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Christmas Crafts That Preschoolers Can Make

It’s the time of the year when thoughts turn toward seasonal holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you have kids under the age of seven, they tend to be the focus of the Christmas gift-giving. However, there is no reason why they can’t participate in the giving as well. No, you don’t need to give a three-year-old a huge gift allowance and online shopping privileges. You can make some very simple gifts for close friends and family. Children who love to sew can created unique embroidered art work. Take a sheet of thick card and draw a simple picture on it. … Continue reading →

Beach Crafts for Preschoolers

We’re going to the beach, and boy, are we excited. I’m trying to pack lighter this year. Last year, the car was packed to the rafters and then we had to squeeze in more. This year, we’re not going to bring any food. Instead, we’re buying it there. That leaves a little more room for craft supplies. When I go to the cabin, I like to do crafts. The rest of the year, life is just too busy and while I can squeeze in some crafting here and there, I never get extended periods of time when I can just … Continue reading →

Frugal Birthday Gifts for Preschoolers

We love going to birthday parties. However, my post-Christmas budget does not always enjoy the cost of birthday presents. We need to bring one, of course, and it needs to have some sort of four-year-old wow factor. But what to bring, and how can we be frugal about it? I have been creating a few birthday gifts for preschoolers lately. My favorite preschooler birthday gift is the play silk. These are easy to get from Dharma Trading or other online retailers, and you can often find blank white silks in art stores too. Dye them with some Koolaid powder and … Continue reading →

Bird’s Nests – Easy Craft Projects

My family loves to watch for the return of birds in the spring. We often get a pair of nesting robins in our yard. Here are two ways for your children to make charming bird’s nests of their own. Both work for preschool children and up. Spaghetti Nests Uncooked thin spaghetti (thin is easier to break than regular) Brown craft paint (washable works fine) A small round bowl or disposable round container Foil or plastic wrap Cover your bowl with aluminum foil or plastic wrap to protect it. If you are using a disposable container you don’t have to protect … Continue reading →

Crafts For Little Kids – Better Homes and Gardens

In my fourteen years as a mother, I’ve browsed through a lot of craft books. It’s rare that I find one with what I consider to be unique ideas. Crafts For Little Kids: (101 really, really, really fun ideas!) from Better Homes and Gardens has some great and unique ideas for bringing out small children’s’ creative sides. The projects are aimed for kids aged three to eight. But some of the projects are so clever that I think even adult crafters would find them interesting. I love the Valentine cards made out of air-dry clay with embedded beads and jewels. … Continue reading →

Frugal Craft: Make A Baby Food Jar Garden

Baby food jars seem so useful, it is a shame to throw them away. Here is a great little craft that the kids can do. They can make a little garden inside of the baby food jar. With some adult supervision, even preschoolers can make this craft. For your baby food jar garden, you will need the following: A baby food jar with the lid. Any size will do, but a bigger jar will allow you to make a more elaborate garden. Small dried or fake flowers. I used some baby breath that was left over from Valentine’s Day flowers. … Continue reading →

Wash Tubs , Play Dough Containers & Shoe Hangers – a Few Clever Craft Storage Tools

I have always been an avid crafter. I love to paint, create with clay, draw and build. Needless to say, I have a pretty chaotic craft room, or as my husband not-so-politely calls it…a “crap” room. My craft room became even more cluttered when my daughter turned three. She definitely got my crafty…(and slightly disorganized) genes. Suddenly my already crazy craft room was also filled with preschooler essentials like coloring books, crayons, beads, buttons, tissue paper, and left over toilet paper rolls. In an attempt to regain order, I came up with a few creative ways to store all of … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

Tips for Home schooling Multi-Aged Children: Printable Worksheets for Preschoolers

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There are numerous times during the day, when you simply have to work individually with your older children and cannot include the little ones. For me, these are also the times when my preschooler just HAS to have my attention. Preschoolers, with their inquisitive minds and insatiable appetite for getting into things, are many home school moms’ biggest challenge. In an effort to try and figure out how to keep my 3 year old occupied without needing my help, I developed a folder of resources and worksheets that I got free from the internet. When all else fails, she has … Continue reading →

Homemade Play Dough and Clay Recipes

In my last blog post, I mentioned how you can occupy your preschoolers with various activities during your school days. One of the suggestions that I gave was to let your child play with edible playdough. Playdough is a great activity and it builds motor skills, helps develop creativity, and encourages imaginative play. Before we get to the Playdough and Clay recipes, I want to introduce some very fun and inexpensive (yet very messy) activities for your preschooler. First, one of the best fingerpaints any preschooler can experience is pudding! Yes, that’s right, pudding. This is the perfect activity for … Continue reading →