Christmas is just a few days away! My kids can't wait, but I'm just trying to soak in the season and enjoy all the little things. Since my kids requested a countdown, we made a Santa Christmas Countdown Chain. It's so easy! Materials needed: pink construction paper red and green construction paper googly eyes or white paper and black marker cotton balls glue tape scissors Begin by cutting a circle out of the pink construction paper to make Santa's head. Add eyes … [Read more...]
Christmas Cutting Box
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. I put together a Christmas cutting box for my preschooler a couple weeks ago and it has been a big hit! He gets it out to practice cutting frequently and he really thinks it's fun! I'm excited to share what I've included in it with you today. I noticed my son needed more practice with using scissors, so I decided to make it fun for him to practice this skill! I purchased a clear plastic box from Hobby Lobby and added … [Read more...]
Christmas Book Countdown
This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for more details. I love the Christmas season! While there are so many things to do this time of year, we still make it a reading a priority. Today I'm sharing with you a FUN way to countdown to Christmas with books! To set this up, I gather our Christmas books and check out books from the library. Then I wrap them up with paper from the Dollar Store. I place them in no particular order by the tree for the kids to see. My … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving History Activities For Kids
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. Are you a history person? I wish I was! I am determined to foster a love of history in my kids, so we start early in this family. Hands down the best resource for kids on the subject of Thanksgiving is Pete the Cat – The First Thanksgiving! It is interactive with flaps and also gives a great amount of history in short sentences. To enhance the retention of history I’d like to share what I have done to make this book come … [Read more...]
Puffy Paint Christmas Pictures
If you're looking for a fun holiday craft, you're in the right place! I'm excited to share my puffy paint Christmas pictures with you today! The best part is that it's simple and you probably already have the supplies at home for this. Don't worry, I'll supply the printable for you, too! Before I get to the recipe for this, let me share the five Christmas pictures I have in this printable: Christmas tree candy cane star ornament snowflake You can try all 5 of the … [Read more...]
Homemade Halloween Treat Holders
Halloween is so soon! I've been sharing quite a few ideas for this holiday, but I just had to share one more! These homemade Halloween treat holders turned out so cute and they would be great for a fall party or just a fun craft at home! I'm going to share four treat holder ideas. They all look different, but they all use two of the same materials: paper plates and string. All of these were made by taking a paper plate and cutting them in half. Then I stapled the ends of the string to the … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Number Puzzle
I know Thanksgiving is not for another month, but I couldn't help but share this cute Thanksgiving number puzzle. I am so happy so many of you enjoy my puzzles, so I wanted to make sure I created on for the upcoming holiday. Materials for the Thanksgiving Puzzle: Thanksgiving puzzle paper scissors glue craft sticks Begin by printing the puzzle on card stock paper. Cut apart each section. Then glue them onto a craft stick. This makes it easier for a child to manipulate … [Read more...]
20 Gifts for Father’s Day
Father's Day is just around the corner! This is a great time to let dad know how special they are to us! It's not always easy coming up with ideas for dads, so today I'm sharing with you some cute, homemade gifts for Father's Day. There are so many great ideas, that hardly cost anything! Father's Day Magic Card from Easy Peasy and Fun Paper Bag Father's Day Book from I Heart Crafty Things Flying Super Hero Craft from Kids Craft Room Tape Resist Mug and Bowl from Happy Hooligans Paper … [Read more...]
20 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Are you looking for gift ideas for Mother's Day? Today I'm sharing some awesome kid-made Mother's Day gifts. I know moms love to receive homemade items from their children. It's something they keep and treasure! Here are twenty unique Mother's Day gift ideas. Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Below are twenty ideas from myself or some of my blogging friends. Just click on the links to take you to the post. Mother's Day Coupon Book from Teaching Mama Handprint Flower Pot from The Best Ideas for … [Read more...]
Egg Patterns Printable
I love how colorful and cheery Easter eggs are. Dying eggs is my boys' favorite thing to do around the Easter holiday. They just look so cute! As I was thinking about dying eggs, I thought of this idea for a printable. This egg patterns printable practices recognizing patterns with the colored eggs. There are four sheets in this printable PDF. Each page works on different patterns: ABAB (orange, apple, orange, apple) ABC (orange, apple pear) AABB (orange, orange, apple, … [Read more...]