Bead Rainbow Fine Motor Activity

Beading a rainbow fine motor activity for kids. Colorful pony beads strung on pipe cleaners in rainbow order, curved into rainbow arches and inserted into playdough for support. Parentingchaos.com watermark in the corner.

This bead rainbow combines playdough, pony beads and pipe cleaners into one colorful fine motor activity. It’s simple, cheap and so much fun. Kids thread beads in rainbow order, bend each pipe cleaner into an arch and stick the ends in playdough. Ages 3 and up Time 20 minutes Skills Fine motor, colors, counting Supplies … Read more

DIY Earth Day Seed Bombs for Kids

DIY Earth Day Seed Bombs for Kids

Seed bombs are little balls of paper pulp and seeds that kids can plant and watch grow. They’re a fun, hands-on Earth Day project. They reuse paper scraps, sneak in some plant science and give kids a reason to get outside. Ages 3 and up Time 45 minutes plus drying Uses Recycled paper Season Spring … Read more

April Lego Challenge for Kids with Printable

Get your Lego bricks ready, because we’ve got an exciting April Lego Challenge for Kids that will unleash their creativity, spark their imaginations, and improve their fine motor skills – all while having a blast! Ready to grab yours now? Click here for this April Brick Challenge for Kids! Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, or … Read more

Rainbow Paper Plate Craft for Kids

This rainbow paper plate craft is bright, cheerful and about as easy as it gets. Each half plate becomes a painted rainbow with a fluffy cotton ball cloud at the bottom. It’s a favorite spring art project around here, and we like to read What Makes a Rainbow? by Betty Ann Schwartz while the paint … Read more

Naturally Dyed Dandelion Play Dough Recipe

How to Naturally Dye Play Dough using Dandelions

Spring is here, and my kids are bringing me dandelions by the handful. There’s just something magical about dandelions to kids. Maybe it’s that sunny yellow, or that they’re one of the few flowers kids can pick without getting fussed at. Today we’re putting that magic to work and using dandelions to naturally dye homemade … Read more