Dinosaur Themed Sensory Play

Dinosaurs and play dough. The perfect combination for a whole lot of play! Children without a doubt require some sort of sensory play on a week to week basis. How things feel, look and smell. This week is all about dinosaurs! So come and join us to create your own dinosaur inspired invitation to play. Either way, I think its going to be a roarsome day of fun! If you want to make a smaller batch, half all the ingredients....

June 15, 2019 · 1 min · 131 words · Michael Long

DIY Repurposed Denim Checkered Picnic Blanket

I had been thinking of making a durable blanket for an upcoming camping trip. Also, with summer upon us and my family spending lots of time outdoors, apicnic blanketwas much needed. Here are the do-it-yourself instructions to turn a bunch of unwanted jeans into a stunning and usefulpicnic blanket. I knew I wanted to do a quilt-inspired blanket. So heres the math: 1. I chose the size of each of my finished squares to be 6....

June 13, 2019 · 2 min · 342 words · Christopher Smith

Play Ice Cream Dough

This ice cream dough might look good enough to eat, but its made to be played with! If kept in a properly sealed ziplock bag, it should last forever! Little ones will love squishing the dough, and decorating their pretend ice cream sundaes! I know we did. Add the icing sugar bit by bit. We added one 1/4 cup at a time. You will know it is ready when the icing is no longer sticky....

June 12, 2019 · 1 min · 177 words · Deanna Stone

Elegant Centerpiece with Painted Wine Glasses

Now that the remake is here its fun to be able to enjoy the story with my own kids. These prettypainted wine glassesare our grown-up way to get in the Aladdin spirit. We wanted to bring a little bit of this elegance to our homes this Summer with thesepainted wine glasses. The mixing of the primary paint colors really makes a bold and colorful impact. They would look gorgeous as decor at a wedding, bridal shower and especially at an Aladdin-themed party....

June 11, 2019 · 2 min · 238 words · Dennis Thompson

Make A Volcano!

This volcano project uses all four of our primary senses smell, touch, sight, and hearing. Get ready for an extravaganza of the senses! Building the shape: 2. Mix until all lumps are gone. Adjust mixture with more flour or water if necessary. Decorating your volcano: Ingredients for the eruption: you’re able to make the volcano erupt over and over for lots of sensory excitement! For more activities and fun using your senses, visitCaities Classroomfor an episode all about the Five Senses!...

June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 103 words · Anthony Lee

Test Your Senses!

You could say that we live in different worlds. Bees can see colours that people cant, a punch in of light called ultraviolet. Many flowers have patterns on them that bees can see but we cant. If you have a dog, youve probably noticed that it goes around sniffing things. Dogs have an amazing sense of smell thats much better than ours. A dog could smell a teaspoon of sugar in a million gallons of water....

June 10, 2019 · 1 min · 145 words · Shawn Waters

Dinosaur Family Fingerprint for Father’s Day

However, I think we can all agree that dinosaurs are still rawrsome enough to have on your wall! Its easy, its fun and we can guarantee yours will be one of a kind! Now that is a pretty cool present. Some dino jokes: What do you call a dinosaur that plays with fireworks?A Dino-mite! What do you call a dinosaur whose boat sinks?A tyrannosaurus wreck! What is a sleeping dinosaur called?...

June 8, 2019 · 1 min · 162 words · Colleen Maldonado

Cricut Design Space: Help with Letter Spacing

Select New Project in Design Space. choose the Text button on the left side panel. Select Pen and Ink font in regular style from the options available. With kindly text highlighted, select ungroup letters. Then shift each individual letter right up next to the prior one. And continue until all letters in the word are connected. For the words Seat Yourself, select Book Antiqua font in regular style from the options available....

June 7, 2019 · 2 min · 229 words · Allen Armstrong

How to Paint Lavender Flowers in Acrylics (Simple & Easy)

Learn how to paint lavender in acrylics using basic acrylic paints and cotton swabs! Want to learn how to paint lavender in the easiest flower painting tutorial? Then this step by step tutorial (with YouTube video ) will be your pal! It goes through most things youll need to know when starting out. More Easy Flower Painting Ideas Looking for more [ beginner level ] easy flower painting ideas? And if youre looking for more spring blooms to paint check out this60+ spring painting ideas....

June 7, 2019 · 3 min · 482 words · Ashley Liu

DIY Bathroom Sign: Using the Cricut EasyPress on Wood

You might be asking yourself why use the EasyPress on wood?. I used some leftover scrap wood I found in the garage and made this silly bathroom sign. Ive seen these sorts of signs in little boutiques and shops and was excited to make my own. Since getting our first Cricut Maker a few months ago, weve enjoyed experimenting with different crafts and materials. Sand edges and surface of plywood and trim and then clean off all the loose dust....

June 5, 2019 · 2 min · 415 words · Brandon Dennis DVM

Tissue Paper Tree Craft

This simple tree craft is one that everyone can get involved with. you might make a big tree, or a little tree! Maybe your tree grows fruit! Maybe it has long branches! Trees are versatile, and so is this craft. And they will love making the tree bark texture in the cardboard. Give it a try! Things youll need Tree Trunk Cut a section of the cardboard for your tree trunk....

June 4, 2019 · 1 min · 188 words · Amy Collins

Stand Up Tree Craft

Plus, they are very beautiful to look at. We think our stand up tree craft is pretty beautiful, too! you’ve got the option to make one tree, or create a whole forest to play in. Who will live in your forest? What kind of fruit will your trees grow? There is so much to love about trees, and we hope you love these tree crafts, too! She has a whole episode about trees!...

June 3, 2019 · 1 min · 111 words · Kevin Phelps

Sweet Strawberry Painted Rocks

So what better time than the present to share thesestrawberry painted rockswe originally shared for Crafts by Amanda. Large or small, there is plenty of inspiration around us. Heres the how-to and supplies needed to make your own set of sweet strawberry rock decor. Easy Painted Bird Rocks Should you chose to purchase through these links we make a small commission at no extra cost to you. You canread our full disclosure here....

May 31, 2019 · 1 min · 177 words · Daniel Torres