This Valentine's Day kids craft is a fun way to decorate your pencils. My kids are helping me make these heart-shaped pencil toppers and put them on pencils to give to their friends on V-day. We found our Valentine-themed pencils at the dollar store, but any pencil will work. You can also use any color pipe cleaners, but I love using the sparkly glitter chenille stems. What You'll Need: Pencils Pipe Cleaners (one per pencil) Hot Glue ...
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St. Patrick’s Day Treats: Popcorn Balls on Ice Cream Cones
I was trying to think of a different type of treat to send to my son's school for an upcoming bake sale. St. Patrick's Day is coming up, so I thought it would be fun to make something GREEN. These easy popcorn balls on ice cream cones are fun to eat! Just ask my "testers" who were happy enough to eat them last night for dessert. I mixed in Mint M&Ms because they are green. But you could easily leave those out because the green ...
Easy Halloween Recipes | Snickers Cheesecake Bars + Worm Juice Punch
Some of my most popular Halloween recipes are these easy Snickers Cheesecake bars and the classic Worm Juice punch for kids. Enjoy! Got leftover Halloween candy? Save all your fun size Snickers bars for this Snickers Cheesecake bar recipe. Don't worry if you don't have a springform cheesecake pan - I made these in a plain ole baking dish and they turned out great. Just be sure to pre-line the baking dish with aluminum foil so you can easily ...
Sidewalk Chalk Sundial (Do This on a Sunny Day!)
I got this great idea from FamilyFun magazine! A Sidewalk Chalk Sundial teaches kids how to keep time the way ancient civilizations used to do! You'll need to do this on a bright sunny day for best results. Grab your sidewalk chalk and get ready to be amazed at how much your child's shadow changes throughout the day. The Lesson: Your child is learning the same principles that ancient Egyptians and Babylonians used to create early sundials. ...
Cinco de Mayo Crafts: Make Maracas out of water bottles
Maracas are just the thing you need to get into the Cinco de Mayo spirit. Everyone loves to shake maracas along to festive Mexican music. I show you how to make your own maracas out of water bottles in this Cinco de Mayo craft. Fun Facts about Maracas and Cinco de Mayo History: ...
Disneynature BEARS Movie Activity Sheets #disneynaturebears #meetthecubs
Disneynature BEARS opens in theaters this Earth Day, April 18. The kids are going to love these fun and educational activity sheets. There are several sheets that include games and colorful photos. The activities are appropriate for grades 2-6 but could be adapted for younger children. These activity sheets were sent to me for free to share with my blog readers, but all opinions expressed are my own. I described each activity sheet ...
Get $18 in Paid Apps For Kids Free at iTunes | 3/21 #AppsForKids Roundup
Friday’s Free Apps For Kids is a weekly blog post series featuring paid apps for kids that are free for a limited time. Feature your app when you sponsor a Friday’s Free Apps For Kids blog post. Click for details and prices. It’s time for Friday’s Free Apps For Kids List! Today’s picks include $18 in iTunes paid apps for kids that are FREE for a limited time only! Grab your mobile devices and take a look at what you can download for free ...
Free iTunes Apps For Kids – 3/7 Roundup #free #apps #forkids
Friday’s Free Apps For Kids is a weekly blog post series featuring paid apps for kids that are free for a limited time. Feature your app when you sponsor a Friday’s Free Apps For Kids blog post. Click for details and prices. It’s time for Friday’s Free Apps For Kids List! Today’s picks include $34 in iTunes paid apps for kids that are FREE for a limited time only! Grab your mobile devices and take a look at what you can download for free ...
My Kids Tell All: Favorite Junk Foods, Favorite Healthy Snacks
Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Mott's® via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Mott's®. I think my house has a pretty good balance of healthy foods and, to put it delicately, not-so-healthy foods. My family has done a pretty good job lately keeping the junk food consumption to a minimum. If I don't buy it, nobody misses it. But we do enjoy a junk ...
