My daughter loves painting. My son loves squirt guns. Put the two together and you have a fun outdoor summer activity: Squirt Gun Painting! Materials needed for Squirt Gun Painting: Squirt Guns Water Color Paper Liquid Water Colors or Food Coloring To prep for our colorful squirt gun fun, I filled each […]
Paper Plate Pufferfish Craft
Hot summer days are perfect for doing a bit of crafting with the kids (preferably inside with some air conditioning). And when it comes to summer crafts, sea animals are perfect for all ages. One of our favorite sea animal crafts is this cute paper plate pufferfish craft! When you finish this adorable fish craft, […]
Hand Print Teacher Appreciation Cards
Spring is the time of year where teacher gift ideas are sought out. Homemade cards and gifts for teachers 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 some adorable handprint homemade teacher appreciation cards. Cards from students, especially homemade […]
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 […]