Need a quick and easy crochet gift idea? You will love these easy crochet patterns because they’re a great way to share a little handmade goodness without learning hard stitches. Who needs a difficult stitch when simple stitches look this cute??? Oh, and if you’re just learning to crochet {or you want to learn} these… [read more]
Delivering Christmas cookies to friends and neighbors this year? This DIY paper plate cookie basket will keep your cookies intact (and look good doing it!)
Download these printable tangrams and challenge cards for a fun handmade gift idea. Kids of all ages love these puzzles. Perfect for Christmas or anytime.
Easy 3D Unicorn Card DIY. Learn how to make these 3D Unicorn Card DIY - either from scratch or make use of the free unicorn printables. Easy. Fun.
Looking for some inspiration for Girl Guide and Girl Scout SWAPS? Check out these 27+ easy and adorable SWAPS ideas and projects that kids can craft!
If you're looking for boredom busters for your little ones, these step-by-step origami for kids tutorials are simple and oh so fun!
Try these easy sound experiments -- Elementary & Middle School kids will LOVE testing the science of sound with this fun wave experiment to create a 'gong' and explore how sound waves travel!
25 cheap and gorgeous DIY gift ideas. Inexpensive handmade Christmas and holiday gift ideas and tutorials. Best DIY gifts to make.
Beautiful DIY Wood Sticks Candle Holders
These handprint lilies are so beautiful and surprisingly easy to make! They'd make such a thoughtful handmade gift idea for Mother's Day if you make a small bouquet and tie them together with a ribbon. Or you could make a bouquet of handprint Easter lilies if you use white paper. Can Easter lilies be pink? I think they're just white? Either way, they're adorable for spring and they're a wonderful low mess craft to make with the kids! I had such an awesome helper when I made these paper handprint lilies! My spunky 5 year old loves crafts, and she
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Looking for some activities to entertain the kids this Spring and Summer? Here are 25 ideas you can do in your own backyard to have some fun!
101 Random Acts of Kindness Ideas, All The Best Acts of kindness and Random Acts of Kindness Examples for Everyone, Acts of Kindness for Kids, You'll find over 200 Easy Random Acts of Kindness and Small acts of kindness. Plus, Kindness Printables and Kindness Activities!
DIY Light-up Christmas cards are easy make, and a great introduction to STEM circuits engineering for your kids!
Follow this easy tutorial to create your own cute floating paper witch decoration made out of an old book, spray paint, and a few craft supplies!
Looking for an inexpesive and simple Valentine's Day decoration for your house? Learn how to make paper hearts from an old book or with construction paper!
This darling idea comes to us from the girls at eighteen 25 Lump of Coal (for naughty boys and girls) What you'll need: 1/4 cup butter 10.5 ounce bag mini marshmallows 4 cups rice krispie cereal (this is cut down from the regular rice krispies recipe) black icing color (can be found at most craft stores) bags or containers ribbon or tulle cardstock tag - download HERE What you'll need to do: melt the butter on low and then add your marshmallows. once that is all melted add your black coloring. (it took a bit of coloring to get it to go from purple to black for us) then stir in your rice krispies until they are all covered with the marshmallow mixture. then just take out small handfuls and mold them into odd shapes. voila... yummy Christmas coal.
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How to make this super easy pop-up heart rainbow card from paper! Cut it with scissors (free pattern) or with your cutting machine (free SVG/DXF files). It's quick and easy, but with a big WOW! factor. Great for Valentine's Day, birthdays, Mother's Day, or LGBTQ pride!
No Bake Unicorn Fudge is simple to make, delicious to eat and so much fun in every way. It's a great easy recipe for cooking with kids!
This is one of my favorite tips to use in the classroom. As a teacher, I can always work on my classroom management! I feel like I get a little better every year but who knows..I do try at least. In our schedule, I teach 4th and 5th science and the 5th grade teacher teaches my 4th graders math. I really like this set up for multiple reasons: 1. I'm selfish - and I get to see my old kiddos for one hour of the day! I'm almost squealing writing this because I always miss them. and some days since they know my expectations - it saves my sanity :) 2. I get to know the curriculum- I know what is expected the next year and can prepare them and I see the sequence of our science curriculum, making it so much easier on me as a teacher. 3. I LOVE SCIENCE! So this is the first year that my students get to switch classes and with that comes a whole lot more responsibility - they have to remember supplies (biggest obstacle) and keep up with 2 teachers and still have it all together. We are next door neighbors so we pack and line up at first bell and switch at second bell. That leaves about 2-3 min while others are still packing to stand and wait. I remember seeing this idea somewhere...I'm sure on Pinterest but I don't have an original pin to give the link to - (if you know then help me out!) This board sits right next to my door and all of my students can see it while waiting in line to switch (or go out to recess.....lunch... special...bathroom...whatever!) I write an answer the in the blank. I usually use a term/person/vocab/concept and most often from science and social studies but it doesn't have to be. Students have to come up with a question that would have that as an answer. I love the BACKWARD thinking this makes the students do. I give Dojo points for correct questions after giving students time to think. They only get a point for a question that makes sense and is correct and has not been said. You will be so surprised with what they come up with! They surprise me so frequently. I love just how easy it is to change - just wipe and go. Ideally, it would get changed each day but in my room it's usually 2-3 days and I change it just right when we walk to line so they aren't trying to come up with questions all day I really like how this fits with upper elementary! I can quickly change for both classes. This can easily be used as an exit slip and to check knowledge in those few moments! I use a dry erase board but you could easily use a paper and a picture frame and write on with a dry erase marker.
These DIY ribbon wands are easy to make and can be done in about 5 minutes! The video tutorial will show you exactly how to make them..
full photo tutorial - how to make a pretty paper orb
Use marbles and natural acorn caps to make acorn pendants for a necklace with this acorn marble necklace DIY jewelry-making tutorial.
Want an easy teacher appreciation idea that is personalized? Use this free printable of my favorite things list to get great gift ideas.
So, did you survive Halloween? I personally really enjoyed the fact that it was on a Friday this year. 🙂 Now that Halloween is over, I’ve started thinking ahead to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the holidays in general. It’s always such an exciting time of year for the kiddos! Unfortunately, I think it’s all too easy for kids to become too focused on the “gifts” part of the holidays. The media and advertising play a big role in this. BUT I do think we, as teachers and parents, can definitely do something about it! I think it’s important to teach kids about all the ways that people can give to one another. Giving doesn’t have to involve gifts – giving can include helping people in intangible ways, using kind words with others, etc. I recently finished a mini-unit that focuses on just that – teaching kids the many ways that people can give to each other. Read on for some ideas and books about teaching kids how to give, and for more details on the unit! The unit starts by having kids discuss their prior knowledge about giving (which likely includes giving gifts). You’ll make a class chart and/or give students a drawing/writing task to see what students believe about what it means to give (at the end of the unit you’ll give the same assignment to see how the kids have grown!). Then, you’ll use readalouds and writing activities to open kids’ eyes to all of the ways that people give to each other. You definitely won’t need all of these books for the unit, but here are some of the options that you can choose from: Books About Giving Tangible Items: The Mitten Tree (Candace Christiansen) My Most Favorite Thing (Nicola Moon) The Elves and the Shoemaker (Jim Lamarche) Books About Giving Help: Frog and Toad All Year – “The Surprise” (Arnold Lobel) The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand (Stan Berenstain) My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book) (Mo Willems) When You Are Happy (Eileen Spinelli) The Lion & the Mouse (Jerry Pinkney) A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Philip C. Stead) Books About Giving Kind Words: One (Kathryn Otoshi) Chrysanthemum (Kevin Henkes) Ish (Creatrilogy) (Peter Reynolds) Books About Helping the Community: Boxes for Katje (Candace Fleming) Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan) City Green (DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan) A Castle on Viola Street (DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan) In addition to the reading and writing activities, the kids will practice giving to their friends and families through a few different activities. They’ll make a “helping chain” with ideas about how they can help others: They’ll also make a coupon book for their families (with ways that they can help out around the house): After these and a few other activities, they will (with your guidance!) plan and implement a very simple community service project. By the end of the unit, the kids should have a more complex and complete understanding of what it means to give to others. The lessons are great for teaching around Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter holidays, Valentine’s Day – or any time at all! The unit also includes supplementary literacy materials like a poem, student reader, and reading passage. Click on the image below to find out more: Happy teaching!
Make your own Homemade Baileys Irish Cream in less than 2 minutes and with only 6 basic ingredients. The perfect homemade gift for family and friends.
This maple walnut fudge is extra creamy with the perfect maple flavor. It's made with only 4 ingredients - so it' super easy & completely failproof. It's perfect over the holidays, and also makes a great gift!
These non slip easy sew ribbon bookmarks are fun to make, and stretch to fit your book. All you need is thread, ribbon, a button and a needle!
A simple tutorials on how to make handmade mitered corners napkins from fat quarters as an easy DIY project for home or homemade gift idea.
The easiest 5 ingredient Microwave Salted Caramel Fudge recipe!! Super quick and totally delicious!
How to fold an Origami Tulip Flower.
Crafters of all ages will love getting creative with these fun and easy projects. From handmade jewelry to science projects, paper crafts and pom-poms, these crafts for kids will delight little ones and adults alike.
Not only do you get to make an Easy Finger Knitting Bunny DIY, but you get great introduction on how to finger knit with kids.
Learn about fingerprinting for kids & play detective! Fun ideas for a CSI or spy party or science activity for preschool & elementary ages!
For noen uker siden hadde jeg dilla på mini-staffelikort, nå er det tags som gjelder :-) Har brukt bilde og mønsterpapir fra Pion Design på denne tagen også. Stor blomst fra Prima, roser fra Wild Orchid Crafts, Blonden som er brukt til sløyfa er kjøpt i en gave/håndarbeidsbutikk i Mora. Deltar i følgende utfordringer med denne: Craft your days away: Vintage Kort o Mania: Anything goes Fortsatt god helg!
Learn how to make homemade Kahlua to use in your favorite cocktails. This easy Kahlua recipe is great to make for holidays and to give as holiday gifts!
6 ingredients and 10 minutes to make. Serve with pastries, layer between cakes or dollop onto non-dairy ice cream. Makes a great homemade gift, lovely for Mother's day or breakfast in bed.
The easiest 5 ingredient Microwave Salted Caramel Fudge recipe!! Super quick and totally delicious!
Free Amigurumi Bear Toy Softies Crochet Patterns: Crochet Teddy Bear, Bear Amigurumi, Toy Bear Crochet for Kids, Valentine Gifts
Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars - match made in heaven! Smooth, creamy caramel atop classic cheesecake. They're impressive! #DulcedeLecheCheesecakeBars
Soft, chewy, and melt in your mouth Amish caramel is the perfect candy to set out for guests or gift giving. With only a few staple ingredients and a little bit of time, homemade candy has never been easier.
The sideways shawl, or scarf is a popular knitting pattern. It starts with only a handful of cast-on stitches,
Hello friends! If you are a regular reader, you know we love games in our classroom – especially card games. It’s the perfect opportunity to practice core math and reading skills under the pretense of fun! 🙂 With my 1st graders, the struggle of handling the playing cards is REAL. Most of the time, the...
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