Sea Shell Art Craft
Have you ever come home from vacation with a collection of shells you don’t know what to do with? We say gift them as art. Or, keep it for yourself!
Have you ever come home from vacation with a collection of shells you don’t know what to do with? We say gift them as art. Or, keep it for yourself!
With summer in full swing, it’s time for the kids to get busy with summer reading. We’ve got some great resources and a fun printable for your child to keep track of her reading accomplishments.
Celebrate the 4th of July with this simple bunting made with starfruit prints. This sweet tropical fruit can be used for printing, making an easy kids’ project.
We are painting with chocolate to celebrate National Candy Month. Follow these simple instructions to make your own pretty chocolate pencil pops!
Summer isn’t officially here for another month, but with Memorial Day comes our end of school and the beginning of long, sunny days filled with picnics, vacations, swimming and entertaining. Here’s an easy paper decoration that the kids can make for your next cook-out, baby shower, or cocktail party.
Here’s a new way to showcase your summer vacation photos: A mini theater made from cardboard with real sliding photos!
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer by raising your own butterflies at home. The kids will love it.
Create a pretty mosaic to remember a fun vacation at the beach! It’s simple and keeps kids of all ages busy for hours.
Whether celebrating independence day or not, tie dye tees are a kid favorite and an awesome activity during the warm weather.
Now that summer is here, you’re headed to the beach or the lake, right? Have the kids pick-up some rocks and turn them into glow-in-the-dark fun.
Have you always secretly wanted to blow up your house with fireworks? Here’s your chance with these 100% safe confetti popper rockets. It’s fun for kids and you’ll never have to worry about anything catching on fire!
Fourth of July & summer mean outdoor fun. These sidewalk chalk stars are not only cuter than anything you’ll find in a store, but economical and easy to make.
April showers bring May flowers. In this case, flower pinwheels which are easy to make with even little kids.
A step-by-step guide (with pictures!) on how you and your (older) kids can make your very own paper bead necklaces!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.