Waste Not, Want Not. You may be familiar with this phrase if you had a parent or grandparent who lived through the great depression or experienced war rationing. Prior generations, mainly out of necessity, demonstrated that philosophy numerous ways … [Read more...]
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Indoor Winter Fun for Kids Ideas from our Readers
Indoor Winter Fun for Kids Ideas from our Readers Imagination Day I keep everything... old yogurt containers, scraps of paper, ribbon, etc., and I put it in a big box. When it's one of those days that it is too yucky to go outside, I pull it out … [Read more...]
Activities for You and Your Kids
Make a Nature Display Go for a nature walk and collect items like leaves, twigs, flowers, rocks, and acorns. When you get home, take a shallow box (a cereal box works well) and cover with plain white paper, or the paper of a brown grocery bag. … [Read more...]
Cinco de Mayo Craft: Make a Paper Bag Pinata
My preschooler and I made this fun, easy and fast homemade piñata to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Homemade piñatas can be messy and a lot of work, but this simple version uses a paper lunch sack! Keep reading to see how easy it was to make this … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Activity for Kids: Green Pepper Shamrock Paintings
This St. Patrick's Day craft came together really quickly. I used half of a green bell pepper to make shamrock-shaped peppers for Maggie's green shamrock-themed muffin tin lunch today. Then we used the other half of the pepper to make shamrock … [Read more...]
Kids Craft: Scene Drawings
Here's a simple craft idea to keep your kids occupied and their imaginations busy - scene drawings! With a little help from me, my three year old enjoys drawing her own animals and other pictures and incorporating them into the scenes I created for … [Read more...]