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Preschool Crafts
How to Make Quick, Easy DIY Dyed Pasta Noodles for Sensory Play
Using just paint and hand sanitizer, you and your little one(s) can make these vibrant, colorful dry pasta noodles for a fun sensory base or to use as craft supplies! Build gross motor skills by stringing them together or practice color sorting and categorizing by shape. The possibilities are endless!
Kids Activity
Make this easy, DIY sand play dough recipe with your kids for ocean and beach theme sensory play!
My preschool-age daughter (4) and I loved making this simple no-cook recipe for our summer sensory trays, creating hours of sandy, squishy play! With just a handful of simple ingredients, we mixed this up in under ten minutes and were ready to go. After mixing in some gemstones and seashells, we had the perfect sensory play dough base that we can use over and over again. Grab this recipe for yourself and enjoy!
ADVENT SEASON
This beautiful, practical guide to Advent is the perfect resource for any family this Christmas season! With a rich Biblical application, this guide helps families prepare their hearts and minds for Christmas, praising God for the joy He offers and the promise He brings.
In under 10 minutes each day, youβll find a short beginning prayer, a Scripture highlight, thought-provoking questions to engage children of all ages, a summarizing thought and prayer plus some optional, interactive ideas like crafts or activities, a chat starter, and a deeper insight for adults to continue to mull over. A one-stop resource for the whole family! Use this guide to accompany your favorite advent traditions or start your own!
Kids Craft
Looking for the perfect Halloween craft this year?
Try these DIY Fluffy Ghosts!
You and your kids can create adorable, little door-hanging ghosts as a simple craft in under 5 minutes with just a handful of household supplies! Make one, two or ten! Theyβre so easy and the perfect craft for spooky season.
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Spice up your spooky season Boo Bags and Treats with these adorable, printable DIY Halloween Pennants!
Whether youβre throwing together a last minute Boo bag for a friend or neighbor, throwing a Halloween party or decorating your car for Trunk or Treat, these new printables are the perfect, festive touch to add fun and flair to your October projects and events!
Simply print, cut and assemble in under 5 minutes!
Invitation to Play
Spark Your Child's Imagination and Creativity With This Fourth of July / Independence Day Collection of Fun!
Get creative and inspire your kids to play with the same toys, in new ways with this fun holiday-themed collection. Keep little hands and minds busy with a wide variety of education and sensory toys, books and crafts using what you have in your own home!
SIMPLE AND FUN!
Make this Valentineβs Day special with these 5 quick, easy ways to celebrate! With everything from breakfast ideas to DIY handmade gifts, Iβve got you covered!
If youβre looking for a last minute idea on how you and your loved ones can celebrate this Valentineβs Day, try one of these ideas that are sure to put a smile on your face and the faces of your spouse or kids.
KIDS ACTIVITY
Spark Your Child's Imagination and Creativity With This Valentine's Inspired, βI Heart Dinosaursβ Invitation to Play!
Delight your little one(s) with this fun, colorful box that is sure to spark imaginations and creativity, while encouraging fine motor skills and offering sensory input! Set up this invitation to play in under five minutes so your child can enjoy hours of fun over and over again!
Cute, simple and kid-friendly!
Grab some drive-thru donuts to let them know just how much you love them with this easy, adorable donut stack for Valentineβs Day breakfast!
By adding a glass of milk, some little paper flags and a cute tag from Paislee Press, you can snazz up the breakfast table and bring a smile to your little ones face this Valentineβs Day morning in under 30 minutes!
VALENTINEβS DAY INSPIRATION
Whip up a homemade breakfast and surprise the Stud Muffin in your life with this delicious, fun Valentineβs Day Breakfast idea and recipe!
If youβre looking for a simple, easy way to delight your Valentine this year, why not skip dinner out and instead, do breakfast in! Add this flirty βYou Are My Stud Muffinβ tag from Eighteen25 to your table with a glass of milk and enjoy a yummy Valentineβs breakfast that you can create in under 30 minutes!
KIDS ACTIVITY
Spark Your Child's Imagination and Creativity With This Holiday-Inspired DIY Invitation to Play!
Delight your kids with this simple, festive tray and scented kit which encourages fine motor skills and offers sensory input! Set up this invitation to play in under two minutes so your child can enjoy hours of fun over and over again!
Count Down to Christmas
A Gift Guide Just For You of New Holiday Books from Zonderkidz!
Join me for the 12 Days of Kids Books and click here to find Christmas and non-holiday books that are perfect for the little one(s) in your life. With easy click-to-purchase links, a gift guide and quick snippets of why I love these books, I hope youβll find this post to be a valuable resource this Advent season.
MESS FREE
The perfect way to keep your littles busy while introducing art and coloring into their day!
Ok Mamas, so this isnβt a revolutionary product but if youβre like me and you just need ten minutes to get something done while your toddler is occupied, or if youβre looking for a fun way to integrate art and crafting into your toddlerβs day, this is it! Crayolaβs revolutionary Color Wonder Mess Free collection is PERFECT for busy littles and parents who want to maintain unmarked walls (*wink).
Motherhood
How To Spend Intentional Time With Your Little Ones While Cultivating Creativity Through A Focus on Art | Including A Supply List and Tips!
Coloring, noodles, glue sticks, crinkly papersβ¦ Itβs what preschools and churches have been doing for ages to help children learn and expand their creativity so why not try it at home? It doesnβt have be to grand; even the simplest of projects can be fun for toddlers and school age children. All it takes is a desire to have fun with your child, get a little messy and think outside the box!
A Free Printable
Write Down Your Favorite Holiday Traditions In This Fun, New Bucketlist
This time of year is my absolute favorite time of the year. The holidays bring so much joy and so many opportunities to spend valuable time focusing on the things that really matter in life, like faith, family and gratitude, so Iβve created this fun FREE printable in two sizes for you to download and enjoy!
Do It Yourself
MAKE YOUR OWN CUSTOM, DIY BABY ONESIE WITH CRICUT EXPLORE AIR 2!
With your Cricut machine, you can easily create adorable, easy baby onesies using a little bit of knowledge, some stencil vinyl and craft paint! With six supplies and six easy steps, you can do this simple craft at home! Want to learn how? Just keep scrolling down!
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Easy | Simple | Homemade
Looking for a little meal inspiration?
A list of my favorite go-to recipes! These yummy side dishes, desserts, meals and snacks are fun, delicious and best of all, can be made in under 30 minutes!
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KIDS ACTIVITY
Build An Ocean Theme Coral Reef Sensory Tray - Invitation to Play and Learn
Children will LOVE this exciting, hands-on activity that is both sensory based and educational! My preschool-age daughter and I loved building a coral reef out of dry, colored pasta noodles and sand play dough during our summer unit study of the ocean and marine life.