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Patriotic Parfaits
Happy Inauguration Day! My girls and I will be making these tasty red, white and blue parfaits to enjoy while we watch some of festivities today.
Ingredients:
vanilla yogurt, vanilla pudding, or whipped cream
strawberries
blueberries
Layer your red, white, and blue ingredients in a fancy glass and enjoy! You could also put your yogurt or pudding in [...]
File Folder Games
Stuck inside on a cold or rainy day? Why not make your own board games out of simple file folders! They are fun to make and easy to store – even toddlers can make these with your help!
Supplies:
file folders – plain or colored, whatever you have on hand
crayons, markers, etc.
stickers
dice
something to use for [...]
New Year's Interview for Kids
Capture your kiddos favorite things, special memories, and more with a New Year's interview! This is our third year of interviews and the girls just love hearing what their answers were in the past – lots of giggles!
Here's our list of questions:
Favorites:
cereal
vegetable
drink
toy
TV Show
game
book
restaurant
holiday
animal
If you could change your name, what would you choose?
What do you [...]
The Junk Box
I affectionately refer to this as the junk box. It is an ever-changing variety of materials, and is used very frequently for spur-of-the-moment art activities. My girls love digging through it and seeing what they can find.
Here are some of the things I throw in here from time to time:
junk mail, envelopes, address labels, old [...]
Paper Bag Gingerbread Garland
With just a brown grocery bag and some crayons, you and your kids can create this sweet garland of paper-doll-style gingerbread boys & girls.
Supplies:
brown grocery bag (or a roll of brown craft paper)
crayons, markers, etc. for decorating – we found that construction paper crayons worked great
Open your paper bag flat and cut into strips. [...]
Glittery Initial Ornaments
My girls love making ornaments, especially when glitter is involved! We enjoyed making these super-simple glittery initial ornaments for ourselves, and to tie on packages for friends and cousins.
Supplies:
Wood letters, or letters cut from cardboard (such as cereal/cracker boxes)
Glue
Glitter!
Before adding the glitter, paint your letters if you like – we just left ours plain [...]
Fun With Collages
With some glue and a pile of fun materials, your kids can enjoy a classic art activity – making collages! Collages are a wonderful open-ended activity that encourage exploration and creativity. Plus, you can use whatever you have on hand to make them. Here's a few of our favorite collage materials:
In the [...]
Pet Rock Turkeys
A group of these cute pet rock turkeys will be part of our Thanksgiving table centerpiece this year. We'll let all the grandparents keep one, too!
Supplies:
rocks, painted brown (acrylic paint works better than tempera for this)
googly eyes
assorted colors of felt for feathers, beak, and wattle
glue
Paint your rocks and let dry. Cut out feathers, [...]
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