You don’t have to buy a bunch of valentines from the store so that your kid can have a happy day. Let them make these class valentines themselves instead!
20 Different Class Valentines that Kids can Make Read More 👉
That headline is no typo. You can’t just make quilts for kids in need, and this group helps well-meaning crafters create hospital-friendly quilts.
Quilts for Kids: Making Quilts for Kids in Need Read More 👉
Looking for movie night ideas to make movie night extra special? Make your own popcorn tub from an old milk (or soy milk) carton!
Movie Night Ideas: Make a DIY Popcorn Tub Read More 👉
You don’t have to be a dad to make the super cool crafts from the new crafty book Made By Dad. But you do have to like making things for the kids in your life.
Made by Dad: A Crafty Book Review Read More 👉
Here are 24 fun crafts for kids that will get you upcycling that old oatmeal canister into something new and fun and useful again.
Fun Crafts for Kids: 24 Ways to Reuse an Oatmeal Container Read More 👉
There’s plenty of green to be seen this time of year. And you can easily turn that green into an 80’s inspired winter craft for kids!
Winter Craft for Kids: Make Leaf Art! Read More 👉
Need some rainy day activities to beat cabin fever? This is a mix of activities that younger and older toddlers can enjoy. Take a look and see which ones look like the right fit for your busy kid!
10 Rainy Day Activities for Toddlers Read More 👉
Too soon to think about summer camp, you say?
I totally agree, except that it’s not.
Spotted: Sew a Child’s Sleeping Bag + 8 More Summer Camp Crafts Read More 👉
This is a super simple rainy day activity that you can set up on the fly using items that you probably already have in your kitchen.
Rainy Day Activity: Raid Your Kitchen for Sensory Play Read More 👉
It’s a real-life exercise that will make the concept of volume stick.
Cool Math Games: The Newspaper Structure Volume Challenge Read More 👉
Here’s a cool way to save all those precious memories you’ll make in 2015. It’s a Lego memory jar made out of an old vitamin bottle. Totally crunchy!
Make a Lego Memory Jar from an Old Vitamin Bottle Read More 👉
It can be hard to help kids think up fun activities to occupy them, especially when it sometimes seems as if all they want to do is play video games or watch cartoons.
Crafty Book Review: 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids Read More 👉
Not only are chia seeds great for you, and easy to incorporate into tons of healthy, delicious recipes, but their ability to sprout and grow in the blink of an eye, in less than ideal circumstances, makes them a lot of fun for you and the kids to play with, too.
Spotted: Coconut Chia Seed Pudding, and 8 other Uses for Chia Seeds Read More 👉
My two favorite things about technology are 1) its ability to empower everyone, especially kids, to learn what they want to learn and do what they want to do, and 2) its potential for presenting information and encouraging people, especially kids, in ways that interest and engage them.
Kids Level up Their Eco Skills at DIY.org Read More 👉
Are you ready to make the easiest holiday ornament EVER?! You need two ingredients – cinnamon and apple sauce – to fill your house with holiday spirit.
Easiest Holiday Ornament Ever: Cinnamon Gingerbread People Read More 👉
Kids love to make their own toys, and you’ll not find any crafting supply that’s cheaper, more plentiful, or more versatile than the lowly toilet paper tube.
40 Toilet Paper Tube Toys Your Kids Can Make Read More 👉
Deck your tree with some super fun DIY Christmas Ornaments instead of buying new this year. You can save some money and reduce your holiday waste!
10 DIY Christmas Ornaments: More Love, Less Stuff Read More 👉
Raid your recycle bin for newspaper and cardboard and make these colorful papier mache star ornaments with your kids.
Christmas Craft: Make Papier Mache Star Ornaments Read More 👉
You can turn old toilet paper tubes into beautiful poinsettia ornaments. It’s a holiday craft that’s easy, green and fun for all ages.
Holiday Craft: Toilet Paper Tube Poinsettia Ornament Read More 👉
This craft project is so easy that an eight-year-old kid could do it.
Heck, this craft project is so easy that an eight-year-old-kid INVENTED it
Kid Craft: Make Toilet Paper Tube Toy Binoculars Read More 👉
Apple cider slushies are quick and easy. It’s a Thanksgiving recipe that’s vegan, kid-friendly and delicious.
Thanksgiving Recipe: Apple Cider Slushies Read More 👉
Detox baths aren’t the only place where you can gently sneak some of those healing herbs and oils into a kid’s system.
Spotted: Kids’ Detox Bath from The Paleo Mama + 7 Other Kid-Friendly Herbal Recipes Read More 👉
Chances are, you’re giving out candy this Halloween. But how about trying something really scary: non-candy trick-or-treats.
4 Halloween Non-Candy Trick-or-Treat Options Read More 👉
Looking for a Halloween craft that doesn’t involve a bunch of junky plastic?
Let nature be your inspiration.
Spotted: Eggshell Ghost Mobile, and 15 More Halloween Crafts Read More 👉
Is your kid begging for a dollhouse? If so, then you are about to be a hero!
Spotted: Dollhouse from Drawers, and 7 other Upcycled Dollhouses Read More 👉
Looking for some tooth fairy ideas? Turn your Halloween candy wrappers into this cute, upcycled Tooth Fairy Tin.
Tooth Fairy Ideas: How to Make a Tooth Fairy Tin Read More 👉
These color viewers are a project that is suitable for a wide range of ages.
How-to: DIY Color Viewers Read More 👉
These DIY 3D glasses are an excellent kid-build, and really fun for kids to play with afterwards.
Kid-Made: How to Make 3D Glasses Read More 👉
Check out these grape and toothpick sculptures from The Artful Parent!
Spotted: Grape and Toothpick Sculptures + 7 More Ways to Play with Food Read More 👉
My toddler learned how to say “bubbles” a few weeks ago, and we have basically been on the back porch ever since. Here’s how to make bubbles without the ubiquitous blue bottle of Dawn.
How to Make Bubbles Without Dawn Read More 👉
You can sculpt with them, pose them on any surface, and they’re re-usable, so when you’re done just unstick and unbend them and put them away for next time.
How-to: Bendy Yarn from Natural Ingredients Read More 👉
Sensory activities are great for kids and for parents: your child gets to have fun and learn while you get a few minutes of quiet time.
5 Sensory Activities for Busy Toddlers Read More 👉
This fun nature play box is a great rainy day activity to keep busy toddlers entertained. Set it up on your back porch or in your kitchen.
Nature Play for a Rainy Day Read More 👉
