Sometimes, when making crafts with preschoolers, the crafts turn out so cute that I just can’t wait to share them. This Valentine’s Day Banner is one of those times. The banner is fun and simple to make, and looks adorable. An added benefit is that this Valentine’s Day Banner also helps preschoolers develop fine motor skills through cutting, gluing, and …
Best Posts from the Most Awesome Bloggers in 2015
Hello All! I am thrilled to be a part of the Kid Blogger Network! They are an awesome group of bloggers. As we start 2016, we decided to look back at all of the posts that we wrote in 2015, and share our best posts. We write posts in many different topics, so today you can see them sorted by …
Kid Crafted Christmas Ornaments Week 6: Holly Berry Ornaments
Our craft this week was holly berry ornaments. These ornaments are about 8 inches in width and stand out nicely on a green Christmas tree. They are covered in glitter and use old ball ornaments that need some sprucing up. We had a lot of fun making them together. Daddy said we had taken some of the ugliest ornaments he’d …
Roll-A-Santa Preschool Activity
It’s not often that I’m more excited than my preschoolers to participate in an activity. But, as I was preparing this Roll-A-Santa preschool activity, I could barely contain my excitement. This was going to be so much fun, was all I could think over and over as I set up our game. Our game was going to teach so many …
Christmas Card Scenes
Kid Created Christmas Ornament I was going through some of the beautiful Christmas cards we received last year, and the year before, and I ran across some from my Grandparents. I lost all my Grandparents within 18 months of each other, and seeing their greetings, handwriting, and love again was a sweet and emotional experience for me. I wanted a …
Cardboard Roll Candy Canes
This week we made toilet paper roll candy canes for our Christmas ornament. This craft has all the fun crafty things my children like to do. We got to paint, use glitter, wrap things in paper, and the craft involved candy – what more could they ask for. Painting the toilet paper rolls two colors necessitates drying time, so this is a good craft to do while waiting for cookies to finish baking, etc. My kids enjoyed this craft, and it was something they could personalize too. And, no hot glue was needed – which makes the craft so much more kid friendly.
Chain of Blessings
Our 7 Days of Thanksgiving continues with a fun game — the chain of blessings. Players take turns naming a blessing and writing it down on paper to create a physical reminder of the family’s blessings.
Thanking You Postcards
Sending thanking you postcards is a great way to help children express their appreciation for those who bless their lives.
A Thankful Turkey
Seven Days of Thanksgiving: Day 1 It’s so much fun to spend the month of November counting blessings. My family has a lot of traditions to help us remember our bounteous blessings during this month. Some are familiar, such as writing down one thing we are each thankful for each day. As we’ve focused on our blessings, we’ve begun to …
Simple Ways to Honor Veterans Day
Finally, the Great War had ended. After years of muddy, horrible trench warfare and terrible deaths, the surviving soldiers could put down their weapons and go back to their loved ones. Countries could begin to rebuild and life could start getting back to normal. The armistice agreement for World War I started on the 11 hour of the 11 day …
