Crystal Christmas Trees
Crystal Christmas Trees
It's the most wonderful time of the year! As parents and teachers, we know the awe and wonder at the crystal growing process never wains. Ea...
08
Nov
07
Nov
Gumdrop Engineering
Gumdrop Engineering
From Lincoln Logs to Legos, the love of kids building their own structures stands the test of time. Using basic engineering coupled with creativ...
25
Oct
3 Upcycled Thanksgiving Crafts
Upcycled Thanksgiving Crafts
First comes Halloween and then the holiday spiral begins, often times bringing all of the hectic and crazy with it. Thanksgiving is rig...
23
Oct
Cranberry Engineering
Cranberry Engineering
Combining festive cranberries and your kids' engineering and motor skills, this STEAM projects comes just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday...
23
Oct
Gingerbread Slime
Gingerbread Slime
Do you love the smell of gingerbread in the fall and winter months? Besides baking gingerbread cookies, why not create the same smell with a fun k...
23
Oct
Non-toxic Halloween Face Paint
Non-toxic Halloween Face Paint
Halloween is right around the corner and that means all of the princesses, fairies, pumpkins and superheroes are going to be asking ...
20
Oct
Healthy Thanksgiving Snacks
Healthy Thanksgiving Snacks: Veggie Straw Turkey
Looking for healthy Thanksgiving snacks and a Thanksgiving Craft? These Veggie Straw turkeys double as both a cra...
17
Oct
Pumpkin Slime
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 this slime that is sure to be gr...
07
Oct
Twig String Art
Twig String Art
Nothing beats a creative project you can do with your kids with supplies you may already have on hand or can find outside! Bonus points for it also ...
25
Sep
Leaf Lantern
Leaf Lantern
Setting up fall decorations by the front door reminded me about the change of seasons. Besides the warmer temperatures beginning to subside, the time c...
05
Apr
Easter Egg Crystal Experiment
Easter Egg Crystal Experiment
At the holiday in which we color and experiment with a lot of eggs, comes this other fun experiment! See what happens when styrofoam...
16
Mar
St. Patrick’s Day Whimsical Shaker Wand – Kid Craft
St. Patrick's Day Whimsical Shaker Wand Project
If you’re looking for a little shake, rattle and roll this St.Patrick’s Day, check out these colorful wands!
Su...
26
Jan
Easy Valentine’s Day Tradition: Daily Heart Shower
Easy Valentine's Day Tradition: Daily Heart Shower
24
Jan
Ice Lanterns: Winter STEAM Activity
Botanical Ice Lanterns - a Winter STEAM Activity
Mixing science and technology with engineering (construction), art, and math is at the heart of STEAM experiments...
01
Nov
Recycle Fall Pumpkins 7 Different Ways
Who doesn’t love picking out that perfect pumpkin in the patch for carving? Enter the warm apple cider, family giggles and kids bursting with ideas and creativity an...
07
Mar
Building a Jelly Bean Structure for a Bunny
Building a Jelly Bean Structure for a Bunny Easter STEM Project
Save some jelly beans from those Easter baskets and build a home for a marshmallow bunny! We're ga...
16
Feb
Build a Leprechaun Trap S.T.E.A.M. Challenge
Build a Leprechaun Trap S.T.E.A.M. Challenge
Leprechaun traps are a fun way to get kids involved in a S.T.E.A.M. project. These traps can be made as part of a cla...
09
Feb
Valentine’s Day Crystal Growing Heart Science
Crystal Growing Heart Science
Love is in the air here at Green Kid Crafts! Actually, it's in jars, growing beautiful crystals in the shape of hearts. Just like ou...
29
Jan
Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Mini Pie Recipe
Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Hand Pie Recipe
Add a little love to someone's day with these cute heart shaped hand pies. Filled with cherry and topped with sugar c...
29
Dec
Printable New Year Goal Sheet-Eco-Friendly Goals for Kids
What’s Inside a Green Kid Crafts Discovery Box?
Between 4-8 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) kits for kids ages 2-10
12-page STEAM m...
19
Dec
Dancing Gumdrops Science Activity
Dancing Gumdrops Science Activity
When we think of dancing at Christmas it's usually sugarplums that come to mind. Instead of visions of sugarplums we're watching...
09
Dec
Glitter Christmas Slime Recipe
Christmas Glitter Slime Recipe
We're mixing up some festive Christmas slime full of glitter! Slime makes a great sensory play tool for kids of all ages plus they ...
05
Dec
Upcycled Paper Roll Snowflakes
Upcycled Paper Roll Snowflakes
What do you do when the kids are in a creative mood during the holidays, but you don’t have a craft planned? You can make these gre...
30
Nov
Winter Science at Home Snowflake Crystal Growing
Winter Science at Home Snowflake Crystal Growing
Brrrr! Are you feeling colder as we head into winter? We're staying warm indoors doing winter science at home. To...