As part of the Summer Reading program I’m doing alongside A Mom with a Lesson Plan and Creative with Kids, I’m going to work through the areas of learning that needs to be learned before actually reading.
First on 
Art : Homemade Window Paint Take 2
May 8, 2013 by 22 Comments
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
Birch Tree Art & Help Reforest for Arbor Day
April 24, 2013 by 15 Comments
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
Big Art Project for Toddlers: Ribbon Painting
April 14, 2013 by 25 Comments
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
Egg Splatter Painting for Easter
March 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
The boys made these eggs by doing splatter painting with a toothbrush. It was a new way for them to paint and they had fun with it!
Grab some old toothbrushes to splatter paint with! I always save our old ones for cleaning
Painting with Eggs & Rolling Balls
March 8, 2013 by 23 Comments
Gets the kids moving and creative at the same time while painting with eggs. Just the plastic Easter egg kind, not real ones! [Though that brings an idea...]
It’s sometimes hard to do a toddler art activity when all they do is just sit
St. Patrick’s Day Craft: Bubble Wrap Printed Shamrock
March 1, 2013 by 14 Comments
Get creative and paint some shamrocks as a St. Patrick’s Day craft using bubble wrap! Packaging almost always gets reused in this house before it gets recycled or trashed.
Before we made our Bubble
