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...]
Easy Christmas Gifts for Teachers
As a former teacher, I loved receiving gifts from my students. Of course, I never expected to receive anything, but I loved it when I did! If you are a parent looking for an easy Christmas gift for your teacher, then today I want to share with you some ideas! And these ideas don't necessarily need to gifted to teachers...they would be great for friends, family, or neighbors, too! I love this crayon monogram gift! I would proudly display this on my desk as a teacher! Have some candy … [Read more...]
Merry & Bright Christmas Printable for Lip Balm
I was using my favorite favorite lip balm the other day and I started thinking that it would make a good gift for a teacher, neighbor, or friend. It's a small gift, yet thoughtful and practical! I thought it would look pretty plain just to give them lip balm by itself, so I came up with a little card for it! I thought the yellow lip balm would look so cute as star! I also saw a Rudolph card with red lip balm on Pinterest that would be so cute! You could add ribbon around the card, or put … [Read more...]
Popsicle Stick Tree Ornaments
Looking for an easy Christmas ornament craft for a toddler or preschooler? Try making these popsicle stick tree ornaments! They are simple to make and allow the child to use their own creativity for this craft. Here's what you need: 3 popsicle sticks yarn, beads, jewels, pom-poms, or whatever you have on hand! glue ribbon Before inviting your child to create this craft, you will need to put together the tree with 3 popsicle sticks. I took one popsicle stick and broke it 1/4th … [Read more...]
DIY Christmas Window Clings
My newest favorite craft is making homemade window clings! They are so simple to make and they make our windows look bright and cheery! Today, I'm going to show you how we made Christmas window clings with just 3 ingredients! Here's what you need: 2 tablespoons glue a few drops of dish soap food coloring plastic page protector sheets paintbrush cookie cutters Start by mixing 1 tablespoon of glue with a few drops of dish soap. Then mix in the food coloring. … [Read more...]
Advent Calendar for Kids
December is just a couple days away, so today I want to share with you our advent calendar for kids! I'm so excited to share this with you because it is extremely EASY to make and you have time to prepare it before December 1st! Here's what you need to make your own advent calendar! mini-muffin tin (ours is a KitchenAid one) calendar cards (see printable at the end of the post) advent ideas (see printable at the end of the post) magnets To prepare this advent … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Craft
I know we haven't even celebrated Thanksgiving yet, but the snow and freezing temperatures here have gotten me in the Christmas spirit! Christmas will be here before we knew it, so I couldn't resist making this idea for a Christmas tree craft. Here's what you need for the craft: cardboard cone shaped like a tree (from Hobby Lobby) green tubing ribbon (from Hobby Lobby) mini ornaments (from Target dollar section) glue This craft is for older children, but little ones can … [Read more...]
J is for Jesus (free printables!)
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Christmas is such a beautiful time of the year, but the true meaning of Christmas can easily be pushed aside. Movies, commercials, books, are about Santa, elves, presents, etc. Although I think those things are fun aspects of Christmas, I want my children to really know the real meaning of why we celebrate Christmas. My children are young (4 and 2 years old), so I wanted to do a fun unit with them, focusing on baby Jesus. Today I'm sharing some … [Read more...]
12 Christmas Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Oh how I love the Christmas season! It seems to always go by so quickly and I never have enough time to do all the crafts and activities I want to do with my kids. If you're looking for some fun Christmas activities for toddlers and preschoolers, then you're in the right place! Here are 12 that we love at our house. 1. Christmas Sensory Tub We love sensory bins/tubs. So adding in brightly colored noodles, bells, and fake candy canes make this bin a lot of fun for little ones. (remember, … [Read more...]