It's getting warmer, the trees are blooming, the grass is greening up, and it's almost time for gardening. We are pulling everything together for planting time. We always find ourselves hunting around the yard and garage for make shift garden markers. It's usually stray sticks laying around the yard that offer no clear definition of what we planted. This year we decided to change that with DIY Garden Markers.  This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure Policy for ... continue reading...

We are back to the basics with this simple Earth Day craft: paper, crayons, scissors, and glue. Can't get much simpler than that! This one won't have making a mad dash to to the local craft.  This Earth Day craft is a great way to introduce young kids to the structure of our planet Earth while talking about ways we can love our planet and make it a better place to live. This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure Policy for details. Supplies: Cost: Under ... continue reading...

I'm not a fan of most insects, but I find dragonflies fascinating from their coloring to how they fly from side to side and up and down. Best of all they eat pesty mosquitoes.  We took items we had laying around and made a quick dragonfly craft.  When we remodeled a couple of years ago somehow we developed quite the collection of paint sticks. It seems every time I went to pick up paint, I came home with a handful and the contractor rarely used them. It was time to use them ... continue reading...

Earth day is right around the corner. It's a great day filled with lots of events and publicity. This paper plate Earth Day Craft is a very simplified way to teach kids about the planet.  Young kids have a hard time understanding how our world all fits together. Our kindergartner is obsessed with reading right now and reads everything in sight. He's like a sponge, soaking everything up. A few weeks ago he was looking at the calendar and read that it was mother's day. He started ... continue reading...

We love butterflies! Many times throughout the spring and summer the kids come running excitedly to tell me that they found a butterfly. Often times it's a moth, but that does not diminish their excitement. Both moths and butterflies can be really pretty and have fascinating patterns and colors like our crepe paper butterfly craft.   Before we dive into the craft, I have a secret to tell you. My favorite crafting materials for kids crafts are paper plates and tissue paper. They ... continue reading...