[maxbutton id=”3″] Poppy Collages à la Georgia O’Keeffe Anything that involves paper, glue and scissors is a “Win” in our home. When Princess was 3, I would sit her down with construction paper and safety scissors to let her cut tiny little pieces of “confetti” for craft projects. It would occupy her for hours. She used to love to cut pictures out of magazines by theme or letter sound and …
Arts and Crafts
How to Make Your Own Sensory Balloons (or Stress Balls)
Last Friday I told you about a project I did with the kids during the week, making our own sensory balloons (or stress balls, whichever you want to use them for!) This was the EASIEST thing. And the kids had a blast. (I mean, bouncing off the walls, can’t contain their excitement, full on squealing GLEE. Ask my mom, she called in the middle of it!)
Making Homemade Play Dough
Recently, I threw all parental up-tightness and caution to the wind and did something crazy: I let the kids make their own play dough. It was messy, it was frugal, and oh-all-right the kids had fun doing it. The upside was that I got to stand and take pictures. 🙂 How to make homemade play dough: Need: 4 cups flour 1/4 cup salt 1 1/2 cups water liquid food coloring …