I happened upon this delightful free coloring page (art really!) at Beauty that Moves and instantly fell in love with it. Isn’t it wonderful? Head over for your free download to do one with your kiddos (or yourself!). Happy Wednesday!
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Rolling, Rolling, Rolling…
We painted our bathroom recently, and when I was finished with the mini paint roller I knew just what I wanted to do with it. Crafts! We coated some cardboard with aluminum foil and made palettes, and then I squirted various colors of tempera paint for the kids to roll — sometimes onto paper plates…
Colored Salt Paintings!
Here’s a simple, fun and nearly free craft that’s really fun for kiddos of all ages. Colored Salt Paintings! You need: Sturdy cardboard (cut up cereal boxes and cardboard boxes are ideal) Salt Small bowls Food coloring Glue Paintbrushes Pen or pencil (optional) Small spoons or scoops (baby spoons or souvenir spoons work well) Directions:…
On Sisters…
My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time. – Linda Sunshine A sister smiles when one tells one’s stories – for she knows where the decoration has been added. -Chris Montaigne A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be…
On Brothers
A brother is a friend given by Nature. ~Legouve We are not only our brother’s keeper; in countless large and small ways, we are our brother’s maker. ~Bonaro Overstreet Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero. ~Marc Brown
Positively Orphaned
It’s hard to imagine what it must be like to be an orphaned child, but add an HIV diagnosis to that and things get even gloomier. Enter Positively Orphaned. This inspirational blog gives readers opportunities to help these children, from small (children post what they’d love to have, such as roller skates or a guitar)…
Firefly Magic
Here’s a great educational activity to do with groups of kids, especially at night. Have each child bring a flashlight. Explain to the kids that fireflies use their lights to communicate with each other, and that they look for the other fireflies who are flashing the same patterns. Give each child a pattern to flash…
Grape Expectations
Looking for a way to have some goofy fun with your kids? Here’s a totally silly activity we did with friends on vacation one year. We bought a bunch of grapes and handed out Sharpie markers, then altered the grapes to make little people, bugs, messages, you name it. After that, we wandered around town…
Break Time
I’m taking a little blogging break. I’ll be back soon! In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves and have chocolate. 😉
Make a Pom Pom Shaun the Sheep!
I love this craft!!!! You can make these adorable sheep from wool yarn, and even shear them! You can make a whole little flock for the kids to play with. You can even make them out of recycled bags. Head on over to dad can do for all the instructions and printable patterns. Happy Thursday!