Monthly Archives August 12, 2014

Print these postcards our before your trip and then send one to yourself!  What a fun surprise when you get home! Alternatively, if you are a teacher have your students tell you about their summers using...

An inexpensive way to develop one's fine motor skills and make something simple, yet beautiful.  This would great activity to explore patterning with different attributes- colour, type of bead...

Can't get away this summer?  Want to get in a little "practice" before the big trip?  Why not try camping in your backyard or have a family sleepover in your home.  A great memory maker.  (Truth be told-...

Every summer my grandma would take out her special fort blankets for us and clothes pins to make forts in her back yard with her patio furniture.  Have your children make their very own fort sheet (and...

Our eldest has quite distinct, intense interests that last for a certain period of time- whether it be trains, cooking, mermaids etc.  His latest obsession- brown bears.  Thus, we have all been learning...

This was an idea that our eldest son had last summer which provided him and his sister hours of fun. Make camping gear for your small toys and take them on a trip! Materials Felt Version Felt (a...

Pinecones are perfect for so many winter crafts, but when you would like to have them they are often under quite a bit of snow where we live! Collect pinecones and set them aside for some activities we will be...

Kids love boxes.  They spark their imagination and get them to make them into something else.  Give your kids a box and challenge them- what can you make this into?  Watch puppet theatres, castles, caves...