Easy DIY gumnut baby costume inspired by the characters dreamed up by Australian author May Gibbs. From Snugglepot and cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.
Get ready for book week with these fun and simple costume ideas! Perfect for you, your teaching team or even your students.
It's been awhile since I've been on the blog. We had a summer full of wonderful memories and sudden heartbreak. We enjoyed a road trip visiting family along the way, then two weeks after our return Stan's dad passed away suddenly. We were so thankful to have had a wonderful visit with him just weeks before. In the midst of so much loss, it reminds me again to treasure every moment we have. Here I am only trying to describe the enormous emotions which cannot be described. And the strongest emotion was that life was as precious as it was puzzling. It was an ecstacy because it was an adventure; it was an adventure because it was an opportunity. The goodness of the fairy tale was not affected by the fact that there might be more dragons than princesses; it was good to be in a fairy tale. The test of all happiness is gratitude; and I felt grateful, though I hardly knew to whom. Children are grateful when Santa Claus puts in their stockings gifts of toys or sweets. Could I not be grateful to Santa Claus when he put in my stockings the gift of two miraculous legs? We thank people for birthday presents of cigars and slippers. Can I thank no one for the birthday present of birth? -G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (1908) With all of that in mind, I thought I'd share our photos of Halloween. The kids, along with some friends, have been planning their costumes since June. My amazing friend, Heather, is a thrift store wonder-worker. She refashioned several bridesmaid dresses, along with several other pieces to make these rock star costumes. I was only responsible for the Elizabethan playing card whisk collar, and the hair and makeup. Here's to treasuring the little moments we have with our families!
Chance of rain in your Halloween forecast? Take the weather into consideration with these umbrella-wielding costumes.
Reading in the Wild by Donalyn Miller is a game changer book. Check out this post to see how YOU can make your readers wild about reading.
Looking for an easy Book Week costume to make at home? We've scoured the web to find the best Book Week costume ideas and put them in one handy list.
The choice of a Halloween costume this year wasn’t even a choice. “I’m going to be Tintin,” The Boy pronounced. The fact that he’s been reading The Adventures of Tintin exclusively for the last 10 months should have been my first clue. Still, I respect a man who knows his own mind. Unlike many other fictional heroes, Tintin has...Read More »
One Fish Two Fish Costume. A DIY Dr Seuss Costume featuring One Fish Two Fish. Easy to make and inexpensive - perfect halloween costume for a child!
Lots of cute no-sew Alice in Wonderland costume DIY ideas, White Rabbit costume, Mad Hatter Costume, Ace of Spades and Cheshire Cat Costumes
Find inspiration for DIY book character costumes for teachers that bring literature to life in the classroom.
June 10 marks the would-be 86th birthday of the late, beloved children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. He is certainly best-known for his 1963 picture book Where the Wild Things Are, which, despite receiving some negative reviews and…
This year it is the 20th anniversary of World Book Day! It is the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world. Over 15 million children will be given...
It is summer and we have been having a lot of fun putting together some fun sensory activities. I have seen many great blogs using pasta for a sensory tub so I thought it would make some fun grass for our bugs. Today we played with bugs in the grass. We used spoons and prongs for awhile but Adeline had more fun using her hands and putting it into a bucket of water. Lots of vocabulary with this projects. We talked about bugs, butterflies, grass, frogs and sticky. We had a great time.
Make some fun and bright Apple Crafts for kids this fall. Apples make me think of fall and cooler weather. There are lots of different medias to choose from.
With book week just around the corner you wouldn't be alone if you're crazily scouring Pinterest for simple book week costumes that won't cost you a fortune or require a seamstress to produce. Fear not, I've collected some of the best boys book week costumes.
Learn how to create this handmade shooting star Halloween costume for kids from cardboard. It's super easy to make and sure to delight.
Need inspo for Book Week? Relax, we've got you covered.
15 Simple-to-Make Book Inspired Kids Costumes for Book Week or World Book Day or Halloween.
DIY costumes perfect for Halloween or book week.
I think that supporting our kids' natural sense of curiosity in childhood is likely to lead to a creative, self-directed learner who thinks for him/herself.
These kids are too CUTE.
A basic slime recipe for you to make for the kids! DO NOT EAT.
This DIY Felt Chicken mask is easy to make, super cute, cheap and you need basically no talent or particular skills to make it. - what are you waiting for?
Huge list of world book day costume ideas for kids, with picture inspiration. Find the perfect costume with your favourite book characters
Find inspiration for DIY book character costumes for teachers that bring literature to life in the classroom.
award ribbon tutorial
Looking for some books to read out loud to older kids? This is such a fantastic list with suggestions straight from moms!
Break out the tinfoil, let’s pretend we’re off to another planet (this one looks like its losing the plot anyway!)…We’re getting ready for Camp Bestival. We’ve packed all our stuff, now it’s time to sort out some Outer Space costumes to go with this year’s theme....
Invitation To Create: Build A Bug. Open ended creative insect paper craft for kids. Great for color recognition & fine motor development. Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and elementary children.
Costumes are better with friends.
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