This is a great activity for any child who could use some work on handling a pen or pencil, recognizing and matching colors, or simply if they could use some work on fine motor skills. When Jamie from Hands on … Read More...

While New Years eve is a great day to encourage your family to create a time capsule, I like Kelli Crowe’s idea… While she initially planned on it being a New Years eve activity, it didn’t happen so instead she … Read More...

If your household (or classroom) seems to have an over-abundance of Legos perhaps you would like to try this Lego math game posted by Ness from One Perfect Day. Her son in a visual learner so she thought he would … Read More...

I know I have been sharing plenty of Christmas projects… But I am always keeping my eyes open for projects you can make in honor of other December celebrations. When I can across this fast and easy Hanukkah craft made … Read More...

If your kids want to help with the laundry, why not make them their own clothesline that can double as an easy math activity. This activity will not only help teach math skills, but it will give the child a … Read More...

When it comes to learning, why not make it extra fun by adding some shaving cream to the mix? Fill a pie pan with letter tiles and them pile on the shaving cream. Search thrift stores, garage sales, or even … Read More...

Discover how easy it is to make fun games for your kids using little more plastic cups! Laura, from Lalymom, explains how she made 3 different games using clear, plastic cups, markers, and stickers. To play each game, you decorate … Read More...

I thought this might be a good project to share today because hopefully you all have plenty of candy left over from Halloween! If you have any Nerds candy (or any similarly colored candy) you can try your hand at … Read More...

There is plenty of reasons to celebrate and explore in November. One great way for little hands to explore is with sensory bins. Autumn is in full swing so they can explore colorful leaves, sweet apples, and even tiny acorns. … Read More...

This is a fun science project that goes along with a Halloween theme. Jackie, from Happy Hooligans filled some surgical gloves with spooky treasures, water, and food coloring. The spooky items included buttons, beads, google eyes, craft foam pieces, and … Read More...

Having a play date or looking for something fun to do with your kids? Create a super easy Halloween inspired Tic Tac Toe board using washi tape. You don’t even need to make a game board, you can use the … Read More...

While this isn’t something I might normally post on Lesson Plans, I just couldn’t resist the challenge that was presented to me by QVC’s Home-Savvy Hostess, Jill Bauer. I was challenged to use this Illuminated Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin in a spooky … Read More...

These cute little pumpkins are easy to make and would make great decorations for Halloween or Thanksgiving — or, better yet, use it for both. Make several and tuck them in with your carved jack-o-lanterns for Halloween and then transform … Read More...

Besides being educational and adorable, this project is very timely… No, I am not talking about Halloween (although this would be a great excuse to make this crafts), I am talking about today being Monster Mash Day!

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Name art might be considered a classic (I remember making one in school as a child and, as my children always jokingly remind me, I am old), but I like the Halloween twist on this one. Cindy, from My Creative … Read More...

Laura, from Lalymom, created this adorable spider for her kids to work on their fine motor skills while they sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. It is also a great craft to make and use for Halloween.

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If you want a unique and fun way to present treats to all of the little ghouls and goblins you know, check out these creative candy dispensers! Ariean, from One Krieger Chick, created these adorable candy holders out of a … Read More...

How about combining an exciting science project with a fun Halloween craft? Visit Growing a Jeweled Rose and discover how easy it is to turn a film canister into a flying ghost rocket! When I fist found this project, I … Read More...

Kids, and adults alike, always seem to be fascinated by the colorful leaves that fall from the trees during the fall. I think you can easily use that fascination to create fun fall leaf math activities the kids will … Read More...