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Sparkle Snowflakes
Cookie cutters are my favorite tool to use with toddlers and young preschoolers who are so eager to make something themselves but that still looks like what the big kids are doing. These snowflakes are great for that. 1. Gather your materials. You w...
Jingle Bell Bracelet
Making something your children can play with is always fun, my 3 year old didn't help making this but older children could do it independently. Please be careful with small jingle bells and young kids, if you are worried about them popping things in...
Multicultural Books
My Granny Went To Market by Stella Blackstone is an amazing book. It's a counting book, a trip around the world and a view into different cultures as well. Granny buys a magic carpet and goes from place to place, buying souvenirs that number from 1-...
Easy Autumn Links!
I have been wracking my brain for a Frankenstein craft and this from Filth Wizardry fits the bill! read more...
Simple Spider
I am challenging myself to create super simple Halloween crafts. Not only are these crafts easy and fast to make they use few materials so they are frugal too! This spider was a cinch! 1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper plate, a black...
Pom Pom Painting
This is a deceptively simple project. It may seem like all your child is doing is painting with a pom pom but really they are exploring touch, pressure and giving their fine motor skills a work out holding the pom pom to paint. 1. Gather your mater...
Toothbrush Painting
Painting week! This week we are devoting every post to painting with novel things instead of paintbrushes to foster creativity and keep things simple and fun! Painting with a toothbrush is fun and very goofy for kids, because they know painting is...
Easy Shape Collage
Easy activities like this are perfect for beginners. The sticky back foam limits mess (and parents' frustration levels) and offers immediate results for impatient toddlers. Using sparkly foam is a great way to dress it up easily. You can focus on on...
Lunch Bag Masterpieces
Now that my son is in preschool the days of the week are stating to matter more to him. He knows which day he goes to school and which he does something else. A fun way to reinforce the days of the week is to make lunch or in our case snack bags wit...
I Spy Binoculars
Using props for games like I Spy is almost as much fun as making the props. We had fun using these for finding colors, letters and spiders outside! 1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper towel roll or 2 toilet paper rolls, some crayons, a ...
Block Painting
This fun and easy project is a great way to have fun with paint and shapes, and show your children how to think creatively to use things for purposes other than their intended one. Also, plastic blocks wash so easily! My son was reluctant to start b...
Find and Stick Letter Hunt
When children are learning their letters it's not only fun it's effective to make it a game. This activity was made up on the spot, when I noticed I had some left over alphabet stickers. My son loved it, The best part is that it can be used again an...
