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Kids Frugal Fun: Easy St Patricks Day Crafts – How To Make Rainbow Rice

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Easy St Patricks Day Crafts – How To Make Rainbow Rice

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Each week I bring you a craft that is fun and frugal. With St. Patrick’s Day sneaking up quick, I will be focusing on easy St Patricks Day crafts for the next month!

If you’ve missed any previous crafts, check out page.

Just a side note, I as much as I can when doing crafts…it really helps to preserve them.

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Easy St Patricks Day Crafts – How To Make Rainbow Rice

Lately, I’ve started ordering craft supplies and even stocking my pantry by ordering online.  It is an economical way to buy affordably priced products from the comfort of home.  Not only that, but it completely eliminates the likelihood of impulse buying that happens when going up and down the aisles in a grocery or department store. If you’re like me, you’ll love the way it feels to save a bit of money shopping on Amazon or your local grocer’s website, having your shopping bags delivered and making life that much easier!

Materials Needed to Make Rainbow Rice:

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Directions:
1. Measure out 2-4 cups of rice and place in bag or container.  I did 2 cups and added 6 drops of food coloring and 3 drops of vinegar.
2. Shake the bag/container until the rice has been colored to your liking.  Don’t be afraid to add more coloring and even more vinegar if the color isn’t what you want.
3.  Dump bag onto cookie sheet and spread out evenly.  Allow to air dry overnight.

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4.  Continue process with all colors.

Note-some recipes I saw called for alcohol and you can use this in place of vinegar but I chose vinegar in case the boys put some of the rice in their mouth.  It turned out great!

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Educational Activities:

Science: Obviously this activity lends itself to discuss rainbow and how they are formed and the colors you find in them.

Language Arts:  1.  Have your child create a story (you can write while they talk if they aren’t old enough) about a leprechaun finding a rainbow.  Encourage them to add as many details as possible (where the rainbow was located, how he searched for it, what was the treasure at the end of it, etc).

Read the book The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day and talk about St. Patrick’s Day and summarize the book. Pay close attention to pictures in the book and see how many rainbows you can spot!

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Thanks Lindsay for the idea!

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Dr Seuss Activities For Kids

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Did you know that it’s DR. SEUSS’s Birthday on March 2nd?  That’s tomorrow!

Here are some Dr Seuss Activities for kids that you can do to celebrate!

 

Edible Bird Nests

 Read the Book  and create Rice Krispie Treats shaped like a bird’s nest.  Fill with jelly beans for the “eggs.

and you can find many other here.

Easy St. Patricks Day Crafts

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Each week I bring you a craft that is fun and frugal.  I have put together a list of !

If you’ve missed any previous crafts, check out page.

Just a side note, I  as much as I can when doing crafts…it really helps to preserve them.

Remember, if you love any of my crafts, be sure to t!

Homemade Christmas Ornaments Ideas

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Every year the boys give ornaments to Mommom but this year they decided everyone needed them!  That led me on a hunt for Homemade Christmas Ornaments Ideas!  If you’re looking for last minute diy gifts, these are it!

After searching the internet and Pinterest, we have managed to make the following ornaments-and they were easy and FUN to make! So, if you’re looking for Homemade Christmas Ornaments Ideas, here are some we made this year, and others we’ve made in the past!

These are very affordable-simple purchase a few paints for around 99 cents each and a package of s!

Homemade Christmas Ornaments Ideas:

For the Beach lover:

:  Beach Ornament

For Christmas fans:

For Elf on the Shelf lovers:

For Minion fans:

Disney Frozen lovers:

For LEGO lovers:

What are you homemade Christmas ornaments ideas?

Sight Word Christmas Tree

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If your child is having a problem remembering sight words, vocabulary words, or spelling words, this Sight Word Christmas Tree can help!

My son has been learning sight words since he was 4 and has mastered many of them. However, there are a few more he needs help with.  I try to invent new ways to review the words and when I saw this Sight Word Christmas Tree on my friend’s Facebook page, I just knew I had to share it with you!

 Sight Word Christmas Tree

Materials:
Construction Paper
Tinsel
Glue/Scissors/Tape
Sight Words

Directions:

1.  Cut circles out of red and blue construction paper and label them with sight words.  You can also use vocabulary words, spelling words, etc.

2.  Cut out a tree and star and attach to wall with tape.

3.   Add tinsel to the tree and then attach the “ornaments” to the tree!

4. Be sure to add a star to the top and a tree skirt to the bottom.

 

Thanks, Kelley!

Healthy Snacks For School

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My 4 year old is attending a new school this year and they really focus on Healthy Snacks for School.  They have a lot of allergies and are very anti-sugar!  They even ask that you don’t bring in cookies or cupcakes for birthdays due to the sugar! When I heard that I thought, “What in the world will I bring?!”.  So I went searching and found this little robot snack idea on Pinterest!  I would love to credit the source but when I clicked on the image, it didn’t take me to a site.

Healthy Snacks For School

Ingredients:

  • Small Boxes of raisins
  • 100% Pure Juice ( I chose Apple Juice)
  • Fruit Cups
  • Smarties (not very healthy but they have to have some fun)

Directions:

1.  Tape of glue the 2 raisin boxes together.

2. Tape or glue the juice box to the raisins.

3.  Tape (not glue) the fruit cup upside down on the juice box.

4. Tape (not glue) the smarties to the sides of the juice box for arms.

 

These little guys were a BIG hit at the school and my son really loved them too!  The kids immediately went for the “arms” which was no shock, but everyone enjoyed them.  You could also substitute applesauce for the fruit cups!  I will note that they did not travel well in the box I put them in so bring some tape with you to readjust lost body parts!

What are you favorite healthy snacks for kids?

Maybe you’re looking to have a movie night with your healthy snack? Check out my list of !

Christmas Ornaments DIY

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I love the beach and I love Christmas Ornaments so why not combine the both?  These Christmas Ornaments DIY are super easy and turned out GREAT!  I’ve had several people ask for one of these after they have seen it and I will be busy making them for the next week or so!

Christmas Ornaments DIY

Materials:


Beach Sand
Shells
Ribbon
Paint Marker

Directions:
1. Put a small amount of sand inside the ornament. Do not put too much as it will make the ornament heavy.

2. Add shells, but again, watch how many you add.

3.  Use the paint marker to add any words or letters in order to personalize the ornament.

4.  Add ribbon to complete the ornament.

Note: You may want to hot glue the top of the ornament to ensure it doesn’t come off from the weight of the sand and shells.

Candy Cane Decoration

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I love candy canes and if you are looking for a candy cane decoration that is simple, frugal, but looks awesome, this is it!

Candy Cane Decoration:

Materials:
1.  White taper candle
2.  Pack of candy canes
3.  Hot

Directions:
1.  Put one candy cane against the candle to make sure the bottoms are even.
2. Glue the candy canes in a circle around the candle ensuring they are all even and able to support the candle.

That’s it! Easy Peasy!

 

Easy Thanksgiving Recipe: Turkey Cookies

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These Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies were super easy to make and the boys were able to help create (and eat) them!  They make perfect additions to a class party or your dessert table at Thanksgiving!

Ingredients:

  • Pillsbury Refridgerated Cookie Dough  coupon
  • Chocolate Icing
  • Candy Corn

 

Directions:

1.  Make cookies according to package directions.
2. Spread chocolate icing in an arc on top of cookie.
3.  Press candy corn into the chocolate icing to create tail.
4.  Using create the face and feet of the turkey.

Kids Frugal Fun: Soda Bottle Halloween Ghosts

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Halloween is quickly approaching so I thought why not recycle and make a cute craft?  Here is my Soda Bottle Halloween Ghosts Crafts!

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If you’ve missed any previous crafts, check out page. Just a side note, I as much as I can when doing games such as this-it really helps preserve the pieces!

Remember, if you love any of my crafts, be sure to !

Soda Bottle Halloween Ghosts

Materials:
 Soda Bottles (2 liter)
Sharp Scissors
White Tissue Paper
Black Construction Paper
Mod Podge

Directions:
 1.  Clean and dry a 2 liter soda bottle.
2.  Cut the top off with a sharp knife or scissors (obviously the adult does this part).

3.  Cover the bottom and part of the sides with Mod Podge. Try to not go past the half-way point because it will make the ghost look less “flowy”.


4.  Lay one sheet of white tissue paper on top of the covered bottle.

5.  Using the black construction paper, create ghost eyes and mouths and add to your ghost.

 

Educational Activities:

      • Language Arts:  Read and discuss colors and the book’s elements with your child. You can create lists of dinner foods you think you’d like to bring to a ghost dinner.
    • Math:  Read and work on counting with your child.

Spider Arts and Crafts

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Halloween is right around the corner and how fun are spider arts and crafts?!  Since we don’t have a front door decoration for Halloween that I really like, I thought this spider one would be perfect!  Plus, it’s a super easy craft that the kids can help with!  What kid doesn’t love working with pom poms and glitter glue?!

Halloween Spider Decoration

Materials:

Canvas
2 Black Pom Poms

2 Black Pipe Cleaners
Black Paint
Paint Brush
or Elmers Glue

Directions:

1.  Paint the entire front of the canvas black.  Allow to dry.

2. Use glitter glue to create a spider web design.  Allow to dry (mine took over night).

3.  Glue 2 pom poms together to form spider’s body.

4.  Cut pipe cleaners to create the spider’s leg and glue to the canvas/body.

5. Use glitter glue to create the spider’s eyes.

If you like this craft, be sure to check out:

Do you have any cute spider arts and crafts you’d like to share?

Kids Crafts For Fall

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Can you believe it’s September?  That means it’s time for Fall and I am busy looking for Kids Crafts For Fall!

 Here is a nice little roundup of fun and easy (and frugal) crafts for you and child to help celebrate this very fun season!

 10 Kids Crafts For Fall

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Do you have any favorite Kids Crafts for Fall? I’d love for you to email them to me or leave them in the comments!

Toilet Paper Crafts For Kids

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I love making crafts that also use recycling so coming up with toilet paper crafts for kids was a great way to do this!

Toilet Paper Crafts For Kids

(these are for Thanksgiving but you can make any theme)

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