Teach your children about the night sky with cards made to show the constellations for kids! They're printable and perfect for any astronomy lesson for kids
Our kids love to paint! While we love messy painting, there are times, especially when they were toddlers that I needed a safe, mess free painting activity for them. These Halloween Dot Painting worksheets are
It’s Grade School Wednesday here on KidMin Mama and I am happy to share a new series with you! Our Kid’s Ministry has recently started our “Grow Series”. A series all about how to grow as a follower of Christ. […]
These printable cutting practice strips are an easy way to help your young learners work on their fine motor and cutting skills. Find more Cutting Practice Packs HERE. *The free download button can be found at the END of this post. Printable Cutting Practice Strips You’ll find horizontal lines, vertical lines, zigzag lines, and ... Read More about Printable Cutting Practice Strips
Summer calls for lots of water activities, cool treats, and easy low prep activities like these summer dot activity printables. This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure Policy for details. GETTING STARTED With minimal prep
Looking for easy kids sewing patterns? Find here the most adorable and simple sewing projects for kids that will teach and entertain young children for hours!
A kids' classic... leaf rubbing collages!
These printable sermon notes {FREE!} can help your kids, your teens, or YOU be more attentive to the sermon at church. I find that they can be a great way to remember what you’ve heard so you can have discussions about the sermon afterwards. Subscribe to get our Bible Prophecy Scavenger Hunts! *Click on the ... Read More about Printable Sermon Notes
Preview: Tutorial on how to make super easy DIY felt board for endless storytime. What if you can get a ‘tool’ that will inspire endless storytime, rhymes, and imaginative play as your child grows? Sounds like a perfect toy, right? Felt board is that kind of toy and you can make it in no time
Portable activity kit for little travellers.
These are 5 common ways parents accidently raise kids with a victim mentality or "poor me" attitude instead of a growth mindset.
Free Printable Multiplication Cootie Catcher Set
Van Gogh Projects for Kids - 10 Inspiring Ideas to try with your kids, celebrating 'Inspire your Heart with Art Day' starry night, sunflowers, art & craft.
Learn 3 simple and clear steps to teaching kids how to emotionally regulate from a pediatric occupational therapist and mom of 3.
A few months ago, I shared a simple problem solving chart for kids. While this chart works well at home, it might not be large enough for a classroom wall, so I created some social problem solving posters {free} that are larger and clearer to see from across the room. Posters like these plus MANY more ... Read More about Social Problem Solving Posters {FREE}
Learn how to deal with an angry disrespectful child by coaching them to be naturally respectful and empathetic.
This easy recipe for natural homemade pedialyte only has 3 ingredients you are sure to have in your kitchen cabinet. Whether you want to avoid the ingredients in store bought pedialyte or you just want to save money, you have come to the right place! Click here for the recipe.
Need some healthy breakfast ideas for you kids? Ditch the sugary cereals and check out these 10 high-protein breakfasts for kids.
Why won't your kids obey the FIRST time you tell them? Well, there's a whole lot of reasons—and they make SO much sense!
Morning activity boxes have been a game changer in our routine! I did a version of this with Piper when she was younger and I was trying to juggle the work-from-home mom routine. So a few weeks ago I started making boxes for Flora to use when she needs an activity (i.e. she wants my […]
Transform your preschool day with effective transitions. Explore how music, chants, and stories can engage and guide children through different activities.
DIY Kinetic Sand
It's the tiny moments of everyday ritual that ultimately make the difference to the connection we have with our kids.
With Sam not feeling well earlier today, we decided to spend our afternoon close to home and out of the sun. I love setting little play invitations out for the kids to discover after school, but since I hadn’t gotten a chance to set something up during nap time, I quickly pulled together a classic…
Are you reading Swimmy by Leo Lionni? Be sure to incorporate this cute, DIY Swimmy stamp craft! It's fun for the kids & easy to set up!
Teach your kids coping skills with these easy and brilliant anger management activities for kids - designed for positive parenting.
Have you tried various consequences for talking back with your child and nothing's working? Here's a 4-step approach that's sure to stop bad behavior.
Practical impulse control strategies to assist both you and your child to cope better with this executive skill weakness or improve it.
Get to know your favorite people or students better with these fun and lighthearted 100 Would You Rather Questions for Kids!
Are you planning on visiting Rome with kids? This blog contains our experience when we visited Rome with our kids. Read about our journey here!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HugtheMess #cbias #CollectiveBias The kids have been begging to do their own Jackson Pollock inspired art project since attending
Find over 100 fun and engaging busy bags for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarten and elementary kids, too — perfect for on the go!
When I was a girl, the grocery store my mother shopped at sometimes sold oddball items - including, for a time, lovely oversized books about famous artists. Fortunately for me, my mother was happy to buy me one of these books each time she shopped, and soon I had most of them. I used to pour over them and dream - and my life is richer for it. There are a number of reasons I've wanted to include art history in our homeschool. Certainly I want to expose my children to lots of different types of art in order to spur their own creativity. But art is also an important piece of history. Every kid should be able to recognize famous works of art and know who painted them - and at least a little bit about the artist and the time period in which he or she created. The great thing is, you don't need to buy curriculum in order to supplement your child's education with art! You'll want to have access to the artist's work; your library will probably have some books to help here - and it's also easy to find famous works of art online. (For example, to find famous paintings by Van Gogh, just Google "Van Gogh paintings" and click on the "images" link at the top of the page.) /P> There are also free videos, coloring pages, and other resources online that can be helpful. But mostly, you'll want to learn a bit about the artist, observe his or her style, and then let your kids try their hand at painting or drawing something similar. Let your children experiment - and don't be concerned if they decide to go off on their own creative tangent. For this, of course, you'll want a few art supplies - paper, crayons, and water colors will do, but also consider having pastels, colored pencils, finger paints, acrylic paints, and colored markers on hand. Each week, I'll share with you great free resources for adding art history to your children's lives. For young kids, consider keeping their coloring pages/art projects in a folder, then staple them all together into a book at the end of the year. For older kids, consider having the student keep a notebook; each page would have the artist's name, some basic information about him or her, plus a sample of artwork. By the end of the year, your children will have an excellent "book" to browse through and be inspired by. Currently Available Lessons (more coming every week!): Vincent Van Gogh Leonardo Da Vinci Claude Monet Pablo Picasso Rembrandt Henri Matisse Michelangelo George Seurat Andy Warhol Thomas Gainsborough Mary Cassatt Grant Wood Edgar Degas Grandma Moses Georgia O'Keeffe
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Patience is a virtue that does not come naturally, which is why we must teach it! Use these kid-friendly methods for practicing patience with preschoolers.
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Use these catchy number formation rhymes to teach children how to write numbers!
It's art, it's math and it's a fine motor work out but it's also SUPER COOL! Make your own name snowflakes is a great STEAM challenge for school age kids.
A logical example list of healthy consequences for kids - that actually work! Discipline done right can be beneficial for everyone in the family.
