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If winter has your homeschool in full-on cozy and crafting mode, we have a beautiful, 3D papercraft that you and your children will love. This papercraft uses bright colors and a three dimensional design to create a festive, wintery village scene. While younger children can help with parts of this craft too, it’s an especially…
If it’s cold and snowing in your part of the country (or even if it’s not!), you and your children will enjoy making and using these DIY Snowflake Stamps! Whether your children are younger or older, you can enjoy making and using these stamps together. And after you’ve made them, you can use them to…
I love decorating for Christmas and enjoying the magical glow that fills our home during this time of year. For many homeschooling families, the holiday season is also a time when we engage in more-than-average creative alternatives to formal schooling like: reading books together, baking, and/or crafting! Today we’re bringing you an activity that will…
I’m so excited to share this Gorgeous 3D Gingerbread House Paper Craft with you! Why? Because this craft idea fits so well with a tradition that my daughter and I have had for the past 10 years or so. My daughter’s 17th birthday is today. Years ago (when she was only 6 or 7 years…
Most of our children look forward to Christmas because they love getting gifts! However, this Christmas Kindness Calendar helps them learn to love Christmas because it’s a time for giving (and not just receiving.) This undated calendar is perfect to use, year after year! For each day during the month of December, it includes…
Do you remember counting down the days until Christmas when you were a child? You probably do! And your children probably do the same thing! That’s why we created a fun and easy Christmas Countdown Printable that you can use to count down the days with your children until December 25! Above, you…
Are you a November 1st Christmas decorator, or do you wait until after all of the Thanksgiving dishes have been cleared away? Whichever you are, we’re bringing you an adorable decorative craft that can brighten up your home from November until January (or longer, if you like!) These Adorable DIY Gnome Dolls are so much…
Thanksgiving is sneaking up on us! If you’re looking for a cute and simple craft to do with the kids, this Paper Bag Turkey Craft is for you! Sometimes crafts involve buying a ton of supplies, and just collecting everything you need to make them can be daunting. This craft, however, is made some basic…
It’s fall, and we are enjoying getting crafty to celebrate the season! For homeschooling families, fall also offers many opportunities to learn about some of the amazing things that nature has to teach this time of year. Apples (and apple trees) are synonymous with the season and also offer several interesting points of study for…
What’s round, blue, green, and the only one of its kind? Yup, that’ll be our earth. And since it’s the only one we have, it makes sense to look after it. Which is why April 22nd’s Earth Day is a great opportunity to focus our fun and learning activities on this beautiful planet of ours…
St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! We love doing crafts whenever we can, and Ireland’s wealth of lore provides a lot of inspiration for crafts that kids are sure to love! This Leprechaun hat craft is simple enough that children of most ages should be able to participate. It is functional and tiny (just the…
Looking for a creative way to make memories with your child this Valentine’s Day? This simple and adorable sewing craft is the size of a matchbox and shows that big things (like gestures of affection) can come in very small packages! Young children will enjoy decorating the inside and outside of the matchbox and folding…
