Ladybug crafts for kids

Ladybug painting ideas : Water bottle cap printed art

I am so done with Massachusetts Winter. It is still pretty cold but getting better. Yay! Few days are warmer making us think about Spring. We did a simple and beautiful ladybug painting to welcome Spring. We had made ladybugs from potato print earlier. Now, we used water bottle cap to make them.  These ladybug painting …

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Rainbow game preschool

Rainbow activities : A dice game

Rainbow activities are colorful. I created a simple dice game for my preschooler. It was a  hit as it involved rainbow colors, dice and clothespins. This simple game is good for color recognition and fine motor skill. Rainbow activities! Materials needed to setup this simple play idea: Popsicle sticks/craft sticks Acrylic paint Paint Brush Dice …

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popsicle stick puzzle ideas for kids

Popsicle sticks puzzle : Leprechaun’s hat

I had shared about Leprechaun’s sight words matching game. Today I am sharing about Leprechaun’s hat Popsicle sticks puzzle. My preschooler enjoyed this classic idea. My ten year old made the puzzle for her  sister. She was delighted to watch her sister play with the puzzle. Popsicle sticks puzzle! Materials needed to make this puzzle: Popsicle …

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leprechaun craft ideas for kids

Leprechaun craft : Sight words matching

Here is another idea for St.Patrick’s day. We matched sight words in a paper Leprechaun craft. Though we have used the craft idea for sight words matching, it can be used for any learning activities like alphabet matching, math problems etc. Or, the idea can be used just to make Leprechaun’s face without sneaking in any learning activity. Leprechaun craft! …

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Simple weaving ideas for kids

Weaving for kids: Woven Clover

Weaving is one of the most important inventions in the human history. Simple weaving activities teach the basic concept of weaving. It is very simple to learn. I have shared a lot of ideas related to weaving for kids like – heart weaving and cereal box basket. Today I am sharing how to create a woven …

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st patricks day painting ideas for kids

St.Patrick’s day art : Shamrock painting

Water bottle lid is becoming our favorite painting tool like the stainless steel kitchen  scrubber. We had used kitchen scrubber to create the simple dandelion painting.  Did you get a chance to try  dandelion painting?  The same way we used water bottle lids to create Shamrocks.  Here is another Shamrock painting, a perfect St.Patrick’s day art. …

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Rainbow crafts for kids

Rainbow craft ideas : Rainbow Shamrock

While we try to paint the sky with rainbows, why not create a rainbow Shamrock. It is always fun to create and share rainbow craft ideas.  They are colorful, bright and beautiful. This Shamrock is not an exception. And it is very simple to create. Rainbow craft ideas! Materials needed to make this rainbow clover: Affiliation …

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Shamrock painting ideas for kids

Watercolor techniques : Positive and Negative Shamrocks

We love simple watercolor projects. So many watercolor techniques can be customized easily for kids. Our favorite technique is resist which we used to create tulips and peacock. Today we used the same resist technique to create these positive and negative Shamrocks. Watercolor techniques! Materials required for these paintings: Contact paper Watercolor paper Watercolor paint Brushes …

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Tissue paper sun catcher shamrock

Simple tissue paper suncatcher : Shamrock

The weather was pretty good over the weekend! It was in mid 50s and sun was shinning. Not bad for February! We made the classic and  simple tissue paper suncatcher in shamrock shape to decorate our window. It is very beautiful when the sun shines through it! Simple tissue paper suncatcher! Affiliation links are used …

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