Holidays
Handwritten Cards from Prewriters
If your prewriting preschooler is anything like my 3-year-old daughter, s/he will sign most cards with beautifully chaotic and incoherent scribbles (as seen below in the beautiful “letter” my preschooler wrote for a thank you card. However, I decided to make the process of sending out cards much easier by following the same line […]
DIY Popsicle Stick Bracelets
Not only is it an activity that is simple enough for any age to do (once you get the popsicle sticks bent, or course), it’s also a great activity for events beyond Christmas, such as a birthday party, a Girl Scout sleepover event, or even for a group of your friends. The ideas are […]
DIY New Year’s Eve Noisemakers
Add some noisemakers to your New Year’s Eve celebration with this easy how-to! If you’re teaching your kids about the traditions of New Year’s (like the countdown and the ball drop), don’t forget to include some noisemakers in your plans! There’s a lot of flexibility in this project, so we’ll show you how […]
New Year’s Crowns
Celebrate the coming of the New Year with your little ones by making some cool crowns to wear during the countdown! The fun part of this project is that the decoration aspect is only limited by your art supplies and imagination! You can use so many different kinds of craft supplies on […]
Happy New Year Garland
Let your child practice their handwriting (both letters and numbers) on this fun HAPPY NEW YEAR! Banner. It’s simple to make, and (depending on their age) your kids can help every step of the way! You’ll need Paper to recycle String Gluestick Marker Circle punch(*) or scissors Start by […]
Holiday Scavenger Hunt
This printable Holiday Scavenger Hunt is a fun activity for those long winter days off! Whether you live in the country, the suburbs or in the city, scoping out some holiday scenery is a classic family activity. Use this printable scavenger hunt as a guide to get the most out of your neighborhood […]
Confetti Printed Postcard for the New Year
To me, one of the main components of a good New Year’s celebration (or any celebration, really) is the confetti. This project uses tissue confetti to make original art in an unexpected way! We made these before New Year’s Eve to send out as “WELCOME 2013!” postcards. You and your child will […]
DIY Clay Gift Tags
Add a little flair to your gifts this season by attaching handmade clay gift tags! These are simple to make, but add some personalized flair to your presents! You’ll need Air dry clay (Crayola Model Magic or similar) Waxed paper Rolling pin Straw Sharpie or other fine tip permanent marker Embroidery […]
Coffee Creamer Christmas Bowling Game
With the holiday season comes all the family gatherings. While the parents are occupied with chatting away with family and friends, why not incorporate this Christmas Bowling Game in the festivities to keep the younger children occupied and entertained? Not only is it a great way to reuse all those coffee creamer bottles, it’s […]
Fingerprint Wrapping Paper: DIY Light String Gift Wrap
This wrapping paper is seriously cute! Turn fingerprints into holiday lights, and wrap up your presents! You’ll need Stamp pads (break out all the colors for this one!) Wipes for fingers in between colors A roll of paper (we got ours from Ikea, but they’re also available at arts and crafts […]
Christmas Fine Motor Sticker Activity
With all the holiday activities and festivities going on, I realized that I had not really done any fine motor activities with my daughter in a week or two. During a scroll on Pinterest, however, I saw this activity. Not only was it super easy to make the activity for my preschooler, it is […]
Easy Foam Picture Ornaments for Preschoolers
Here’s a budget-friendly foam picture ornament that your preschooler can easily make for grandparents, friends, or teachers during the gift giving season. With just a few supplies easily located in your local dollar store and around your house, your preschooler can make enough of these beautiful, one-of-a-kind ornaments for all the names on his/her […]
Geometric Potato Stamp Giftwrap
A classic kid’s printing technique is to use potatoes to make stamps! Repeat the process over and over and create a fancy geometric wrapping paper! You’ll need A potato (or sweet potato) A sharp knife and cutting board A roll of paper (see tips) Acrylic paint First, choose a […]
Painted Holiday Placemats
When I first saw the post for this project I knew it was great project idea that could be adjusted slightly and made simple enough for my preschooler to complete herself. I thought they could also double as a nice, budget-friendly Christmas gift for her preschool teacher or even a neighbor this year. The […]
Simple Snowman Shirt
While replacing my preschool daughter’s warm-weather clothes with cool-weather ones, I noticed she had tons of plain white tees that she rarely wears. I decided to make use of a few of the shirts by sprucing them up with some additions. For one of them, I decided to make a simple snowman shirt, […]
Gift Wrap Scraps Garland
As soon as all the turkey from Thanksgiving had settled, I hurried to pull out all our Christmas decorations, as I do every year. However, as I dug to the very back level of the garage to get to the Christmas decor that hasn’t seen sunlight since last Christmas, I was startled to see […]
Peppermint Stripe Treat Bags
What are your treat-making and treat sharing plans this holiday? We’re making peppermint bark, and I think it will look great in these bags. Cookies are a great treat to share on holidays! Dress up your packaging by adding some fun red and white candycane stripes to a plain old bag! […]
Paint Sample Wreath and Tree
When sorting through some art supplies, I found a whole stack of old paint chips, from some forgetten project. They happened to be in evergreen and holly colors, so we used them to make home mosaic holiday crafts. You’ll need Paint chips in red and green Scissors Glue Paper plate (for wreath) […]
Cornstarch Clay Gift Ideas Your Child Can Make
The gift giving season is quickly approaching. Using the simple 3-ingredient recipe for Cornstarch Clay from this post, your preschooler can mold the clay into intricate shapes to make jewelry, pottery, keychains, or ornaments. Once the clay is ready, let your preschooler’s imagination run wild twisting, squishing, and molding this smooth clay into any shape. […]
Watercolor Snowflakes
Use a watercolor resist method to make these great snowflakes that seem to magically appear when they’re painted! Make a whole bunch and make a garland, or use them as gift tags on presents! You’ll need Heavyweight or watercolor paper White pastel crayon, china marker, or oil pastel Pencil Watercolor paints, […]
Glitter and Glue Ornaments
When I came across this pin on Pinterest for these super cute snowman gift tags, I thought the idea could be used to make Christmas ornaments as well. And who doesn’t love homemade ornaments adorning their tree? With a bottle of glue, different colored glitter, and a little creativity, the amount of personalized ornaments […]
Patterned Marshmallows for Hot Cocoa
Tis the season for cozy, warm drinks! If you’ve got some younger-than-coffee-aged kids at your house, chances are you’ve hit hot chocolate season! Add some flair to your mug by plopping in some cool, hand decorated marshmallows. We used Foodwriter by Wilton, after reading some good reviews on them. They come […]
“Hand”made Thanksgiving Cards
Thanksgiving is just a few days away, but there’s still time to make a quick and easy memento for your family and friends with your preschooler. Not only will you forever capture your little one’s handprint, you will also have a beautiful card that you can personalize inside with your own words (or your […]
Yummy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Here’s a tasty fall treat that you can easily make with your preschooler (or have them make independently….well, almost): sweet pumpkin spice roasted pumpkin seeds! Whether you are getting ready for Halloween by carving pumpkins or getting rid of those no-carve pumpkins that have been sitting around for a while now that trick-or-treating […]
3-Ingredient Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
My kids love to cook, so I’m always looking for super easy, kid-friendly recipes. One recipe that I kept seeing all over the internet was a simple 2 ingredient pumpkin spice cookie made with only a can of pumpkin and a box of spice cake. Of course, I didn’t have the spice cake on hand, […]
Goo and Slime Monster Specimens for Your Little Mad Scientist
Babyfood jars are great for recycling into “specimen” jars. Show off some spooky catches by creating goo and slime monster specimens! (I first saw a version of this project on Pinterest, from MakeandTakes.com) You’ll need babyfood jars (small canning jars, or salsa jars would work too!) “goo and slime”* eyeballs paper, pen, gluestick […]
Halloween Pumpkin Design: Vampire
Re-create this scary simple vampire pumpkin design idea with a white “casper” pumpkin or paint your own pumpkin white. We used Sharpie Paint Pens to add the vampire face and features. Be sure to share your Vampire pumpkin with us on our facebook page SEE MORE PUMPKIN DESIGN IDEAS HERE!
Halloween Pumpkin Design: Frankenstein
Re-create this super simple Frankenstein pumpkin design with a green pumpkin (I believe this variety is called Blue Max) or paint your own pumpkin green. The trick here is really getting the right shape for your Frankenstein head. To decorate, we used Sharpie Paint Pens. We sketched many face options but stuck with a simpler […]