Activities

Did you use Mr. Sketch markers when you were a kid?  It was one of my favourite things to add to birthday presents when my sisters and I were kids (thanks mom!) and our children still love using them!  Our...

Poppies are beautiful.  The Icelandic variety is one of my favourites.  We show you a few different materials that you can use to make these lovely flowers, perfect for marking a spot. This is a project for...

A playful, under-the-sea pumpkin decorating idea! Materials Pumpkin Acrylic paint Paint brush Felt (you could use fabric or thick paper too) Rocks Glue...

Our favourite place to find materials to create with is nature, but this is certainly followed by the recycling bin!  Use newspaper to make this simple festive Fall...

Our neighbour has a gorgeous amount of sunflowers, inspiring this project!  (That and the huge pile of rocks from all the summer collecting!)  Make these with your children or students and then set them up...

A lovely way to combine both the beauty of florals and weaving!  Materials Sturdy/ thicker type paper plates Pencil/eraser Ruler Paint Sponge/brush Scissors Yarn Tape Bead...

Make this keepsake of your family to celebrate Fall and bring out year to year!  This one is a gift for Grandma and Grandpa!  Materials Wooden peg dolls (you can find these online or in craft...

Design a Fall tree with loose parts!  This is a great way to manipulate various shaped objects within a space to create an image! Materials Tray (we used an expanding utensil...

When I taught Grade 3 we did a unit on Folktales, Fables & Fairytales, exploring narratives from around the world and those that authors had fractured, telling from the perspective of another character...

Has anyone ever seen an image of a real fairy?  Well now you can create one!   We used a solar kit to make a fairy, but you could do a mermaid, a dragon, a city, vehicles, animals or whatever lies in your...