Creative Wednesdays Don’t throw away empty toilet paper rolls. Recycle them to make bowling pins and sorting games. If you don’t have toilet paper rolls, cut empty paper towel rolls in half to create two toilet-paper-roll-sized tubes. Click here to see how we made binoculars out of paper towel rolls. What You Need: 10 Toilet Paper Cardboard Tubes […]
Planting a Garden
August 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Fun Science: Creative Project Wednesday Gardening is a great way for kids to learn science. Planting a theme garden can make the learning experience even more fun. One great theme idea is choosing vegetables, herbs, or flowers that start with the letters that spell the children’s names or friend’s name garden. You can try making a herb/scent […]
Seashore Souvenir Photo Frame
July 30, 2014 2 Comments
Creative Project Wednesday No day at the beach is complete before taking a walk at low tide to gather shells, sea glass, drift wood, and smooth pebbles with the kids. After arriving home from a day at the shore, help the kids create a photo frame of the treasures they gathered seaside. We simply cut […]
Paper Airplanes
April 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
Boredom Buster It only takes about one-minute to make make a paper airplane and it’s a great way to give bored kids something to do. Making paper airplanes teaches kids attention to detail, since the more expertly they fold the paper, the better it flies. Here’s a super simple way to make a quick paper […]
Paper Bag Puppets
April 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
Creative Projects to Do With Kids Every pre-school and early elementary school-aged child I have ever cared for loves puppets. Making simple paper bag puppets allows kids to practice coloring, cutting, and pasting. I like cutting out shapes from colored construction paper for young kids to make animals, princesses, and princes but it’s even easier […]
Color Mixing: Making a Chem Lab in the Kitchen
March 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
Fun Project to Do With Kids Here’s a quick way to make your employer’s kitchen into a junior chemistry lab. Provide containers of various sizes, bottles of food coloring, and various “lab” implements such as eye droppers, turkey basters, spoons, measuring cups. Before turning the kids loose in Chemistry 101, though, be sure to explain […]
What to Do with Kids for Saint Patrick’s Day
March 17, 2014 1 Comment
Holiday Fun By far my favorite activity to do with kids on Saint Patrick’s Day is a game in which I have the kids follow the leprechaun foot prints. All you need to do is cut out foot prints from green construction paper or spray your footprints in the snow with green water. Then hide […]
Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamps
March 12, 2014 3 Comments
St. Patrick’s Day Project St. Patrick’s Day is coming up so there is no better time to start doing green crafts for the popular Irish holiday. The shamrock is known as a symbol of Ireland, with St. Patrick having used it as a metaphor for the Christian Trinity, according to legend. The four-leaf clover is […]
Drawing With Your Toes
March 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Creative Projects to Do With Kids Have the kids hold a crayon or pen between their toes and try to draw or write on a piece of paper. Simply put some paper on the floor and have the kids take off their shoes and socks and stick a crayon between their toes. The artwork will […]
Making Chunky Crayons
February 26, 2014 Leave a Comment
Wednesday Projects to Do with Kids Don’t throw out little crayon pieces that are too small for the kids to hold on to. Use them to create big, chunky crayons. We made multi-colored chunky crayons but you can make solid chunky crayons if you prefer. It does get stinky so be sure to use a vent or […]
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