Crafts
Bubble Making, Sidewalk Chalk & Playdough
Why spend money buying things like bubbles and playdough when you can have fun making your own with the kids? Here are some recipes for doing just that.
Crafts
Homemade Bubbles, Playdough and Sidewalk Chalk
We gave homemade bubbles, playdough and sidewalk chalk a try. One of them was definitely our favorite. Read on to find out which one we recommend.
Young Child
How To Spend Summer With Your Kids and Not Lose Your Mind
A combination of organized activities and unstructured time for kids seems to be the right mix for this family and mom.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Paper Bead Necklaces
A step-by-step guide (with pictures!) on how you and your (older) kids can make your very own paper bead necklaces!
Activities
Burning Daylight: Painting Projects for Children
Our first project involved painting with watered down paint and straws. Using our breath to blow the paint across the page making interesting patterns.
Activities
Making Sun Prints with Children
If you have trouble filling up the time during summer like I do, read along to see how you can have some creative fun with your kids making sun prints.
Activities
The Best Outdoor Games For Kids (especially summer)
My goal for the summer is a lot of old fashioned fun. I’ve come up with a list of 10 of my family’s favorite neighborhood outdoor games.
Activities
How To Make Terrariums With Kids
I decided a terrarium would be an easy enough project and could burn some daylight. Here is how we did it and how you can make one with your kids.
Crafts
Making Sun Prints with Children: Sun Print Results
If you decide to do this project with your kids it’s really quite simple and doesn’t require a lot of tricks. Take a look at how ours turned out!
Activities
Five Goals For Summer Break with the Family
I want this summer to be like the summers I remember as a kid. I want to do things with them, and I want them to remember this summer as one of the best ever.
Crafts
Crafting With Kids: Adorable Stuffed Creatures
I’m not an accomplished crafter but I was able to make these “softies” with the kids and have fun while making them. Here’s how you can make them too.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Painting Projects for Children
This week in the Burning Daylight series we’re going to show you some at home painting crafts you can do with the kids.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Toothpick Sculptures
These toothpick sculptures was an easy project that kept the kids busy for an hour. The how-to is self explanatory (bonus: pictures to show you how we did it.)
Activities
Kids Photo Scavenger Hunt
This activity is good for burning a full hour of daylight. Bonus! No mess involved and very few supplies needed. I highly recommend this activity.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Easy DIY Button Necklaces
This simple button necklace is a fun summer craft for tweens and teens and doesn’t require a ton of supplies.
Activities
Making Ice Cream with Kids
What do we want?! Ice Cream! When do we want it? In about 20 minutes after shaking this ball around! Not much of a battle cry but passion comes in many forms.
Crafts
Fabric Decorated Flip Flops
Looking for a fun and easy summer craft? Teach the kid(s) to decorate flip flops. Easy peasy.
Crafts
Origami Art With Kids: Next Stop Sushi!
I decided last night to try some very simple origami with the kids. We made a variety of animal shapes. It was a fun way to burn some daylight with the kids.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Homemade Playdough
If you’re playing along at home I’ve had some feedback on my ideas for playdough, sidewalk chalk and chalk from the comments. I’ll sum them up in this post.
Crafts
Thumbprint Art Ideas for Kids
Thumbprint art is a great craft to do with the kids because this project is really pretty simple. All you need is paper, ink pads, inspiration, and soap to clean up afterwards. Easy peasy.