Add a twist of fun to your day with a carnival wheel Do you have a LOT of kids stopping by your house on Purim? Want to make the stop at your house one of the really fun ones of the day? Let them Spin the Wheel!! Instead of handing out candy or dollars,…
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Free Download! Along with Adar Comes Our Purim Coloring Page
Kick off Adar by coloring a scene from the Megillah. Download it here for free! Rosh Chodesh is this week. You’ll turn on the music to play “Mishanichnas,” dance around, and then download this coloring page, drawn by Dena Ackerman (@art_by_dena) to get the kids excited and bring in the Purim spirit (and it’s a…
How to Make Your Own Pom Poms
It’s easy to make your own pom poms to adorn any costume using simply a scissor and yarn. Pom poms are a great addition to any costume. You can use them on a headband or a yarmulke to mimic a wig, like colorful for clowns, white for old people, blue for thing one and thing…
How to Make a Tutu
Making your own tutu couldn’t be easier and more affordable…or more adorable! Bonus: You don’t need to sew! Hey everyone, it’s Shana here again! I first shared my DIY costume tips in this post. Now, I’d like to show you all how you can easily, in a short amount of time, create an a…
Make the Cutest Square Cookies Using This Easy Hack (+ They’re Egg-Free)
I don’t like rolling balls of cookie dough. With this hack, it’s not really necessary. When my oldest daughter was three years old, she had one of her first play dates, and I decided to bake cookies with the kids. After we had made the dough, each one taking turns adding ingredients, one of the…
Ice Cream Night! Kids Will Love Making Razzles at Home
Your kids will thank you when “Razzle Night” is the fun at-home activity of the day. We’re big Razzle fans, as for me, I’d gladly trade lunch and dinner for a Razzle. Everyone needs to treat themselves once in awhile. When my sister-in-law told me that, for one night of Chanukah, she was making…
Your Kids Will Have a Blast Drawing These Crazy Cartoons
You’ve taken the kids out and about…and now it’s time for a fun at-home activity. The kids will be busy for a while when you download these fun crazy cartoons! Your kids can trace and create endless cartoons with these templates. Download and print, then let them get busy drawing endless fun and silly faces…
This Pajama Party is the Stuff Memories Are Made Of
Have a cozy night at home that your kids will remember with these fun pajama party activities. As a homebody, I love the cold and coziness of the snow season. For one, I get to do my hibernation thing without it being frowned upon. It also definitely helps that some of my best childhood memories…
How to Get Free Art Lessons for Your Kids
On this YouTube Channel, kids learn step-by-step how to draw and you (and they) will be amazed at what they can create. A YouTube channel that is actually productive for children? What, where? Art for Kids Hub on Youtube is an amazing channel in which Rob and a child draw a picture, step by step,…
Is Your Child Naturally Disorganized?
Organizing a backpack may be the first activity that can help them learn to focus and organize. An occupational therapist shares the get-organized game plan. Awhile back, I shared my briefcase organizing technique in this post, where I recommended using the “space” system. Then, one reader wrote to us sharing that her school had recommended…