Spring is the time of year where Mother’s Day crafts and teacher appreciation gift ideas are sought out. Homemade cards and gifts are always popular for these occasions. This is the last week of the church school program my kids attended this year, and so we’ve been busy making homemade teacher appreciation cards. Homemade Teacher […]
Paint Blot Craft for It Looked Like Spilt Milk
This week, as we’ve been studying clouds, one of our favorite books has been It Looked Like Spilt Milk. The book is full of repetition and simple pictures that look like ink blot images, and made this paint blot craft the perfect activity for the book. I originally wanted to do this craft with white paint to […]
Painting with Flowers
One of my favorite parts of spring is watching the flowers pop up. I especially love the hints of yellow in the yard, and the dandelion bouquets my youngest brings me. This week we collected some of those spring flowers and used them to do a little painting with flowers. Springtime walks are one […]
Homemade Marbled Paper
Looking for something new for the kids to try on a rainy day? This week we had lots of fun making our very own pastel-colored shaving cream marbled paper. How to Make Shaving Cream Marbled Paper: Materials Needed: Shaving cream (The dollar store is great for this!) A shallow tray or […]
Salt Painting
I’ve been wanting to try salt painting with the kids for some time now (ever since I saw Toddler Approved’s spring salt painting craft last year). Now that we have plenty of homemade watercolor paints, it seemed like the perfect time to try this fun painting technique ourselves. Materials needed to […]
