Good morning! I’m so exited about what I’m sharing today: our Zoo Pretend Play Set! We have had so much fun with our other sets in the past that I had to make another. This set is for any little zoo lover that wishes to be a zookeeper (or zoo vet!) one day… or for […]
Butterfly Sun-Catcher with Printable
Sun-catchers are one of our favorite types of crafts to make. They are fun to make and always turn out really cute. See: Turtle | Heart | Earth… You only need a few materials — the printed template, scissors, contact paper, and tissue paper cut into small squares. Open & Print: Butterfly Sun-Catcher Craft Directions: […]
Fuzzy Stick Bubble Wands Craft
Yesterday was a rainy, dreary day that kept us indoors. We went out to a local museum the day before so we were looking forward to having a quiet day at home. I brought out our craft supply cart and we went to work on these fun bubble wands. We made a Wire Bubble Wand […]
Valentine’s Reading Challenge Printable
Whether you have a reluctant reader or a book worm, a reading challenge is always a good incentive to get your child reading – and keep them reading! My daughter happens to fall in the latter category; she’s never far from a book and usually has her nose stuck in one. I decided to make […]
Printable Halloween Playdough Mats
Halloween is just a few days away, and I wanted to share these playdough mats I made a while ago. One is a spiderweb and the other is a faceless jack-o-lantern (pumpkin). We have had a lot of fun with playdough mats in the past, though Lore is a bit old for them now. They […]
Printable Halloween Word Search
With Halloween just a few weeks away, I decided to make my 7 year-old (she just had a birthday!) a fun word search to celebrate. This one is filled with spooky words. Grab the free printable below and enjoy! You can see our other fun Word Searches HERE! And GO HERE for our free printable […]
Storytime Craft: Hansel & Gretel
Storytime Crafts are always a treat, though it usually takes me a while to design a whole set. I finished up Hansel & Gretel earlier this week, much to my daughter’s delight. She went right to work coloring the puppets. If you aren’t familiar with Hansel & Gretel, you can watch the video I posted […]
Painting with Squash
Making art and painting with alternative paintbrushes is always a fun venture. In the past, we have used evergreen leaves, flowers, celery, and even spaghetti – and it was all very well received. Of course, my daughter isn’t one to shy away from getting her hands dirty – in fact, the messier it is, the […]
A-Z Nature Crafts & Activities
My daughter has always enjoyed being outdoors, so it came naturally for her to love doing nature crafts. From fun collages she put together with the bits of leaves and acorns she found on our walks, to printable nature-related crafts… she loves it all! I decided to put together an A-Z list of crafts we […]
Cardboard Puppet Theater
Puppets are an all-time favorite here, especially our Storytime Puppets. Lorelai still plays with them regularly, so when I suggested making an actual puppet theater for the sets, she was thrilled. The great thing about this puppet theater is that it’s not complicated at all. I didn’t even write out instructions, just tips, which you […]
Pretend Play Classroom Set
Pretend Play is a great way to nurture the imagination. My six-year-old has always enjoyed role-playing different community helpers. A couple of years ago, we bought her a little school set and discovered that she LOVED pretending to be a teacher. It is literally an everyday thing for her now. We even play school after […]
Transportation Crafts Round Up
Welcome to our Things That Go Round-Up of 25+ Transportation Crafts! Here you will find a list of FREE PRINTABLE CRAFTS & fun craft ideas! Take a look around, and don’t forget to PIN the image above and share so your friends can join in on the fun, too. I will update this list whenever […]
Printable Word Search: Summer
I shared a printable Animal Word Search with you all yesterday. Today I’m posting about another Word Search we made with SUMMER WORDS! We are so excited for summer and our yearly vacation to see my family on the east coast. Do you have any fun plans this year? Print the free word search below […]
Printable Word Search: Animals
Hey there! I’m so excited to share our very first Word Search! I surprised Lorelai with this animal-themed one when she came home from school and she was thrilled. Word searches are a great (and challenging!) way to practice letters and learn new words. We like to use highlighters since some of the words overlap, […]
Printable Pretend Play Coffee Shop
I am so excited to share this Pretend Play: Coffeeshop with you all today! Our other pretend play sets have been a hit here. This one was no exception! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get photos of Lorelai playing with this one, but she loved it! We used her tea party set and playdough to […]
10 Books with Crafts
Over the years, we have done many, many crafts. A handful of what we have done were inspired by books! Books are my little one’s absolute favorite thing. At 6, she loves her chapter books, but we still go back to the classic picture books she loved so much when she was younger. Here is […]
Printable Playdough Mats: Y and Z
I’m finishing off this Playdough Mat series with letters Y and Z; Y is for Yak and Z is for Zebra. If you are unfamiliar with playdough mats, the concept is super easy to understand – you print & play! You can laminate (or stick in a plastic sheet protector) and use playdough to “color” […]
Printable Playdough Mats: W and X
Hey there! We are almost finished with the printable playdough mats! Here are W and X… just two more to go! You can see all of the others listed in the Playdough Section. For those who are new to the concept of playdough mats, you just laminate (or stick in a sheet protector) and ‘color’ […]
Printable Playdough Mats: U and V
Today I’m sharing the new printable Playdough Mats that I made – U is for Umbrella, and V is for Vulture! I meant to have all of the letters finished months ago, but between life and the holidays, it didn’t happen. I’m working on the next set at the moment, so expect them soon. You […]
Storytime Craft: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Printable puppet crafts, also known as Storytime Crafts, are one of my favorite things to design for my daughter. She has loved every set I have made and still pulls them out of our craft cabinet occasionally to put on little plays. Other Storytime Crafts I have made are: Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding […]
