It’s almost the end of summer where I live, but there’s still time to squeeze in a bit of fun (and hey, we’ve still got weekends with kids who need to be entertained, right?).

This escape room plan from Teaching … Read More...

I used to love dot markers when my daughter was little. They’re fat, so they are great for little hands, and they’re an easy way to make patterns.

3 Dinosaurs has printable dot marker pattern pages you can get when … Read More...

If you have kids at home or in the classroom who are into Pop-It, these challenge cards from Teach Me Mommy are a fun way to add a little enrichment to this sensory toy.

The printables show different patterns … Read More...

Make Way for Ducklings is a classic children’s book about people helping ducks find a new home in Boston. If you’ve never read it, you should, but basically it’s about a long line of ducks walking around and messing things … Read More...

I love a good collage, and it’s all the more fun when you can add found objects, happy trash, paint, cut out shapes and whatever else you have on hand to your creations.

This collage alien and monster activity from … Read More...

If our post full of space activities for kids the other day wasn’t enough for you, check out the great ideas in this DIY space camp for kids from Science Sparks.

This one has your whole day covered, from a … Read More...

It’s funny the paths the Internet takes you down sometimes. I was on Facebook the other day and one of the pages I follow shared someone else’s Instagram post to make these super cute crabs.

The body is made with … Read More...

If you’ve been looking at the amazing pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope with your kids, it might be a good time to do some learning activities related to space.

There are so many great projects out there but … Read More...

It seems like in summer we try to freeze just about anything if it will give our kids a cool sensory experience or an opportunity to bring some STEM learning into the hot days.

Our Family Code did a fun … Read More...

Playing games from other countries is a fun way to learn more about a culture or just to play something that you haven’t already played 100 times before.

What Do We Do All Day has a great post on Queah, … Read More...

It says more about the lack of good shells at the beach than our lack of restraint that we came home from the beach this year literally just with a handful of shells. In years past we’ve brought home, well, … Read More...

I love Lego building challenges, and kids who are into Legos enjoy using challenge cards to decide what to make or to build in a little extra storytelling into their creations.

The disaster island prompt from Lego Librarian has kids … Read More...

My daughter is really into anime right now, and while she likes to draw her own versions of characters, if your child doesn’t like to draw that much these anime coloring pages from Kids Activities Blog can be a lot … Read More...

I always love crafts that come with a lesson, and this pointillist fireworks craft from Coffee and Carpool gives you a chance to talk about the artistic technique of pointillism and Georges Seurat in particular while making a fun summer … Read More...

If it’s warm and sunny where you live right now, here’s a low-prep art project that’s sure to interest your kids.

This solar-powered crayon art can also give you a chance to ask kids for their hypothesis about what will … Read More...

There are lots of holidays this time of year where you might see fireworks, from Canada Day to the Fourth of July and even Bastille Day.

This fun paper fireworks craft from Messy Little Monster is fun even for kids … Read More...

We’re headed to the beach for our vacation soon, and I don’t know about your family, but we always come home with a ridiculous quantity of seashells.

I’m always looking for crafts to do with shells, and this pretty painted … Read More...

Summer to me is all about art projects, and this cute summer sunset project from Taming Little Monsters is a great one for kids of various ages.

You can draw the basic scene for little kids and just have them … Read More...

When kids are home for summer break, we parents often try to encourage them to keep doing some things that are vaguely educational in addition to the resting and relaxing that summer is all about.

If you have older kids … Read More...

Sensory projects are so much fun for little ones — and for grownups, too, as we get to see their joy in experiencing squishy, colorful or otherwise fun stuff.

The Fourth of July is a fun theme for sensory play, … Read More...