There are so many cute Valentine's Day crafts. I mean, hearts are just so fun to create! It's one of my favorite type of crafts to create with my children. I've been doing lots of heart activities with my 3 year old at home. We've done watercolor, tissue paper suncatchers, fizzy hearts, heart stamping with toilet paper rolls, and more! Today I've put together my favorite Valentine heart crafts. These are just SO adorable! Just click on the links below to take you to the … [Read more...]
Tissue Paper Suncatcher
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It tends to get pretty dreary in the middle of winter here. To brighten up our windows, my son and I made beautiful tissue paper suncatchers. I think they turned out so cute! And I can't wait to share how to make them because they are super simple to make! Here's what you need for the tissue paper suncatchers: tissue paper squares (you can buy them pre-cut if you'd like) laminator - like THIS home laminator laminator … [Read more...]
Thank You for Giving Me Wings Craft
I'm a sucker for handprint crafts! I love receiving homemade gifts from my kids with their handprints on them. It's such a cute keepsake! Today I'm sharing with you a butterfly craft using handprints and the phrase "Thank You for Giving Me Wings"! This idea actually came from my 5-year-old. He wanted to make a butterfly using his two handprints. Then he came up with the idea of drawing the butterfly body in black and adding the antennas. I think it is so cute! I added the phrase … [Read more...]
Thank You For Helping Me Grow Craft
Mother's Day is just around the corner! If your looking for a cute and easy craft for your children to do, then you'll have to check out this craft! This "Thank You for Helping Me Grow" craft is adorable and would be a great gift! You could even give this gift to a favorite teacher. I tried to make this activity as easy as possible for you! Here's what you need for this craft: paint and paintbrush paper printable for the stem, leaves, and flower pot (see the bottom of this … [Read more...]
10 Valentine Crafts for Toddlers
I love Valentine's Day! A day full of hearts, love and showing appreciation for one another is a wonderful thing. It's fun to do crafts with toddlers leading up to Valentine's Day. Today I'm sharing with you my favorite Valentine crafts for toddlers. These ten crafts are simple, engaging, and create beautiful products! Click on the links below to take you to the directions for each craft. Rainbow Heart Suncatchers from Fireflies and Mud Pies Heart Stamps from Rust and Sunshine You … [Read more...]
Love Craft for Preschoolers
Teaching children to love is so important. Love comes naturally to most, but reminding children they are loved and to love others is invaluable. Today I'm sharing with you a love craft for preschoolers. This craft is so fun to make because you use shaving cream! Here's what you need: card stock paper shaving cream food coloring knife love printable (download at the end of the post) cookie sheet lined with tin foil scraper scissors and glue Begin by lining a … [Read more...]
Candy Cane Ornament
Have you read the book "The Legend of the Candy Cane"? It is such a great Christmas story! This inspiring book reveals what the candy cane is all about! Today I'm sharing a fun candy cane ornament idea to go along with this book. In this story, the little girl learns that the candy cane represents three things: It looks like the letter J, which stands for Jesus. It also looks like a shepherd's staff, and the shepherds were the first people to find out that Jesus had been born. … [Read more...]
Thankful Jar Activity
I love that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It is one of my favorite holidays. It's such a neat time to reflect on life and the past year's blessings. Today I'm sharing with you a thankful jar idea that is great to do with families, or even in a classroom! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. I love ways to concretely display what we are grateful for. It means more to me to write it down and share it with others. That's why I came up with this thankful … [Read more...]
Heart Sensory Cube
I love that Valentine's Day is coming up! Here's a fun Heart Sensory Cube to make for your baby or toddler! It's a great way your child to feel different textures.This cube is easy to make and took me about 20 minutes to put together. Here's what you need for the heart sensory cube: cube-shaped box hot glue gun different hearts with various textures glitter heart (from The Dollar Tree) shiny heart stickers (from Hobby Lobby) rippled textured heart (from Hobby Lobby) … [Read more...]
Star Noisemaker for New Year’s Eve
I can't believe we'll be celebrating New Year's Eve this week! I've got a super fun star noisemaker craft to share with you today. The kids will LOVE shaking these cute stars to ring in the new year! This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. You just need a few supplies to make these easy stars. For each star, you'll need the following: wooden dowel rod 2 foam stars (mine are from Michael's) 1 small bell hot glue gun number stickers (optional) Here's how to make the … [Read more...]