Broken Clay Pot Craft: DIY Toad House One rainy afternoon, my then five-year-old daughter innocently asked, “Where do toads go when it rains?” I didn’t really know what to say,...
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Posted by our guest blogger Kristen Beer from With a Grain of Salt. Homemade playdough. The crafty mom’s right of passage. But which is the best playdough recipe? Cooked? No-cook? Microwave?…
Summer Fun: Make a DIY Sprinkler from a Recycled Soda Bottle Cool off and get your kids involved in an activity for the afternoon by making your very own sprinkler!…
Spinning 3D Hot Air Balloon Craft Put the "E" in S.T.E.A.M and engineer your own hot air balloon! My kids are just amazed by hot air balloons. Now is the...
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DIY No-Sew Bookmark Craft Are your kids asking to MAKE something today? This easy fabric bookmark craft is fun to make for grade school-age children and even teens. The last...
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10 Fun May Day Crafts for Kids Do you have family traditions to welcome spring? If not, now's a great time to start! May Day is celebrated on the first...
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Melted Crayons Turn into New Crayons with the Sun! Broken crayons happen. You can melt them into something new using the heat from the sun! The sun during a hot…
10+ Scented Playdough and Paint DIY Recipes Making scented playdough and paint are fun DIY projects for sensory play, calm downtime, and seasonal activities. We recently made scented lavender...
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Recycled Craft for Kids: Tin Can Basketball Play a game of basketball in your own backyard with recycled and found materials. Kids not only get to play the game, but...
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Earth Day Cookies - Kids in the Kitchen Looking for an Earth Day activity that takes little to no time at all? Maybe even with the added benefit that you...
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Fun Family Easter Activities from Green Kid Crafts Do you have a favorite Easter activity? We love just about every Easter craft we come across and today I'm going to...
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Pressed Tissue Paper Flowers A few weeks ago, my 5-year-old daughter and I went to her school for a family night. They had games and served breakfast but also brought...
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Kids Science: Skittles Experiment This is such an easy learning experiment, perfect for preschoolers in particular. You only need a few things and it can be as time-consuming as you...
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How to Make Pumpkin Slime If you aren’t a fan of pumpkin seeds and generally throw the insides of a pumpkin away, stop! Use the insides to make pumpkin slime...
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Nocturnal Animal Craft for Kids Whether you are looking for a nocturnal animal craft or the perfect Halloween bat hat, we got you covered with this awesome bat hat project....
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Nocturnal Animal Crafts for Kids We've rounded up 6 of our favorite nocturnal animal crafts here. Enjoy them for Halloween or any time of the year! Firefly Jar Craft Bat...
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Bat Painting: Nocturnal Animal Craft Whether you are looking for a nocturnal animal craft or the perfect Halloween craft, we got you covered with this awesome bat painting silhouette art...
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DIY Halloween Costumes It's never too early to start planning the costumes! These fun ideas for kids’ costumes will inspire you to get creative this Halloween! Cat Create a sassy cat...
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So many ways to decorate pumpkins! Here are a few of our favorites. Full Moon Pumpkin Man by ME! Wire Decorated Pumpkin by Bella Knitting Mini Hanging Jack-o-lanterns from BHG.com...
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STEM for Kids: Paper Plate Maze What child doesn’t like mazes? They can be found at farms during Halloween time, in the dollar section in travel booklets or even in...
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Back to School Activities The kids are heading back to school or preparing for another year of homeschooling and it's time to get organized! We've rounded up my favorite back-to-school...
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Apple Tasting Activity for Kids + Printable Kids are heading back to school soon which means fall is quickly approaching. We homeschool part-time and I love incorporating apple activities into...
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Bats are such interesting animals! Being nocturnal we often associate them with spooky fall nights but are bats really that scary? Bats can be fascinating! Quick Bat Facts: Bats help...
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Make Your Own Earthworm Hotel Among the most common animals in the world, earthworms benefit most other organisms in the ecosystem in which they reside. Earthworms play a major role...
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