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The Very Busy Spider Craft

Ask me to name my favourite Eric Carle book and I’ll umm and ahh indefinitely. Kinda like asking me to name my favourite child. (Not that I have one.) We are massive Eric Carle fans around here, and this The Very Busy Spider craft makes use of materials from a previous Carle-inspired project. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for…
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Space Craft For Kids: Painted Planet Art

Making

This space craft for kids was inspired by a number of things. When Amanda from barley&birch asked if I wanted to join in on her 90s-inspired week of crafting, my response was “Dude? YES!” (You may remember ALLA the fun we had with 80s week, last year.) So I started brainstorming. This painted planet art is inspired by one of…
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6 Photo Paper Art Ideas

Making

This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support. My friend Cara from Raising Kinley is the Queen of Photo Paper Art. I want to spend this whole introduction raving like a lunatic about how awesome and enthusiastic Cara is. But I also don’t want to hold you back from this guest post by Cara. It is E to the…
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6 Fun Ways to Encourage Children Learning to Write

Learning

This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support. Watching children learning to write is such a magical process. The current catch cry at our place is “But how do I spell that?” Here’s what I have been doing at my place to help unlock the world of writing for my kids. Establish a writing space My little guy moved…
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9 Action Art Ideas for Kids

Making

Moving and making. Making and moving. It’s like the ultimate kid combo of creativity. We love getting creative here as a chance to connect and calm the farm. But, sometimes, our making and creating is big. Loud. And action-packed. Here are 9 of our favourite action art ideas for kids. Paint skating Possibly one of our favourite action art activities…
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