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I’m just going to jump right in with this recipe/tutorial, so here we go! What you’ll need: Cardboard tubes (I used toilet paper & the roll from my wax paper) Wax Paper Tape Scissors 1 1/2 cup Plaster of Paris Paint Disposable cups/utensils (optional) 3/4 cup water What I did: Toilet paper tubes are about the size […]

My baby is 1?? Wasn’t he just in my belly?! Be right back, I have to go take him to get his driver’s license… Haha, just kidding (; What better way to celebrate my little “wild thing” turning 1 than with a Where the Wild Things Are themed party? I used a lot of things I already had […]

Got a potato? Check out the adorable penguin & moose/reindeer crafts we made during our “Winter Animals” week using a potato as a stamp! What you need: Potato, cut in 1/2 down the long side Fork Construction Paper- black, orange, & whatever color background you want Wiggle eyes White paint on a tray or plate […]

I love tracking Gio’s growth through handprint & footprint art. It’s a simple & adorable way to remember how tiny he was at the time! I do something related to each holiday or season, so for Halloween this is what I came up with. I obviously couldn’t decide which design to do, haha. I cut […]

One of my favorite activities for Spring is learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. Here’s what we did last year- Day 1: Colored noodles!  Each noodle type represents a different stage in the life cycle: Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis & Butterfly.  What I used: Uncooked pasta- Ditalini (egg), Rotini (larva), Mini Shells (pupa), Farfalle […]

Here are some activities I did with my class last year during the week of St. Patrick’s Day (: I found a bag of “gold” in our art supplies closet that I put in our sensory table along with tons of  gold glitter, bowls & spoons. Glitter makes everything pretty magical (; We made pots […]

Here’s an easy tree silhouette picture we made that you can make, too! What we used: White construction paper (or whatever color background you want) Black construction paper Different shades of blue watercolor paints (you could use any type of paint) Scissors What we did:       First, we painted the white construction paper […]

Check out our cute little snow people we made with play dough!  I do a no-cook play dough. It’s so easy the kids always help make it. Here’s the recipe I use: 2 Cups flour1 Cup salt3/4 Cup warm water (plus food coloring, if any)1/4 Cup vegetable oil Just mix everything together with a spoon […]

This is the shortest post ever, but how cute are these little owl treats!? It’s not the healthiest snack ever, but who gives a hoot? Ok, bad joke. The kids had so much fun making these & they obviously had even more fun eating them. If you look, you can see someone got to their […]

Dr. Seuss was on my favorite authors list as a kid & I still love the books today! I decided to make a Dr. Seuss Week at school to honor Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2. Here are some of the activities we did: We read The Foot Book, traced our feet & cut them […]