If you're looking for a fun Christmas handprint activity, you'll love this Christmas tree handprint craft. It's super simple to make and so much fun for toddlers, preschoolers, and older kids as we head towards Christmas. All you have to do is decorate a painted handprint! Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own Christmas tree hand print and then why not take it one step further and turn it into a homemade Christmas card!

 

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If you're looking for a super simple craft idea, you're going to love this toilet paper snowman craft! Kids of all ages will love decorating their own cute toilet roll snowman. It uses basic supplies but can also be enhanced with any supplies you have at home. Kids can get creative decorating a series of toilet paper snowmen. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your own toilet paper roll snowman.

 

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Santa salt dough handprint ornaments are the perfect Christmas craft for kids! Making Christmas salt dough ornaments couldn't be easier using our easy salt dough recipe and these salt dough Santa handprint ornaments make adorable Christmas keepsakes to bring out year after year.  

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Get ready to countdown to Christmas with this Santa's Beard Christmas countdown printable. Add a cotton ball to Santa's beard each day on the run-up to Christmas and by Christmas Eve Santa's beard will be complete, ready for him to visit that night!

 

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You are going to love these snow globe crafts! What could be more fun for a child than making a craft that captures their favourite season in a beautiful and festive way? These 20 snowglobe crafts are perfect for keeping kids occupied during the cold winter months. Whether you want to make an actual snow globe or are looking for a simple snow globe paper craft for the classroom or at home, we've got you covered. 

 

 

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How adorable are these Christmas handprint cards?! If you have a toddler or preschooler in the house then these handprint Christmas cards are for you. We have three handprint xmas cards to choose from, a handprint reindeer, a handprint Santa Claus, and a handprint elf. We also have a set of handprint Christmas card printables that you can use if you would like to make this Christmas handprint craft even easier.

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Whether you are looking for an easy snowman craft for kids or a fun snowman-themed Christmas countdown craft you are sure to love this cotton ball snowman craft (complete with template).  This snowman craft is great for toddlers and preschoolers working on fine motor skills, as well as being fun for children of all ages looking for a fun way to count down to Christmas. There are 6 cotton ball snowman templates to choose from which you can use to make your own Christmas snowman craft, snowman countdown to Christmas, or cute winter snowman craft. 

 

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Christmas salt dough ornaments are easy to make and look great hanging on the Christmas tree. Using our easy salt dough ornament recipe you can mix up a batch of salt dough in minutes and create personalized Christmas ornaments to treasure forever! We bring out our Salt dough Christmas ornaments year after year and it is lovely to see how these salt dough crafts develop as the children get older.

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If you are looking for a simple autumn craft for toddlers and preschoolers, this apple printing pumpkin craft is for you! This quick and easy pumpkin craft is created using an apple as a stamp. The apple stamp is dipped in orange paint and once dry you can add pumpkin details to your print. This apple stamp pumpkin craft makes a great Halloween craft as well as a craft for the autumn season.

 

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Are you looking for a fun and easy ghost craft to make with the kids this Halloween? If so, this cheesecloth ghost is the perfect craft for you. It is quick and easy to make using just a few supplies and looks effective as a Halloween decoration.

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Explore the fascinating world of optical illusions with this fun 3d hand art activity! This 3d hand drawing art project is easy to create and kids will love the illusion it creates. 

 

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Explore positive and negative space in art with this simple black-and-white art project. Using a black marker and our ready-to-print template it couldn't be easier to dip your toes into this fundamental element of art. 

 

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Number recognition is an essential preschool activity. It prepares children for more advanced math skills to come. Here, we offer over 25 number activities that reinforce number recognition in a fun, hands-on ways.

 

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Do you have a child who loves space and crafts? Then our printable space-themed craft is something your kid can have fun with for hours! Use our free space template and follow our step-by-step guide to see your kid's spacey dreams come to life.

 

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There are so many benefits to getting a good night's sleep and the right mattress can make all the difference between a good or bad night's sleep. Having heard great things about Simba mattresses we were delighted to be sent a king-sized Simba Sleep mattress bundle to test and review. 

 

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Painting with kids can be so much fun but also overwhelming if you don't know where to begin. The thought of paint everywhere is enough to never get started. In this post, I want to share all my best tips and ideas around painting for kids. It's so beneficial to development and creativity!

 

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If you're looking for easy activities for the kids that are fun and educational, you need printable playdough mats in your life! You'll find so many that help kids develop their fine motor skills while combining other early learning skills too. 

 

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Have a toddler, preschooler, or older kid who LOVES zebra crafts? This paper bag zebra craft is exactly what they need. We have even included a free zebra template to help put it together. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own paper bag puppet!

 

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Have a child who absolutely ADORES monkeys? This paper bag monkey craft is perfect for them! Toddlers, preschoolers, and even older kids will have a blast assembling and then playing with their paper bag puppet. We have included a free monkey template to make it super easy for you. Just follow the step-by-step directions below to make your own monkey puppet.

 

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This paper frog craft doubles up as a cute frog gift bag. It would be fun to make as a spring craft for kids or with toddlers and preschoolers after singing the nursery rhyme 5 Little Speckled Frogs. Whatever your reason for making this cute craft simply grab the frog template and follow the step-by-step directions below to make your own frog paper craft. 

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Here is a collection of fun coffee filter crafts that will keep the kids busy for hours. Coffee filters are an underrated crafting material. They're cheap, they come in various sizes, and they can be dyed with food coloring to give your crafts that extra pop!

 

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If you have a child that absolutely ADORES sea creatures, you are going to love this seahorse craft. Toddlers, preschoolers, and older kids will all enjoy putting together this seahorse paper craft. It's such a fun ocean-themed craft idea. We have included a free seahorse template to make it super easy! Scroll down below for step-by-step directions to make your fun seahorse!

 

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Paper crafts are such a great activity for those slow afternoons. This squid craft is PERFECT for children of all ages who enjoy sea creatures. It makes a great addition to an ocean life unit as well. We have included a free printable squid template to make this ocean craft nice and easy! Follow the step-by-step directions below to create your very own paper squid craft.

 

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Baby footprints are so tiny and adorable! What better way to treasure your babies footprints than to display them alongside a baby footprint quote or poem. We have a selection of 6 different free printable footprint poems and quotes to make creating this beautiful baby craft really easy. A keepsake poem next to little footprints would make a wonderful gift for mom for Mother's Day, Dad for Father's Day or as a personalised gift for grandparents, it would even be a fun Valentine's Day craft for babies to make!

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Every child loves making slime. It's an art form that is guaranteed to be a hit with kids of all ages! This list has 30 different homemade slime recipes that are guaranteed to be a hit!

 

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We love DIY keepsakes and these easy to make clay handprint bowls are totally adorable. Toddlers and preschoolers will love getting involved with this simple air dry clay craft. These handprint bowls would be perfect for kids to make as homemade gifts for family, they are sure to be treasured forever. 

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Turn your garden into a bird's playground with this adorable Milk Carton Bird House! 

 

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These shape crafts and shape activities for kids will help you get your creative juices flowing while teaching your kids about shape recognition, patterning, symmetry, and other geometry-related concepts! Toddlers and preschoolers love to play with shapes, and this selection of fun shape activities is an easy way for them to develop their creativity and learn the basics of geometry in a fun, hands-on way.

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I am so excited to introduce you to my new book, 'Fun Painting Projects for Kids'. It is filled with 60 fun painting activities to unleash your inner artist!

 

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Outdoor learning is a great way to connect with nature and have fun. Forest School activities can incorporate art, craft, science, sensory play, and so much more! Through forest school children are given an opportunity to get outdoors and learn new skills.

 

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