Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids

Activities

Cardboard Box Zoo

Take a look at the cute zoo that The Quirky Parent made from
a cardboard box that was going to be thrown out. This is such
an easy thing to put together at the last minute and
provides lots of creative play time!

03/23/2015 in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Animals & Bugs, Building/3 Dimensional, Crafts, Family, Inside, Pretend Play, Recycled Crafts, Toys to Make | Permalink | Comments (0)

How To Make Bubble Slime

Bubbles + slime = lots of fun! Get the directions at Ikat Bag!

03/11/2015 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Doughs, Paints, Mixes, and Concoctions, Family, Group, Science | Permalink | Comments (0)

Animated Classic Children's Books On Netflix Streaming

What have you been streaming on Netflix this month?
Psych, Friends, and Malcolm In The Middle keep me smiling
while I'm working and I've got the 27th of this month marked
for the new season of House of Cards!

I was doing some exploring in the kids category and found
some real gems that I wanted to share with you. Maybe you
already know about these? There's a whole series from
Scholastic called Storybook Treasures that are animated
classic children's books!

Amusing Animals includes Click Clack Moo and Is Your Mama A Llama

Tall Tales has The Snowy Day and Trashy Town

Good To Know has Sam And The Lucky Money and
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School

One-Of-A-Kind Critters includes Harry the Dirty Dog and The Dot

and Amazing America has Johnny Appleseed and Martin's Big Words

There are four to five stories in each collection
so be sure to check them out!

Do you love The Cat in the Hat? There's a series on that
too from PBS with Martin Short as the voice of the cat.

Netflix book to movies for kids
Some other animated children's classics are:
Danny and the Dinosaur
Guess How Much I Love You
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Gruffalo

Netflix movies for older kids
Older kids might enjoy these book-to-movie suggestions:
A Wrinkle In Time
Hugo
James and the Giant Peach
Holes

If you have more suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

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02/21/2015 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Family | Permalink | Comments (1)

Colored Ice Balls Sensory Play

Visit scrumdilly-do! to see these colorful frozen
balls of ice that preschoolers will love!

02/17/2015 in 3 - 5 years old, Activities, Experiential, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group | Permalink | Comments (0)

Growing Plants From Vegetable Scraps

Creating a window garden from kitchen scraps was one of my
favorite things as a child and always popular with my kids
and students. You'll find some great ideas and tips
for this activity at The Tiny Funnel.

01/15/2015 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Experiential, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Garden, Group, Homeschooling, Inside, Nature Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ice Cube Garlands

Willowday shares a tutorial on making colorful ice cube
garlands that would look lovely on your trees!

01/06/2015 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Crafts, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Outside, Winter Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Indoor Winter Playscape

Too cold to go out but want that winter play experience? Visit
Buggy & Buddy to see how to set up a fun winter playscape.
I especially love the cottonball snow and the styrofoam
and toothpick snowmen.

01/06/2015 in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Family, Group, Inside, Pretend Play, Toys to Make, Winter Crafts | Permalink | Comments (1)

Make Rainbow Icicles

This activity takes a little work for the set up but I think the
results are amazing. Housing A Forest has the tutorial
for these colorful icicles.

01/05/2015 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Family, Outside, Winter Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Book and Activity Advent Day 9: Wild Bird Treats and Night Tree

Book: Night Tree
Activity: wild bird treats

This book is great inspiration for getting outside
and making treats for wild birds!

Click here for all the details:
Book and Activity Advent Day 9

12/09/2014 in Activities, All Ages, Christmas Book and Activity Advent, Family, Nature Crafts | Permalink | Comments (1)

Book and Activity Advent Day 6: Holiday Baking and The Baker's Dozen

Book: The Baker's Dozen
Activity: time in the kitchen

Get out your favorite holiday recipes and enjoy The Baker's Dozen!

Click here for all the details:
Book and Activity Advent Day 6

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12/06/2014 in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Christmas Book and Activity Advent, Christmas Crafts, Family | Permalink | Comments (0)

Free Printable Christmas Playdough Mats

Picklebums is sharing three free printable
Christmas themed playdough mats!

12/03/2014 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Christmas Crafts, Doughs, Paints, Mixes, and Concoctions, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Printables & Downloads | Permalink | Comments (0)

Playdough Christmas Tree Fun

This playdough Christmas tree is such a great activity to keep
kids busy (and have fun!) while holiday season details are
attended to. Found at Mama. Papa. Bubba.