Using shaving cream as finger paint is a fun project to do with the kids. Wonderful sensory and fine motor activity. Plus it makes your house smell really good! Place shaving cream in a pan. A jelly roll pan worked best. Add water-based paint to the shaving cream to change the color. A pan with sides works best ...
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Roll-a-Picture Games
Roll-A-Picture is a fun game to play that incorporates fine motor skills, taking turns, and family time! Think Cooties with a pencil. There are a couple of different ways to play. - Everyone must roll a certain number first to begin drawing a particular item. - Start with ...
Making Magnificent Marble Magnets
Image Source (permission granted) A very crafty friend of mine created these Making Magnificent Marble Magnets. These would make great Christmas gifts for teachers and friends a like. Thank you Tina for letting me share this! Be sure to click on the link to find detailed instructions with pictures. Items needed: old magazines or ...
What To Do With All This Candy
All of this candy!!!! The do-no-waste-anything inside of me won't let me throw it away but seriously? I don't want my kids eating all of it and everyone knows that I don't need it!! So, what do we do with it? I found this idea that I thought was perfect and wanted to pass it along. Fill a jar with all of the candy. Label the jar with the ...
Pocket Card
This is the second card that we made. This craft can be used for a Mother's Day card, thank-you card, get-well soon card, or any other idea. Begin by cutting out two of the pockets using the template. Decorate. Glue along the sides and bottom edges. Place a note inside the pocket. For more card ...
Big Book Of Christian Crafts
My aunt gave me this book to use - Big Book Of Christian Crafts. I really enjoyed looking through the ideas and found several that I want to give a try! There are crafts that are very simple with others that can be more indepth. Check your local library or order your own copy! Stay tuned as I will be blogging about ...
Making Stencils Easy
Stencils can be difficult for a child to manage. Here is an idea using a manila folder. This would be great to use with shapes, letters, and numbers as well. ...
New Printables – Sorting Patterns
Here are two printables to work on sorting. Both include ten flower patterns (two pages) that progressively increase in size. The second printable contains numbers on the patterns to allow another level of learning. Have the child cut and color each pattern. Both have been added to the ...
Activity or Progress?
Our calendar of activities...Add? Subtract? Change? In this fast paced world, this may be one of the toughest challenges we as parents face. But what drives our calendar? Well rounded kids? Keeping up with the Jones? Not wanting to be home? We have an overall goal for our family - to further the ...
New Printables – My Color Books
Just created - "My Color Books!" I got the idea of creating color books from Bubs' Kindergarten class. He enjoyed reading them so much that I decided to create my own and add them to the end of the 4 Year Curriculum. There are nine color books along with one blank book to create your own. Each book contains a title, a ...