Create colorful rainbow fun with this fantastic glue resist watercolor kid craft. Glue resist crafts are so much fun because of the way the watercolor paints react to the dried material. Whether mixing colors or keeping them separate, this art activity is bound to be fun for kids of all ages – young to old. Materials and Supplies Needed for Glue Resist Watercolor Directions NOTE – Step One has to …
Create a monster from air-dry clay as a wonderful kid craft idea. Monsters are a great tool for kids to learn about so many things including emotions, facing fears and story telling. One of my favorite books for kids is The Color Monster. I used the monster in the book for inspiration while making this project. Sculpey air dry clay is so easy to work with, it dries without an …
Create this darling classroom or home decor pencil garland for Back to School with cardboard from a recycled pizza box. Every time we bake a frozen pizza, I manage to save the round cardboard piece that it sits on in the box. It was so fun to create this darling way to repurpose this one into back to school decor in the shape of a pencil themed garland using Kwik …
Create a darling apple decor using an old book to give to your teacher or decorate for back to school. What is better than an apple for the teacher? Why adorable apple decor made as a book craft from a recycled read of course. This darling project is one that creates a masterpiece to give as a gift or use for back to school decor around the house (or in …
These easy to sew worry pets are a great anxiety buster for kids. Lots of kids (of all ages and grades) tend to struggle with worries or anxiety, especially with the beginning of a new school year. These darling Worry Pet Plushies are little enough to fit in a pocket or the desk. The insides are stuffed with poly-pellets which will provide comforting sensory input. They ease anxiety when rubbing …
Kids love a good adventure and digging into these eggs to find dinosaurs gives them just that. The eggs were much easier to make then I ever anticipated. I am thinking of all of the fun things that can be “hidden” inside. For this project I used dinos that I made myself from FastCast Resin. I will share those details with you later in this post. But to get started, …
Create darling felt popsicles with the free pattern that can be used for decor or simply to play with! Making projects with felt is the best for so many reasons. There are tons of great, bright and happy colors from Kunin Felt to choose from so finding the right one is never a problem. Cutting felt is fabulous because it never frays. Sewing felt is my favorite because embroidery needles …
Resin Crafts Dinosaur Toys for DIY Math Manipulatives Kids love dinosaurs and we all know that learning and playing is most fun when done with things we love. These resin dinosaur toys are super easy to make and can be totally customized with paints and permanent markers. If you really want to get fancy, sparkles and glitter can even be added. I made a double batch (meaning I filled the …
Oreo Dirt Cups with Gummy Worms With Free Printables Learning about worms is awesome. They do so much greatness for our planet. I think they are grossly underrated by many so hopefully this post and these fun activities will shed some love on these amazing creatures. It is always fun to create something yummy to snack on while learning. So, whether you are teaching kids about gardening, natural resources or …
Coffee Filter Earth Day Craft With Printable Pledge We really need to be teaching our kids about the magic of our planet and all that it offers for us to thrive and grow. Earth Day really should be every day but I am glad that there is one time a year that we really shine light on caring for our planet. This activity is super fun to do with kids …