Cupcakes and Commentary

We began a little finger paint project last week. I basically had Super A choose colors, then layer tape, and choose more colors, and then choose a shape, and then I painted the first letter of his name in the center. So here is our project in steps: Step 1: Super A chose, blue, green, [...]

A quick and easy craft for St. Patrick’s Day! What you need… Colors of the rainbow construction paper Four Leaf Clover cookie cutter Scissors Markers Glue Stick Here’s what you do… Trace and cut out the colors of the rainbow in shamrocks (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet). Then color with markers as such: [...]

I had so much fun doing the Valentine’s Day Banner, I decided to whip up a little St. Patrick’s Day Banner. This was sooo quick and easy and very inexpensive! What you Need: Four 8×11 felt sheets (I used two white, one light green, one dark green) Four leaf clover cookie cutter Buttons (I used [...]

For Valentine’s Day I got Super A a little tin mailbox and some stickers so he could decorate it. It turned out so cute! It is a simple little craft, perfect for a toddler, and something they can actually use after! What you need… A little tin mailbox ($1.00 at Target!!) Stickers (you can use [...]

Just a little something we’ve been working on… You will need: Salt Dough (I used the recipe here…and followed the directions exactly) Then we rolled out the dough… And cut out hearts using heart shaped cookie cutters that I got from Target: Then we put them all on a pan and I put one little [...]

On Monday my sister and I embarked on making a Valentine’s Banner that we had seen on the Our Best Bites blog. It was simple and inexpensive! I actually found pre-cut hearts at Hobby Lobby, and got the ribbon, and buttons all for under twenty dollars (and that was for materials to make two banners). [...]

This week we are discussing different colors and going beyond just the basic hues. We also discussed value and intensity, by mixing red and white to make pink and looking at how gray affects different colors. I did a Valentine craft with Super A to talk about how red and white makes pink which I [...]

From super simple, to more complex, here are some Christmas crafts for you to enjoy! First, super simple: Gingerbread Puppet You will need: Brown Construction Paper Popsicle Stick Crayons Glue Stick Directions: Cut gingerbread person shape out of construction paper. Decorate with crayons. Glue to Popsicle stick. All done! Next, a little more complex Puff [...]

I’m not sure if this is a craft, or glorified cut and paste project. However, it is quick and helpful in working on learning shapes, which we are doing right now. I would suggest reading the book “Snowmen at Night” after doing the craft. It’s a fun read for toddlers to preschoolers, and has vivid [...]

Are there still leaves outside?? There should be some. I combined this craft with past finger painting and our adventure in finding leaves outside. It combines painting, tracing, and deciphering different leaf sizes. And cutting paper. Materials Needed: Leaves Construction Paper Crayon Safety Scissors The first thing you need to do is go outside and [...]