DIY Gift Boxes Made from Cardboard Boxes What better way to show someone you love them than making them something by hand! We've upcycled our cardboard cereal and soda boxes...
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11 Ways Your Kids Can Participate in #GivingTuesday We’re sharing 11 easy ways to involve your kids in #GivingTuesday this year! #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power…
How to Use the Holidays to Instill Values in your Children For most of us, the holidays are a season filled with a lot of hustle and bustle. If we...
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Making a Gratitude Book is a fun Thanksgiving craft idea that will be sure to teach kids about gratitude. Not only is it fun, but the possibilities for personalization and materials are...
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Craft for Kids: DIY Holiday Card Placemats This article was first published in Real Simple magazine by Kathryn Streeter. We've added pictures to our submission further to customer inquiries. In...
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Ask A Scientist As part of our Ask A Scientist program, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Sharon Jones about robotics recently! As a STEM Educational Consultant, and mom...
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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 for some costume-themed face...
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Kitchen Table STEAM: Bite-Sized Activities for At-Home Learners San Diego, CA – September 2, 2020 – As families transition from summer activities to virtual, in-person, or hybrid schooling this fall,…
Green Kid Crafts’ mission is to inspire the next generation of environmental leaders. And this July, as part of our Backyard Summer STEAM Camp, we shared our Botany and Rainforest…
Do you love a good podcast? We do too! If you enjoy listening to environmental, science, technology, and nature podcasts this is for you! At Green Kid Crafts, we too…
Do you know that our STEAM subscription boxes are more than just fun and screen-free learning materials for your kids? Each purchase also carries your share in helping us…
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…
The Coronavirus pandemic has led us to a whole new form of ‘back-to-school’ season. We may no longer be at the beginning of this challenge, but it’s quite evident that...
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Seed Paper from Recycled Grocery Store Ads Does your mailbox fill up with newspaper ads from different grocery stores? Make them into plantable seed paper to give as gifts or…
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”…
Moon Science: Exploring the Moon As part of our Backyard Summer STEAM Camp Program, we invited Green Kid Crafts members to submit their most burning questions. And many questions were…
San Diego, CA – July 26, 2020 For many families around the world, this summer looks a little different than the one they planned. With summer camps canceled and vacations…
Air O Sport is an inclusive game created to bring families and communities closer together. Founders…
Sprouted Hobbit House Growing seeds with kiddos can be so much fun. In this activity, the chia seeds grow so quickly that children stay involved in the process and don’t…
A Story of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a vast, swirling soup of trash, twice the size of Texas. Can we ever clean it…
Teaching Our Kids About Activism It’s more important than ever to teach our kids about activism, justice, equality, and foster empathy and compassion. It’s not an easy conversation to…
As the weather starts to heat up, our thoughts naturally begin to turn towards spending more time outside. Whether you’re spending time in the backyard or planning outings to local…
Whether you’re looking for a way to beat the lockdown blues or trying to create more opportunities for outdoor fun, there are plenty of free backyard activities your family can…
Conservation and Biodiversity Matters At Green Kid Crafts, we care about conservation and biodiversity and plants are the major player in every ecosystem on this planet. This is one of…