With April being Earth Month (April 22 is Earth Day), many kids are learning about the environment, especially the wondrous and vast oceans and their ecosystems. Be sure to include this under-the-sea coloring page by children’s book author and illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg, as part of your celebration with little ones. This sea life coloring…
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Art and Craft Activities
We love EASY art and craft projects! You won't find any complicated projects here so if it's something simple you want, you've come to the right place. Some of our favorites include:
Enhance Literacy Skills with Easy Origami Finger Puppets
Literacy does not always mean you have to crack open a book. What if I told you that making origami finger puppets for pretend play was a gateway to literacy? Okay, you probably know origami is great for math and problem solving, but literacy? You might need some convincing. Well, pretend play promotes creative storytelling…
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Printable Spring Finger Puppets for Pretend Play
Children learn best through play and enjoy making their own toys, like these adorable spring finger puppets! Paper finger puppets like this cute bunny, chick, sun, tulip and lamb will encourage your children’s creative storytelling skills and extend their pretend play time. In fact, you may recognize the chick from Melanie’s Easter coloring page! As…
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Sprinkle Rainbow Joy Around Your Living Room
Rainbow time has arrived! Our gorgeous new diy prism rainbow mobile is hanging in the window, and rainbow happy hour in our apartment is currently from about 3 to 6 pm. We used to have a lovely glass prism object d’art that brought us a kaleidoscope of rainbow happiness every afternoon, but (gasp!) I broke…
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9 DIY Bookmarks for Kids: Never Lose Your Place Again!
Crafts are all well and good, but a craft that promotes reading? Now that is stellar! You might think you it is perfectly acceptable to use a scrap of paper you found lying around as a bookmark. But I am here to tell you it is not! A bookmark that is both useful and pleasing…
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Heart Animals Coloring Page and Stick Puppet Craft
This heart animals coloring page is a sweet Valentine’s Day activity for kids, but of course, children can also enjoy it as a fun puppet craft all year long! Children’s book illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg designed this coloring sheet exclusively for readers of What Do We Do All Day?, so we are feeling all the…
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Valentine’s Day Math Art Ideas — Without Worksheets
Kids not into the lovey-dovey aspect of Valentines’ Day? Obviously, you need to turn to mathematics for inspiration! Bookmark this collection of twelve Valentine’s Day math art ideas because you are going to want to do every single one! The list of Valentine math projects includes a variety of ideas. Most are perfect for elementary…
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Heart Bookmarks Even Origami Beginners Can Make
A good bookmark is essential to a avid reader and these heart bookmarks will advertise your love of reading. Oh sure, you can dog ear the pages, rely on your memory, or (heaven forbid!) lay the book open while face down! A fun bookmark is not only useful, it can add a bit of whimsy…
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