Showing posts with label easy kids crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easy kids crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easy kids crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easy kids crafts. Show all posts

Fun Indoor Activities for Kids

Indoor Activities To Do With the Kids


When we leave summer behind and approach the colder months, kids want to stay inside. That means, it’s time to pull out the indoor activities to keep the kids entertained after school and on the weekends. Just because you’re stuck inside doesn’t mean the day has to be wasted! There are loads of great family-friendly activities to do indoors.


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If you're looking for great ways to keep kids entertained when the weather’s got you stuck indoors, look no further! Some or these activities, you might do regularly, others you may never have tried before, but they’re all great ways to keep the kids entertained while encouraging them to learn new skills. 

Baking 


How can you not love an indoor activity where you and the kids get to eat a tasty treat at the end? When the weather isn't very nice, baking is a great way to bring the family together, and you can learn some amazing new skills while you’re at it. 
Don’t worry if you’re not a great cook, the fun is in learning the new skill, and there are some great recipes for beginners out there. Even if you are a beginner, these recipes will have you baking up a storm!
Everyone wins when you get to do a fun family activity and eat some tasty baked goods at the end of the day.

Arts and Crafts


Keep everyone entertained for hours on end with a few well-planned arts and crafts projects. These might take a little bit of pre-planning on your part, but they’re sure to give your family an amazing day of creating things with their hands and bonding with each other. 

Any project with epoxy resin is bound to get the kids excited, and the results you can get with this product are awesome and perfect for a cold or rainy day.

Don’t worry if you’re not an arts and crafts pro, there are plenty of beginner projects to get you going like a pro. 

Kids CRAFTS from our blog.

Board Games


In the modern world of ultra-realistic video games, the old-fashioned board game still has its place. In fact, the classics are often the best, and there’s no better time to pull out the board game collection that when it’s raining outside. 
No matter how much technology moves on, the likes of Monopoly, Cluedo, Jenga, and Uno are always family favorites for a good reason. Once you get everyone together and involved in a game of Monopoly, you’ll find the time just flies by, and you won’t even remember that the weather is terrible outside. Make sure you’ve got a trustworthy banker, and you’ve got an afternoon of fun indoor activities for everyone. 




Rainy Day – Don't Worry


As we approach Fall, the weather might not allow for as many outdoor activities as usual, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end. There are lots of fun indoor activities that you can enjoy with your family on a rainy day.  For more inspiration, check us out on Pinterest!

What looked like a boring weekend stuck inside, might just turn out to be a weekend full of joy and family fun. You can eat, drink, create, and play games with your family and friends while bringing everyone closer together. Just do a search in our blog for games, crafts, kids recipes, family field trip ideas, and fun indoor activities for kids. Stick with us, and you'll never run out of fun things to do!


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Cinco de Mayo activities from Pinterest: Pin it Online Scavenger Hunt

Mini Cinco de Mayo Activities for Kids

These are cute, Cinco de Mayo activities from Pinterest. In the latest Pin it Online Scavenger Hunt we found homemade maracas, mini pinatas, and more. Enjoy!


Wanna join? Leave a comment on Pinterest to be added to the board as a collaborative pinner (under the purple tack). 

Most pinned (37 repins) pinned by Carole M. from the blog MADE.

Cinco de Mayon activities for kids: Mini Maracas.
Homemade Maracas for Cinco de Mayo.

My favorite pin, pinned by Me (12 repins) from the blog She KnowsPinata Cookies. I just love these and had to share with everyone.


Cinco de Mayo activities for kids: Mini Pinatas
Filled Pinata Cookies for Cinco de Mayo.


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May Calendar of Special Days and Holidays

Cinco de Mouse-O! (Mouse (Holiday House)*













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Scrappy Leprechaun Shamrock Stick Puppet Saint Patrick Day Craft Preschool Activity

Easy Leprechaun Stick Puppet


Grab a box of scrap paper, some knick-knacks, and pipecleaners, and create this Leprechaun stick puppet or use him as a magical bookmark for Saint Patrick Day. He's made of mostly recycled items. So, pull out the scrap box and Enjoy!


This silly leprechaun is all scrap. Just add a stick to make a fun puppet or go big and make a mask to hold over your face during a St. Patrick's Day Parade around the hallways of Preschool. After the parade, he serves double duty as a bookmark for your favorite leprechaun story.




Saint Patrick Day Preschool Activity
Easy Leprechaun Stick Puppet.

Plan ahead by cutting the scraps into triangles, circles, half-moons, trapezoids, and shamrocks for a quick Shape Lesson for preschoolers.



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Five Fab Classroom Valentine's Day Crafts for kids to exchange

Valentine list of Classroom Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids from some very Crafty Bloggers.

Does this make you so happy you want to bake a Valentine's Cake? I love to celebrate Valentine's Day with crafts. Here are 5 fun ideas for Kids' Valentines from Pinterest. Enjoy!


Classroom Valentine Crafts for Children Exchange




Valentine's Day Crafts for kids Rolo TNT BOMB
It's Rolo Candy Rolls Bomb from Make it Do blog.

Thumbprint Valentine Craft to exchange
Scrappy Thumb Print Valentine from Simply Kierste blog.


Handprint Valentines for Mom
Thumbprint Roses from All Free Crafts.


butterfly lollipop classroom valentine
Butterfly Buggy Lollipop Valentines from Momma Bee Partyz blog.


Candy Heart Valentine Ipod or Mp3 Player for exchange.
Candy Hearts Ipod/MP3 Player with Reece's Cups from Studio5.KSL.


Happy Valentine's Crafting! 

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Ring in the New Year Bell Craft Activity for Kids

Recycle Paper Cups and Plastic Spoons for Easy Kids New Year Craft Bell Activity

Ring in the New Year with this easy New Year's Eve Craft Activity for Kids to Make. Make the craft and then at midnight everyone rings their bell. Enjoy!

Ring in the New Year Bell Craft Activity for Kids
New Year Bell Craft Activity.

Recycle a paper cup, plastic spoon, holiday ornament or that jingle bell necklace into a fun, kid-crafted bell noisemaker for the year-end celebration.

Ring in the New Year Bell Craft Activity for Kids
Make a bell to ring in the New Year with a paper cup and ball ornament.

  • Paint a paper cup. 
  • Paint the NEW YEAR on cup with glitter glue.
  • With scissors or a box cutter, slice a 1" slit in base of cup.
  • Cut a triangle pattern out around the top of the cup.
  • Bend the triangles out to make a star.
  • Wrap a sparkly pipe-cleaner around the spoon's handle (make a loop for hanging at top).
  • Insert spoon in slit on base of cup.
  • Tape may be necessary to keep spoon aligned.
  • Attach a short string to a mini-ornament or jingle bell and attach with tape.
  • Hang for display on mantle.

At midnight, grab those bells and make some noise! 


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Peanut Snowman Fridge Magnets or Holiday Pins

How to make a Snowman from a Peanut

These little snowman peanuts are buttons for your shirt. Think- lapel pin. This is an easy craft for preschoolers and teens love it too. You can make it edible with icing in place of paint, but don't eat the shell either way. If you paint the peanut black, you can make a penguin pin. Enjoy!

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Peanut Snowman Craft

Creative Pumpkin Activities

Get Creative and Make a Pumpkin Mummy

This pumpkin mummy is an adorable and less messy way to decorate a pumpkin for Halloween! We found these cute little pumpkins over at Hands on as we Grow.  Enjoy!

Mummy pumpkins from Hands on as we grow.

We made these for a preschool Halloween Hoopla class and the kids loved them! Just wrap your pumpkin in cheesecloth.

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Why do We Carve Pumpkins?


The Runaway Pumpkin *ad


The Night Before Halloween *ad

Vlog Tutorial Easy Preschool Torn Paper OWL Craft

Easy Fall Craft Activity for Kids Torn Paper Owl

We made a Vlog Tutorial with our Messy Play Class. This Torn Paper Owl Craft is an easy activity for preschoolers. The kids had a blast tearing their construction paper.  Enjoy!


Easy Preschool Torn Paper OWL Craft


Tearing the paper gives the activity a sensory play element. The glue is sticky and messy too. Make note if your child is especially upset with the sticky glue on their hands, they may have sensory issues.

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Easy Saint Patrick's Day Activity Leprechaun Door Decoration

Easy Take Home Activity for Classroom: Leprechaun Door Hanger

This silly leprechaun would like to welcome you to Ireland or maybe just a kid's room. Easy St. Patrick's Day Activity for Kids to make: Leprechaun door decoration craft. Enjoy!

Here's an easy St. Patrick'S Day craft based loosely on the Shamrock.  To the best of your ability draw a shamrock (connect three hearts) with a swirly stem that wraps around to form a circle opening big enough to hang on a door knob. Finish the design with green, orange, and peach paint or markers.  Add construction paper of felt details too. All done?  Leave a comment and link your leprechaun for all to see.


Here's our first attempt; I know you can do better!



Easy St. Patrick's Day Activity Leprechaun Door Decoration Hanger
Leprechaun Door Hanger make a take home craft.

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Recommended Reading:


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Easy Saint Patrick's Day Craft and Activities for Preschool: Leprechaun

Make a Cute Handprint Leprechaun for St. Pat's Day! Erin Go Bragh!

Who doesn't love messy Saint Patrick's Day activities for preschool?  Okay, me, but most kids love it.  This is a simple twist on the hand-print turkey.  Brave souls can do the craft as pictured.  We took green, orange, and peach paint to transform little hands into a lucky leprechaun.  Not so brave?  Trace a handprint on construction paper and cut out one of each color then just cut and paste.  "Erin go Bragh"!



Easy Handprint Leprechaun great for Sensory Processing.
Easy Handprint Leprechaun great for Sensory Processing.


Ever wonder what Erin go Bragh means?


From Wikpedia:
Erin go Bragh is an anglicisation of the Irish phrase Éirinn go Brách (pronounced [ˈeːɾʲɪn̠ʲ ɡə ˈbˠɾˠɑːx]), in which Éirinn is the dative of Éire (meaning "Ireland"). In standard modern Irish the phrase is Éire go Brách (pronounced [ˈeːɾʲə ɡə ˈbˠɾˠɑːx]). It is probable that the English version was taken from what was a "dative" context, such as Go bhfanad in Éirinn go brách("May I stay in Ireland for ever") or Go bhfillead go hÉirinn go brách ("May go back to Ireland for ever").



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A night by the light of the Moon Theme Lesson Plan and Snack Recipe: Goodnight Moon

Moon Theme Lesson Plan for Goodnight Moon


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Make this moon theme snack for your homeschool moon or outer space lessons and read books about the Moon. We started our enchanted evening by watching, "Diego's Moonlight Rescue," a Nickelodeon DVD. I bet you can find Moonlight Rescue on Netflix now. The kids loved this one. Enjoy!

Moon theme lesson plans and ideas are at the bottom of this post.


Good Night Moon Story with companion projects about the Moon
Diego's Moonlight Rescue: A good companion movie for a lesson about the moon.


The moon is referred to as "Luna" in our house. Mayhem constantly checks for "her" behind the clouds and when it starts to get dark. She says, "Luna is my friend." We watched this cartoon about the moon every night for a month!

Yummy MOON RECIPE: Crescent Moons for Breakfast, Dinner, or Dessert


Dinner Crescent Moons.

Breakfast or Dessert Crescent Moons.


How to Make Crescent Roll Moons Recipe


Dinner:  Butter Spray, Parmesan Cheese, Crescent Rolls, Garlic Butter.

Dessert:  Butter Spray, Sugar, Cinnamon, Crescent Rolls.

We bought our crescent rolls at ALDI for super cheap. I always save the leftover condiments, so we have garlic butter from Papa John's for the recipe and to dip too!




how to make cinnamon rolls from crescent rolls





  • Spray your pan- even if its a non-stick one 
  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees 
  • Open the can and roll out the individual triangles.
  • Spread Garlic Butter on the triangle
  • Sprinkle with parmesan cheese 
  • Roll your triangle starting at the base 
  • Tell the kids to Bend it to a MOON shape
  • Lightly spray and sprinkle more cheese on top
  • Place in oven for 11 - 13 minutes or until golden 


These are great with Pasta!



Crescent Roll Moons.



Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown story with companion projects about the Moon
GoodNight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.


It's the best bedtime story...
    


(Goodnight Moon - Ooh, they're so cute, time flies...)




How to Make Crescent Roll Moons DESSERT Recipe


  • Follow the steps above, omitting the garlic butter 
  • Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon inside your triangle before rolling
  • Dust the top of the roll with cinnamon
  • Remove from the oven
  • Spread with butter
  • Sprinkle a little sugar on top to make your moon glow



These are an awesome bedtime snack with milk. We like to dip ours in jelly. 






GoodNight Bears, GoodNight Chairs, GoodNight Blogger's Everywhere...



Recommended Reading:

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown


Goodnight Moon