Sammy, Madeline and I made birdfeeders last spring. Super simple – cutting a hole in a plastic container and painting. We did it as a fun activity – but, as luck would have it, the birds loved our birdfeeders! If you are wondering how to make a birdfeeder and fear it needs to be complex,…
Eye Dropper Snow Painting for Kids
Just a few mornings ago we went to bed with snow flurries in the air and woke up to a BIG SNOWY DAY. It was the perfect kind of snowy day too – tons of fresh snow and not very cold or windy. A great day to be outside! Sammy had been waiting for the…
A Sticky Snowman Activity for Kids
Frosty the Snowman, one of Madeline’s favourite Christmas movies has found it’s way onto our television each Friday night for the last few weeks. And we have enjoyed making frosty out of Playdough, though not yet out of snow … but soon! We decide to make a simple, sticky version of our new favourite…
Reindeer Puppet Craft: Simple Wet Felting
This cute reindeer puppet craft was amazingly fun to make! Simple and full of sensory fun, too. I had been looking for how to make finger puppets… simply… for a while. A dear friend suggested wet felting. I had no idea what this was, but as she explained, I realized it was exactly what we…
Playdough Winter Invitation to Play: His Way
I cannot believe that it is November and we have yet to have real snow! We have had some freezing cold weather, frost, and even flakes in the air – but no real snow on the ground. We almost always have snow by Halloween, so we had really been talking about snow to Sammy. he…
Simple Ghost Crafts – Dixie Ghosts
Simple ghost crafts are the name of the game right now. It all started with these (almost too simple) Facial tissue ghosts. Sammy and Madeline both became ghost making machines. As fun as they are, a Mama can only take so many facial tissue ghosts.
Not-So-Spooky Pine Cone Crafts and Matching Poems
Sammy is a collector of ‘treasures’ – as I believe most 3 year olds are. Lately on our walks he has been finding and collecting pine cones. We found some great big beautiful ones yesterday, so decided they would be perfect for pine cone crafts for kids! We know some great “5 Little” Halloween poems,…
Jack-O-Lantern Shaving Cream Art
Sammy has suddenly become shy with certain sensory activities and messes. This is such a surprise to me! He has always been such a mess-loving little guy, so I am not sure why the change. But, I am easing him back into sensory activities nice and slow.
Halloween Sensory Play AND a Sticky Tree
There are so many wonderful Sensory Play ideas! For this Halloween Sensory Play activity, I combined two ideas that I love – providing Sammy and Benjamin with a Sensory Invitation to Play! Best of all, the bin took me 2 minutes to put together and the boys have been enjoying it for days.
DIY Stick Horse and Horse Songs
My Madeline loves to DIY as much as I do. When she saw our empty vinegar jug she immediately decided to make a DIY Stick Horse for Sammy. And it turned out so cute! Sammy loves horses, horse crafts, horse songs, and … low and behold … his DIY Stick Horse. This horse craft was…
