Looking to get your family into the spirit of Thanksgiving? This is a simple yet adorable Thanksgiving craft we do for kids we do every November. I used to just trace the girls hands and let them color in the turkey…
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Pumpkin Playdough Recipe
It’s that time of year…well up north anyways! The temperatures are starting to drop a bit, and with it comes a change of seasons. Of course here in South Florida we don’t feel fall until November if we’re lucky, but our…
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TEACHING TUESDAY: A Mother’s Day Art Project
Since Mother’s Day is coming up I thought it would be super fun to come up with a new Mother’s Day art project for the kids to try this week. In our house art matters, and we do some sort…
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Why Art Matters
Art is sort of a big deal in our house. Since our first daughter was 22 months old she’s had a crayon in her hand. When Santa brought her an easel for Christmas at age two it was like the…
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DIY Sharpie Mugs With Kids
Disclosure: This post may contain Amazon affiliate links, thanks for your support! It’s no secret that we love to come up with homemade gifts each year. But trying to be creative, and find something simple enough for kids isn’t always…
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Adorable DIY Baby Food Jar Candles
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links! Looking for a way to upcycle those baby food jars? I had over 200 sitting in my garage, and had saved them thinking “maybe I can reuse them someday with the kids”. So two…
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Teaching Tuesday: Pasta Pumpkin Project
It’s time to once again resurrect one of my favorite features….Teaching Tuesday. The holidays seem to always get me in a crafty mood, and this project was simple and fun…my favorite combo. We made this pasta pumpkin project in…
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TEACHING TUESDAY: Frozen Paint
It’s been a while since I broke out and shared a Teaching Tuesday…mostly because we’ve been playing more than learning this summer. But we made it back to art class today and even I was mesmerized by the popsicles…
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Teaching Tuesday: How to Entertain Kids When Mommy is Sick!
photo credit: MyTudut via photopin cc When I started the feature “Teaching Tuesday”, I had intended to share an art or craft project, or a homeschool lesson that I was doing with my kids. But this week I’ve had to learn to do something…
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Teaching Tuesday: Paleo Painting & Other Dino-Fun!
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Looking for some dino-myte fun for your littlest dinosaur fans? It was only fitting that my toddler’s art class last week at NOVA mirrored the same theme as my five year old’s preschool…
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