Here’s our weekly craft from MomonDealz! May 5th is Cinco de Mayo – make a sombrero to celebrate! How To Make a Sombrero Materials: Newspaper Masking Tape Paint String Pom Pom Balls (or other desired decor) Directions: 1. Stack 2 sheets of newspaper and lay them on your child’s head or a small bowl. 2. Using masking tape, tape around to create the top of the …
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Here’s another great kid’s craft that Momondealz has cooked up for us. It’s great for teaching little ones that things we generally throw out can be reused to make other things! Newspaper Art Materials: Cereal Box Newspaper Mod Podge Paint Directions: 1. Grab those leftover newspapers and allow your child to rip or cut it into pieces. 2. Cover the empty cereal box in …
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This week’s frugal kid’s craft is a fun way to “reward” your child for good behavior and other things to do with handprints! Thanks to Momondealz for another great idea! High Five Jar Materials: Cleaning Wipe Canister Card Stock Mod Podge Directions: 1. Clean and dry the canister. 2. Create a label for the canister. Ours says “Will’s High Five Jar”. 3. Trace your …
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April 13th was National Scrabble Day! MomOnDealz’s has a couple great crafts for us using Scrabble pieces! I found a Scrabble game at the thrift store for $1 so be sure to look around for a cheap way to get some pieces. Scrabble Crafts: #1. Scrabble Coasters Materials: Scrabble Letters Cork Board Mod Podge Scissors Directions: 1. Decide how many scrabble pieces wide you …
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This is one of my favorite projects! The first thing you need to do is to make the egg carton caterpillar from last week. Preschool Project of the Week: Caterpillar to Butterfly Metamorphosis Supplies: Egg Carton Caterpillar White Cardstock Paint & Brush Hot Glue Empty Pringles Can (the tall ones) Brown construction paper OR brown spray paint The key to this is the element …
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Whenever we go down the juice aisle at the store, ALL I hear about are the “Lightning McQueen Juice Boxes”. But the “Lightning McQueen Juice Boxes” are $3.50-$4.00 for a pack of eight. We don’t get those often. A couple weeks ago, I was able to snag 10 packs of Minute Maid for $2.00 …
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Spring is kind of like Christmas, there are more crafts you can do that you can shake a stick at. Bug and I spent a nice afternoon outside making caterpillars! The nice things about these crafts is that you probably already have everything you need on hand to make at least one of them! Popsicle Stick …
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When I saw this craft at Momondealz I knew I had to share! Bug would LOVE this Thomas the Train Easter basket! Of course, you can customize this to your child’s favorite character too! Homemade Easter Basket Materials: Cardboard box Construction paper Paint Decor of your choice (depends on theme of your basket) Markers Glue or Mod Podge Googly eyes Directions: 1. Cut the lid of …
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I have been a preschool teacher for 8 years and I have a three year old son. Each week I will share an idea with you that I have used at school and/or at home. Learning can be fun for preschoolers and it’s important that they learn to love learning at a young age! Check …
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Here’s this week’s frugal craft from MomonDealz! Check out Momondealz’s Kids Frugal Fun page. Nature Art Materials: Cardstock Mod Podge Sticks, Rocks, Flowers, Grass, other Nature Items Directions: 1. Take a walk with your child and look for items in nature that could be used to create art. Help your child identify certain things and which are appropriate to take as …
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Each week Mom On Dealz brings us a kids craft that is fun, educational, and frugal. Since St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend, here’s a craft utilizing pictures from the holiday. But this craft can easily be altered to be for any holiday (check out the educational activities at the bottom for ideas)! If you’ve missed …
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Each week, Mom on Dealz provides us with a fun kids craft that is educational and frugal! In case you didn’t notice all the Suess-y things going on last week, March 2nd was Dr. Suess’s birthday! Even though that is past us, it doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with Dr. Suess!! (Who doesn’t love …
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