So my daughter knows about Pinterest. She asked me this last week if we could go to that "place" and find a craft to do together. So we went to a board on my Pinterest that I call Thanksgiving/Autumn and found this Owl Paper Bag Puppet. Earlier that day we went through the Taco Bell/KFC drive-thru and my Princess got a corn on the cob. It came in a paper bag. So instead of recycling it we decided to try the craft. We pulled out her construction paper, scissors, tape and glue stick. She went out … [Read more...]
Magazine Wish List
Can you believe there are only 95 days left until Christmas? Where has 2012 gone? The older I get the faster time seems to go by. I am going to blink and my children will be grown and I will be old. Do any of you have magazines lying around that you have no time to read? I do. I find magazines for free on online deal sites and I subscribe. They are free right? But then I can never read them. My husband hates that. So my Princess and I decided to go through the large container full of … [Read more...]
Summer School With Kelly Kits
Who says summer school can't be fun? We are trying to keep our Princess busy this summer - we have workbooks, DVDs, kits, books, ballet, tap, swimming, and tennis - but one thing she loves that I am excited to incorporate into her schedule is Kelly Kits. About Kelly Kits: Kelly Kits is an all inclusive art play curriculum for children 2 and older. Every art play activity focuses on a simple art techniques in painting, sculpting, drawing, print-making, and collage. There is … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Preschool Card
I showed my Princess the Mother's Day preschool card ideas I found online. After checking them all out, she choose to make the hand print flower pot card. It was fun and easy craft for us to work on together. We like to do hand print crafts and I love when I don't need any fancy craft supplies. (I like to keep it simple.) What you need: Construction paper Scissors Glue Pencil I outlined my Princess' hand and let her cut it out. I then drew a flower pot for her to cut out. … [Read more...]
Handmade Mother’s Day Cards
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...]
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...]
