Rainy Day Fun: Creation Station Bonnie Scorer July 10, 2014 Activities, More Summer Fun Open ended activities are amazing for inciting creativity. Hope this gets your kids engaged! Materials Glue Tape Drawing Materials Various types of paper Scissors Markers Put out whatever...
Rainy Day Fun: Make Your Own Lacing Shapes Bonnie Scorer July 9, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun This is a great activity to practise fine motor skills and basic sewing which can sure come in handy for kids as they grow! Pop a few in a pencil case and they are terrific for at a restaurant or car ride....
Rainy Day Fun: Reader Idea- Building Block Marble Maze Bonnie Scorer July 8, 2014 Activities, Rainy Day Fun, Summer Fun Our children, like many, love LEGO. (To the point where I must confess that our oldest son has a few chips out of his teeth from prying apart pieces in a concentrated excitement of building....) When we saw...
Nature Finds: Printing with Wood (Tree Inspired Transport Tube) Bonnie Scorer July 7, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun We have been exploring various methods of printmaking and wanted to try wood as a new material to create an impression. Our daughter loves making drawings for her cousin, but they often don't stay preserved...
Nature Finds: Twig Photo Frame Bonnie Scorer July 4, 2014 Activities, Featured On, Summer Fun 5 Comments During the summer our children collect a vast amount of twigs (which they usually stash under a special lilac bush.) However, they have quickly learned that I usually concede to having them come in the house...
Nature Finds: Wand Bonnie Scorer July 3, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun 1 Comment There was a time when our children were very much into fairies. Thus, here is an idea for a magic wand using little scraps of treasures that you might have left over from other projects. This post was...
Nature Finds: Branch Blooms Bonnie Scorer July 2, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun A simple bloom technique that beautifully transforms a branch. Materials Tissue paper (you can purchase this inexpensively at the dollar store) Scissors and/or fringing scissors (optional) Tacky...
Nature Finds: Rock Magnets Bonnie Scorer July 1, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun With the amount of rocks that come through the doors of our home, each summer we have had to think of a few ideas of what to do with them. This magnet idea was inspired by more of a spacey...
Nature Finds: Make Your Own Flag Bonnie Scorer June 30, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun With all the excitement of the World Cup and with many countries celebrating their "birthday" this week (as it has been referred to around here), we thought we would transform sticks into mini flag poles....
Character Flowerpots Bonnie Scorer June 16, 2014 Activities, End of the School Year Idea With the plant as the hair, this is an activity that is fun and playful for kids to say thank you to their teachers! Materials Light coloured plant pots (we got ours inexpensively at Ikea) Paint for...
