I’m a married mom of 3 and a pre-school teacher who uses arts and crafts activities to engage children creatively and have some wholesome fun. I love to share arts and crafts ideas with parents, homeschoolers and educators as a springboard for creative learning and development. Experimenting with specialty paper, foam, wood and other craft materials, I like to help kids create an end result that they are excited to not only display but play and interact with as well.
Contest Winner: Lincoln’s Memorial Writing Craftivity! Supplies Used *a picture of Lincoln’s Memorial to share with students Per student: *pencil *glue stick or double sided tape *scissors *1 jumbo craft stick or make pattern on construction paper by double size a regular craft stick *1 sheet of brown construction paper for building *1 sheet of [...]
On Mother’s Day, Mom is Queen. Last year, my kids had the cutest Mother’s Day craft idea. They decided to make me a throne. This handmade Mother’s Day gift was adorable and it made me feel so loved. They insisted I eat all my meals while sitting on my “throne” and even topped my head [...]
Pin ItSt Patricks Day crafts are starting to spring up (spring – get it?) in my classroom now that March is beginning. A rainbow craft for kids is always a popular one, as everybody loves the bright colors. This kids paper plate craft makes a great decorative mobile or windsock to hang up outside and wave [...]
Looking for a Presidents Day activity to do with my class, I came across some cute ideas on Pinterest and decided to combine them. This Presidents Day craft combines the American flag and silhouettes of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and is a great way to show off knowledge your students have learned about the [...]
Hygloss Products is sponsoring a Presidents Day craft contest. This contest is geared toward craft bloggers, homeschoolers, mom bloggers, and pre-k through 6th grade teacher bloggers. To enter, all you have to do is come up with a creative Presidents Day craft and submit your idea via this form. Include step-by-step instructions, a list of [...]
Looking for a cure of the mid-winter blues, my kids and I came across a stash of toilet paper rolls, which I like to save for use in projects in my classroom as well as at home. We dug out some crafting supplies and tried to think of something new and fun to make. [...]
Are your kids going stir-crazy, stuck in the house for long periods of time over winter vacation? Mine are. So we’re working on a project together as a family – we’re making a homemade calendar just in time for the new year! We started with Hygloss’s Make-Your-Own-Calendar, but you can also find a calendar [...]
It’s countdown until Christmas, so we’ve been busy making kids homemade Christmas cards, both in the classroom and at home, in order have them ready to hand out to schoolmates and family members. This simple Christmas craft for kids can be made easily and quickly or can be gussied up with all kinds of [...]
My preschool is already well into the throes of preparing our classroom Christmas decorations. Preschool Christmas craft ideas abound, but what I like about this particular classroom Christmas decoration is that it gets all the kids to work together. We started with a corrugated cardboard Christmas tree, which is the perfect size for preschoolers [...]
On Facebook this month, I’ve been participating in “30 Days of Thanks,” thinking of and posting about one thing I’m thankful for – big or small – every day for the month of November. I want to get my children – and my students – in on the thankfulness as well, so I decided [...]
