Posted in Kids Crafts on Sep 21st, 2007 4 Comments »
As a former teacher, I collected tons of household supplies like empty toilet paper rolls, baby food jars, formula cans, paper towel rolls, and egg cartons. I still have this need to save all the toilet paper rolls for some sort of project. I just found this great site called Whip Up, that crafted Bracelets [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts on Sep 12th, 2007 3 Comments »
I just saw this great idea for a Homemade Bird Feeder in the September issue of Family Fun Magazine (I love this magazine!!). This Bottle Bird Feeder is easy to make and fun for the kids to watch as birds come to dine!
First find an empty plastic bottle, yarn, razor blade, funnel, wooden spoons, and [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts on Sep 6th, 2007 4 Comments »
I am signed up to receive the Kids Craft Weekly Newsletter and I absolutely love it. I have been getting it for the last 2 issues. The newsletter comes in an email once a month. The creator/editor Amber, is from Australia and loves to craft with her kids. All of the projects are easy and [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts on Sep 3rd, 2007 21 Comments »
I know you have some crayons that are short, stubby, paper gone or in shreds. Perfect crayons don’t last long. I had a Kindergarten student who would throw a fit when the point off her crayon was dull! My little Lucy likes to bite off the ends, yum! Or she likes to use them to [...]
Posted in Holidays, Kids Crafts on Aug 22nd, 2007 4 Comments »
My daughter’s nickname is Tinkerbell, named by her Grandpa. It fits her to a tee. Sweet and cute, but also, sassy and feisty. This year we had a Tinkerbell party for her 2 year old birthday.
Here are a few of the past cupcakes my kids have had for their birthdays. I wish I was better [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts on Aug 15th, 2007 4 Comments »
Maybe it’s the heat, but I am looking so forward to the Fall. You can’t miss the feeling as you walk into any supermarket and see the shelves lined with school supplies already in need. I have even spotted Halloween in full fashion. First it is the start of school, then my birthday, then Halloween, [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Jul 27th, 2007 22 Comments »
These water sponges soak up tons of water and pack a wet watery punch when thrown. They are easy to make and fun for the kids to throw. Here is how to make Wet Water Sponges.
Buy new kitchen sponges from any grocery store. They usually come in packs of 6 in all colors. Do Not [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Jun 6th, 2007 4 Comments »
We don’t have the Rainy Day Blues anymore and want to help you get over them too. It is the first of June and a rainstorm hit the area, kept us up all night. So to mend those blues, we made a Rainy Day Jar.
Find an empty clean jar with a lid, (ours is a [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Jun 4th, 2007 3 Comments »
Surf’s up in these fun Wave Jars that you can make with the kids. You will find out that oil and water just dont mix and it’s a good thing. It is fun to discover things in science. I never liked science until I became a teacher and realized science was fun in Kindergarten. But [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes, Recipes on Mar 28th, 2007 4 Comments »
Oobleck, the stuff kids dream about - getting messy. The name sounds fun, doesn’t it? I wrote earlier about Playdough, which is great, but Oobleck takes the cake. This substance is only made with 2 ingredients: water and cornstarch. Cornstarch is used in recipes to thicken sauces, but in Oobleck, it just never seems to [...]
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