Looking for fun ways to teach upper and lowercase letters? Look no more! As a homeschool parent, I am always looking for interactive ways to reinforce concepts that they are learning. Because it is important for children to learn how to distinguish between upper and lowercase letters, I have created some fun letter activity printables […]
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Here you will find ideas for crafts, activities and great items for the whole family!
My Community Craft
Most children learn by doing hands on activities, so I always try to find some sort of craft or game to go with what we are learning in school. Recently, we did a unit all about communities. Now more than ever it is important to teach what it means to be a community and who […]
Basic Shape Snowman
What’s Christmas without a cute snowman craft? This one is not only cute, but this basic shape snowman helps to reinforce shape recognition and basic cutting skills. Supplies: Light or dark blue construction paper (background) White construction paper (snowman) Black construction paper (hat) Brown construction paper for arms Construction paper for scarf (any color) Assorted […]
Hot Glue Paintings
I just recently discovered that hot glue doesn’t only come in white, but just about any color you can imagine! But what good is something that you barely even see? I have always used hot glue as nothing more than a binder until I discovered another, more creative way to use it. If your kids […]
Watercolor Christmas Ornaments
I love to make holiday crafts with the kids. My criteria when choosing a good craft is that it needs to not only be fun, but easy to do. You won’t believe how easy it is to make these watercolor Christmas ornaments! We have recently begun experimenting with oil pastels in our crafts and have […]
Top 5 Children’s Christmas Books
Its that time of year again, and if your children are like mine they enjoy a good Christmas story. There are so many wonderful children’s books out there to choose from. So many, in fact, that I could probably read a different one each night! But I find that every year we still pull out […]