St. Patrick’s Day Directed Drawing with Writing Prompts

These St. Patrick’s Day directed drawings walk kids through drawing leprechauns, rainbows, pots of gold and four-leaf clovers one easy step at a time. Then they write about what they drew. With 24 St. Patrick’s Day writing prompts, it’s a festive way to practice drawing and writing in March. Ages 5 to 9 Prep Print … 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

Marbled Shamrock Math Counters

My kids absolutely love anything that has to do with shaving cream. It seriously is one of their favorite sensory activities. So it comes to no surprise that when I attempted to set up this craft for photos I failed to move fast enough. However you can find an awesome tutorial on how to make … Read more

St. Patties Day Wishing Links: Helping Kids Think About Others

One of the hardest things I have found in teaching my kids is to get them to think outside of themselves. And to be honest, it had reached the point that the “I wants” were on the edge of driving me to a bottle of klonopin. Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids. Absolutely … Read more