Make a difference for Valentine’s Day with these fun ideas. Creating gifts and goodies to use for Valentine Service Projects takes the idea of spreading kindness and love to those who really need it most. These are some super simple but great ideas for kids to make a difference in the community through the act of creating and giving items that are adorable and necessary. Directions Cards and Tags for …
Love Bug Valentine Word Search Printable This Love Bug Valentine Word Search Printable is the perfect little puzzle to add to your festivities. Whether you print it to use during a classroom party or to send in the mail, it is sure to be a fun time. I love fun printables for the holidays because they add that extra touch of celebration that often creates connection. Download the printable here …
Paper Reindeer Ornaments These paper reindeer ornaments are so easy peasy for kids to make and come out so adorable. I always loved making these in the classroom when I was teaching elementary school. It is amazing how differently they each would come out depending on how the kids cut their strips and their antlers. This kid Christmas craft project is a great one to do at home as a …
Christmas Countdown Craft for Kids This Christmas Countdown Crafts for kids is a great way to get them involved in the decorating/planning for the season. Advent calendars are great for lots and lots of reasons. They create a way to celebrate the season and the days that lead up to Christmas through simple little treats and gifts. For those of you who love to make things yourself, this is the …
Kid Painted Gift Wrap Kids love to make their own presents for others and create their own kid painted gift wrap. Hand painted gift bags are really fun to make and fabulous for wrapping too. It is like a two in one bonus project! You can use pretty much any bags but my favorite are kraft colored lunch bags that come in packs of 25 or 50 at the grocery …
Create a darling Felt Christmas Tree Farm to Decorate! This felt Christmas tree farm makes a perfect decoration that can go out in the fall and stay up through the entire holiday season. It is a fabulous beginner sewing project because it requires one basic stitch. Before we get started on the tree farm, here are TONS of great ideas for Christmas Crafting. Homemade Hot Cocoa is always a great …
DIY Clay Leaves Pluffy clay is super soft and so easy peasy to work with. It was so fun to create these diy clay leaves using the autumn colors from the three different packages that Sculpey sent to me. I am excited to share how easy it is to make the leaves AND a couple of fun ways to use them too. This post is sponsored by Sculpey but the …
DIY Worry Dolls and Friendship Bracelets The cord that I received recently from Hemptique is so so beautiful and fabulous to work with. It is gorgeous in both color and texture. I have had so much fun working with it and creating new ideas for projects and ways to package gifties. I am excited to share two of my creations, DIY Worry Dolls and Friendship Bracelets. This post is sponsored …
Make some yummy ocean jello with sharks for a sweet treat. Shark week is a fun time to learn about these marvelous creatures that rule the oceans. I whipped up some shark week jello treats that are super cute and yummy too. They are a great little dessert to serve while working through the activities in my Shark Activity Pack. To make the jello treats, you only need two ingredients, …
Use these free monster printables to create fun dollar store crafts! Monsters are make believe creatures that can become friends when treated with love and kindness, right? I am excited to share these printables that I created in 2015 and just came across this morning. I never shared them!!! What? I was searching for them on my blog and couldn’t find them. I searched my computer because I remember doodling …