My kids and I have been getting crafty in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Last year my daughter and I made heart snails and heart butterflies. For a fun animal-themed craft this year, my kids and I made heart peacocks using green, blue, purple, yellow, and pink construction paper and wiggle eyes. My son especially loved […] More
Making handmade valentines is much more fun than buying premade cards from the store. For one of our Valentine’s Day crafts this year, my daughter and I made some adorable “Bee Mine” valentines. My daughter especially enjoyed practicing her scissor skills when she cut out the many hearts for the project. Materials Black, yellow, pink, […] More
My kids and I have been hard at work the past few weeks crafting homemade decorations and gifts for Valentine’s Day. One craft that my daughter really enjoyed making was a heart butterfly because she got to practice her burgeoning cutting skills. Materials Construction paper Markers Wiggle eyes Glue Scissors Instructions Cut two large hearts, […] More
I absolutely adore spending time making crafts with my kiddos. My daughter is also super excited to work on her burgeoning scissors skills. For a recent Valentine’s Day craft, my daughter and I made some simple but sweet heart snails. Materials Construction paper Glue Markers Scissors Instructions Cut a snail body shape from one color […] More
Making crafts for each holiday is a favorite activity in my house. For our homeschool preschool lesson on hearts last fall, my daughter and I made a pair of heart turkeys. Materials Red, orange, yellow, brown, and black construction paper Scissors Glue Directions Cut a heart from the red, orange, yellow, and brown construction paper. […] More
My daughter and I love making crafts together, especially during our homeschool preschool time. For a recent lesson on the letter H, she and I made heart people from construction paper. Materials Red and pink construction paper Scissors Glue Markers Directions Cut one large heart and four small hearts from the red construction paper. Cut […] More
Objective: To learn about the shape heart Book(s): A Circle Here, A Square There: My Shapes Book by David Diehl Pick a Circle, Gather Squares: A Fall Harvest of Shapes by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky Music: “Make a Heart” I put my hands together (Palms together) This is how I start I curve my fingers right […] More
