More Mother’s Day Crafts

I found some really great Mother’s Day craft ideas this week online that I thought I’d share with you.  I have to warn you, however, that most of the children’s craft sites that had great Mother’s Day crafts also had lots of popups and advertisements (I hate that!)… but the crafts are pretty good and worth the inconvenience. 

If you know of a really great resource, let me know and I’ll post it next week!  Enjoy!

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Mother’s Day Crafts and Thank You!

Before we get to the Mother’s Day crafts, I wanted to thank all of you if made comments on the blog and emailed me privately about homeschooling.  It’s a big decision and all your help if very much appreciated!

I know it’s a little early for Mother’s Day crafts, but I thought you might want to start planning out your projects for all those little ones to take home to Mommy.  I realize some of you will find this information totally useless because you ARE the Mom, but maybe you can pass the ideas on to Dad to “surprise” you on Mother’s Day.  Dad’s can definitely do crafts with the kids too! Read more

Flower Crafts, Spring Break and Homeschool Question

I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything new… I’ve been enjoying having the kids home for Spring Break this week and haven’t done a lick of work.

Before we get to the crafts, I wanted to see if I could get your opinions about something.

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More Spring Crafts… No Foolin’

Handprint Flowers - Dip child’s hand in paint and stamp near the top of a piece of construction paper. This is the bud or flower part of the flower. Now stamp the child’s feet to make the leaves. Draw in a stem. Don’t forget to date it!

Toilet Paper Roll Windsock - Paint a cardboard toilet paper roll any color desired and let dry. Decorate any way you want with stickers, glitter, etc. Punch 4-6 holes in one end with a hole punch. Thread through long pieces of yarn and tie off.

Duck Feet Painting - A spring art activity that I have used often with toddlers and preschoolers that they really enjoy is “Duck Feet Painting”. We fill a tray with some yellow paint and use spatulas to make the webbed footprints on the paper. Playing or singing spring/duck songs during the activity reinforces the “duck” theme. Ex. Six Little Ducks, 5 Little Ducks, etc. – Submitted by Tracy

Paper Bag Windsocks - Cut the bottom off of a lunch sized paper bag and decorate any way you choose. Glitter, construction paper pieces, stickers, and tissue paper all work nicely. Create a handle for the windsock out of construction paper or use a piece of yarn tied to opposite sides of the top edge. Staple crepe paper streamers around the end of the bag opposite of the handle.

You’ll find more Spring Crafts at my other website, FreeKidCrafts.com