Popsicle Stick Sunflowers I get so excited when I receive my arts and crafts package from CraftProjectIdeas.com. It’s always full of such fun things and my mind starts to spin with ideas the minute I open the box! This time … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arts, Crafts and Creations
Boy Mama: A Very Hungry Caterpillar Pinata
A Very Hungry Caterpillar Pinata With Cinco de Mayo fast approaching, we whipped up a pinata in anticipation of the big day. Well, maybe whipped up is not the best word since it is quite a process from start to … Continue reading
Boy Mama Teacher Mama: Crazy Hat Day Activities and One Crazy Hat!
Crazy Hat Day Tomorrow is Crazy Hat Day at school. I was so excited to help my boys create crazy hats, but it turns out neither one of them want to wear anything more than the baseball cap hanging in … Continue reading
Book Mama: Activities for The Donut Chef
Activities for The Donut Chef I discovered a new book at the library the other day. I was actually looking for another book by author, Bob Staake (LOVE his books!), and came across, The Donut Chef, instead. The minute I … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Happy Birthday Earth!
Happy Birthday Earth! We are not done with Earth Day just yet! In fact, we have made Earth Day into Earth Week in our school. Today, we wrote birthday cards to the Earth. The students had two tasks. The first … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Garden Cupcakes
Garden Cupcakes I offered to make an Earth Day treat for our first graders. I saw several ideas I liked online, but felt like creating something that was my own. So, I came up with these Garden Cupcakes. I did … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: From Seed to Plant: An Observation Booklet
From Seed to Plant: An Observation Booklet Spring is finally here and it seems everyone is talking about seeds and plants at school. Our class is no different. We are deep into plants and growing right now. We have talked … Continue reading
Earth Day Activity
Earth Day Activity UPDATED TEMPLATE NOW AVAILABLE! Earth Day is right around the corner and I have been trying and trying to come up with an idea that hasn’t been done yet- not an easy task. But, I think I … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Primary Color Play Dough
Primary Color Play Dough Today had to be one of the gloomiest days we have had in a long time and I needed to do something to brighten our day. I decided that some brightly colored play dough was in … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Planting Felt Flowers
Planting Felt Flowers I have been working on this post for what seems like forever. My biggest problem was I couldn’t get my pictures right! So, I apologize in advance for the less than fantastic photos. But the craft itself … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Baby Duck Cookies for Spring
Baby Duck Cookies for Spring We found an adorable baby duck cookie cutter the other day at Cost Plus World Market and I just couldn’t resist buying it (I am a sucker for cute cookie cutters). I also found … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Mint Chocolate Play Dough
Mint Chocolate Play Dough I have both boys home sick today. That meant it was time to make some new play dough. We decided we used Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Flavor Mix’s Mint Chocolate because it seemed to go with … Continue reading