Create colorful bowls out of Perler Beads in a few easy steps. Children of all ages will enjoy creating their very own crafty and decorative bowls to give as gifts, store items or accent their rooms. This craft
Create colorful and decorative placemats out of Perler Beads in a few easy steps. Placemats add character and fun to mealtime and make cleanup a snap. Children will take pride in setting the table with their decorative
Create your own Homemade Silly Putty with only 3 ingredients. This craft concoction is so easy to make and stores well in a plastic Easter egg or plastic baggie for many many uses to come. Kids can be great helpers
Enjoy the classic card game of crazy 8s with your family or friends. Crazy 8s is an easy game to learn and can be played anywhere with a simple pack of playing cards. The object of this game is to discard all
Try building a house of cards with a friend or family member. This used to be a pretty standard activity when I was a child. I remember making many a card house both independently and also with a friend. This
Create a fun and easy art project around the ordinary concept of writing your name. School aged children will enjoy creating Name Illusion Art, although I think this might become a popular go to doodle art project
Create a sensory bottle filled with rice and alphabet beads and send the little ones on a quiet time scavenger hunt. This is an easy to make activity that will quell boredom, reinforce the identification of the
Unlock the mystery of the floating egg with this fun and easy Science experiment. Magic and Science really go hand in hand in this Fascinating Floating Egg experiment that can be performed by all ages with a few
Watch as Magic and Science intertwine in this cool experiment where water walks down a string. This experiment will wow scientists and onlookers alike as water that is poured from the spout of a pitcher attaches
Create a set of Pool Noodle Hurdles and get you whole family up and running out in the backyard. Whether you treat it like an obstacle course or a track and field event at the Olympics the results are just plain
Create an I Spy Bottle for relaxing quiet time play for toddlers. We love the I Spy books and the picture books by Walter Wick, so we felt inspired to make our own artistic version of these popular themed books
Make your very own Foam Bath Shapes and Letters to add to your bath time fun. These foam shapes stick to the wall when they come in contact with water. Kids can create story boards, practice their spelling, create
Try out this recipe for Edible Peanut Butter Play Dough. This fun and fragrant play dough will engage little hands and young minds in hours of play. Roll it, shape it, slice it, smash it and sculpt it into edible
Create abstract art from a unique freehand squiggle that you draw on a piece of paper and color them in with vibrant and distinctive colors. When you overlap your squiggling line all over a piece of paper and
Make some recycled bottle cap boats and set up a Foil River Regatta right in your own backyard. Young children will enjoy creating their own waterway and racing their homemade boats down the river. Be prepared
Make your own Edible playdough out of Peeps Marshmallow treats. If you haven't microwaved a Peep before, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. They expand when heated and instead of tossing them away after
Create a fabulous keepsake book or journal out out of paper lunch bags with this great craft for school aged children. Decorate them any way that you would like on the cover and fill the pages with journal entries
Add a fun new twist to backyard bubble blowing by using recycled materials to make your own Bubble Snake Bubble Blower. Children of all ages will frolic at this easy to make variation to traditional bubble blowing
Alter the surface tension of water, so that you can make a metal paperclip float. This easily performed science experiment has astounding results that will have children of all ages actively engaged in exploring
Watch in amazement at what happens when you put a bar of Ivory Soap in the microwave oven. Scientific minds of all ages will enjoy this astounding transformation that occurs right before their eyes. This experiment
Whip up some potential for good clean fun by mixing up this easy recipe for Clean Mud. Clean Mud is made up of three simple ingredients that are easy to find at home. The best part of this crafty recipe is that
In this experiment you will be able to watch the fluid absorb into the paper towel, travel up through the paper towel and eventually cause the water from the top cup to complete empty into the bottom cup. Paper
Spark the interest of young scientists of all ages in this quick and easy Fireworks display in a bottle experiment. In in this experiment on density you will observe bursts of color spreading through the water
Design a Glittery Spider Web for a happy paper spider to reside. Any time of year is a great time to create this sparkling treasure. It is impossible not to marvel at the masterpieces that spiders create daily
Slow down the pace of life a bit and let your imagination soar into the clouds with this cloud watching activity. Choose this activity on a day when the sky is mixed with blue skies and clouds that are drifting
Create your own rainbow today with this super easy science experiment that you can perform with items that you have on hand at home on any sunny day. Scientific minds of all ages will love to watch as sunlight
Create a little excitement for Mathematics by holding a Math Fact Scavenger Hunt right in your own home. Preparation for this fun game event is easy and only takes about 10 minutes to set up. Why not surprise
Keep inquisitive minds of all ages engaged and sharp by playing the classic Game of Twenty Questions. The object of this fame is to ask up to 20 questions questions that can be answered in the form of yes or no
Get the kids excited about gardening by engaging them in building and growing a Bean Fort. Children of all ages will enjoy being a big part of the growing process and caring for the plants that they are growing
Play the game of Don't Eat Pete and keep players young and old coming back for more. This silly game of chance is quick and easy to play and appeals to all age groups. There are some small sweet treats involved
There is something very magical about making forts during childhood. I remember making them when I was a child and this and fun and exciting experience should not be missed by today's youth. Uncover the magic
Red Light Green Light is a classic and fun game to play that players of all ages can have fun with. Older generations may even remember playing this game when they were kids so it brings back a little piece of
Play the classic basketball game of H-O-R-S-E with a friend or family member or in a group. Not only does the game present a fun and creative challenge, when you play you will also be practicing your basketball
Try Sandpaper Transfer Art for your next open ended art project. Draw your art work on the rough side of a piece of sandpaper and use and iron to iron on the design. The artwork will transfer from the sandpaper
Be prepared for loads of laughter and fun in an experience where the game of Telephone intertwines with the game of Charades. This game can be adapted to any age group simply by adjusting the clues that are created
The goal of the game of Spoons is to try to get 4 of a kind and to be one of the first to grab a spoon. One person in each round will always be without a spoon, earning them one letter in the word S-P-O-O-N-S
Make a Hand print Crab art project that everyone will love and treasure. There is nothing like a hand print or a foot print to freeze a moment of time in your child's life. We don't use them as often as we should
Make your own colored craft sand and store in your craft closet for future art projects with the kids. It only takes a few easy steps to create vibrant colored sand varieties that can be used for various sensory
Create your own Magic Aqua Sand that stays dry when submersed in the water. You can squirt this sandy concoction out of the spout of a squeezable plastic bottle and build with it under the water. The Magic Aqua
Fill your kitchen with oohs and aahs and all of the excitement of childhood with this fun and energizing vinegar and baking soda science experiment. Children of all ages will enjoy creating fizzing displays of
Concoct some craft foam for some sculptable fun. Craft foam has similar properties as play dough, in that you can manipulate the mixture into a variety of shapes with your hands. Craft foam looks and feels completely
Celebrate your family now and later by collecting favorite pieces of children's artwork, photos, letters, nostalgic objects and more. Preserve a moment in time and stow it away to be opened at a set date in the
Watch as Science and Art come together as you make and use Microwaveable Puffy Paint. Mix together a few ingredients from your baking cupboard, use it as your would any other paint, and cook it up in the microwave
Enjoy the return of the nostalgic Fuzzy Headed Pencil Toppers from years ago. These pencil toppers are wildly fun to play with and very easy to make. There is something that just draws you in to rolling these
Add a little bit of sparkle to your paintings by whipping up some sparkling glitter paint. Make several color varieties of glitter paint or simply make one to use in conjunction with your other paints. Children
Create a work of art that truly is Cool Beans. Just like people and just like art, dried beans come in all shapes and sizes and colors. Utilize these differences by combining them to create vibrant and colorful
Wrap a plethora of elastic bands around a tennis ball in a criss-crossed pattern of wrapping to create an Elastic Band Wacky Ball. Due to the unique and uneven wrapping patterns that unfold as you wrap the bands
Create a work of art that you will want to frame and save forever because it exemplifies who you are in a unique and wonderful way. In this art project, you will need to think of lots of ways that you identify
Create abstract art simply by tracing craft sticks onto a piece of paper and coloring them. When you trace in random overlapping patterns all over a piece of paper and you will find that the intersecting lines
Crayon Scratch Art was one of my go to art projects when I was a child. I remember how much time that I took to diligently perform the processes just so that I could marvel at the end result each time. I decided
