It’s that time again, already!!! Time to get out your Paas coloring kit (they have a ton to choose from now) out and get those eggs all fancied up for the holiday!
From the initial stink of the vinegar being poured into the cups (I never have been a fan of that smell), to the cry of the first kid saying, “This crayon is broken!” (you know, the wax one whose effects show up only after the writing and then the dying is completed), to the crack of the last of the many eggs being dropped by slippery little …read more

These are two of the creations that my kids made using the Play-Doh EZ 2 Do Zoo. (Pink Giraffe and Green Elephant, in case you weren’t sure. )
I like sets like these. I’m was never very good at coming up with something creative with just a lump of clay or a pile of Lego, and I always felt so lame watching other kids come up with the coolest sculptures and such while I sat there staring at the lump. I do have fun, though, replicating something while giving it my own little spin. …read more

One of the crafts that we had for the kids at my daughter’s birthday party was Zoo Animal Magnet Kits from Oriental Trading Company. I always wonder how the crafts are going to be shipped, and how much assembly will be required when they get here, so I thought I’d lay out a before and after of one of the magnets. The black rectangle is the magnet that gets glued on the back. All of the pieces can be assembled with standard school glue. Isn’t he a cute little monkey with his curly pipe cleaner tail? …read more

The day after the Groundhog excursion for my daughter’s birthday, the traditional caffeine and sugar sponsored madhouse (AKA the birthday party) occurred. Don’t worry, the caffeine was strictly for the adults who were silly enough to stick around to help (thanks for being silly enough to stick around and help! ).
Inspired by our recent jaunts to Kids’ Club at Michael’s, we decided on an “Arts and Crafts” theme for the birthday party. Each child was given a canvas tote bag to decorate with fabric markers, a zoo animal magnet to assemble, and a felt pillow to …read more

I do love sidewalk chalk as a cheap, entertaining activity for my kids. I’d never seen until this past week, though, Crayola’s Sidewalk Paint.
I have to say that I chickened out from buying it. The week was already too busy for me to potentially add, “Remove sidewalk paint from kids’ clothes,” to my to-do list. It sounds a bit messy. But it did look like fun.
Have any of you tried it? What was your experience with it? Are any of you out there from Crayola and want to send me a sample to review? …read more

Here’s an astronaut hat my son and I made this week. It’s got nine planets, a sun, a moon, a spaceship, a nebula, and two satellites. Simple to make using construction paper, pom poms, pipe cleaners, foil paper, and broken space toys.
What have you and/or your kids created lately? Send me a picture!