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 …
Crafts for Kids
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 …
Summer fun and dirt really go hand in hand around here. And why not? Getting messy is SO. MUCH. FUN! Mitch recently made a boat for his Cub Pack raingutter regatta, and he really, really wanted to keep playing with it. I suggested he use it as a bath toy, but oh no, that wasn’t …
Check out my very first TV appearance! I was invited to show off some Maker inspiring DIY toys on Great Day St. Louis! I was terribly nervous, but Claire is such a pro she got me through it. AND Kent Ehrhardt called me Mom of the Year for my indoor catapult toy! Sweet! Fun links: …