Courtesy of artfulparent.com MATERIALS Tag board, card stock, or other heavy paper Liquid watercolor paint* Dropper or pipette Drinking straws *If you don’t have liquid watercolor paint, you can use watered-down food coloring or watered-down tempera paint. INSTRUCTIONS First, set up for the activity. Place a sheet of paper on a tray with sides (a [...]read moreBlow Painting With Straws
Courtesy of thebestideasforkids.com These butterfly handprint cards are adorable! We love that these are made from your child’s handprint too. It adds such a nice personal touch. And they are perfect to give for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day! There is a really cute poem you can add to it also (print off and [...]read moreButterfly Handprint Card
Project courtesy of alicewingerden.com All you need for this project are three toilet paper rolls, a glue gun and then paper and paint for the little ones. To begin, fold one side of a toilet paper roll to a sharp point. Do this with another roll, and now you have the ears. Leave the last [...]read moreRECYCLED TP ROLL EASTER BUNNY AND EGG STAMPS
Ingredients Hard Boiled Eggs Food Colouring Paper Towel Water Spray Bottle Tiny Elastics or Twist Ties Table Fan Instructions Tear apart the paper towels into small rectangles. Place a cool, dry egg in the middle of the paper towel. Wrap the paper towel up and around the egg so it’s completely covered. Twist the top [...]read moreTie Dye Easter Eggs
Almost every kid’s craft has the opportunity to get a little wacky. Especially if you have glitter around the house! Let’s keep the wacky a little more low key and less mess: Switch out painting supplies: use a toothbrush, stick with leaves at the end, or celery and green onions instead of a paintbrush to [...]read more5 Easy Wacky Wednesday Craft Ideas
Presidents’ Day is celebrated in honor of George Washington, the first U.S. president. Former President Abraham Lincoln also had a birthday in the month of February, and so Presidents’ Day has often been associated with those two presidents. However, it’s changed over the years and has also been said to celebrate the office of the [...]read morePresident’s Day Craft
Here is an adorable gift idea for Valentine’s Day ~ m&m butterflies! The kids can even help make them for classmates, teachers, etc! It also would look cute with pink jelly beans or any other candy. They are really simple to make and you could do them for any occasion, not just Valentine’s Day. Materials Needed: [...]read moreValentine’s M&M Butterfly Treats
SUPPLIES: – Black Magic Marker/Sharpie – Different Colored Stamp Pads – White Paper – Colored Construction Paper – Glue Stick INSTRUCTIONS: 1. on the white paper, draw a line with the black marker to represent the christmas light string. 2. have your child press their thumb into the stamp pads and decorate the string with [...]read moreThumbprint Christmas Lights Craft
For the past 10 years, the Arizona Consortium for the Arts has carved out its unique and distinctive role among the Phoenix region’s thriving arts and cultural institutions. The consortium partners with other organizations to provide children and adults with a wide range of programs that offer hands-on, up-close encounters with their own creativity and [...]read moreArizona Consortium for the Arts
Supplies: Popsicle Sticks Craft Paint(orange, white, black, red) Raffia Cardstock / Cardboard Hot Glue Gun / Glue Elmer’s Glue Magnets Directions: 1. Start off by using Elmer’s glue to glue on your craft sticks, 7 of them, to your cardstock or cardboard. It really doesn’t matter what you use for the backing just as long [...]read morePOPSICLE STICK SCARECROW MAGNET