activities, crafts, games and other fun projects for preschool aged children
One of the favorites of Mardi Gras are the piles of beads. Purple, green and gold beaded necklaces are everywhere! We have a few traditional Mardi Gras necklaces, but wanted to make our own and none of our stringing bead stashes included all 3 colors and we really wanted to make a sparkly necklace. So, … Read more
Using recycled cardboard from food boxes like cereal or crackers you can make some fun heart threading cards. We used some craft paint and a little glitter paint to make our threading cards extra fancy, but you could use markers, crayons or just the box cardboard if you’d like. This is a fun project to … Read more
Not everything sticks to everything permanently. We make projects with glitter glue here all the time, however, if you put glitter glue on plastic, sometimes it peals right off when it dries. This is a fun and sparkly activity to explore for a little fun with science while playing with glitter. Your preschooler is sure … Read more
Make a sun catcher using recycled plastic. All those take out containers, fruit boxes and other plastic from produce or products can be made into beautiful sun catchers. Just cut the plastic into shapes,paint, punch holes using a standard hole punch and string together. You can add beads, glitter or gem stickers for more sparkle.
Whether you want to paint or glue paper, these pumpkins are super cute and loads of fun for preschoolers to make. You can use different materials to decorate your cardboard box pumpkin including googly eyes, yarn, glitter and even lights. If you want to cut out holes, you could add lights inside. I’d suggest painting … Read more