Winter
Easy Winter Animal Paper Costumes
At school recently, we found ourselves in a time crunch to create a whole bunch of winter creature costumes for the winter pageant. They had to be super affordable, easy enough that the kids could make their own, and I obviously wanted to have them be recognizable! These paper costumes were fun to make in […]
Play Binoculars from Cardboard Tubes
Birdwatching is a great winter activity for your preschoolers. With these “binoculars” they will feel like a pro! Obviously, proper birdwatchers will be equipped with professional equipment for their hobby, but we weren’t going to buy a quality spotting scope for the money reasons, as well as the fact that our preschooler is so young, […]
DIY Snow Globe – How to make your own beautiful snow globe!
Make some DIY snow globes this winter, and see what shakes up! This project is easy and fun, and uses materials you might have around your craft room. We used Babyfood jars Hot glue gun (and glue) Tiny animals Sparkles (holographic!) glitter Washi tape First, wash and clean a […]
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 […]
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook
The Sandy Hook students will be returning to school in a new building in 2013. The Parent Teacher Association wants to make their entrance to the new school super magical experience – and we can help! Little and big hands around the world will be sniping out snowflakes this holiday season, and you can too! […]
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 also […]
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 all […]
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, […]
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 […]