This craft stick reindeer ornament is a super fun way to decorate your Christmas tree at home! Christmas crafts are a fun way to celebrate the season with kids AND have some fun handmade ornaments to display from year to year as well! The craft stick reindeer ornament is a super simple Christmas craft that can easily be hung from any Christmas tree. It's a great preschool activity as well. Best of all, the craft is ...
Making Gingerbread Houses With Kids Using Graham Crackers
Is there anything more iconic than making gingerbread houses with kids during the holidays? Kids love making their own unique gingerbread houses, but it's even easier and kid-friendly when you use graham crackers instead of traditional gingerbread. And the kids just eat the candy anyway, so why not save yourself the trouble? Follow along for our best tips on how to make a graham cracker gingerbread house recipe for ...
Growing a Grinch Heart Science Experiment
Your children will love this Growing a Grinch Heart Science Experiment! It's a fun way to get excited about the holiday season. I'm sure you're familiar with the classic Christmas tale of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It's such a great story and movie for this time of year! It's a classic Christmas story and kids love reading it (and now watching one of the many versions of the movie!). Why not take your kids' love of ...
Why the Amazon Fire Kids Edition Tablet is a Must Have for your kids!
Please note that this post is sponsored by Amazon. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Being a mom who does most of her work online, I'm a fan of children and toddlers having access to this growing technology world.. I also understand that this has to be done with guidelines. If done correctly, technology and gadgets can offer a wide variety of learning opportunities for children. Since I spend a lot of time online ...
Handprint Ornament Santa
We love making Christmas crafts this time of year. But some crafts are too complicated for kids to make themselves. This year that's not the case at all, though! This Handprint Ornament Santa Craft is so simple and fun to make that it's a great way for everyone in the family to create together. Transform your child's handprint into a lovely keepsake ornament that looks like Santa's head. It's seriously the cutest ornament, ...
Winter Pre-Writing Worksheets + Mats
These fun Winter Pre-Writing Worksheets are perfect for young children who are just learning to hold a pencil and write. They will also learn letter recognition while completing these pages. We love winter in our house and are always creating fun new ways to combine our love of learning and the changing seasons. My son really loves to be outdoors and exploring so we find a good balance between indoor activities and outdoor ...
How To Make Oobleck Recipe – Non Newtonian Fluid
Learn how to make Oobleck using this simple Oobleck Recipe. This post includes a non Newtonian Fluid Recipe that is one of the coolest science experiments for kids. It's an exercise in Non-Newtonian fluids, but it's also tons of fun to squish and play with. If you're looking for a totally cool Oobleck recipe for kids of all ages (including those at heart) , you're going to love this! Crush the oobleck and it turns into a hard ...
Winter is Here: Awesome Winter Activities To Enjoy With Your Preschooler
Read the wonderful story “Winter is Here” with your preschooler. Then try some snowy activities inspired by the book. Includes art projects, sensory play, preschool science, and some free printables. These winter activities are great! ...
Reading Quotes to Encourage the Love of Reading
Reading in our household is huge. It's something that we do on a daily basis, sometimes as a group and sometimes as individuals. There's just something about the way that books can transport you to a whole other world without ever having to leave your home. I share many of these reading quotes of my Fun With Mama Facebook Page (I'd love to have you follow along) and they're always received and shared in a very positive ...
20 Grief Books for Kids
If you're looking for some great children's books about grief, you don't want to miss this list. Finding ways to comfort your child during times of loss can be hard. These books might help! Losing a loved one is the hardest part of life. For little ones who don't understand life and death, it can be difficult for them to understand what is happening and how they are supposed to be acting. This list of children's books about ...