Torn Paper Skeletons I had forgotten about this activity until the other day when I was going through my Halloween folder at school. I love making torn paper skeletons and decided to try it with my first graders. I knew … Continue reading
Candy Corn Ice Cream Treat I made this fun dessert for our Halloween party last year and wanted to show it to you all. Candy Corn Ice Cream Treat Ingredients: 2 gallons of vanilla ice cream (preferably a softer brand … Continue reading
Five Little Scarecrows Rhyme and Craft I have shared quite a few Five Little Rhymes on BMTM over the past few years. And because of my latest fascination with scarecrows, I have added another one to the collection. Five Little … Continue reading
Scarecrow Art I fell in love with this idea for making scarecrows faces from Art Projects for Kids. It is a bit more structured than most drawing/painting activities we do in our classroom, but I still wanted to give it … Continue reading
Windblown Book and Activity I love this book. Windblown by Eduard Manceau is a wonderfully simple book. It tells the story of seven scraps of paper blown along by the wind. On each page, the scraps create an animal who also … Continue reading
Fall Leaves Crafts and Activities My youngest asked if we could paint some leaves this morning. It has been a long time since we have done any crafts at home, so I immediately said yes. He wanted to cut some … Continue reading
Spiderman Goodie Bags Materials empty cardboard box scissors glue black and white poster board (or other paper) red paper bags Directions After gathering the above materials, find a Spiderman mask image on the internet. The mask image I found was … Continue reading
Summertime Crafts and Learning Activities This is a collection of some of BMTM’s favorite summertime crafts and activities. Click the link for each idea to take you to the post. Hope you find something you like! SUMMERTIME CRAFTS Dome Lid … Continue reading
Learning Lot Parking Garage I loved this parking garage idea from Lilla a and wanted to create one for my youngest. I have seen other similar ideas over the years, but this is my first attempt at this version. We did make … Continue reading
Egg Carton and Popsicle Stick Flowers It feels like forever since I have done any crafts with my boys. Between school, after school activities, homework and all the other parts of daily life, crafting has definitely taken a back seat. … Continue reading
Circus Craft: Trapeze Artist I found this awesome trapeze artist craft on Pinterest when we were doing our circus unit. The idea comes from the site, Use Your Colored Pencils. I followed the basic instructions from Use Your Colored Pencils, … Continue reading
Tiny Little Fly, Back Again Michael Rosen’s book, Tiny Little Fly, has made a come back in our house. My youngest fell in love with this book a few years ago and, as often happens, he moved onto another favorite. … Continue reading