What do you do when mom is not feeling good? Let the girls create their own space story. This is so easy to set up and do. We have so much fun doing activities like this. Everyone gets to feel like they were part of the creation! The set up is easy just roll out…
We made a Fall Window similar to the Spring Window. We talked about changes that happen in the fall. We looked at the Fall Word cards from the Fall Pack. What you need to make this craft blue construction paper 3 short and 3 long strips of brown construction paper green construction paper glue stick,…
An easy fall tree craft that any age can do. We did this fall yarn tree that any age can do. It has red, yellow, and orange colors of fall! One of our favorite parts of fall is the color of the leaves on the trees. They are super pretty to look at as they…
We read Leaf Man (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Lois Ehlert . After reading the book we went and gathered leaves outside. We also picked up some pine cones. Then we made leaf art work. What you need: leaves, glue and paper. We went outside and gathered leaves. We compared the leaves…
We read Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert. Mary loved the great story about the squirrel and the girl. We had fun exploring the many different pictures in the book. What you need: squirrel cut out, tray, q-tip, white paint, black paint, paint brush, and paint holder. Mary mixed the black and white paint today….
A simple apple craft that is great for kids of different ages. You use an apple template and yarn to make this craft. And kids will have fun making their red apples, or maybe they make a green or yellow apple. The yarn apple craft is a great addition to the apple crafts on the…
Apple is a great theme for the fall. This is a fun and easy-to-do Apple craft and book learning for kids! Torn paper crafts are one of our favorite crafts to do! They are simple and easy. And the torn paper apple tree makes a great paper apple tree craft for kids! We have included…
We are always looking for fun ways to reuse the paper rolls in the house. These peacocks are a fun and easy craft to do with kids. What you need for this actvity paper rolls orange construction paper eyes feathers blue crayons How we made this activity First we colored the paper roll with the…
We read Diamond Jim Dandy and the Sheriff by Sarah Burell and Bryan Langdo . It is a story about a rattlesnake that comes to a town in Texas and the sheriff tells him he is not allowed. So the rattlesnake finds a way for people to like him. What you need: construction paper, scissors,…
We read the book Birds by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek . This book will be one of the books I used for the Bird Pack! What you need: paper with tree outline, bird foam sticker, leaf foam sticker, and stamp pads. (Originally we tried to use pencils, but did not work as well as…
After looking for girl dinosaur shirts and not finding any. My oldest asked if we could make some and that is just what we did. Kids love to get creative and make their own things! Plus there are not tons of girlie dinosaur shirts out there! What you need for this Activity t-shirt fine point…
What you need for the Fingerprint Olympic Rings stamps pads black stamp pad coloring ring page from the Olympic Pack How to Make the Fingerprint Olympic Rings They used their finger to mark the rings. Our Final Olympic Rings Check out all the fun Olympic Games Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs. Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
We got Meet Our Flag, Old Glory by April Jones Prince and Joan Paley from the library. It was a nice book about the American Flag which I guess is out of print now. You can get it from your library. We talked about the main features of our flag and about some of the…
Check out my post that was at Mess for Less last Monday. At our house we often follow up a book with a craft. This time we read Ten Little Beasties by Ed Emberley and Rebecca Emberley. The story counts up to ten and back down to one. As we read the book the girls…
After a recent trip to the Minute Man National Historic Park we read the book Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ted Rand. We looked at the lanterns we saw at the park. We talked about one or two lanterns and what was important about it. We also talked about how the poem…
We read In the Sea. It is great book about different types of ocean animals. Each animal has a cute poem or rhyming words What you need to make the Turtle Craft white cardstock blue yarn glue green turtle cut out brown construction paper How we made the Turtle Craft The girls put glue around…
We read The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel Chin. It is about how a rain drop feels while falling from the clouds. What you need: wax paper, glue, tissue paper: white, light blue, and dark blue, black construction paper, and black marker. Cover the wax paper with glue and put the light blue…
Flower activities are a favorite at our house! We love doing them. This book we read with these activities is a favorite at our house! We read it every spring! We read Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden by Edith Pattou . Afterward we created our own garden and Crayola Model Magic flowers. Drawing Our Gardens Free draw…
Spring Blossom Tree Painting What we used to make the Spring Blossom Tree Painting We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission. blue construction paper brown construction paper washable paints: Pink and white glue…
Spring Flower Painting What you need: flower shapes, pencil, paper, and water colors. Amelia traced the flower cookie cutters. Amelia then colored in the flowers Amelia then painted the stems for the flowers and grass. Spring Window What you need: blue construction paper, 3 short and long strips of brown construction paper, half a piece…
St. Patrick’s day is just around the corner and here is two fun crafts for it: Tissue Paper Shamrocks and Shamrock Stamping Tissue Paper Shamrocks Pin It Items needed: shamrock cut out, 2 colors of green tissue papers cut into 1 inch squares, glue, and optional plate. Both girls where shown two different ways to…