Celebrate Canada with a little pretend play with these Canadian dress up paper dolls.

There are options for girl and boy dolls with a variety of skin tones and hair colors, and four outfit options: Anne of Green Gables, a … Read More...

As hot as it is where I live right now, all thoughts are on ways to keep cool. If I had little ones there would be lots of water play, ice cream and Popsicles.

It’s fun to craft on that … Read More...

Looking for some quick crafts and activities for the Fourth of July? These flag crafts are easy and lots of fun for kids in the summer.

This easy handprint American Flag shirt from Down Redbud Drive is perfect to make … Read More...

If you want to bring some fun learning activities into your summer with pre-k/kindergarten age kids, you’ll want to pick up this huge, free activity pack from This Reading Mama.

It includes an emergent reader booklet and an early emergent … Read More...

This is such a fun technique and of course you can use it on all sorts of projects if you don’t happen to need a rainbow softie right now.

Barley & Birch has a great tutorial for using chalk pastels … Read More...

With the Fourth of July coming up, you might be looking for printable games and activities to do in the classroom, at home or on road trips.

Here are some great options from all over the Internet.

Printable Fourth of

I’m pretty sure I’ve shared a solar oven project before, but it’s worth repeating because this is such a fun and easy science lesson for kids when it’s hot outside.

The Craft Train made theirs with a shallow cardbord box … Read More...

This easy, low-prep counting game is good for Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July or any other time during the summer when you’re talking about flags.

Use the printable from Playdough to Plato to count and color the stripes … Read More...

These cute printable puzzles are great for beginning spellers. They reinforce the concept that every word needs to have a vowel and encourage kids to sound out words to determine how to spell them.

The cards include a picture of … Read More...

Using printables is a fun and easy way to make a Father’s Day gift or to use Father’s Day for a little learning fun. Here are some Father’s Day printables for you to check out with your kids!

Free Printable … Read More...

The queen of England has a huge milestone celebration coming up, the Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years on the throne.

Little kids especially love donning crowns and having a tea party, and this occasion seems like a great reason to … Read More...

This is a fun upcyling project if you have a lot of plastic straws in your house. I used to buy packs of straws from the dollar store and we would use them with playdough and other sensory and art … Read More...

Shrinky Dinks are a classic craft from my childhood but kids these days still find them fun to watch as they shrink in the oven.

This simple keychain craft from Projects with Kids is great for Father’s Day, and it … Read More...

Projects that involve natural materials are great to do any time of year, but they’re especially fun if you’re looking for summer camp crafts or things to do with kids while they are home for the summer.

These nature resist … Read More...

Memorial Day is a special holiday in the United Sates that honors soldiers who have died in service to the country. (This is different from Veterans’ Day, which honors all who have served in the military.)

This Memorial Day word … Read More...

This pretty poppy craft is great for kids to make for Memorial Day, Remembrance Day, ANZAC Day or any other day to honor and remember fallen members of the military. You can also make it when poppies are in bloom … Read More...

If you’re a teacher looking for resources to send home with parents with ideas for educational and fun things to do with kids over the summer or a parent looking for the same, these printable activity sheets from Growing Book … Read More...

Sometimes turning something into a game makes kids learn it — or show that they have learned it — way faster than doing regular worksheets or quizzes does.

These roll and race shape games from This Reading Mama cover the … Read More...

I think my daughter’s school is unusual in that she’s in sixth grade and has never had to do a science fair project. I never really did when I was a kid, either, but it seems like most schools these … Read More...

These thumbprint heart magnets are super cute and easy to put together for Mother’s Day. They’d also be cute for a teacher appreciation gift or an end-of-year gift if you can collect them from all the kiddos in a class.… Read More...