Can you feel it? That’s summer in the air! We’ve had an unusually cold and rainy spring here and I’m so psyched to finally see the sun again. Naturally, I had to find a list of easy sun crafts that would be perfect for welcoming summer (finally)! When you’re working with preschoolers, these sun crafts wouldKeep Reading…
One of the things I love best about summer is that it’s such a relaxed time. While we still continue schooling, we do so without making lesson plans or trying to meet objectives. Unfortunately, that also leaves a lot of free time for the kids. And it only takes a couple of days into JuneKeep Reading…
I have to be honest: I haven’t been much of a crafter over the years. But, as the kids have grown up and shown an interest in making simple crafts, I’ve gotten into it with them. And I have to say: It’s been pretty fun! Springtime, in particular, is a great season for making crafts.Keep Reading…
Even though I’m not the biggest fan of bugs, I adore little ladybugs. They’re so dainty and delicate that I almost don’t even consider them bugs. They’re more like debutantes that just happen to have wings and more than two legs. Since we’ve been busy making coffee filter crafts for kids over the past fewKeep Reading…
Can’t get enough spring craft ideas? Me neither! We’re finally getting longer periods of sunlight, the last of our cold weather snaps have (thankfully!) left, and it’s time to officially welcome spring! We see so many different kinds of animals in our area and springtime is a great time to try some adorable spring animalKeep Reading…
I simply cannot wait for spring. Everything wakes up from the winter sleep: the trees start to bloom, the birds come back from their migration South, and even the bugs start crawling around again. It’s a wonderful time of year to share some crafting fun and these easy spring crafts for kids are packed with funKeep Reading…
There’s nothing our kids love more than being able to run around and play outside. My kids just love spending the afternoon out in the yard, exploring nature, playing basketball, or even drawing on the sidewalk. However, there’s always one thing that can ruin a day of outdoor play, and that’s rain. It never failsKeep Reading…
Springtime is one of the bestest times of the year. The air is warming, the flowers are blooming, and the kids and I get back to crafting! Spring is a great time to get into crafting with your kids. There are so many fun and easy craft ideas for spring that you can make withKeep Reading…
When you’re looking for a simple craft material, you cannot go wrong with coffee filters. I really didn’t think much about using them for art projects with the kids until I ended up buying way too many at once. But it turns out that you can use coffee filters as the basis for lots ofKeep Reading…
Is there anything on earth better than chocolate? *thinks for a minute* Yeah, I’d have to say no. So when it comes to making learning fun, I love the idea of adding chocolate to the mix! I thought these fun chocolate craft ideas and activities for kids would be a neat way to give winter learningKeep Reading…
We live in Georgia. So if we want to experience real winter weather, we usually have to travel pretty far north. Naturally, there was no way we would ever see penguins in their natural habitat. But we did get to visit the Georgia Aquarium a few years back and when we stopped at the penguinKeep Reading…
Brrrrr!!! Winter is definitely here! It got down to the teens here today, which is exceptionally rare here in Georgia. So I thought it would be fun to feature some great winter activities for kids! Winter is not my favorite season, not by far. There’s something about cold weather that just makes me want toKeep Reading…
My kids, like most children, love to play with playdough. So we’ve done a LOT of playdough activities for kids over the years. But for a new sensory experience, we decided to make something different: DIY flubber! And it turned out really, really well. In fact, it worked out so perfectly that I…uh…played with itKeep Reading…
Cold winter days are just made for crafting, aren’t they? Well, they’re made for sipping hot chocolate, curling up with a good book, and crafting. Like a lot of you, I don’t have a natural “crafty” gene and I don’t have a lot of time to gather supplies and create intricate projects, no matter how much I’dKeep Reading…
We live in the Deep South. Which means that winter is kind of a one-week deal. We do get cold weather and the occasional snow flurry, but for the most part, actual snow and ice winter only occurs every once in a while. The few times we’ve had snow have been newsworthy affairs. The kidsKeep Reading…
Last weekend, some good friends invited our family over for dinner. We had a wonderful time with them, so we decided to have the kids make some thank you cards. But any old thank you card just won’t do, so DIY pop up thank you cards it is! These were such a fun project soKeep Reading…
Growing up, we had a little toy poodle named Misty. She was grey all over and my mother, who was a dog groomer, always cut her hair so that she’d have a little puff at the top of her head. She usually wore a blue collar. Our kids have only asked for a pet aKeep Reading…
I had my very first encounter with a wild turkey not too long ago. I knew that they lived down here in the South, but I had yet to lay eyes on one. Turns out – they’re huge! In fact, I initially thought that the one I saw was a vulture until we got rightKeep Reading…
Whenever I take my kids to the zoo, one of the first animal exhibits they want to see is the elephant pit. At our local zoo, there are three elephants and, over the years, we’ve spent hours standing there watching them as they eat, walk, bathe, and perform…uh…other bodily functions. (It’s nature!) As we wereKeep Reading…
A few years ago, we took our kids to a live birds of prey show. During the performance, we got to see several kinds of owls swoop right over our heads! It was my first time being up close to these animals and it was incredible. I had no idea that owls could be thatKeep Reading…
When my kids were small, they all loved the petting zoo. Between watching the chickens run around, petting the goats and baby lambs, and seeing the pigs root in the mud, there was so much for the kids to see! Our youngest child still loves the petting zoo and she’s not alone! Kids just love farmKeep Reading…
