Kid Crafts
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Disney Inspired Earth Day Craft
Happy Earth Day, friends! Today I’m sharing a classic preschool craft (with a Disney twist) that you can make with your kids at home to celebrate our beautiful planet! This coffee filter planet Earth is perfect for even the littlest crafters. And the best part? You likely already have everything on hand to make them! Supplies Needed Coffee Filters Markers (blue & green) Construction Paper Spray bottle filled with water How-To First, start by flattening your coffee filter. Next, have your kids use blue & green markers to color the entire filter. They can draw their planet Earth however they’d like. No need to worry about “staying in the lines”…
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Art Class at Home: Painted Flower Pots
Happy Spring, y’all! I’m not sure what the weather is like near you, but I hope the sun is shining and that temps are beginning to warm up. Wherever you may live, I think we can all agree that it’s time to officially say goodbye to winter and hello to a brand new season! It was announced yesterday that schools here in South Carolina are now closed through April 30th. While Noah’s school has been wonderful in providing him with many great distance learning resources, I’ve been brainstorming other ways to keep the kids occupied during our days at home. One of the ways we’ve been keeping busy is through…
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DIY Art Palette Cupcake Decorating
It’s the week of love, so we are starting things off with a simple, yet fun Valentine’s treat for the kids! I was out running errands last week and grabbed some of my favorite boxed cake mix at the store when I had an idea for an art palette cupcake decorating station. I had actually been thinking about doing this for one of the kids’ birthday parties this year, but thought it would make the perfect Valentine’s Day treat, too! Allergy Mom Tip: Duncan Hines is my go-to brand for boxed cake mix since many of their cake mixes are dairy-free! Supplies Needed Favorite boxed cake mix + frosting Cupcake…
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Family Movie Nights :: Spooky Sundaes with The Addams Family
This post is sponsored by NBC Universal but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Who says family movie nights are boring?! Certainly not our family! One of our favorite Friday night traditions are family movie nights. Unless we have set plans, you can pretty much guarantee that we are at home celebrating that Friday feeling with a themed movie night! And this past Friday, we rang in the weekend with The Addams Family! But what’s a movie night without themed snacks, right?! We celebrated The Addams Family DVD release with a Spooky Sundae Bar complete with the kookiest toppings! Spooky Sundae Bar Toppings Mini Marshmallows aka “Skeleton…
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Thanksgiving Kids Table + Turkey Snack Cups
This post is sponsored by Sensible Portions but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Does anyone else feel that November has completely flown by?! It seems that most people are already in full Christmas mode, but we can’t forget that Thanksgiving is right around the corner! This year we are hosting dinner at our house for the first time in years, and I couldn’t be more excited about it! Last year at this time we were still in the middle of unloading a moving truck, so needless to say I did zero cooking last Thanksgiving. This year we are cooking a huge family meal complete with a…