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...]
New Year’s Eve Noisemaker Craft
We are nearing the end of the year and so today, I thought I'd share a festive New Year's Eve craft. This one was SO much fun to create and my kids really enjoyed shaking and making lots of noise with them! This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. Here's what we used for this craft: 2 sturdy paper plates wax paper confetti, glitter, small bells, or anything that is festive and/or makes noise hot glue gun Star Template x-acto knife number stickers (mine a-re from Hobby … [Read more...]
Christmas Road Trip I Spy Game
It's that time of year when many of us will be traveling to see loved ones for the Holidays. Today, I want to share a resource with you that will make the road trip a little easier! I created a Christmas I Spy Game as a way to make the car ride a bit more enjoyable. Here's how to do it: Print off the free printable (at the bottom of this post). Place it on a clipboard with a writing utensil and give to your child in the car. Have your child make an X on the boxes once they see … [Read more...]
Washi Tape Gold Star Ornament
Last week, I shared our twig star ornaments made by my kids. While we were crafting, I came up with another ornament idea. These washi tape gold star ornaments were created and I love them! They are easy to make and look so great on our Christmas tree! Here's what we used: Glitter Gold Washi Tape thin wooden sticks (we found ours at Hobby Lobby, but here is something similar) hot glue gun To make these, start by wrapping the gold washi tape around 5 wooden sticks. Then … [Read more...]
Twig Star Ornaments
My kids and I had so much fun crafting these twig star ornaments for our Christmas tree this year! It's always so nice to have the kids help with decorating the tree and they feel so special when have homemade ornaments to put up. This is a really simple craft that your child will take great pride in! Here's what you need: 5 twigs (about 5 inches long) paint and paintbrushes hot glue gun (or something similar) Start by having the kids collect twigs around the yard. Then cut or … [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...]
Penguin Sensory Bottle
Oh I'm so excited to share our new sensory bottle with you today! This one is so much fun and we tried something really different this time! If your child is learning about penguins or just loves them, then you'll have to try this one out! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This one need a little prep work, but it's not too hard! Here's what you need for this sensory bottle: 1 plastic Voss water bottle (or any other water bottle) filled with water penguin figurines (we … [Read more...]
Fizzing Christmas Tree Science Activity
One of our absolute favorite things to do are fizzy science experiments! My fizzing candy cane activity is a big hit with my kids, so I decided to make a Christmas tree one! Here's what you need: 1 box of baking soda spoonful of green powder tempera paint 1-2 cups of vinegar red food coloring baking sheet water dropper or turkey baster To start out, pour the baking soda in a bowl and stir in a spoonful of green powder paint. (We found that food coloring doesn't work well … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Snow
Did you know that you can make your own snow?! It's really a neat sensory activity!! If you live in place where you don't can't experience snow, here's your chance! Here's what you need: 1 can of shaving cream 2 boxes of baking soda large container To make the snow, mix baking soda with shaving cream. I just mixed with my hands until I got a good consistency. The neat thing about this, is that it actually feels a bit cold, like snow! It's soft, moldable, squishy, and … [Read more...]
Snow Hot Chocolate {Dramatic Play}
We've had a very "brown" winter so far. However, when had snow back in early December, my boys and I made snow hot chocolate! It actually wasn't a drink that we could drink, but it was a creation that my boys made themselves! They used imaginary play to have their own hot chocolate cafe. Here's what we used for our hot chocolate cafe: snow (or water if you don't have snow where you live!) squeeze bottles mugs or cups straws spoons cocoa cash register cafe menu … [Read more...]