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14 Super Cute Crafts for Bored Kids!

Rumor has it that nearly the entire country has been hit by a wave of school closures lately!

Whether it's snow, ice, or cold that's keeping your kids home all day (or all week!) they are bound to get a little bored.....



So cure some of that boredom with some creativity! 

Kids love to get creative. Here are some super cute, and super easy crafts for your kids.



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Easy and Adorable Homemade Mitten Ornaments

originally posted 12-16-10

Here is a fun little Mommy-craft that I've been working on lately. This is a pretty simple craft and would be a fun activity for older kids to do too!













If you are interested in making some of your own, here are the basic steps:

1. Using felt (I LOVE FELT!), cut out 4 mittens of the same color. I made a pattern out of felt and use that to cut out

10 Super Creative Ways to make Homemade Snowman Ornaments!

I was looking around the internet the other day for ideas for homemade snowman ornaments. There are so many cool ideas out there! Seriously. I want to make them all!



Here are links to some of my very favorite ones. They are just so creative and unique. Hard to choose just which one to do!





1. Tea Light Snowman

2. Sheet Music Snowman 

3. Baseball Snowman

4. ABC Block Snowman

5.

Fun and Easy Christmas Games with BOWS!

originally published 12-3-12



There are so many fun things you can do with bows! Here are a few ideas to have fun with your kids this Holiday season.



You will need:



A bunch of gift bows (You can buy them fairly cheap this time of year!)
2 big bowls or buckets or bins.
A child or children with lots of energy!













Here are a few easy game ideas:



1. Bow Run:



Place 2

Christmas Activities and Crafts for kids!

We've got a bunch of fun ideas for crafts and activities this Christmas season!
Just click on the links below to check them out!
Merry Christmas!


             

Christmas Gift Idea!

Christmas is coming and this book is a perfect gift for so many people on your list!



Kids

Parents

Grandparents

Siblings

Aunts & Uncles

Cousins

Teachers

Friends

Neighbors



And best of all....IT'S ON SALE!



Click below to order it on Amazon!









or



Order it on Walmart.com









Here is a little glimpse at the inside of the book:











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Spider Halloween Craft

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originally posted 10-29-14

Looking for a quick and easy Halloween craft for kids? You've come to the right place!

This cute spider craft is about as quick and easy as they come. Check it out!



Supplies:



Construction paper in black and green
Scissors
Glue
Googly eyes
Marker




Craft Time!



1. Cut out a black rectangle, and 6 green

Apple Buddy - Back to School craft for kids

RE-POST



Supplies:



Craft foam or construction paper in red, green, & black
2 googly eyes
1 white pom-pom
Glue
Marker




Get it all ready:


With the red foam or paper, cut out a a big apple shape. 

(an easy way is to cut out a circle first, then trim the top and bottom inward to make it look like an apple!)










With the green foam or paper, cut out:

4 green circles (for

Spring Kite Craft for Kids

Originally posted 4-17-13

'Tis the season for KITES!

And if you don't have enough wind to go out and fly one,

Get out some paints and paper and MAKE one!



How to make it:



Out of a piece of white paper, cut out a kite shape.

Let your child paint (we used watercolors) their kite however they desire (this was LB's job)












 Get out another piece of white paper and have your

Build a Dinosaur!

(re-post from: 9-5-13)

Our recent theme for Preschool@Home was DINOSAURS!

One of LB's favorite activities was this one.

And best of all, it was easy as pie to put together!



Supplies:



Green craft-foam (Or you can use construction paper. The foam is just a bit more durable.)
Scissors




Prep Work:


Using the craft foam, cut out the following shapes: 




1 big half-circle
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