Delight your favorite Minecrafter with this real life Minecraft Pumpkin craft you can make at home! It’s pretty simple to make: you just need a square box, paint, construction paper and a sharp knife. The hardest part of this craft is finding a truly square box! I searched around and discovered the perfect box at Michael’s …
Crafts for Kids
Last week I told you about a Minecraft toy shelf we made for Mitch’s room…now he’s got a proper bedside lamp! A redstone lamp! I’ve been wanting to make this for him for ages, but I only recently found the perfect lamp for the job. Do you want your child to NOT look like a …
Celebrate fall colors with this super fun, fast and easy art project your kids can create–in just ONE THIRD OF THE TIME! This art project was inspired by a finger paint project I found on Crayola.com. But I hate finger paint! The mess! Yuck! Besides, my kid is older and we work with brushes. But …
Minecraft Monday’s are back and today I’ve got an awesome crafty project you can do with your kid in MINUTES to really snazz up their room! It’s a Minecraft inspired toy cubby that will organize their treasures with just a hint of blocky goodness. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that …
I love to craft with the boys, so when I got a chance to help write a book on making learning FUN through play and crafting…well, it was a no brainer! A whole bunch of mom bloggers from all over the world offered up their very best ideas–over 150 fun activities for little kids to …
Let your kids get their hands dirty with a little biology and recycling today! Here’s a great STEM experiment you can make with your kids–a Soda Bottle Green House! Yes, you can put an entire ECOSYSTEM in a soda bottle and watch it grow! How cool is that? Make a Soda Bottle Green House Supplies …
Garden in a Glove is a fun way to play with STEM and introduce your kids to all the fun science hiding in your garden! You don’t even need a green thumb! Want your kids to learn more about the science of gardening? See if your school has a garden club! Mitch and I love …
Have you seen the kid science experiment where you put food coloring in milk, then add dish soap to make “rainbows”? I had to show this to Mitch! He was pretty amazed. I’ve got a vague notion that dish soap breaks up grease, that’s why we use soap on our dishes after all. But what …