There’s only one craft item in this world I loathe more than glitter. Play dough. The cans you buy at the store smell awful, and when when your children have finished destroying their creations it crumbles up into your furniture and floors. Unfortunately though, our kids love play dough, and when we used to attend baby classes they played Read Post
Cute Turkey Hand Print + 25 Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
Looking to get your family into the spirit of Thanksgiving? This is a simple yet adorable Thanksgiving craft we do for kids we do every November. I used to just trace the girls hands and let them color in the turkey on Thanksgiving, but last year we upgraded to canvases so we can send them to Read Post
TEACHING TUESDAY: A Mother’s Day Art Project
Since Mother’s Day is coming up I thought it would be super fun to come up with a new Mother’s Day art project for the kids to try this week. In our house art matters, and we do some sort of project every single day. So who better to create an original art project than the Read Post
Homemade Valentine’s Playdough
Looking for an easy after school activity for your kids? Why not whip up some homemade playdough? It smells sooooo much nicer than the store bought variety, and feels silky smooth in your hands. I first tried my hand at making this last year for our daughter’s Frozen birthday party, and it was a hit. Read Post
Teaching Tuesday: Top Winter Reads for Kids
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.[/dropshadowbox] Though the temps are still warm down here in South Florida, with the holidays almost here it feels like it’s time to teach about winter. Our girls have never seen snow, but desperately want to build a snowman. Largely in part Read Post
Teaching Tuesday: Pasta Pumpkin Project
It’s time to once again resurrect one of my favorite features….Teaching Tuesday. The holidays seem to always get me in a crafty mood, and this project was simple and fun…my favorite combo. We made this pasta pumpkin project in my daughter’s Kindergarten class last week which is perfect for Halloween or fall, but you Read Post
TEACHING TUESDAY: Frozen Paint
It’s been a while since I broke out and shared a Teaching Tuesday…mostly because we’ve been playing more than learning this summer. But we made it back to art class today and even I was mesmerized by the popsicles in the paint bowls. I mean frozen paint? That’s genius! And who wouldn’t want to Read Post
Teaching Tuesday: Paleo Painting & Other Dino-Fun!
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Looking for some dino-myte fun for your littlest dinosaur fans? It was only fitting that my toddler’s art class last week at NOVA mirrored the same theme as my five year old’s preschool class: Dinosaurs! So as Lila was completing her Dino-Dig, we painted with the plastic prehistoric Read Post
Teaching Tuesday: Shades of Green
Aaah the luck o’ the Irish! Even if you are not of Irish descent, chances are everyone in the good ol’ US of A will be partaking in some sort of festivities on St. Patrick’s Day. We had a little green fun of our own today in art class, the theme was “Shades of Read Post
Teaching Tuesday: Mardi Gras Art for Kids!
Miss Jo and NOVA’s Parenting Place did it again! At Emy’s art class today we had a plethora of Mardi Gras projects sure to keep kids any age happy, entertained, and messy. So I had to share this with you on this Fat Tuesday. Hope you can try this with your kids…and if not Read Post