Father’s Day is June 15!
The most special gifts from kids are the ones you can’t buy in the store. Kaboose has a great Father’s Day craft for kids. Using a thumbprint and paint, kids can make a custom mug for Dad. Go to Kaboose for the complete instructions.
For other Father’s Day craft ideas, visit:
Tie Card […]
Clack! That can be a fun noise to hear, right?
The caps that come on laundry detergent bottles aren’t always recyclable, but they are reusable.
Laura at Thrifty Fun contributed a nice set of instructions on how to make Recycled Wind Clackers. Visit Thrifty Fun for the complete instructions.
This is a fun […]
Here’s a fun Egg Carton Buggy Mobile (only one bee shown) from Kaboose that you can make with your bug-loving kids one rainy day.
Some of the supplies are things you can recycle: cardboard egg cartons, scraps of paint samples or wallpaper remnants. You may be able to get creative and substitute things you have around […]
Morning! This week I saw three great links for kids.
Cedar and I always have felt scraps laying around and I bet you do too. This post easy kids crafts - felt flowers is the perfect way to use up your extra felt and celebrate spring.
Peggy (yes our Peggy - but I’d have posted this cool […]
Look what we saw on our walk the other day!
The lilacs are starting to bloom! FYI this is the perfect time to collect some and try that Candied Flower recipe - you know you want to.
Or maybe you’d rather make some air freshening mixes that aren’t toxic. I saw some great dried lavender at the […]
This is a really cool project for older kids. I’d love to try it with Cedar, but he’s still little enough that he measures everything in “Spongbob episode” time. Time makes him fuzzy.
[Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay via Nasa]
Make your own sundial:
Nasa offers one of the better make your own paper sundial pages I’ve seen. […]
This is a fun painting soap for kids. The one problem with it is the food coloring. There are some organic food colors available, but they won’t be as bright as if you use normal food coloring. That said, even if you use normal food coloring, this is a much healthier soap paint than the […]
One- Make your own Easter grass for the basket. That yucky plastic stuff is dangerous if small kids and pets try to eat it. Believe me, it’s just the kind of thing my cat would try to eat. If you don’t already have some green, pick or yellow construction paper, buy some recycled construction paper. […]
Yesterday we looked at juice dyes you can make. Today, here’s something to use those dyes for - finger paints.
What you need to gather:
1/3 cup grated natural, organic, pure soap - liquid soap won’t work as well, I tried once, but give it a shot if you like (I could have just messed up). You […]
When I was a kid I read this book - I can’t remember the name, but I do remember that it was about a large Jewish family during the depression maybe, which is besides the point, because it was the kooky kids in the book I liked. Anyhow, one of the young girls in the […]
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