kidsactivities

Melt and Pour Donut Soaps

Raise your hand if you’ve been binge watching tv while social distancing. I’m not a Netflix girl, or even a Hulu girl. I’m a Youtube girl. I love browsing around and discovering creative peeps showcasing their craft. Bonus points if they make me laugh! Lately, I’ve been binge watching Royalty Soaps. As much as IContinue reading “Melt and Pour Donut Soaps”

Dress-Up Doll Tutorial

When I was a little girl, I had a wooden dress-up doll like this. She came with a small collection of scrap fabrics and I would spend an hour at a time playing with her. I loved swapping around the fabrics to make different designs and outfits. I was having a nostalgic moment and wantedContinue reading “Dress-Up Doll Tutorial”

Gardening with Kids Round-Up

It’s that time of year in New England when Mud-Season (yes, its a real thing here) is almost at it’s end. We start opening our windows, prepping the flower beds, and eyeballing the seed packets at the hardware store. It’s time to garden! It’s so important to include kids in the process. For one, you’llContinue reading “Gardening with Kids Round-Up”

One Carboard Box

We all the know saying. The kids would rather play with the box than the toy that came in the box. That’s because as fun as the toy may be, the cardboard box holds endless possibilties. The great thing about kids is that the younger they are, the less they care about “the rules”. It’sContinue reading “One Carboard Box”

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly Printable

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, I don’t know why she swallowed the fly. I find it kinda gross! Kids love this story, and I can’t talk about this story without mentioning Lucille Colandro. She has written so many versions of this classic. From various holidays to pirate theme, there’s a bookContinue reading “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly Printable”

Ice-Cream Shop Dramatic Play

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!Setting up this ice cream shop couldn’t be easier. Just grab some tissue paper, plastic bowls, a couple ice cream scoops and don’t forget the faux sprinkles! I got our tissue paper from the dollar tree, and I used leftover paper bags for the chocolate scoops.Continue reading “Ice-Cream Shop Dramatic Play”

The Little Red Hen

You can’t go wrong with a classic children’s story like The Little Red Hen. She’s got all of the elements for a great children’s book. There is repetition in the story line whether or not the fellow farm animals will lend a hand. She walks the reader through the process of baking bread from startContinue reading “The Little Red Hen”