This rising water experiment is a classic kids experiment, and it is the perfect visual to show how Jesus removes our sins.
Sewing Fun; Simple Sewing Projects for Kids. Sewing helps children develop finger dexterity, fine Motor, and Pre-Reading Skills!
Hello bellas, Amy here with a new Scenic Saturday card to share. Life has gotten hectic and a bit stressful for me lately so when I started flipping through my stash of Stamping Bella stamps for today this peaceful looking Yoga Mochi Girl totally captured my imagination. I envy how zenned out and relaxed she… Continue reading It’s SCENIC SATURDAY with AMYBELLA featuring our MOCHI YOGA GIRL
When I found these hand-lettered silhouettes the other day on betype by Hannah at Pommel Lane, I nearly fell off my chair. So original, clever and gorgeous. I'd love to frame one for my wall. Silhouettes is a blog series where Hannah takes Creative Commons photography by other artists and ap
Looking for ways to make reading more fun for your kids? Discover simple tips on how to make reading fun for your early reader.
I have just completed an order for a slightly different 2CV from my Etsy shop. The customer referred to the car as "plums and custard", and I hadn't heard this cream and maroon combination on the 2CV referred to in this way. I wonder if other 2CV colour combinations have nicknames. She was really pleased with the finished car, which is knitted from my Henrietta 2CV pattern, with a bit of personalisation. Here is link to the post with the original Henrietta, and me looking much younger than I do now. So once again I have had a bit of distraction from my "big project", but I am back on it. (And all I can say is that I have finished the back, and one side of the front. But time is running out before Christmas! Help!) Just a reminder that there is still plenty of time join in my Ginx Woolly Linx party for December. Click on the photo above or at the top of the page to find the party. I would love to see what you have been working on this month
#SimpleStamping Saturday featuring the Leaf Collection from Stampin' Up! The Leaf Collection Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!
Explore contrarymary's 1885 photos on Flickr!
Using watercolours is a really fun way to make a striking and effective background for any silhouette picture. By adding the black silhouette at the front of the picture, your watercolours can become a beautiful sunrise
15+ watercolor ideas for kids to create. These watercolor art activities are perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and older kids.
Crispy chicken breasts are coated in a sharp preserved lemon sauce in this flavour-packed dish from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen team. As seen on James Martin's Saturday Morning.
A collection of Olympic activities for kids from Share It Saturday features. Lots of Olympic activities for kids to try this winter!
I started buying my husband Christmas ornaments back when we were dating. Once we had kids, I continued the tradition, but a few years ago I was having trouble…
These images should complement your blog post nicely, adding visual appeal and enhancing the message of a positive and relaxing Saturday morning.
My kids have never seen actually a lava lamp but this was still fun to do and watch. It was easy to do, set up, no hard-to-find items needed.
Sing with me! "I'm dreaming of a green and brown Christmas!??" It has been a very warm fall in New England, a pattern that looks to continue throughout the start of the winter. Are you experiencing out of the norm weather where you live? If so, you can blame El Niño again! What exactly is El Niño anyway? It's not just a term meteorologists made up and use when they get bored, although in my experience TV weather personalities do love to latch on to any new buzz word they can! (Polar Vortex and Snowmageddon anyone?) Every few years we experience the unpredictable weather pattern, El Niño. It is caused by warmer ocean waters in the Pacific. Under normal circumstances strong winds push warm water from South America to Indonesia. This allows the cooler water underneath to rise up. The surface temperature of the ocean water has a great impact on the weather because more clouds form over warmer areas of the ocean. During an El Niño, the winds are not as strong as usual and the warm waters do not move west as they do normally. El Nino Conditions NOAA image[Public domain] When the temperatures rise in the Pacific ocean, this affects the course of the jet stream. The jet stream is a strong wind high up in the atmosphere that can reach over 200 miles per hour. These winds help to steer weather patterns by moving air masses on the surface of the land and weather systems in the atmosphere. El Niño adjusts the position of the jet stream, giving areas weather that may be different than usual. Meteorologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict that the United States will see wetter than average conditions in southern areas, and drier than average conditions for the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley area. Temperatures will most likely be above average for the west and the northern half of the lower 48 states and colder than normal in the southern plains and southeast. Meteorologists are anticipating many changes in weather patterns as this is one of the strongest El Niño events on record. By Giorgiogp2 [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons Children and students will no doubt notice the changes in weather. I know many kiddos who are looking forward to snow sports and snow days! Below is some additional reading and resources to help you understand and teach about El Niño. El Niño and Weather Information and Resources: Science News for Students: "New El Niño Coming On Strong" NASA's Climate Kids- What is El Niño? Weather Wiz Kids- Weather and Climate National Geographic Encyclopedia- El Niño NOAA Investigating Data in the Classroom- El Niño Activity El Niño Interactive National Geographic El Niño and La Niña Education Activity Looking for some weather kits for making observations at school or home? (affiliate links)
Here's a simple technique to teach even toddlers to stop interrupting. And you can be respectful of kids' needs and feelings at the same time.
Welcome to a brand-new day that is warm, hopeful, and brimming with blessings! It's time to enjoy the weekend with a...
Autism and Montessori Practical Life at Home: How to help your child with autism be successful!
There has been so much great inspiration on Pinterest lately, I thought I would share my favorite finds with you each week.
These free Montessori-inspired constellation cutting strips are an instant download with a variety of skill levels; scissor cutting practice for classroom or home
For Week #36 I am sharing another fairy tale from The Fish Bride and other Gypsy Tales book that I checked out from the Library last month. I am enjoying the tales in this book so much, I had to hunt down an out of print copy so I could have my own copy of these stories. You can read more about this book in my fairy tale post about the story Noodle. The tale that I am sharing this week is called- The Starry loom This tale is about a Gypsy girl named Sikri who was willful and vain. One evening is she is headed back to her caravan at midnight, and she fell through a crack in time. She fell down and down, tumbling around, and finally landed at the feet of an old woman who was weaving. The loom the old woman was weaving on was decorated with beautiful stars, the spindle and shuttle were silver. Sikri rudely demanded to know who the old woman was. The old woman, who did not look up from her work explained that she was the spinster who sat at the gates of time, and that she was as old as the world, everyday and every night she wove patterns on her loom that would take shape on earth. Sikri realized that this meant that the old woman could tell the future, and the old woman confirmed that this was true. Sikri looked upon the loom and saw a picture of herself rising in to the heavens, just as had happened to her. The old woman told her that she should not have been walking around at midnight, and that Sikri was willful and didn't obey anyone. Sikri sat down to think a bit, then decided that she wanted to know the future and weave it herself, and told the old woman that she wanted to weave right now! The old woman told Sikri that she didn't know what she was asking. For three days and nights Sikri kept hounding the old woman, and tried many tricks to get the old woman to let her weave. But the old woman firmly stayed weaving at her loom. Finally losing her patience, Sikri decided to push the old woman away from the loom, and when she did, Sikri sat down at the loom and grabbed the shuttle, announcing, " I always get what I want!" The Old woman replied, "and so you shall", and smiled slyly. Sikri tried to let go of the shuttle, and she couldn't get it out of her hand, it was stuck, she tried to stand up from the loom, and she couldn't stand up. The old woman put on her cloak and stared down the sky. Sikri angrily asked where the old woman was going, the old woman called back over her shoulder " Wherever the wind blows me. The world is always in need of a wise woman." That is how it came to be that a Gypsy girl sits at the gates of time, weaving upon the starry loom. ~ I just absolutely loved this story, it was the first time I had heard it. Definitely a reminder to be careful what you wish for. I love fiber arts, and have always wanted to learn weaving, so this story was right up my alley. One of these days I would love to have a large loom to weave blankets, until then I will have to play at weaving with smaller looms. In my fourth grade class we were doing a term long unit on the Oregon trail, one of our crafts was to weave upon a cardboard loom. This story reminded me of that craft, and how much I loved it when I was younger, I used the cardboard loom to make a rug for my Barbies. So for this fairy tale craft I decided to make a cardboard loom. First I cut out the side of a large cardboard box, then with a ruler marked off ever half inch, then made little triangle cuts with the point every half inch. The I wound around the yarn all the way around the cardboard taping off both ends, this made the "warp". I started with a piece of yarn about 8 feet long, you could make the piece shorter for younger children, using a yarn needle, I thread the whole string of yarn through until it reached the end of the first line, weaving under and over every other string. I tied off the end of the first string to the first string on the bottom left hand side of the warp. Then I kept weaving over and under, until the first 8 foot string was all the way through, I cut another 8 foot section of yarn, tied it onto the end of the first 8 foot piece of yarn then kept weaving. As you can see, I made the mistake of tightening the weave to much, so it turned out bigger on one end, next time I will draw guidelines on the edge of the cardboard so I keep it all the same width. This little weaving project took a couple of hours, I chose a very pretty harvest variegated yarn. Weaving is a very relaxing craft, and I really enjoyed working on it. My daughter is looking forward to using the loom to make her own project, she loves knitting and yarn, and is also interested in weaving. You can find very good instructional videos on Youtube if you search "Cardboard Looms". When I was done weaving, I cut through the center of the warp yarn on the back of the loom, then tied off every two pieces of yarn using a double knot, then trimmed the yarn to a fringe length. Although it is a little lopsided, it was still a fun project, I hope to give it another try, this would be a perfect craft for making a little decorative mat, you could probably find a large piece of cardboard and weave place mats, and my daughter suggested finding a tiny square to make coasters. Of course, thinking back to the fourth grade, also a perfect way to make doll rugs and blankets, and a very fun rainy day craft for the kids. One week until Halloween, I am looking forward to our church pumpkin carving party as well as Halloween evening with good snacks and friends and all the trick or treat fun. I am working away at crafting the other fairy tales I hope to share before Halloween as well. Hope everyone is having a nice week!
Create your own magnet sensory bin for plenty of hands-on learning about magnetism. What types of metal are magnetic?
We’ve been busy recently making lots of potato print stamp crafts. (Notice: you’ve been warned. Be prepared for super cute potato stamp art and crafts coming your way!) So this week on Share It Saturday, we decided to feature the cutest potato stamp crafts out there. The Polar Bear Print below was the inspiration for this ... Read more
These math art projects are fun ways to explore math and art while developing skills and learning. Creative math is fun!
#SimpleStamping Saturday featuring the Leaf Collection from Stampin' Up! The Leaf Collection Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!
Dancing Cotton Bud Skeletons – a great preschool Halloween and/or Science activity! If you follow us on Facebook then you may have seen this activity on our page last week! It is a super ea…
Today is a little different from the usual #SimpleStamping Saturday. Why? Because I am using these projects for an Instagram Hop too
Resources to help kids embrace diversity and choose love and acceptance over judgment. Includes picture books and a resource pack for parents and teachers.
Print-making paint activity that helps children to explore the artistic process.
Vond je het truitje met de korte mouwtjes leuk (klik hier), maar haak je liever een truitje met lange mouwen? Ook daar heb ik nu een gratis patroontje voor op de website van LoveCrochet gezet. Als je hier klikt kun je het downloaden en kun je zien hoeveel MillaMia-garen ik gebruikte voor dit truitje. Het truitje is bedoeld voor een peuter. In het patroontje vind je een versie met Engelse haaktermen, een versie met Amerikaanse haaktermen en natuurlijk ook een versie in het Nederlands. Did you like the sweater with the short sleeves (click here), but do you want to make a long sleeved version as well? I uploaded a free pattern for the long sleeved sweater on the LoveCrochet website. If you click here you can download it and see how many MillaMia-yarn I used for this sweater. The sweater has a toddlers size. The pattern is written in US terms, UK terms and in Dutch. You will find it all in the PDF.
