There are many parents right now working from home, but also (unexpectedly) have their children at home with them. It is hard to know what your kids should be working on and being able to prepare something everyday is very challenging. We all want our kids to be learning, but it is hard to know...
I love working with paper mache! It is so easy for young kids to create something amazing. With my kids, I have made pinatas and one year we even made a paper mache pig. The other day they wanted to try to make something different, so we decided to make paper mache bowls! We used...
This is a great, and easy way to make a bath fun for kids. This bath could be used for spring time, a special holiday, just for fun on the weekend. I often add a few drops of food colouring to a bath for my kids. When I do it seems to immediately become a...
The sun is finally shining and it is beginning to feel like summer! We took advantage of the weather with some summer art and also used up some of our collection of crayons we have accumulated over the years. We have done crayon art in the past with a hairdryer and iron, but after we...
One of my favourite activities to do with a group of kids is take them on an ‘adventure’. We venture out of the classroom and always end up finding some fun. This activity is based on and inspired by the very popular kid’s book, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen. This is...
I am so excited about how these recycled crafts for kids turned out! Recycled paper seed bombs are simple, and inexpensive to create, but a perfect hand made gift. I teach kindergarten so I wanted to find a craft that children could take home and give as a gift for Father’s day. However, these seed...