During the summer holidays, children enjoy their time outdoors. Surely nothing is better than offering them activities that combine their love of nature and DIY.
We love Arts and Crafts for Kids and Salt Painting does not disappoint. Salt Art is so pretty and kids will love glue painting. It's inexpensive and so fun!
Keep your kids busy and having fun inside on rainy winter days with this selection of 50 fantastic indoor activities for kids. Easy crafts + games.
This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.
Make a hands-on seasons activity for kids using rocks or stones, wooden circles, and some stickers! Children can sort the picture stones onto the appropriate wooden circle depicting either spring, summer, winter or fall. Such a great way to encourage discussion about the differences between the four seasons! Follow our Creative Learning Pinterest board! …
Science and art combine in this amazing and simple rainbow experiment. The kids will love to make, explore and paint rainbows,
Our 'Ponyo | Peekaboo!' paint by number is inspired by the popular Japanese anime 'Ponyo'. What is Paint By Numbers? Paint by numbers is an activity (with a kit) that allows people even those with no knowledge about painting to paint all kinds of masterpieces by themselves. It requires no artistic skills or experience, similar to colouring in except it is 'painting in'. Benefits of Paint By Numbers: - Relieves stress - Develop creativity skills - Offers a form of therapy - Better than technological devices - Master or build on your painting skills - Provides you with a sense of achievement by the end! What's included: - Multiple colours paint - 1 linen canvas - 3 paint brushes (small, medium, and large) - 2 canvas hangers Information about the product: - Canvas Size: 20x20cm - Canvas Fabric: Linen -Paint Type: Acrylic Disclaimer: We do not offer non-framed paint by number. All of our paint by numbers will include a wooden frame. Pictures shown may slightly differ from the actual product due to the manufacturing process, however, there will only be minimal differences and won't affect the quality of the overall product.
One of the simplest and coolest ways to see engineering in action is by making catapults for kids. It's a STEM activity you can play with!
I've recently been looking into making more Chinese New Year crafts together as a way to celebrate the upcoming holiday. With my current infatuation with watercolor crafts, we recently made these watercolor painted paper fans together. Watercolor Painted Paper Fans This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Our Favorite Chinese New Year Books Prior to making the craft, we had already been reading books explaining the holiday. Here are some of our favorites! The Runaway Wok Bringing In the New Year My First Chinese New Year Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year Celebrating Chinese New Year Is it just me or are watercolor crafts like the best? The colors are always so vibrant and it's easy to make lovely, colorful art (and it doesn't require much clean up or prep too- score!) We've recently been going through some transitions over here when I gave birth to my second son. He's been such a gift to our family, but navigating transitions (even good ones) have never been my strong point. Luckily, painting and crafting make me feel happy... so I really enjoyed making these beautiful fans! Materials Needed: Ok, all you need for this craft are: Paper (We use drawing paper for the watercolors, but you can just use plain old computer paper too if you decide to go another route.) Other drawing tools (Markers, Crayons, these cool twistable crayons, Sharpies) Stapler Tape Let's Make Some Watercolor Painted Paper Fans You could go 3 routes when making these fans. Option 1: You could just draw/paint whatever comes to mind.... I made this design by drawing a bunch of dots randomly on the page with Sharpie marker and then connecting them with lines to make triangles. I find geometric shapes to be quite modern and aesthetically pleasing, don't you? Then, I just painted all the shapes in. Option 2: Plan a specific Design- Think in halves! Or, you could try to make a specific design on the fan. We'll be folding these fans in half, so imagine the paper divided in half and draw two different designs on each half. I also wanted to make a dragon fan for Chinese New year, so I drew this pattern out. (You can download it over here Chinese New Year Dragon Printable Fan ). When it's folded it makes a completed dragon fan. My son really liked this one, so he spent most of the time coloring it in... and then telling me that he didn't want to turn it into a fan. Oh well! Once you've finished your design, accordion fold it. Then, fold it in half. Staple yourself a handle and tape the two sides together. Spread your fan out and admire your completed design! Oh! Here's what the stripey design looked like folded. I went a bit crazy with painting and made several. Aren't they pretty? Option 3: Fold first, then paint! And... if you want to, you could also just fold up a bunch of these first and then paint them. That's another option too! (The stripey fan on the lower right corner was painted that way.) Another cute fan craft: Now if you liked making this paper fan craft, you should also check out my folding popsicle stick fans. They're a bit more work, but they also are a bit cooler because you can open and close them! Hope you have a fun time making these with your kiddos. Let's Keep in Contact! You can always find more fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram accounts! Happy making!
Science and art combine in this amazing and simple rainbow experiment. The kids will love to make, explore and paint rainbows,
Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students what teamwork is. What does it look like? sound like? feel like? We brainstorm a list of ideas that I hang in the classroom for students to refer to. Each class comes up with a variety of ideas, but they all center around the same theme. Then I introduce their challenge. I start off my admitting that this will be a frustrating activity. We discuss ways to handle our stress and feelings that arise when others make a mistake or don't do what we want them to do. I model that they will each be given 6 cups and a rubberband with strings attached to it. Their job is to stack the cups into a design by only holding onto their individual string. I demonstrate that when everyone pulls on their string the rubberband opens wider, and vice versa. I also show them the challenges of picking up a cup that has tipped on its side or fallen on the floor. No matter what happens, they must follow the one rule: YOU CAN ONLY TOUCH YOUR STRING. No touching the rubber band, no touching the cup, and no touching other group member's strings. I reinforce how communication is so important in order to reach the goal. Then I set them off. Here are some videos and pics. After about 10-15 minutes, we pause and reflect on our experiences. I ask them to rate their group on how well they worked together using the ideas we wrote at the beginning of the lesson. I ask them what went well for their group. I also ask them what didn't go well for their group. We talk about different strategies and ways we an handle ourselves when things don't go the way we want them to. Throughout the activity I walk around and facilitate positive communication, so I usually have a few examples to help springboard the discussion.
Using Polymer Clay & Mixed Media This cave paintings background tutorial will show you how to make your own backdrop for your prehistoric creations. Whimsical Sculpting Tutorials Club members a…
In the England of the past archery was the basis of military and political power, most famously enabling the English to defeat the French at Agincourt. In the later nineteenth century it is now a leisure pursuit for upper-class women.
I made these "light houses" from used milk boxes. The little secret is that you have to make many little openings so the plastic inside will not be burned.
Get ready to score some major brownie points with these amazing, budget-friendly date ideas! Who even said date nights have to be a money rainfall? 🤑💸 You don't have to book a 5-star restaurant or
Diddressed gathered some retro-fun craft supplies like gold spray paint, glitter, walnut shells and toothpicks to create these sweetly nostalgic boat
This game is meant for both kids and adults, parents, art teachers, artists of all kinds, tired people after a long day at work who want to relax, and everyone who wants to have fun and loves drawing and painting. I would love to see your results:-) Your task is to make a picture using […]
Keep your kids busy and having fun inside on rainy winter days with this selection of 50 fantastic indoor activities for kids. Easy crafts + games.
These visualizing and creating mental images graphic organizers are a must have for reading comprehension strategy instruction! Having the option of printable or digital graphic organizers is perfect for distance learning, because they can be used with any texts. They provide students plenty of opportunities to practice visualizing and creating mental images as they are reading. WHAT'S INCLUDED (Printable PDF and Google Slides™ Link): Posters: Visualize & Create Mental Images Reading Kid or "Dot Dude" Option (Both in Color or B&W) 9 Printable Graphic Organizers • "My Mind Picture" • "My Mind Movie" • Visualizing Sunglasses • Create Mental Images with Text Evidence • Visualizing Thought Bubbles • Changing Visualizations (First..Then..Finally...) • Using Your Senses to Visualize • Engage Your Emotions • Visualizing Story Elements Visualizing Activity Ideas This is 1 of 12 Reading Strategy Graphic Organizer Packs available at more than 50% off in the: Paper-Only Reading Comprehension Strategies Bundle Digital-Only Reading Comprehension Strategies Bundle Paper & Digital Reading Comprehension Strategies Bundle They are also included in the huge Reading Graphic Organizers Bundle (along with Nonfiction and Fiction Graphic Organizer packs)! More Reading Resources: Visualizing Reading Comprehension Crafts Reading Comprehension Strategies, Fiction & Nonfiction Graphic Organizers Bundle Visualizing Reading Passages Reading Fiction Graphic Organizers Reading Nonfiction Graphic Organizers Reading Posters & Anchor Charts Bundle © 2016 Raise the Bar Reading. Updated 2020.
It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme began by Sheila at Book Journeys as a way to share what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and what is in store for the upcoming week. It's also a great chance to see what others are reading. I first learned about it at Teach Mentor Texts. What an exhausting week! I am totally Book Faired out! It was a great success and now we will be able to purchase many new wonderful books for our school library and for our classroom libraries. The Magic Wand pens shown below were my favorite gadget in the book fair. You can not believe the number of magical spells that were cast around the library this week-even the unforgivable spells. I have read so many books this past week. Z is for Moose is a preschool favorite. Pete the Cat ruled my bookfair. I only wish I could have gotten Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes to share with all the new preschool kiddos and the Teacher Ed students. I worked very hard to get copies of Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. I ran out to Dollar Tree and picked up a couple of pairs of those giant size blue sunglasses to wear when reading aloud the story. Terrific read aloud. Another hit in the Pete the Cat treasure chest. Pete the Cat activities and downloads I read a chapter or two two of my Al Capone Does My Homework each night. What a fun book. I am really enjoying it. I am reminded of the importance of keeping a good selection of mystery books in my library. Kids love mysteries. Time's up and time to watch my favorite PBS Sunday night shows. Happy Reading!
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this is the ultimate summer craft. why? cause rocks are everywhere!!!! when i started this roundup I didn't realize what an art rock painting is!!! there are some AMAZING ones in here!!!! So this is
You kids will LOVE this Word Families Reading Activity using plastic spoons and disposable cups. Read, sort by word family, and a bit of fine motor fun too!
My children, Eleanor in particular, have an obsession with rocks. Their obsession is driving my husband crazy, because we have rocks sprawled all over our yard. I have a few rock crafts up my sleeve though. I have had these Elmer’s Painters pens for years. I originally got them for a campaign way back when...Read More
20 brilliant ideas and inspiration to paint rocks: love rocks, ladybirds, rock monsters, paperweights & strawberries. Go on, give it a go!
Learn how do hands work with this fun, hands-on human body project for kids. In this working model children will learn about muscles!
You should be outside, making something. Nicole Dextras. Nils Udo. Ceca Georgieva. Get to work.
The Secret to Teaching Handwriting - Use this one simple DIY project to help pre-writers to distinguish between straight and curved lines to help build their understanding of shape and help establish correct letter and number formation later | you clever monkey
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Looking for a Cool Math Activity for Kids? These Cup Equation Spinners are simple, versatile and fun. Practice lots of fun math skills with just a few cups.
I felt silly laying in bed all by myself with a stack of read alouds and Beatrix Potter perched on my huge pregnant twin baby belly.
