Kids' Crafts and Activities
Creative, fun, and seasonal activities for children - from nature crafts to educational play.
-
St Patrick’s Day Crown – a fine motor and cutting skills craft for preschool
St. Patrick’s Day Crown This is a great little craft for preschoolers-working on fine motor skills and cutting skills! This is so easy to make and is a fun way to use all those stickers that are for sale in discount stores for St Patrick’s Day at the moment (my kids always insist on buying stickers for every event or occasion!) My little girl (3) had a lot of fun making this earlier today! Materials: green card stapler stickers green wool glue glitter What you do: cut a zig zag pattern on a strip of card long enough to go around the child’s head. stick festive stickers like these shamrocks…
-
Simple St Patrick’s Day Themed Phonics Activity
A Simple St Patrick’s Day and Rainbow Themed Phonics Activity! My little boy (5) was becoming bored with his homework recently (ssssh don’t tell his teacher) so I have been coming up with fun ways for him to work on his phonics- initial sounds and sight words! This activity can be used for any of the sounds but for demo purposes I have used the first 6 Jolly Phonics sounds (the phonics programme that a lot of schools in Ireland and the UK use). Materials: black paper large sheet of cartridge paper paint glue gold coins or Connect 4 pieces picture or drawing of a leprechaun stickers post-its What to…
-
50 + Rainbow Crafts and Activities for Kids
50+ Rainbow Crafts, Activities, Sensory Recipes and Science Experiments for Kids Being a lover of art and all things creative I obviously love colour and nothing cheers me more than rainbows! In recent years rainbows have become even more meaningful for me since the sudden passing of a very dear friend – everytime I think of her and in particular around the anniversary of her death I see rainbows everywhere! Such a beautiful reminder of a truly beautiful person! Rainbows also remind me of Spring! Spring is in the air over here at Our Little House in the Country so here are some of my favourite rainbow activities from amazing…
-
Valentine’s Day Crafts for Younger Children (Preschool and Early Primary/Kindergarten)
8 Valentine’s Day Crafts for Younger Kids 8 Valentine’s Day Crafts for Younger Kids 1. Heart Buddies: What you need: coloured paper/card – pink, red, purple, white scissors glue sticks stapler googly eyes pipe cleaners What you do: cut out a large heart – the easiest way to do this is to fold a piece of paper in half and draw half a heart shape out from the centre fold and cut along the line – unfold, voila – a heart! cut out a number of hearts of various sizes – two feet, two hands, a nose and two antennae cut four long strips of white card and fold concertina-like…
-
Valentine’s Cupid Crafts for Kids
5 Valentine’s Day Cupid Crafts Cupid’s Arrows Valentine’s Day Craft – Life is a Party Valentine’s Arrows and Quiver – A Night Owl Cupid’s Arrow Pretzel Treats – One Little Project Valentine Cupid’s Arrow Craft – Craftaholics Anonymous Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Arrows Pencil Toppers – Momdot Happy Valentine’s Day! Ciara xx
-
St Patrick’s Day Shamrock Crafts for Kids
10 Shamrock Crafts for Kids Shamrock Button Craft – Oopsey Daisy Four Leaf Clover Paper Art – Meaningful Mama Shamrock Man – Little Family Fun Paper Strip Shamrocks – Sugar Bee Crafts Wine Cork Shamrocks – Crafty Morning Beaded Shamrocks – Fun A Day Marble Painting Shamrocks – Plain Vanilla Mom How to Make Felt Shamrocks – Positively Splendid Mosaic Paper Shamrocks – Happiness is Homemade Eraser Stamped St Patrick’s Day T-Shirts – Cutesy Crafts Happy St Patrick’s Day! Ciara xx
-
14 Valentine’s Day Sensory Play Ideas
14 Valentine’s Day Sensory Play Ideas Valentine’s Day Ice Play Loving Hands – Little Bins for Little Hands Melting Hearts Word Search – Inspiration Laboratories Valentine’s Sensory Box – Learning and Exploring Through Play Valentine’s Day Play Dough – Craftulate Heart Textured Playdough -Learning and Exploring Through Play An Invitation to Make..Love Bugs – Multicraftingmummy Valentine’s Day Goop on the Light Table – Happily Ever Mom Valentine’s Sensory Play – Where Imagination Grows Valentine’s Sensory Snowglobe – In the Playroom Valentine Sensory Bin – Fantastic Fun and Learning Foaming Hearts Sensory Play – Twodaloo Thawing a Frozen Heart Science and Sensory Activity – Totschooling Valentine’s Playdough Candy Shop –…
-
25 St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Play Ideas and Recipes
25 St Patrick’s Day Sensory Play Recipes, Bins and Ideas St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin – Feels Like Home 40+ St Patrick’s Day Sensory Tubs – Living Montessori Now St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin and Activities – Fantastic Fun and Learning St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin Activity – Kids Play Box St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin – The Chaos and The Clutter St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin – I Heart Crafty Things St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin – Golden Reflections Blog 10 St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bins – The Jenny Evolution Golden Treasures Sensory Jar – Kids Play Box Jello Treasure – Carrots Are Orange Shamrock Playdough – Here…
-
Free Valentine’s Day Printables
Free Valentine’s Day Printables Please feel free to download and print these Valentine’s printables for all of you Valentine’s crafts, cards and decorating! Have fun! Ciara xx
-
Lola the Toilet Roll Love Bug Butterfly Valentine’s Craft
Toilet rolls are so great for seasonal craft ideas and these cute butterflies are perfect for Valentines day or Mothers’ day! Toilet Roll Love Bug Butterflies – A Preschool Valentine’s Day Craft What you need: toilet rolls paint – pink or red paper – red, pink, purple googly eyes glue pipecleaners sellotape What you do: paint the tubes pink or red and leave to dry – may need two coats cut lots of various sized hearts out – small, medium, and 2 large hearts glue a medium sized heart onto the top half of the tube as a head glue two googly eyes onto the heart face curl two pipe…
