Mr. and Mrs. Green are made using wooden pegs and acrylic paints, hot glue and fabric scraps with their eco-friendly, energy efficient, recycled toilet paper roll car. This family knows all about helping to save the environment!  Â
Cosmic Crafts Celebrate Earth Day every day by joining the voyage of the trash-ship Enterprise. Its ongoing mission: to create delightful playthings from household junk, to confine its operations to a discarded bookcase, and to boldly recycle what no one has recycled before. In other words, gather all those things you’ve been saving in your […]
Here’s a great project to get kids’ imaginations soaring. Read the story of “Jack and the Beanstalk†to your child. Then glue a lima bean down on a piece of blank paper. Ask your child to draw something growing out of this “magic†bean. You’ll be amazed at what your little one comes up with! […]
Today starts National TV Turnoff Week Instead of losing hours of the week “vegging†in front of a screen, make it a priority to find alternative forms of entertainment this week. Whenever you feel the TV calling, pull out a board game, go for a walk, listen to music, read a book, or start a […]
The Titanic was supposed to be an unsinkable ship, until an iceberg brought her down. However, nowadays, with our technology, this could not happen. And it also won’t happen when you make an unsinkable sponge boat with your little sailor! There are many different types including row boats, sailboats, tugboats, steamboats, airboats, motorboats, cruise ships, […]
Make no mistake, Rubber Eraser Day celebrates the invention of erasers. We all make mistakes. This day is designated to recognize and appreciate the value of that little plug (as manufacturers call them) that sits atop our pencils. When we make a mistake, they are the big “cover-up”, make that eraser, of our booboo or […]
Pecan trees are the only nut tree that’s native to North America, which is a good reason to celebrate National Pecan Day on April 14 of each year. Pecans can be used in many interesting and surprising ways, and you’ll be able to find some to suit your personal tastes. Besides their delightful taste, pecans […]
Go outside and gaze up at the clouds together. Point to different clouds and discuss what objects or animals you think they look like. As clouds drift by, make up a story about what they are and where they are going. The point is to let your imaginations be as vast as the blue, blue […]
