CraftyKids

  • Mother’s Day Blossoms

    Mother’s Day Blossoms

    Mother’s Day is a day to remind our mommies just how much we appreciate every little thing they do for us. A time for them to relax and take the day slowly. Enjoy the little things in life.
    This project is just a little something to lay out on the kitchen table for our mommies to enjoy. Older siblings or dads can help us with this project.

    Materials:

    scrap paper (about 5-8 different p… Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on May 9th, 2013

  • Puzzling Fun!

    Puzzling Fun!

    Logic, critical thinking, visualization, creativity, and fine motor skills are important skills for children to master. Puzzles and puzzle games help reinforce these skills! Luckily, children are like big sponges when it comes to learning new things! They will master these in no time. 
    I am going to show you how to make homemade puzzles, which could be made in several ways! You could print a pi… Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on April 25th, 2013

  • Stringing Beads

    Stringing Beads

    The Importance of Sensory Play: Look, Listen, Touch, Feel, Taste. These are such crucial elements in a growing child’s life.
    The Benefits of Sensory Play

    “We know that young children are oriented toward sensory experiences. From birth, children have learned about the world by touching, tasting, smelling, seeing, and hearing. Sensory play also contributes in crucial ways to brain development…. Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on April 11th, 2013

  • Eggs-cellent

    Eggs-cellent

    Im going to paint some Easter Eggs
    with yellow, red and green.
    I’ll put some dots and stripes and curls,
    they’ll be the best that you have seen.
    I’ll try not to make a mess, but I’m
    sure I wont succeed. 
    A flat egg does not exist, and
    that is what I need.
    For this blog post we are going back to children’s sensory practice. They can practice sorting out the colors, counting and using their… Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on March 20th, 2013

  • Full Bloom Ahead

    Full Bloom Ahead

    Out of cave! Out of hole!
    Bear, Rabbit, little mole,
    Hatch from egg in nest in trees!
    The birds are back and so are bee’s.
    The flowers bloom. The leaves are green.
    Spring is soon arriving and all the beautiful bright colors are arising! Lets get a head start on some spring decor!
    Materials:
    *Colored tissue paper (You pick the colors) I chose yellow, light pink & blue
    *Glue Stick
    *P… Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on March 14th, 2013

  • Animal Crossings

    Animal Crossings

    This crafty animal project is fun for the kids!! They simply stamp the feet of the chosen animals into paint and stamp them onto paper!! It turns out super cute, especially in a fun colored frame and hung in the child’s bedroom :) (Just an idea!!)
    Brown bear, brown bear
    What do you see?
    I see a red bird
    Looking at me
    Red bird, red bird
    What do you see?
    I see a yellow duck
    Looking at … Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on February 14th, 2013

  • Valentine Day Art #2

    Valentine Day Art #2

    Yesterday I posted a super cute valentine project using homemade heart stampers!! Which I hope you loved…and today I’d love to show you a heart matching game for your little ones!! It is quite cute and simple! This project is going to be more of a mommy (or daddy) hands on project that you can possibly surprise your little ones with at home or if you are a school teacher, a fun activity you can … Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on February 1st, 2013

  • Valentine’s Day Art!

    Valentine’s Day Art!

    I’ll LOVE you
    FOREVER
    I’ll LIKE you
    for Always…
    As long as I’m living
    My VALENTINE
    you’ll be.
    Valentine’s Day is approaching us… Everyone’s love is shining through! I have come up with a few pretty neat Valentine’s projects that will help with sensory skills…and they are darling!!!
    Heart Stamps Materials: * White Construction paper (one piece will work) * 3 or 4 empty toilet p… Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on January 31st, 2013

  • My Very Own Sensory Book

    My Very Own Sensory Book

    “Think of your average preschooler.  How long has this child been proficient with language?  Depending on the age, the child may not really be too proficient yet!  Others seem to have been talking non-stop since 2 1/2, but that means they’ve been talking now for all of…..about a year!  Now think of how long these children have been seeing, smelling, hearing, feeling, and tasting.  Their w… Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on January 17th, 2013

  • Winter Mittens.

    Winter Mittens.

    Stripes or dots or sparking white,
    Mittens in winter, fit just right.
    Wool and Cotton, maybe leather.
    Mittens warm us in cold weather.
    In rainbow colors and darkest black,
    Mittens fit in a pocket or in a pack.
    Thumbs alone, fingers together,
    We love mittens in cold, cold weather.
    What child doesn’t LOVE to wear mittens? They are not an every day item we get to wear here in Phoenix, but I h… Read More

    Posted by Miss Heather on January 3rd, 2013

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