We love making and giving Christmas ornaments during the Holiday season!  Here is an easy Candy Cane Christmas Decoration that was super easy to make!

Candy Cane Christmas Decoration (DIY Ornament)

Materials:

Green, Red, and White Paint
Paint Brush

Directions:

1.  Paint the entire ornament Green to provide a nice background.

2.  Have your child dip one finger in red paint and one finger in white paint.

3. Help your child create a pattern with the red and white paint that will create a candy cane design.

4.  Allow to dry and it’s ready for your tree or a gift box!

These ornaments are easily personalized-simply paint your message on the front or using a Sharpie marker write on the back.  We leave the back of our ornaments paint free if we are planning on using a Sharpie marker because the marker will take the paint off.

 

Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal. Halloween is quickly approaching so I will be sticking to this theme for a couple of weeks! Don’t miss the rest of the !

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DIY Trick-Or-Treat Bag

Materials:

Paper Grocery Bag
Construction Paper
Glue

Directions:

1.  Cover the grocery bag with the desired background color of your choice.  Depending on the grocery bag you choose, you may need to cut the construction paper a bit.

2.  Cut and glue any designs you have chosen/made for the front.

3.  Cut and glue your child’s name and any other personalization designs.

Since there are 2 boys trick-or-treating in our house, we were able to create two bags-double the fun!

Educational Activities:

• Math:  Have your child measure the bag and all materials such as background, design etc.  Use standard measurement tools like rulers, tape measures, or use non-standard ones like crayons, legos, fingers, etc.
• Language Arts:  Have your child create a prediction list of the items they hope or think they will get Halloween night to fill up their bag.

 

 

This Toilet Paper Pumpkin Craft is one of my all time favorite crafts!

Each week I bring you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal. Halloween is quickly approaching so I will be sticking to this theme for a couple of weeks! Don’t miss the rest of the !

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Toilet Paper Pumpkin Craft

Materials:
1 roll of toilet paper
1 sheet of orange tissue paper
Black construction paper
Green construction paper
Brown construction paper

Directions:
1. Cover the toilet paper roll with the orange tissue paper by laying the sheet flat, putting the roll in the middle and then just lifting and tucking the tissue paper in the roll’s hole.
2.  Take one piece of brown construction paper and roll it horizontally.  Then take the roll and fold it in half and stick that inside the roll’s hole.
3. Cut thin strips of green paper and tape stick them inside the hole as well to create “vines”.
4.  Cut the black construction paper into shapes for the face.  We chose traditional triangle shapes for the eyes and nose and then one small line for the mouth.

Educational Activities:

• Language Arts: Read the book and create a list of adjectives you can find throughout the book.  You can also do an adjective hunt around the house-walk around your home with your child and name objects you pass on your walk.  Have your child give descriptive words to describe the objects.
• Science:  Read the bok or
  and dicuss the pumpkin patch and steps it takes to create a garden.  Explore all the different needs that a plant needs to survive.  You can also discuss the plant life cycle.
• Math: Read the book and explore the estimation and skip counting that are used in this book-a VERY fun way to incorporate math in your craft!

This craft was an adaptation from a tutorial seen

Each week I bring you a craft that is fun and frugal. Father’s Day is right around the corner so in the next month, I will be creating Homemade Father’s Day gifts for this very important holiday! 

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My kids always create homemade cards for every birthday, holiday, or special occasion.  Father’s Day is no different!

Father’s Day Cards To Make:

My kids always create homemade cards for every birthday, holiday, or special occasion.  Father’s Day is no different!  There are a wide variety of cards you can create and here are some of my favorite!

Top 5 List Card:

The top of this card it shown above…here is the inside:

List the top 5 things you love about your Dad (or grandfather, uncle, father figure in your ,life).  Depending on your child’s age, you can cut and paste images from the internet, have your child draw their favorite things, or they can write their favorite things!

 

Hand Print Card:

Some may feel that using handprints are over done but there are endless possibilities to using hand prints!  My stepfather love fishing so we made the boys hand prints into fish!

 

Pop Up Card:

This one is so much easier to make than it looks!

Step 1:  Fold Paper in half.
Step 2.  Draw 2 lines on the folded end about and inch long and cut.

Step 3:  Open card and pull out the cut piece to create your “pop up piece”.

Step 4:  Glue whatever image you’d like to pop up at your Dad!

It’s SUMMER!  I am so excited because this is my all time favorite season!  My kids and I always have so much fun because we have the beach close by and also Ocean Breeze Waterpark. But not everyone lives near a beach-so what you’re left wondering, “What are some preschool summer activities?”  Here is a little list of crafts and ideas you can do:

Last year the boys and I made a and really enjoyed completing each activity.  We plan on making another one this year!

If you’re local you can check out my post on

Everyone wants something cute for 4th of July right?!

-Perfect activity for a rainy day!

-Have a play at the park or at home using your child’s imagination!

-YUM! Who doesn’t love ice cream during the summer?

-My sons love to run around the yard and park with these “boosters” on!

-Watermelon is one of my family’s favorite fruits to enjoy during the summer-why not learn with it too?

-Again, who doesn’t love ice cream during the summer?!

-A nice way to get ready for 4th of July!

-Your future’s so bright, you gotta wear shades!

-Tempers can flare up more frequently in the summer so this bottle can help.

-Another watermelon craft; this one adds some music to your summer!

-Even if you don’t live near the beach, you can still create your own little beach.

-Take a favorite treat and incorporate some learning!

-Have fun creating this feeder and introduce your child to birds at the same time!

!-What kid doesn’t love bubbles?

Each week I  bring  you a craft that is educational, fun, and frugal! Since 4th of July is quickly approaching, I wanted to give you a patriotic craft.  If you have missed any of my past crafts, you can check them all out!

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4th of July Decorations:  Patriotic Utensil Holder

Materials:
3 Empty Toilet Paper Rolls
Red and White Construction Paper
Cardboard
Glue Gun with Glue
Markers
Glitter or other decorations you would like to add to the holder

Directions:

 

Each week I bring you a craft that is fun and frugal. Father’s Day is right around the corner so in the next month, I will be creating Homemade Father’s Day gifts for this very important holiday! 

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Now before I catch any grief over this post, it should be noted that my sons have no idea what kind of caps were used in this craft, we simply called them bottle caps.

Materials:


Beer Caps
White and Red Paint

Directions:

1.  Paint wooden tray your desired color (my son insisted on red).
2.  Arrange caps in the design you wish.  We chose a W for our last name.
3.  Paint the caps if desired.  We wanted the border and ‘W’ to stand out so we painted those white.
4.  Hot glue the caps onto the tray (obviously this was a Mommy job).
5.  Cover the caps and tray bottom in to ensure they stay. You can also use but it’s a tad more expensive.

My husband LOVED his tray (yes he got it early). And I love that he now has a place to put his keys, phone, wallet, papers, pen…well, you get the point!

Each week I bring you a craft that is fun and frugal. Mother’s Day is right around the corner so in the next month, I will be creating Mother’s Day personalized gifts for this very important holiday!

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

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Since Mother’s Day is this Sunday, here is a round up of all the crafts I’ve done that can be made for those important Moms in our life!

 

Each week I bring you a kids craft that is fun, educational, and frugal. Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Day are both this week and this craft is one I always did in my classroom and it never loses popularity.

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Pen Flowers

Materials:
Pens
Fake Flowers
Floral Tape
Flower Pot
Glass Rocks/Stones

Directions:
1.  Have your child decorate the flower pot according to the recipient (you can’t tell but ours says “Mommom”)  If you’re making for a teacher you can put the message “Thanks for making me bloom with learning!”

2.  Break off the lower stems on the flowers.
3.  Using the floral tape, attach the flowers to your pens.

4.  Fill the pot with the glass rocks/stones and stick the pen flowers inside.

Educational Activities:
Science:  Discuss the plant cycle with your child or talk about the needs of plants.  The books and are great children’s books about plants!

Each week I bring you a craft that is fun and frugal. Mother’s Day is right around the corner so in the next month, I will be creating Mother’s Day personalized gifts for this very important holiday!

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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Personalized Mother’s Day Gifts-Candle Votive Holder & Wine Glass

Materials:
(desired colors)
Glass
Wine Glass

Directions:
1.  Decide on design you wish to use.   Since my kids are pretty young, I didn’t want them holding and painting glass objects by themselves, so we chose to fingerpaint items while I held the galss materials.
2. Paint/decorate your candle votive or wine glass with a cute or sentimental Mother’s Day message. Allow to dry.
3.  Place glass crafts in a cool oven and heat oven to 350 degrees.  Leave the crafts baking for 30 minutes, turn off oven, but leave crafts inside until cool.
4.  Fill with your Mom’s favorite candle scent or beverage!