Spring is in the air, and with it spring showers. Rainy days are perfect for crafting. As the kids have gotten older we’ve ventured into some simple tween craft ideas. Lately we have gone crazy making pom poms into cute little pom pom animals. The kids have been busy making a new little friend every […]
20 Mother’s Day Crafts
Looking for a homemade Mother’s Day gift the kids can make? (Yes, it’s okay to sit down with the kids and help them make you a gift. They will treasure that time crafting with you just as much as you treasure the gift!) Here are 20 Mother’s Day Crafts for kids that make beautiful […]
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 […]
Mini Garden Activity
Last year my daughter joined Girl Scouts, and I became the assistant leader for her Daisy troop. This year we are working on our journey patches, and we chose the Welcome to the Flower Garden patch to start the year off with because it does such a great job reviewing all those petals we earned […]
Sunflower Craft
It’s the time of year for planting gardens! For all the little gardening helpers out there, learning all about how plants grow, here’s a cute sunflower craft they can make! Sunflower Craft The first step in making your very own sunflower is cutting out the inner circle of a paper […]
