These stuffed paper bag acorn portraits are an adorable fall art project for kids and a lovely autumn craft you can fill with seasonal surprises… What a nut, right?! These silly acorns are STUFFED with personality (among other things) and…
This time of year schedules can be hectic, so here are a few fresh fine motor skill activity ideas for you. This collection hits so many of the major fall nature themes: acorns, pumpkins, colorful fall leaves, and hibernation. Watch…
Learn how to easily prepare and preserve fall nature supplies like acorns, pinecones, and sticks for long-term indoor nature play, observation and study, or kids’ crafting. Prep and Preservation of Nature Supplies for Kids’ Play – Table of Contents Use…
This easy leaf scavenger hunt requires almost no prep and is the perfect on-the-go activity for kids’ outdoor play and nature exploration – in any season! Crisp autumn days provide the perfect opportunity to get out and go searching for…
Kids will love this collection of DIY pretend pet play ideas that you can make together, then use over and over for veterinarian or animal adoption dramatic play or as a pretend family or classroom pet! DIY Pet Play Ideas…
Explore new mediums, recycle old plastic containers, and use STEAM concepts with this pretend play hamster cage project (complete with a DIY needle-felted hamster!)… I don’t know about you, but I vividly remember hitting a period of my childhood when…
Turn an old sock into a darling DIY no-sew sock bunny for pretend pet play or a cute handmade spring or Easter kids’ craft activity. Here’s an incredibly cute way to reuse a gently used sock (or the one remaining…
Turn a shoebox into a play bunny hutch kids can make, decorate, fill with cute recycled accessories, then use for dramatic pet play. Hop over this way to see the latest addition to our pretend pet family… it’s Sock Hop,…
A twist on the classic cardboard tube bird feeder craft, this project invites kids to play with patterns and experiment with natural supplies for cool handmade bird feeders that are totally bird-safe! DIY Seed Mosaic Bird Feeders – Table of…
