddle, I know the sound in the middle, And that spoon does rhyme with moon. The first letter’s clear since it’s nursery rhymes I hear, and I will be reading…
Farm Animal Stick Puppets Printable
A puppet theatre is such a fun way to bring stories and playtime to life! With just a few simple supplies—a shoebox, popsicle sticks, and my Farm Animal Stick Puppets Printable—you can make your own DIY puppet theatre that is sure to be a hit with the kids. I’ll show you how we created ours…
45 Preschool Farm Theme Activities
What Mama doesn’t love farm crafts for preschoolers in the spring? I wanted to share some of my favourite farm crafts and activities today. But first—guess what’s new over at our farm? We are building a barn! Yep, that’s right, we don’t actually have one yet. Our ladies (now 18 of them, with their trusty…
String Heart Art
String art always turns out so pretty. This craft we did for Valentine’s Day quite a few years back, and I am excited to do it again this week. Here’s the post from 9 (!!!) years ago. Please feel free to ‘awww’ at my tiny babes. With Valentine’s day coming up, we have been making…
Popsicle Stick Catapult STEM Activity
If you’ve never made a popsicle stick catapult before, I am so glad you’re here! This is a classic childhood activity with SO much learning packed into it—from physics and engineering to making predictions and testing hypotheses. You and your little one are going to love it! This activity is part of the Knights and…
A Rainbow Color Scavenger Hunt
Let’s add a bit of color to the day! This color scavenger hunt is nothing fancy, but it is truly an engaging activity full of learning. Your little one is going to love searching the house for colors and creating a nice, big rainbow! And while you’re here, let’s add even more rainbow fun and…
Rainbow Fine Motor Sensory Bin
Everything colored. That is the theme in our house right now. The brighter, the better. Tons of paintings, with the purplest trees you have ever seen. Loads of crafting, with the wildest markers available. Since it is still so drab outside, we are making it very spring-like inside (hence a Rainbow Sensory Bin in January)….
Winter Art for Toddlers
I absolutely love crafting with little ones—watching them explore new materials and get those little hands messy. But my favourite toddler crafts focus more on the process and less on the end result, like these 50 Crafts for 2-Year-Olds. These types of crafts, including many of the Winter Art for Toddlers ideas you’ll find below, give…