One of my son's homework assignments is to play with shaving cream. How cool is that? I am just to cheap to buy it. Then my husband told me how they were at his sister's house and how they had a lot of fun with a simple activity she gave them. All she did was scoop up the top bubbles off her dish … [Read more...]
Creating Your Own Fireworks with Paint
With the 4th of July coming and a few other firework events here, I thought it would be fun to make our own Fireworks! We actually were able to see a firework show from our backyard a couple of days after making these and when I referred to the actual fireworks looking like our paintings, my 3 year … [Read more...]
Box Fort – Trash to Fun!
I have been busy all day cleaning up all our Christmas leftovers (wrappings, stuffing, and boxes) and pulling some of it aside for a few quick projects. I know this seems like a given, but every year we forget the power of the box and especially a Box Fort! Not only are they inexpensive, they are … [Read more...]
Scentamentals – Homemade Scented Holiday Decor
This is a fun activity to add a little of that holiday scent into the air at the same time. This keeps my kiddo busy for 30 minutes to way over an hour depending on how detailed they get. What You Need: Cloves Apple or oranges Ribbon Scissors Small cups Pins - at least 4 per … [Read more...]
Preserving Leaves and the Fall Colors
All Fall we have been waiting for the leaves to change colors and fall off the trees. They finally decided to change colors a couple of weeks ago and over the weekend they all started blowing away. We were able to grab some of our favorite colors and we attempt to preserve them. I found this Autumn … [Read more...]
Ladybug Rocks
We did this craft a few weeks ago when we were talking about the Letter L. The children had fun exploring in the rocks to find the "perfect" rock for their bug and it gave us a great opportunity to talk in more detail about Ladybugs. This was a super simple project to do and the possibilities are … [Read more...]
The Best Flying Paper Airplane
This is the first post that I ever wrote on this blog. I thought it would be fun to bring a little blast from the past (9 months ago!). This is the best paper airplane we have ever flown and very easy to fly. Paper airplanes are a great activity for those days when you can not go outside or are … [Read more...]
