Vernal Equinox Spring Activities for Children

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The vernal equinox marks the official start of spring, Help your child to celebrate this very special day with a few fun-filled spring activity ideas. Check out these easy-to-make crafts, treats and more! Spring Flower Collage Mark the start of spring with a floral art activity. Start with a piece of white or light poster board. Use blue water colors to create a sky-hued wash across the paper. If you don't have watercolors, mix tempera paint with a generous amount of water. Cut out shapes from green construction paper. Your child can glue these onto the poster board to create...

World Poetry Day Dramatic Play Activities for Preschoolers

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Celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21st with a dramatic play activity! Your preschooler is ready to learn about poetry. While you might not want to start with the classics you read in college, you can begin this literacy lesson with an age-appropriate poem. Choose a poem from a favorite book or create your own together. After you have a poem in-hand, you're ready to start the dramatic play. Check out the fun-filled drama-focused activities to try out on World Poetry Day. Create A Story Turn one poem into a full-length story. Read the poem with your child, talk about...

St. Patrick’s Day Upcyled Shamrock Collage Art for Kids

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Kids can create cute St. Patrick Day crafts with recycled paper and paint! If you're looking for a fun-filled family holiday art activity, start with a whole-house paper scavenger hunt. Reuse child-friendly newspapers, magazines, worksheets or even old paper art projects. Gather the paper and get ready to upcycle it into a green shamrock-themed mini masterpiece. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need Recycled paper--Choose child, friendly types of paper/pictures. Look for options that have light colors or large solid areas.ScissorsCardboard--Upycle an old cereal, cracker, moving, electronics or other box.A markerClear-drying school glueGreen paint--Choose a few different shades or mix white...

Purim Crown Crafts for Kids

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Kids can create a crafty crown to celebrate Purim! If your kiddo is looking for a way to dress up and act out the story of this holiday, check out these easy art activities. Paper Plate Crown Start with a dinner-sized paper plate. Your child can draw on the plate with crayons or colored pencils. While markers will add plenty of color, these marks could easily transfer onto your child's hair, skin or clothes. Use scissors to make a hole at the center of the plate. Draw triangles, with each point starting at the hole. Extend the lines down to...

St. Patrick’s Day Treats for Kids To Create

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a family-friendly cooking activity! Your kids can help you out in the kitchen, creating holiday-themed treats for everyone in the family to eat. Don't worry if you're not a master baker. These sweet recipes are easy enough for anyone to create. Shamrock Cookies If you have a heart shaped cookie cutter, you can make shamrock cookies. How can you create shamrocks from hearts. Use refrigerated, ready-made cookie dough as a base. Roll out the dough and cut it with the heart-shaped mold. Place the hearts onto a greased cookie sheet, arranging them in groups of...

Read Across America Day Book Cover Collage Kid’s Art Activity

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Are you looking for a fun-filled, family-friendly way to mark Read Across America Day? Help your littles to learn about literacy while getting artsy! This creative kids craft can help your child to celebrate a special day, build early literacy skills, improve fine motor abilities and engage in an imaginative art activity. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need Large poster board paper in white or a light colorMarkers, crayons or colored pencilsConstruction paperTissue paperScissorsClear-drying school glue How-To Art-Making Steps Choose a favorite storybook. Let your child browse your at-home book selection or visit the local library to find the just-right...

Paper Plate President’s Day Mask Craft for Kids

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Celebrate President's Day with a cute and creative costume craft for kids! Your kiddo can make their very own Abraham Lincoln, George Washington or other favorite president mask with a few everyday art materials. This kids' craft is perfect for preschoolers and young elementary school-aged children. Check out the easy how-to steps that can help your little one to mark this important day. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need A dinner-sized paper plateA wide craft stickMasking tapeMarkersScissorsYarnClear-drying school glueCard stock paper How-To Art-Making Steps Cut the center part out of the plate. This should leave a ring large enough to...

President’s Day Book Craft for Kids

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Celebrate President's Day with a kids' book-making activity! Your child can learn about famous figures from history and get crafty when they try this easy, artsy idea. Start by choosing one president to research. Visit the local library or look up the president online. Gather a few fun facts and you're ready to take the next step and start crafting a biographical book. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need Cardboard- Reuse the sides of an old box instead of buying brand-new board.ScissorsA hole punchMarkers, crayons or colored pencilsConstruction paperClear-drying school glue or a glue stickYarn How-To Art-Making Steps Cut the...

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Leftover Recipes for Kids

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What should you do with your leftover Valentine's Day chocolate? If your family has more chocolate hearts, bars or blocks than you know what to do with, check out these easy ideas! Valentine's S'mores Stack the chocolate hearts in between two graham crackers, add a marshmallow and heat until the stacker melts. Sprinkle on pink and red crystal sugar for a festive holiday look. Cute Cupcakes Bake up a batch of your fam's fave cupcakes. Let the kiddos frost the cooled cakes with white, pink or red icing. After the cupcakes are complete, add the chocolate hearts or pieces to...

Upcycled Mardi Gras Mask Craft for Kids

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Make your own Mardi Gras mask with recycled materials! Help your child to learn more about the environment, while celebrating a holiday. This easy, artsy idea is perfect for preschoolers, kindergartners and older children. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need Cardboard- Search your home for cardboard sources to upcycle. Use cereal boxes, cracker boxes, shoe boxes or any other similar source. Old gift wrap- Gather together scraps or used older gift wrap sheets. These could include solid colors, patterns or holiday prints.Recycled straws or chop sticksScissorsMarkersClear-drying school glueMasking tape How-To Mask-Making Steps Draw a mask-shaped design onto the cardboard. Your...

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