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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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:
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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Heart Tessellations: Three Lovely Different Math Designs
These heart tessellations make a relaxing art project, especially for kids who like patterning, and repetitive doodling. Art doesn’t always have to mean drawing still life, after all. Combine this math art project idea with Möbius strip hearts and you and your kids can celebrate Valentine’s Dayin style. Made famous in popular culture by M.C….
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Paper Snowflake Wreath: Easy Winter Craft for Kids
How would you like a ring of snow to grace your front door? Making a paper snowflake wreath is a fun, simple winter craft for kids. It’s a great way to use up all those paper snowflake if (like us) you are addicted to making them! If you use non-Christmas colors, this can be a…
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Darling Village Shop Coloring Page Playable Printables
This month I’m calling our coloring pages the Village Shop “Playable Printable!” Catchy name, right? We are super fortunate that children’s book illustrator and author Melanie Hope Greenberg designed four adorable village shops to recreate pretend play scenes from her newly re-released book, Aunt Lilly’s Laundromat. (Note: this post contains affiliate links.) Although, of course,…
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Cute Thanksgiving Place Cards for Kids to Help Decorate
Making homemade Thanksgiving place cards was a yearly tradition when I was a kid. There are so many ways to make them and I always had a good time getting crafty. Not every child wants to make place cards totally from scratch, however. And that’s okay! All you have to do is download these sweet…
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Printable Halloween Finger Puppets to Inspire Pretend Play
Want a fun and unique way to encourage pretend play this season? These Halloween finger puppets are just the ticket. Your kids will love them more than your typical printable puppet because they get to color their own. Children’s book author and illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg has been designing exclusive coloring pages for this site…
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Zentangles with a 5 Year Old
I finally found an art project that my 5 year old son loves and doesn’t want to quit as soon as possible! Zentangle® inspired drawing! I have such a hard time getting my kids excited about art, this is a joyous post to write! As many of you know, we like to use journals for…
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Gorgeous Fall Leaf Suncatcher Coloring Page
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year, and that means its time for a fall themed coloring page from Melanie Hope Greenberg, the children’s book illustrator and author who graces us with a new coloring page each month. When Melanie suggested this fall leaf design for our September coloring sheet, I immediately knew I could turn…
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Handmade Mini Bookmarks (and Books About Reading)
I don’t collect many things (who has the space?) but I do love my collection of bookmarks. Bookmarks are also a simple craft that you can do with kids. It’s quick (always a plus with my active boys) and they can be put to use, unlike a lot of crafts which just sort of lay…
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