Healthy Thanksgiving Snacks: Veggie Straw Turkey & String Cheese Turkey Looking for healthy Thanksgiving snacks and a Thanksgiving Craft? These Veggie Straw turkeys double as both a craft and a healthy...
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Do your kids love hunting for bugs during sunny days? Give the bugs their very own playground made from a cardboard box! We’ve transformed an empty Green Kid Crafts box…
Bean Sprouting Activity for Kids Have fun sprouting your own beans and learn about botany at the same time! Step 1: Put the dry beans in a damp paper towel…
Homemade Organic Bug Spray We all know that spending time outside is great for the whole family – exploring nature, getting your daily dose of Vitamin D, breathing some…
Natural Paintbrushes If your child likes to paint, this GKC activity is great for a few reasons. Texture is a grand concept, and it’s neat to see how different “brushes”...
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Air O Sport is an inclusive game created to bring families and communities closer together. Founders…
You don’t need to build a campfire for your kids to get their fill of gooey marshmallow-and-chocolate s’mores this season. Just tap into the sun, the fuel source that people…
DIY Weather Vane Project: Recycled Box Have you ever looked to the roof of a building to see an object spinning with the wind? Usually an arrow points in different…
Kids getting out and experiencing nature is one of the best ways to develop an appreciation for the earth! But let’s be honest, sometimes it’s the “let’s go for…
DIY Slime Recipe for Kids Slime is getting really popular these days. Both kids and adults are making slime at home for play and to reduce feelings of stress. Because…
Talk of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is everywhere. At Green Kid Crafts, we know the news can be overwhelming – it is for us too. If you’re in an area where schools…
We love ideas that re-use boxes and get inspire even the littlest kids to be observant in nature. We’re up-cycling our cardboard box into a nature tray for a scavenger…
Salt Crystal Leaves Watching crystals grow is one of the neatest science experiments to watch. Looking to see how long they take to form, if they form big or small…
Volcano Brownie Treats Convenience is key when making these volcano treats for kids. These cute little volcanos really look like they have lava flowing from them and they taste delicious….
Making Homemade Butter with Kids For many children, the idea that butter comes from somewhere other than just the local grocery store is probably a surprising one. That is why making…
Baked apple chips! Delicious and easy, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how well these turn out. In just 4 easy steps, make a satisfying, healthful, portable snack. Step 1: Buy…
Another great kid-friendly recipe from our guest blogger Kristen Beer from With a Grain of Salt. Tonight I made something kind of like Italian ice. I got some limes from a…
Another great kid-friendly recipe from our guest blogger Kristen Beer from With a Grain of Salt. As I’ve mentioned before, my son is a very particular eater. He cannot bring himself…
Leaf printing is a fun and easy craft for kids of all ages. As an added bonus, you get two activities in one in that you’ll need to take a nature…
Best Homemade Ice Cream Recipe Ice cream is a wonderful demonstration of what salt can do to ice. So, next time you need ice cream, make it yourself instead of…
Experience the magic of baking soda and vinegar while blowing up balloons in this simple STEM science experiment. Supplies: Balloon; empty water bottle; baking soda; vinegar; funnel Step 1: Fill...
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Passover, one of the most widely celebrated of all Jewish holidays, commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in ancient Egypt. The rituals and customs of this holiday connect to freedom…
