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Eight Fun Saint Patrick's Day Craft Activities for Preschool

Here are Eight Saint Patrick's Day Craft Activities for Preschool

Gather the kids and have a fun parade around the classroom while dancing a jig. These games and activities for St. Patty's Day are super easy and require little prep time. Active St. Pat's Day Games for Kids. Enjoy!

Saint Patrick's Day crafts.

1. Carry a Parade Banner

2. Make a Cute Leprechaun Stick Puppet with Scraps

3. Raise a Magic Shamrock Wand

3 hearts glued together make a shamrock.

4. Every Parade Needs Cookies (3 Yummy Recipes)

From GourmetCookieBouquets.com

5. Hand-Print Leprechaun

6. Head to your City's St. Patrick's Day Parade

Check for snakes in the canal.

7. Make Leprechaun for front door or hang over rear-view mirror

8. Rainbow Chain and Shamrock Hat with Paper Plate Base

Make a rainbow linky.

Use 3 hearts to make an easy shamrock.

Recommended Reading:

St. Patrick Day Crafts for Boys

The Story of the Leprechaun*

The Leprechaun's Gold*

The Stingy Leprechaun Money Counting

















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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss - Daisy-Head Mayzie Activities and Craft

Daisy Head Mayzie Crafts and Activities

Today's Companion Craft and Story is themed on Dr. Seuss' book, Daisy-Head Mayzie not Maisy. We have lots of Dr. Seuss activities. You might Also like Dr. Seuss's Sue Snue and a fake cake messy play craft to celebrate his birthday! This is a fun project to do with Daisy Girl Scouts. Enjoy!

Easy Felted Snowman Snowball Craft for Christmas Tree Decoration

Snowman Christmas Ornament Decoration 

To make this easy, snowman holiday ornament, we purchased a plain, white, felted ornament and then glued on an orange pom-pom nose, googly eyes, and black foam pieces for the mouth. He has a little gold hang tag for hanging on a Christmas tree or a tree branch in a pot for a fun, winter theme indoor tree decorated with Snowmen. Enjoy!

Snow Simple Christmas Tree Ornament.

Recommended Reading:

Snowman Crafts for Children

Snowmen at Christmas Book*

Snowmen Treats









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7 Creative New Year's Crafts and Activities for Kids fun for boys and girls

7 Easy New Year Activities for Kids for Boys and Girls

These 7 New Year's Crafts are creative and easy enough for little ones to do. The anticipation of the suprise package and the enjoyment of the other activities will help make it the best new year's ever. Enjoy!

 New Year's Crafts and Activities for Kids.

Click the titles for How to Make New Year's Crafts for Kids.

Festive Rocket Popper Blaster

Rocket Popper Activity for Children.

Fill this with confetti or feathers.  Ours is filled with colorful, recycled silk flowers from a craft lei project. Perfect for New Years, VBS, or, a Fourth of July Party.

Silver Surprise Package

Midnight Care Package New Year Activity.

We used a tiny jewelry box.  Tag reads, "Do not open until Midnight - 12/31/12". Fill this with a fun gift for the kiddos or make it a Midnight Care Package by filling it with a noise maker/kazoo, a pair of silly glasses, and a party hat.

Ring in the New Year Bell

Make a bell from a paper cup.

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.

Snow Globe or Eye Spy New Year's Time Capsule Ornament

7 New Year's Decorations.

A clear glass or plastic ornament makes a fun party favor.

New Year's Necklace/Medallion

New Year Medallion a recycled Christmas decoration.

Paint an old, plastic holiday ornament with sparkles and the New Year date.  Insert a shiny ribbon or string and you've got a fun, memento.  Boy's like to wear necklaces too so this is a fun project they can personalize anyway they want.

Easy, Sparkly Ornaments to Deck the Halls

Transform Christmas Balls to sparkly New Year Decorations.

Give that Gold or Silver ball ornament new life.  Add a sparkly, spiraled pipe-cleaner to hang and paint with glitter glue.  We added a gold leaf from an old, holiday decoration to give it a little whimsy.

Fun Ball Drop Whirly-Gig Silent Spin Drum

Fun New Year activity for kids. 
Craft a whirly-gig with preschoolers.

Popsicle sticks and styrofoam make for fun!  Paint a styrofoam ball of any size, paint any color you like (be patient paint takes forever to dry on styrofoam).  Add glitter.  Pop in the stick and decorate to your hearts content.  We added a silver pipe-cleaner and silver, star garland to hang.  Add feathers and spin in your hands like a spin drum or hang upside down in the doorway as a festive replacement for mistletoe.  The kiddos can pretend to let the ball drop if you attach a long string over a hanger.

Tip:  Add tiny pieces of mirror (Find sticky back pieces at Craft Stores) to a styrofoam ball to make a Disco Ball decoration.


Recommended Reading:

P. Bear's New Year's Party: A Counting Book*

The Night Before New Year's*


Grafix 9-Inch-by-12-Inch Adhesive Backed Film Silver, 3-Pack*

More New Year's Craft and Activities






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How to Craft a Snow Globe or I Spy New Year's Time Capsule Activity

Make a New Year's Time Capsule from a Christmas Ornament

A clear glass or plastic Christmas ornament makes a fun party favor and Mini Time Capsule for  New Year's Eve party celebrations with kids.

Festive New Year Decoration

I Spy Something,

How to make a New Year Time Capsule from a glass Christmas Ornament Decoration

You will need:

A clear ornament with a large opening.

Iridescent sparkle paint.

Glitter glue.

Cotton Balls or Fake Snow or Shredded Paper.

Miscellaneous items such as sparkly pipe-cleaners, star confetti, and mini-tree ornaments.

Remove the top and drip paint inside.  Let dry by standing on a toilet tube.  Once dry, insert snow. We tore cotton balls and stuffed them inside using a straw.  Add piece of sparkle (pipe-cleaners or confetti).  Insert surprises to "I Spy". We added a nutcracker soldier. Replace top. Using toilet tube as an easel paint "Happy" with glitter glue on outside.  Add glitter glue dots of varying colors. Attach shiny ribbon and hang from mantle.


Recommended Reading:

I Spy Fantasy: A Book of Picture Riddles*

Can you spy what's inside?  You can also make a real snow globe. 

Winter Day Play!: Activities, Crafts, and Games for Indoors and Out

Snowman Face

Fun Tip:  Fill with "Snow" and then paint or draw a snowman's face for an all-winter mantle decoration.

How to Dye Hair with Kool-Aid for Kids

 Kool Aid Hair Coloring Tutorial

Have you ever wondered how to dye your hair with Kool-Aid Colors? This is an easy video with a step by step tutorial on coloring your hair fun Kool-Aid colors. The YouTuber has added a disclaimer that the color is permanent and does not wash out. So, be careful! You may have to color your hair to blend it until new hair grows. 

This post contains Amazon and other affiliate links.

It might be easier to try this Plant Based Hair Dye from Amazon!

Recommended:

Does Stress Cause Hair Loss?

Face Paint Recipe

Cholula Cap Decorating Contest

Email your entry to thehollyjollyone@yahoo.com or lora@theplayconnection.com


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Only two days left to enter!!!!  Enter by 12/23


Crafty Readers this is for you! Anyone can enter, friend, families, fellow bloggers.


I'm partnering with Cholula Hot Sauce to offer you a fun, holiday contest. Get your craft cap on and sit down with the kids.  Cholula Hot Sauce is running a cap decorating contest.

Details:

Cholula Cap Decorating Contest  

Families and individuals may decorate Cholula Caps for a chance to win.

1 winner from this blog will receive a 4-pk Variety of Cholula Hot Sauce.

1 winner - Sur La Table Tri-Ply Stainless Steel 9-piece cookware set valued at $279.96

12 winners - $25 Sur La Table Gift Cards

Contest Details:

1.  Submit a picture of decorated Cholula cap to thehollyjollyone@yahoo.com.  

    (Please include your name and email address for notification purposes.)

2.  Comment Below to let me know that you have entered.

3.  Like Kids Creative Chaos on Facebook.

4.  Follow @CholulaHotSauce on Twitter and Like on Facebook.

*After we receive your entry, we'll tweet your photo to @CholulaHotSauce #cholulacap, isn't that awesome you'll be a published cap decorator :-)

Deadline:

All submissions must be received by Friday, December 23, 2011 at 11:59 pm and is open to those with shipping addresses in the United States (including Alaska & Hawaii) only. Winners will be chosen by Cholula as simply "favorites". Skill and creativity are noted but are not the sole basis of judgment as we encourage all ages to participate.

  Visit Cholula for holiday appetizer and drink recipes.

Mmm... Chili Lime.

Duh! Leprechaun or Santa hand-print craft for preschool

Easy Santa hand-print craft for preschoolers.

Jealous Much? I  came up with this hand-print leprechaun craft for preschool a few years back. It never occurred to me that I could also turn the handprint into a Santa.  Enjoy!

Leprechaun, just paint red and white for Santa Handprint.

Now why didn't it occur to me to do Santa? Found this on Pinterest.  What a great idea for a Homemade Christmas Card from She Knows.

Santa Family Handprints Gift from How Does She.

Recommended:

Santa Gift Bag Idea

How to Catch Santa*

Santa Tangram Activity





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Homemade Christmas Card Printables with Cute Poems and Clipart

Click the Christmas tree clip art for an adorable Free Holiday Card Printable with poem.

Anita Poems offers free homemade Christmas card printables. Design your own card with cute poems and clipart. Click the link below to start a new holiday tradition. Enjoy!

Homemade Christmas Card Free Printables.

Want more?  Click the link below for 12 Free Printable Christmas and Holiday Cards. From anitapoems.com  Happy Holidays!

Snowman Craft for Kids out of Egg Shells by Mama Mia

Snowman Crafts for Kids Eggshell Snowman

One of my old blogging buddies came up with this cute snowman craft. You could make a whole day of learning with preschoolers or homeschoolers with this little project. For a science lesson, discuss the properties of an egg, boil some eggs, remove the shells, eat the eggs, and craft with the shells! Imagine the possibilities if you colored your eggs with Easter egg dye first. You can make egg shell mosaics for an art lesson for kids. We've got a flock of chickens, so I am always looking some activity to do with eggs.

Preschool snowman craft with egg shells from Mama Mia's Heart to Heart.

Recommended Reading:

Snowman Surprise

Sneezy the Snowman

Edible Art: Make Syrup and Milk Paint Heart Toast Valentine Recipe for Artsy Kids

Toddler Valentine Craft: How to Make Milk Paint

Give your little ones a happy start with this He'ART toast, the perfect edible Valentine Recipe for toddlers and kids in a highchair. Make syrup and milk paint heart toast. Artsy kids love it! The recipe for how to make milk paint is below. Enjoy!

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Paint a heart on toast for Valentine's Day.

So easy, even a baby can paint some in a high chair (perfect toddler activity). It's all edible! Wear an apron or bib to protect your clothes from food the coloring! 

To Make Milk Paint Recipe:

2 Tbsp. of Milk per color

Food Coloring

Light Karo Syrup

Paint Brushes

Toast

Get creative make chocolate paint, strawberry syrup paint, Nutella paint, the possibilities are endless. Check out the video at the end of this post for amazing art with toast. How to make edible paint.

Valentine Edible Art Milk Paint Recipe for preschoolers and toddlers.

Edible Art: Make Syrup and Milk Paint Heart Toast Valentine Recipe for Arty Kids.

Mix the "Paint". Add 1-2 drops of food coloring and a splash of syrup. The syrup gives it flavor and adds a nice shine when toasted. Mix well. Let your little ones paint to their heart's desire.

Set your toaster to the lightest setting and insert toast. If it comes out soggy just toast it again. Congrats! You've just made beautiful, edible art. Make some on Valentine's Day to show them how much you care or leave a special message for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Mayhem, age 2.

Jake's, age 4.

How to make milk paint.

Recommended Reading:


Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day Is Cool

Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! (If You Give...)

Valentine Pretzels

Valentine Classroom Candy Holder

5 Fab Valentine Crafts for Kids