Sometimes the best activities start with a completely random toddler question. One morning my three-year-old started talking about volcanoes out of nowhere. We hadn’t been reading about them. We weren’t studying them yet. But volcanoes were suddenly the most fascinating thing in the world. Lucky for us, I had been working on some simple volcano…
If you’re looking for a colorful, hands-on craft that kids absolutely love, shaving cream art for kids is one of those super fun activities that never gets old. It’s messy in the best way, full of swirling colors, and the final reveal always feels like a little bit of art class magic. For this project,…
This shamrock painting activity for preschoolers is one of those art projects that feels a little bit like magic. Kids paint all around a shamrock shape, and when the shamrock is lifted away at the end, a bright white shamrock appears underneath their painting. In our childcare program, we paired this St. Patrick’s Day painting…
If you’re looking for a simple shamrock painting craft for toddlers, this St. Patrick’s Day art activity is about as easy and fun as it gets. All you need is paint, paper, and a shamrock template to create a colorful project that little hands absolutely love. In our childcare program, the kids explored different shades…
Nothing says fall fun like a good old scarecrow paper plate craft! 🍁 It’s simple. It’s adorable. And best of all, it’s toddler-approved. All you need is a paper plate, crayons, glue, scissors, and the free printable template (you can grab it below!). We did this one with our two- and three-year-olds, and let me…
Ever start a craft thinking it’s your last project of the day, only for your child to enthusiastically shout, “I want to keep painting!” Yep. That’s exactly how this neon seahorse craft came to be. We had just finished our neon jellyfish craft, and my two-year-old was not done. He was loving exploring all the…
Have you ever planned a craft thinking “this will be quick and easy”, only for it to turn into an entire day of neon ocean art? 🙋♀️ Yep, same here. The plan was simple: make a neon paper plate jellyfish craft with my two-year-old. I grabbed a paper plate, thinking he’d finger paint it like…
You know those days when you think, “Surely, we’re done crafting now…” and then your kids prove you hilariously wrong? That was me on what turned into our Neon Ocean Art Day, insert…our blobfish painting craft. We’d just finished our Neon Paint Transfer Seahorse, and I figured we were calling it good for the night….
If your kids are anything like mine, they’re either pretending to be mermaids or chomping the air like a shark at least once an hour. Honestly, my toddler thinks he is a shark most days. And if we’re being really honest, I still want to be a mermaid when I grow up. Today I’m sharing…
You want something festive, fun, toddler-friendly… and not a total prep-time monster. Enter: spray paint star art. It’s simple enough for a two-year-old, flexible enough to use with any colors (even when your paint kit doesn’t come with red), and includes a surprise element toddlers love. Whether you’re a childcare provider needing quick wins or…
