Make A St. Patrick’s Day Bouquet
Kids can transform 2D paper into beautiful 3D flowers, exploring creativity and engineering techniques to craft petals, leaves, and stems. Explore folding, cutting, and gluing techniques to make these flowers three-dimensional. Make them extra fun by adding...
Exploring 3-D Art Through Paper Structures
Start the year off with creativity and organization! Transform flat two-dimensional pieces of paper into eye-catching three-dimensional (3-D) masterpieces with just a few simple folds, cuts, and twists. This fun activity sparks imagination and introduces STEAM...
Make Your Own Puppet
Transform a cardboard tube into a puppet using scissors, tools, and your imagination! This maker activity requires limited materials that you probably have at home and offers open-ended exploration and play. Materials you’ll need: •Cardboard Tubes •Pipe...
Piñatas!
Do you know what makes any celebration a little more joyful? Creating your very own homemade piñata! In Latin America and in the United States piñatas are a fun addition to any birthday party. It’s time to celebrate and create your own piñata! Materials you’ll need: ...
Pressed Flower Art
Do you ever pass by a field of flowers and wish you could pick one and keep it forever? Flower pressing is just one way of preserving the beauty of flowers, leaves and other plants you see out in nature. With this fun, easy craft you can get outside, explore...
Fun with Symmetry
Have you ever noticed how butterflies have the same pattern on both sides of their wings? That's symmetry in action. With these easy steps, you and your child can discover the fun of making symmetry art. Materials you’ll need: Paper or newspaper Scissors Paint...
Make Your Own Valentine Garland
Everybody loves Valentine's Day, right? Aside from cards and candies, it’s a great opportunity for parents and kids to reinforce a loving bond by participating in creative activities together. Better still, once complete, each creation brightens up your home...
Holiday Crafts
Snow SlimeOne of the best parts of the holiday season is the extra time at home with family. Planning fun creative holiday-themed activities with kids is a perfect way to establish new family traditions, engage grandparents, and burn-off some energy. Plus, it gets...
It’s So Much Fun… It’s Spooky!
Halloween is a magical time for kids, filled with costumes, candy, and creative fun. Here are two Halloween-themed craft projects for parents to do with their children, to make the holiday even more special. Paper Plate Ghosts Materials Needed: White...
Add Excitement to The Back-to-School Lunch Menu
Parents spend countless hours making peanut butter and jelly and cold-cut sandwiches for their kids’ school lunches. Ultimately, many reach a point of asking, “Isn’t there something better, healthier and different that we can come up with?” Fortunately, through...
DIY Soda Can Planter
Father’s Day began in 1910 at the YMCA in Spokane, Washington, after a young woman named Sonora Louise Smart wondered why there wasn’t a day dedicated to celebrating fathers. She was the daughter of a Civil War veteran whose wife passed away, leaving him to raise...
Soar to New Heights with a Home-Made Kite
In a time when digital entertainment is ever-present, the idea of flying a kite can seem quaint. But the concept of flight is magical at any age. Follow these steps to create your very own kite and then head to your nearest park, field or even parking lot to...
