Educational Resources for Kids

Martin Luther King Jr. Crafts- Dream Card

March 6, 2025January 10, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day happening next Monday we have spent a good amount of time talking about Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. While Livia is beginning to grasp the concepts of segregation and the civil rights movement, we are mostly focusing on how we treat other people.

Martin Luther King Jr. Crafts — Front of Card

Before we started the Martin Luther King Jr. craft we talked about how everyone is different and how it is those differences that make the world a beautiful place. We brainstormed ideas on how we should treat people and labeled some of the differences found between us.

Gruffalo Play Dough

March 6, 2025January 5, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson is one of my favorite children books. It is one of those books that my kids ask to read again and again, one of those books that fills the room with laughter every time. This simple invitation to create Gruffalo Play Dough is a fantastic way to spend time together while exploring this classic story!

This simple invitation to create Gruffalo Play Dough is a fantastic way to spend time together while exploring this classic story!

But who is this creature with terrible claws,
and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws?
He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes,
and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose.
His eyes are orange, his tongue is black; he has purple prickles all over his back.
-The Gruffalo by. Julia Donaldson

Playing with play dough is one of my kids favorite afternoon activities. It is super simple to throw together, clean up, and has a ton of developmental benefits! For this activity we made two batches of play dough together using our favorite easy play dough recipe. While the play dough cooled down we curled up and read!

Alphabet Flash Light Hunt

March 8, 2025December 29, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

My three year old has difficulties with gross motor planning with his speech, he knows what he wants to say but his ability to form the words just isn’t quite there yet. This Alphabet Flash Light Game is one of the many games that we play to help him practice making different sounds.

Even if your child does not have a difficulty with speech this game of Seek and Shine is a fantastic way to work on skills such as letter recognition!

Holiday Felt Busy Tray

February 25, 2025December 23, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Christmas Eve is tomorrow and I still have so much to do. Please tell me I am not alone…because this to do list is daunting! With a house full of…love…and a million little helpers, reaching that last item on the to do list is going to be quite the challenge. This simple Holiday Felt Busy Tray is a fun way to keep little hands busy (and helping) while giving you a break from the chaos.

My Kids would LOVE to do this Holiday Felt Busy Tray for a Christmas crafts

My kids had a absolute blast with this invitation to create. Each busy tray took me about 15 minutes to throw together (I made two) and held the kids attention long enough for me to get a couple of gifts wrapped and lunch made…what can I say, I am a procrastinator 😉

It was super neat to watch my kids create stories about the little elves that were decorating the tree, work on creating patterns and sorting (color, size, shape). They did counting and experimented with different techniques such as what would happen if they twisted a color strand. But most importantly, they had fun.

Beaded Candy Cane Ornament

February 26, 2025December 20, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

The Beaded Candy Cane Ornament one of the easiest crafts you can make with your kids and one of my favorites that I remember making as a child. This Christmas ornament is great for teaching basic AB pattern along with building some of those fine motor skills. This is a super simple activity that your family is sure to love!

This beaded candy cane is SIMPLE enough for me to do with the kids!

Some of the things that I love about this beaded candy cane ornament is that it doesn’t require much. Set up is simple and once made these ornaments are pretty indestructible. Considering that my two year old has been at war with our Christmas tree since it went up (and after the three or four times it has gone back up…) Christmas ornaments that aren’t going to shatter glass everywhere are pretty important for us.