As your child grows, she becomes more sophisticated in noticing and classifying the people she encounters every day. Â At 2 to 3 years old, she may: Â notice and ask about other people’s physical characteristics, although she is still more interested in her own notice other children’s specific cultural acts: Elena speaks differently from me; Mei […]
Isn’t it funny that once a year, things that we try to keep out of our house…like spiders…become a decoration?  I love these hand print spiders because any craft which includes a hand print or foot print deems itself worthy to be kept. My three year old daughter loved this activity as she was […]
Carving a pumpkin is a messy job that I usually just enjoy watching my hubby take care of. I did that again, but I decided to salvage the seeds and get creative because usually I don’t do ‘Jack’ with the seeds. I’m trying to keep these weekly crafts easy and cheap to entice you all […]
Waxed paper Crayon shaving (crayons shaved with a scissors or a knife – by an adult) Scissors An iron Holepunch A few inches of string    Fold a piece of waxed paper in two. Draw half a butterfly with the body at the fold.  Flip the paper over and draw the other half of […]
Salt dough is a great medium for fun and creative crafting. Take this sparkly pumpkin patch for instance! Salt dough recipes aren’t just for kids. Make these fun and festive pumpkins this Fall for your holiday decorating.  1 cup salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup water orange acrylic paint paintbrush Gold glitter […]
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate (five fingers up)  The first one said “Oh my! It’s getting late!” (hands on cheeks)  The second one said “There’s a chill in the air!” (hug self)  The third one said “But we don’t care!”  (shake pointer finger “no”)  The fourth one said “We’re […]
Tall spires, stone walls and a wooden drawbridge–this home-styled castle has all the makings for an afternoon of adventure. Start with an assortment of toilet tissue and paper towel rolls. Color the tubes with a coat of gold poster paint. Once they are dry, you can create the appearance of cut stone by applying a […]
 Over the summer I bought a couple of boxes of canning jars with the intention of canning. Well that didn’t happen. So I opened a box, went inside and grabbed my acrylic craft paint, paintbrushes, and a dish of water and went to work.     One layer of acrylic craft paint was enough […]
