Hands on Kids Activities for Hands on Moms.
2011-07-012

Art : Homemade Window Paint Take 2

I love when Henry chooses the activity for the day. This time he wanted really, really badly to paint the big window again!

When we made window paint last time, it was super sticky and goopy. This time, I looked up a new

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Mother’s Day Craft for Kids to Make: Flower Cards

I am totally loving these flower cards the kids made for a Mother’s Day craft and gift for Grandma [and myself!].

In previous years, we’ve made bouquets of flowers for Grandma, and could have totally made these into a bouquet too. Instead

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Mother’s Day Craft for Kids to Make: Tissue Paper Flowers

Henry and I had a little fun making some tissue paper flowers! We made two different types of tissue paper flowers for my mom’s Mother’s Day craft that kids can make!

Tissue Paper Flowers on Contact Paper:

Henry got to work cutting up different

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Birch Tree Art & Help Reforest for Arbor Day

Since it’s too cold still in Iowa to plant a tree for Arbor Day, we’re making tree art by painting a tree!

Also for Arbor Day, Murphy’s Oil Soap is sponsoring this post and doing a fun repinning contest on Pinterest! The details

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Yarn Craft for Kids: A Circle Garland!

I’m not really sure what to call this yarn craft, because the craft got adjusted many times during the process. Remember last week when I had two failed crafts before having a success with the vehicle tracks painting? Well, this is one

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Craft for Kids: Textured Painted Letter for Wall

An easy craft for kids to help with. Make a letter to hang on a bedroom wall with Mod Podge and Apple Barrel paints. The kids can help make this craft!

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Big Art Project for Toddlers: Ribbon Painting

Get moving and get creative at the same time with a big art project. Ribbon painting is a fun art project for toddlers to let loose and paint in a fun way.

But its also fun for preschoolers too!

It wasn’t just