When I was growing up, my mom made a lot of handmade Christmas ornaments and decorations. It was my favourite part of Christmas to play with all the ornaments and rearrange them on the tree. It's 25 years later, and just this last weekend, my mom was trying to convince me that we need to split up all of our childhood ornaments between my sister, brother and myself. All I wanted to say was, 'You can't split up all those old, tattered memory filled ornaments! They belong on your tree forever!'…

When I was growing up, my mom made a lot of handmade Christmas ornaments and decorations. It was my favourite part of Christmas to play with all the ornaments and rearrange them on the tree. It's 25 years later, and just this last weekend, my mom was trying to convince me that we need to split up all of our childhood ornaments between my sister, brother and myself. All I wanted to say was, 'You can't split up all those old, tattered memory filled ornaments! They belong on your tree forever!'…

Soooo? Do you have your Christmas tree up yet?? My girls have been so excited for Christmas that ours has been up for about a week now and the kids are LOVING it! Every craft project they do, no matter how big or small, they say, 'I'm going to hang this on the tree!' I said they could hang whatever they wanted on the BACK of the tree... ha! Hopefully that doesn't make me a bad mom for making them hide everything on the back?! I had to draw the line at my 3 year old's chalk drawings though…

This is a wonderful CHRISTMAS CRAFT for Kids - and their cute little feet make the best Reindeers!

What a FUN BUSY week we had! We are soo excited for Christmas and for our holiday break! This week we finished up our Christmas Unit and jumped right into our Polar Express Unit. I had a blast with my kiddos and am looking forward to a nice break with my family! Click HERE on […]

In our church, we are encouraged to spend time on Monday evenings with our families. It’s really up to each family how they choose to do it. Some have a gospel centered lesson, some work on their families’ emergency preparedness, some go out to the movies or somewhere fun. I love it because there is really no right or wrong way to do it as long as you spend time with your family! How great is that!? The reason I bring it up today is because I’d love to share what we plan on doing this month…

Here's a name rocket craft great for your school's space week. Materials: construction paper including sheets of black paper ...

bonfire night craft idea for toddlers and preschoolers, messy and fun.

Make the perfect Bonfire Night food with this recipe for edible sparklers

I found these cute rockets from Alpha Mom at Sassy Sites: If I were at home I would actually have everything I needed to make these. I hope you do, because they are such a fun project for the kids and so cute! I will be making them next year for sure, and making them early enough to use as a garland for at least a month before July. If you want to find out how to make them, you can check it out HERE.

We started our camping unit today. I brought in a little tent for the dramatic play area. The kids can go fishing and roast marshmallows and tell ghost stories around the fire! I will show you that tomorrow. Today we used our handprints to make a little campfire. The kids started by tearing brown construction paper into strips. Then they glued them to the bottom of white paper. (I would have loved to do this on black paper to make a night-time fire, but the paint wouldn't have shown up.)…

FIREWORK CRAFT - here's a fun and kid safe Sparkler Firework Craft for your 4th July festivities.

Cardboard tube flower craft that could look like fireworks

Guy Fawkes Day poem and coloring page

Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night colouring etc

Celebrate Bonfire Night with our colouring pages! You'll find firework displays, bonfires, kids playing with sparklers, and even a "Penny For The Guy" scene from earlier times. We have some simple outline colouring pages with words underneath for younger children, and some lovely detailed scenes for older kids to colour in.