Ok, so who doesn’t love some sensory bin ideas??? We are not BIG Halloween people, but we do like to have some fun with this goofy holiday. I set out to create a Halloween Sensory Bin that was fun and not frightening. Mission accomplished according to E. :) I got all of my materials from […]
Forest Animal Crafts
Our next unit will look at the forest and the animals that live there. We talk about a couple of animals in our unit, and if there is one thing that E loves, its animals. Because of that, we are going to try our hand at making a couple of these crafts that happen to […]
Farm Fun Craft Ideas!
There are a lot of fun ways to get into this theme, and crafting with your kiddo is one of them. Here are some fun ideas that you can use, or that might get your own creative juices flowing! Sheep Cotton Ball Craft I don’t know about your kids, but if it involves glue and […]
Snake Tracks Art
This week we have a craft that will fit in with our desert theme. Follow the directions below to make this cool snake track artwork! Here is what you will need: Some pieces of string-like things that are different widths (I used ribbon, yarn, a pipe cleaner, and bead necklace) Construction Paper Some Paint (We […]
Arts and Crafts: My Body!
Every now and then we try some new artsy thing. Sometimes a crafty thing. This week we did some of both. Now we wouldn’t normally do two of these in a week. I ain’t supermom. That being said, we had some extra time because of our mini break last week. Craft 1: Body Poster For […]
Treasure Hunt!
Yo ho ye who be reading the blog! This week be all about me hearties, those seafaring scavengers, PIRATES! Arrgh! (this all must be read with a Pirate accent or I sound ridiculous) At first we were just going to have a quick little family time with a snack and a movie, but, this theme […]
Bee Crafty!
My hubby is so rubbing off on me because I have become far too punny for my own good….moving on. So we haven’t crafted in this house for a while, but when we got out the glue and construction paper today there was an audible gasp of glee from my little E. We made this […]
Dinosaur Crafts!
This week is all about dinosaurs! There are many cute ideas out there for some fun dinosaur themed crafts, but here are a couple of the ones that I thought would be fun and easy to do with your kiddo! Let us know if you have any that you have tried and would recommend! This […]
Ice Cream Hands
Nothing says summer more than 3 heaping scoops of ice cream melting together on a cake cone.My son loved getting his hands messy to make this delicious treat. To top it off it is a great craft to send off to the grandparents. Materials: cake cone pattern crayons scissors paint colors of your choice paint […]
Anthill Craft
So, we have been learning about ants this week, and for our craft we made a very simple craft to learn about where ants live! Now, this takes some prep work on mom’s (or dad’s) part to make sure things run smoothly, but its minimal and easy. Here is what you’ll need! Materials: Construction Paper […]