Joyful Parenting
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Learn to make this simple carnival game for kids! This Feed Me Monster is such an easy DIY carnival game for kids that a child can make it! Johnny's cub scout troop threw a carnival for kids last month, and each scout was asked to make and run a carnival game. Johnny was able to make this simple Feed Me! Monster carnival bean bag toss game with very little help, and it was a … [Read more...] about How To Make A Simple Carnival Game For Kids
These sticker scenes make a great quick and easy art activity for kids! I love how open-ended this activity is - we use it on road trips. It's also a great activity to have in your bag for waiting rooms and restaurants. Check out the list at the end of this post for more quick, easy, and highly portable DIY kids' activities. This sticker mosaic art activity is one of my … [Read more...] about Easy Art for Kids: Sticker Mosaic Scenes
Quick And easy shape activities for preschool - activities to go along with the book Mouse Shapes, and other shape book recommendations. It's the last week of the 2016-17 Virtual Book Club for Kids! This week's book is Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert is another fun book for exploring shapes with kids. Today I'm sharing some of our favorite shape … [Read more...] about Quick and Easy Shape Activities for Preschool
Emma has become quite the crafting machine recently, perusing books for ideas as well as coming up with her own. She got the idea for this spouting whale from The Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do, which we were lucky enough to win in a giveaway at Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns last year! It’s more of a science craft book than a science experiment book, but Emma has … [Read more...] about Spouting Whale Craft
All three kids really enjoyed decorating this simple Halloween Craft, decorating pumpkins I cut out of orange construction paper! I love how clear it is which pumpkin belongs to which child! … [Read more...] about Simple Halloween Craft: Paper pumpkins
