First Friday Q&A : Make Handwriting Practice Fun and Playful! I’m taking a little break as we welcome our fourth son to our family. Enjoy this First Friday Q&A from last year (also available at YouTube here). Here are some ideas for helping children build handwriting skills in novel and playful ways. Watch the video and then add your ideas in the comments section. 25 clever ideas to make life easier Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw).
Blog - Spectrum Noir Coloring System from Crafter's Companion 2nd May Coloring Small Flower Petals with AquaBlend Pencils The new AquaBlend watercolor pencils from Spectrum Noir make it so quick and easy to turn designs into watercolor masterpieces! This tutorial will show you step by step how to color small flower petals. How To Make "Clean" Play Slime Home Hacks Previous image Next image We have yet to meet a child who isn't into slime. Icky, sticky and awesome is where fun is had and this version keeps kids and surfaces both, clean along the way. Before & After: Crazy Beautiful Toy Kitchen 23.2K Flares23.2K Flares × LOOKING for more DIY play kitchens? Click here for a roundup with lots more projects, photos and ideas, including a DIY toy workbench for a little boy! And if you like this post, Subscribe to Green Your Decor for more DIY projects and green ideas! I like to think of myself as pretty crafty. I often see items in a store and think of a way (or find a tutorial) so I can make it myself.
Crafts for Kids from Danielle's Place of Crafts and Activities Crafts for Kids - A Simple Crafts that teach for Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade School Children, and Teens ABC Ready for School Crafts and Learning Activities How to Make Crafts and Activities Relating to the ABC's Including: ABC Printable Activity Sheets with Hands-on Learning Games and Activities Nine alphabet learning games using printable ABC Activity Sheets Little Apple Yarn Favors These cute little apples just fell from our tree, or so we like to think! They’re super easy to craft and make a fun decoration for my Fall kitchen. Supplies for Yarn Apples: craft yarn – red, green, or yellow (the cheap yarn will do, $2 a skein)pipe cleaners (or chenille stems) – brown and greenpiece of cardboard – 2 in x 5 in First find a piece of cardboard to help you with the winding.
Gift Ideas for poor creative souls (6) You know how it goes, a friend calls you and invites you to dinner at the last minute. OMG! What gift can you take?! Paper Plate Rainbow This Paper Plate Rainbow is a perfect craft for preschoolers. Paper plates are just the right shape for rainbow-making, add some clouds and you've got one fun craft! Ages: 3 and Up Here's what you'll need... • Paper plate • Scissors • Paint and brush • Cotton balls • Glue Here's how you make it... Easy Button Earrings Tutorial Did you know...that you can make new earrings with a button and a paperclip? True story! I've been trying to think of a way for us to make some earrings without having to buy supplies. MEXICAN MARACAS Check out the General Directions on how to paper mache if this is your first time working with this medium. Materials: balloon. Paper mache and strips of newspaper I make paper mache with one cup of flour and 4 cups of water.
Holder for Charging Cell Phone (made from lotion bottle) My husband and I both have cell phones. And both of us have phone chargers. And that means lots of obnoxious cords. You never know when one of us may be moving phone cords around, to give our phones an extra charge while we’re chatting away……… or trying to charge our phones up before running errands or something. Needless to say, those phone cords seem to be everywhere…..and are generally in the way and hanging all over the floor.