Help your kids adopt the easiest pet ever — a ROCK! (I know. Why didn’t you think of this before?) Once your child adopts a rock, he can dress it up, name it, and give it a home! Not only that, add literacy learning with a funny and fun writing activity. Use a procedural “How-To” book like Laura Numeroff’s 10-Step Guide […]
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14 Bookmarks That Kids Can Make Themselves (for Gifts or Fun)
I love when kids give handmade gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and to friends. Because crafting is not my cup of tea, today my blogger friends are letting me share with you their clever and crafty DIY bookmarks that kids can make themselves. Make these as gifts or simply for a fun literacy-related craft […]
Christmas Crafts for Kids: Paint Mix and Match Blocks
(Disclosure: I’m working with Kwix Stix to bring you this craft idea.) Looking for Christmas crafts for kids? Inspired by the mix and match drawing game, Exquisite Corpse, we made mix and match Christmas themed blocks decorated with Kwik Stix quick drying tempera paints. The end result is a fun toy for kids to play […]
Learn How to Make Origami Fashion
Artistic and crafty kids (and adults) can make origami art beyond animals and flowers with the incredible new book, Origami Chic: A Guide to Foldable Fashion by Sok Song. You’ll learn how to make tops, bottoms, dresses, shoes, handbags, and more. My 11-year old just can’t get enough! JJ, my 11-year old, had never done origami before this book. So […]
How to Make Cute Clay Creatures
Modeling Clay with 3 Basic Shapes by Bernadette Cuxart shares step-by-step directions and photographs for kids to create cute clay animals. (Or cute eraser creatures as we did.) Using three basic shapes — a ball, a worm, and a teardrop — this step by step book will show you how to make tons of (40) cute creatures. Creatures such as […]
Make a Wish Jar! DIY Origami Stars
Inspired by the Star Darlings positive messages, my daughter and I created our own Wish Jars — with our wishes written on colorful strips of paper which we made into origami stars. Star Darlings are star-charmed girls who encourage and help others to fulfill their heartfelt wishes. Now with nine books, dolls, music and apparel, along with a mobile app and […]
Easy Accordion Book for Kids
It’s really easy to make an accordion book that kids can use for writing and drawing. All you need for this project is paper, scissors, and stickers. This is a variation of the Dog & Star Hinged Accordion project from the very creative new book Making Books with Kids: 25 Paper Projects to Fold, Sew, Paste, Pop, and Draw by Esther K. Smith […]