With Mother's Day fast approaching, I decided to do some searching for handmade Mother's Day cards that my Princess could make for Mother's Day. So of course, I went to Pinterest. Don't you all just love Pinterest? You can find so many great ideas there. I created a board, Mother's Day Ideas, which includes not only cards but also gifts and printables. Here are handmade Mother's Day cards, I found, that my four year old could make: source: Our Daily Obsessions source: … [Read more...]
Christian Easter Fun
It is important in our family to keep the message of a Risen Savior - Jesus Christ - in our Easter holiday. While, we do have a lot of fun with friends and family having an Easter party with baskets and egg hunts and new clothes we love to find new ways to incorporate Jesus in our day of festivities. I found some great ideas that I wanted to share with you all. Ways to keep Jesus a part of Easter. Christian Easter Fun Ideas You can also find some Easter printables for your kids to … [Read more...]
20+ St. Patrick’s Day For Kids Activities, Crafts, Recipes and more!
It's hard to believe that St. Patrick's Day is coming up. Where is this year going? It is flying by! I want to share with you all some great St Patrick's Day kids activities! We generally don't do much here in the Long house for St. Patrick's Day but we do like to do simple festive things with the kids. First, it's fun to start the day off with a St. Patrick's Day breakfast. Rainbow cereal and green dyed milk is such an easy thing to do, don't you think? Plus, it's a special treat my kids … [Read more...]
Preschool Easter Craft
Last week in K4 Homeschool, we reviewed shapes and worked on cutting out shapes. We are still working on cutting this week as well. So when I saw this craft - Handprint Easter Craft - I knew it would be perfect for our homeschool time. A chance to work on cutting and do a craft is something my Princess loves - a fun easy preschool Easter craft. What you need: Construction paper Scissors Glue Stick or Tape Pencil Step 1: Trace your child handprint on colored construction paper. I … [Read more...]
Felt Flower Tutorials
So I have this super crafty neighbor. She makes great things - awesome crafty things. She recently started making beautiful felt flowers. I LOVE them. The cool thing about felt? It is cheap. And with so many felt flower tutorials out there, I know I can do this craft. I just need to bust out my hot glue gun. Remember my felt barrette [the one above}? Well, that was not so cute. I would like to try and make some of these beauties: … [Read more...]
6 Handmade Valentines Day Cards
With Valentine's Day coming up, it is not too early to decide which cards you'd like to make with your children. I know it is simple to head to your local store and buy those cheap ones, but look at these great simple ideas for handmade Valentines Day cards I found online: Have a Ball Valentine's Thumbprint Valentines Bear Hug Valentine's Friendship Bracelet Valentines ROLO Valentines Printable Arrow Valentines Are you making your own Valentine's Day Cards this year? … [Read more...]
Santa Claus Kids Crafts Ideas
We had to go to our local mall this week. While playing at the playground inside the mall, guess who walked by? Yes, Santa Clause. He stopped to say hello to my Princess and give her a hug and a candy cane. She was overjoyed. Last year she was terrified of Santa Claus. This year she hugged him, and excitedly said, "He is real!" It was so cute. So now, my Princess believes in Santa Claus, officially. I didn't think it would be so much fun to have a child believe in Santa Claus. As a … [Read more...]
