Make Your Own Treasure Chest Octonauts Style Before I begin this post, I have to give credit where credit is due. My inspiration for this creation came from The Imagination Tree’s post, DIY: Treasure Chest. From this inspiration came my version. … Continue reading
How to Make an Octonauts’ Hat We had a big birthday this past weekend. My youngest turned 4 and we had a Octonauts Party to celebrate. One of the big hits was the Octonaut hats we made. Here is how … Continue reading
Almost a Fire Fighter Party My youngest turns 4 in a few weeks and for the LONGEST time all he wanted was a fire fighter birthday party. I was pretty excited because there are so many great things that can … Continue reading
Homemade Flags for the 4th of July Here it is! Our first (and most likely only) July 4th craft. I have been thinking about trying this activity with my boys for a while and finally did it today. To create … Continue reading
Sponge Koosh Balls I have seen these sponge koosh balls all over the internet and decided to try making some of our own. They were super easy to make, very colorful and will come in handy both in the tub … Continue reading
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
Mother’s Day Portraits Every year while teaching first grade, I have done Mother’s Day portraits with my class and this year was no exception. The portraits themselves are really quite simple, but the product, I find, is gorgeous, timeless and … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
