Sneak some science into your play time! Mitch and I have been designing popsicle stick catapults lately and it’s been so freakin’ fun. (Check out more catapult designs here.) Design this Easy Catapult with craft sticks, a spoon and rubbers bands We first ran into this popsicle stick catapult design at the Magic House maker workshop. …
Crafts for Kids
One thing kids don’t have a lot of is patience–especially when it comes to letting glue dry. They want things to stick RIGHT NOW! Mitch loves crafting with glue and cardboard, and he’s pretty good at it. But most glues don’t dry fast enough for him. He’ll insist on using anything that seems faster, like …
When Mitch was in second grader he got all excited about fairy houses. Mitch doesn’t usually get into fairies and elves, though he has been reading Harry Potter with his dad lately, so maybe that has something do with his new interest. He insisted that we head out to the yard and build one, so obviously …
Do you think sloths are the more adorable creatures in the world? Then you’re in luck, because I’ve got eight of the best sloth crafts your kids can make right now! Some are down right easy — like slapping a hand print on paper easy! Others are a bit more complex — I got two …
Make your own friendly fox from the simplest of “junk” craft supplies: a cardboard toilet paper roll! You can make quiet a few things from cardboard tubes, and lets face it, TP rolls are always popping up at your house. This fox is made from a toilet paper tube covered in orange construction paper. Your …
Are you feeling STRESSED OUT and just want to SQUEEZE something? Then check out this stress ball you can make with dried beans and balloons! A bean stress ball is great for tactile fidgeting AND they make great bean “bags” for indoor games where you need to throw a marker that won’t bounce away. (Think …
This ornament is so frickin’ easy to make you’re going to slap your forhead and wonder why you didn’t think of it first! Sometimes the best ornaments are the easiest to make, and this delightful ball of color is one of them. It’s so simple and fun to make that any age kiddo can put …
Did your grandmother ever give you a pot and a wooden spoon so you could “ring” in the New Year? I remember standing on my grandma’s porch at midnight doing just that. I don’t know if we were celebrating the coming year or scaring off evil spirits with all that racket! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Say “see ya later …