Hand prints are so telling.  It reminds us how quickly time goes by and how precious these moments we have really are.

I’m excited to see my little ones grow, but at the same, I want them to stay little forever.  I like to make some sort of hand and foot print card with their picture every year so I can remember their cuteness.

Mother’s Day Hand and Foot Print Card

First, print off this free Mother’s Day poem printable on card stock.  That way, if you use school glue it doesn’t get all wrinkly like regular printer paper.

Have the children trace their hands and a foot on construction paper or help them do it.  For the foot use green and for the hands a different color.  Cut the prints out as well as another long green strip of construction paper for the stem of the flower.  Next, place the stem on the card and arrange the hands into a flower shape with the palms overlapping on top of the stem.  Use the foot print as a leaf at the bottom of the stem.  Print off a picture of the children and place it in the middle of the flower hands.

One year, I didn’t have as many children in my preschool class so we used paint to make our hand and foot prints.

I really like paint, but the construction paper method is nice because older children can do it all by themselves.

I will definitely be doing the construction paper flower card again for my new preschool class at church.

Do you have any Mother’s Day gift ideas that you like to make with kids?

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Learning Activities Perfect for Spring

Fractions will make much more sense using this Fraction Flowers method and maths more fun with these games: Spring Math Game and Number Line Game!

Pretend and count with this Flower Pots Counting Activity.

Work on fine motor skills by making a Fine Motor & Counting Busy Sheet or this sweet Feed the Robin idea.

Learn about the busy bees and enjoy this Pollen Transfer fine motor activity.

Arranging Flowers are fun and educational too!

Print these free printables: Fingerprint Counting and Spring Alphabet Puzzle for a quick, no prep activity.

Practice name recognition and spelling with an easy Tulip Name Puzzle.

Spell some word family words with a Word Family Garden activity or perhaps use these Spring Writing Prompts for your older kids.

Spring Science activities like these Colourful Flowers and Seed Germination are always a hit!

Learn about What plants need with this fun idea and printable.

Get out the house and have fun learning in nature with these Park Activities, perfect for Spring time!

Teach economics and entrepreneurship with this free Entrepreneurship for Kids: Create a Lemonade Stand packet.

Try this Rain Cloud Experiment, and learn about the different types of clouds; what they look like, and what they can predict.

Enjoy Spring and enjoy learning with these fun ideas and activities!

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Pumpkin Crafts

Find the Letter on the Pumpkin – Hands on As We Grow

For younger kids who are learning their alphabet, try this “find the letter” pumpkin activity.

Pumpkin Patch Preschool Printable – Homeschool Preschool

Homeschool Preschool is known for their adorable free printables. Here is a pumpkin patch inspired printable.

Easy Rice Krispie Pumpkins – Embark on the Journey

If you’ve made Rice Krispie treats before, this should be a breeze!

Pumpkin Science Exploration – Pre-K Pages

Introduce kids to science the fun way – hands-on activities. Get messy with this hands-on pumpkin exploration activity.

Big Pumpkin Storytelling Paper Plate Craft

Inspired by the book Big Pumpkin, create a pumpkin paper plate.

Describe a Pumpkin Using All 5 Senses – Gift of Curiosity

Describe a pumpkin using all five senses – what does it feel like? Look like? Smell like? This can easily be adapted for older children as well, as it requires some interesting thought!

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Back to School Crafts

Back to School Counting Mats – Living Life and Learning

Check out these adorable counting mats for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

Back to School Printable Note Cards – Kandy Kreations

Enjoy these encouraging little back-to-school printables!

2015-2016 Book Based Activity Calendars – Growing Book By Book

Check out these printable book-based monthly calendars.

Back to School Mad Libs – Amy’s Wandering

Get your creative juices flowing with these fun Mad Libs!

Apple Anatomy – A Little Pinch of Perfect

Learn the parts of an apple with this free printable. Best part? Snacks are involved!

Planning Your High School Classes – The End In Mind

This may be quite a ways for some of you, but still a great resource to keep on hand by Lee Binz, the Home Scholar.

50 Freezer Meals and Tips for Back to School by A Life in Balance

Make the back to school transition easier with these freezer meal tips!

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Messy Pig Craft – Mrs. Karen’s Class

If you don’t mind a mess, this craft is for you! Hint: sand, oatmeal and tempera paint make the mud!

Water Bottle Piggy – Easy Crafts for Kids

Create a little piggy from a water bottle and pink paint. This works great as a piggy bank!

Sheep Crafts – Danielle’s Place

From a Lost Sheep craft to cotton ball sheep to popcorn sheep, this list has many cute little sheep ideas!

Rocking Paper Plate Crab – Crafts on Sea

All you need is a paper plate, red paper, glue, and googly eyes for this easy and fun craft.

Baggy Fish Craft – Crayola

Crayola has a great tutorial on creating a puffy little fish – from a brown paper bag!

Paper Plate Bats – Crafts on Sea

Perfect for a Halloween themed party, these paper plate bats are the easy solution to a fun Halloween-themed party!

Felt Turkey Pattern – My Mundane and Miraculous Life

Create this easy DIY felt turkey.

Bird Crafts – 101 Craft Ideas

From Angry Birds bookmarks to bird puppets to milk jug bird feeders, here are 10 bird crafts for kiddos of all ages.

Play Dough Insects – A Little Pinch of Perfect

Create insects out of play dough, and carefully weave in a lesson about their anatomy and structure. (tutorial included!)

Handprint Life Cycle of a Butterfly – Schooltime Snippets

With mainly construction paper and paint, learn about the four life cycles of a butterfly through this craft.

Snakes – Crafts by Amanda

Turn a brown paper towel or toilet paper tube into an adorable snake!

Egg Carton Turtles – Patchwork Parent

Create turtles simply with an egg carton and some paint!

Polar Bear Craft – Instructables

Combine a white paper plate with cotton balls and a styrofoam cup and you get a cute polar bear craft!

Egg Carton Penguin – Patchwork Parent

Save an egg carton, an ice cream tube lid, and a cereal box card for this craft.

Bear Fork Craft – Crafty Morning

Create an artistic bear with some brown paint – and a fork!

Handprint Lion – Busy Bee Kids Craft

I’ve always been a fan of handprint crafts. Turn a treasured handprint into a lion. Super fun project!

Lion Toilet Paper Roll – DLTK Crafts

Create a lion from a toilet paper roll, and a free printable.

Origami Giraffe – Tiny Rotten Peanuts

Follow this easy DIY tutorial on creating an origami owl. All you need is a piece of paper!

Paper Plate Owl – Mommy Savers

Combine a paper plate and construction paper, and decorate your own little owl.

Monkey Tree Craft – First Palette

Create a monkey and monkey tree with a paper towel tube.

Monarch Butterfly Art – Kid World Citizen

If you don’t mind some mess, this project is for you. It involves heavily on black paint and glue, but the finished result is so pretty!

Asian Elephant Craft – Kid World Citizen

Best for ages 8+. this craft combines cardboard, glue, foil and paint. This may take more work than some of the crafts on here, but it is something unique that artsy kids will love.

Elephant Eggs – Sight and Sound Reading

Teach the short vowel E and create this cute elephant craft with it. This site is also full of hands-on activities for teaching reading and the alphabet.

Emus and Hippos – Crafty Moms Share

Every kid should know what an emu is. (The emu is the largest bird native in Australia.) Here’s a craft to make this fun bird more memorable!

Habitat Mural – True Aim Education

Add an extra layer of biology with this habitat mural!

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Also, check out these 50 animal crafts for kids.

Mommy Minutes has Handprint Alphabet crafts, and goes through the entire alphabet. Many letters are animals.

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Letter Matching Rainbow

Great way to learn upper and lower case!

Reading Comprehension Rainbow Bracelet

A genius way to guide kids through retelling a story.

Rainbow Activities and Free Printables

Lots of activities to teach your tots with free rainbow printables!

Rainbow Words

Learn to spell your name or anything else with this easy activity.

Rainbow Paper Science Experiment

Find out what is making all those beautiful colors.

Rainbow Hair Free Poem Printable

Children will learn how to read their colors through a poem and craft.

Counting Rainbow Goldfish

A fun free printable to do after you read the famous Dr. Seuss Book!

Counting Coins in Rainbow Sensory Sand

This sand is even fun to just look at!

Rainbow Sight Word Painting

Secret words are hiding on the paper. Do this with letters or numbers too!

Play with the Rainbow

Have some more fun with these rainbow play ideas!

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Penguin Book for Toddlers

This book is perfect for children ages 9 months and up! It especially engages toddlers because it is filled with sensory experiences. Each page features a penguin with a different texture. Which Penguin is the right one?

That’s Not My Penguin

Penguin Learning Activities for Toddlers

These activities are meant to encourage learning, but if your child isn’t enjoying it, it might not be the right level for them. Try adjusting it to fit their interests and abilities.

Penguin Finger Print

Just like every finger print is different, so is every Penguin. Teach your toddler about their finger print or talk about how penguins can identify each other by the noise they make and every penguin has a different call.

Penguin Hand Print

It’s easy and fun to do hand print art and talk about the different parts of a penguin as you make it with your child.

Penguin Sensory Bin

Great idea for independent play and to talk about where Penguins live.

Blubber Science

How do penguins stay warm in the freezing cold water?

Simple Penguin Math Games

Here are some ideas for fun math games to play with these or any printable penguins.

Circle Penguin Craft

Just have the circles cut out and ready and this is the easiest craft! Your toddlers will learn what a circle is in one activity.

More Penguin Shapes

Teach your toddler all their shapes with these cute printable penguins and more.

Penguin Pompom Color Match

Use this for counting too!

Feed the Penguin

Like a fun flash card game, teach your toddler lots of things with this activity!

Penguin Counting

Another easy game about feeding the penguins!

Penguin Preschool Games App

The penguin videos are a blast!

Penguin Snack

If they get hungry during their learning activity, try this cute little snack

Penguin Treat

After all their hard ‘work’ reward them with a penguin ice cream treat!

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Mini Christmas Tree Art

Pine Cone Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree Light Counting 

Finish the Christmas Tree Art

Christmas Tree Heart Mosaics

Felt Stacking Christmas Tree Busy Bag

Magnetic Christmas Tree Busy Bag

Jelly Bean Christmas Trees

Addition with Christmas Tree Lights

Christmas Tree Rubbings

Christmas Tree Hand Print Gift

Pipe Cleaner Christmas Tree

Shaving Cream Christmas Tree

Jingle Bell Christmas Tree Ornament

Beaded Christmas Trees

Mini Wall Christmas Tree

Roll A Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree Salt Dough Ornaments

25 More Easy Christmas Tree Crafts

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Toilet Paper Roll Barn Yard Animals

Who knew TP rolls could look so cute!

Homemade Cards from a Paper Bag

My daughters make a LOT of cards so I will definitely be using paper instead of plastic at the store next time.  

Up-Cycle Pool Noodles into Lightsabers

I’ve seen pool noodles used as lots of things, but this is perfect for your Star Wars fans!  

Painting with Corn

Don’t throw out your dried up corn! Paint with it.  

Up-Cycled Bracelet from a Styrofoam Cup

These are super creative and I can any girl really enjoying making these!  

Milk Carton Weaving

Turn a milk carton into a beginners weaving loom.  

Apple Stamping

We got some really bad apples this year so I can’t wait to try this. Even if we didn’t, I like how this activity uses the core of the apple so you don’t have to waste anything edible.  

Twisty Cup Games

A genius use of 2 clear plastic cups. Don’t throw them out, wash those used cups and make a game for your kids!  

Use Your Recyclables in a Unit Project

We love doing a lighthouse unit during the spring and then going to visit a real lighthouse in the summer!  

More Plastic Cups Games

My kids play this one all the time!  

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Apple Pouch Sewing Practice

What a fun and festive way to teach beginning sewing skills!

Play with Apple Dough

Made with real apples, this dough is amazingly beautiful and smells even better.

Apple Number Line

This is a great idea to use an apple paper pad for number sequencing skills and there are lots of other A and apple themed activity ideas too!

Free Apple Calendar Printables

Lot of learning opportunities with these apple themed calendars!

Dried Apple Snacks

These are addicting! I can’t wait to have a tree full of apples to make them with.

Paint, Play and Eat

3 more unique apple activities for preschool!

Apple Print Patterns

Math and art combine when using apples to make fun prints.  Use edible paint so you can eat your apples after you’re done!

Apple Scented Glitter Glue

This is so easy to make and kids love to create with glitter.  Makes your paper smell like Fall.

Alphabet Vowel Apples

I love the idea of this simple reading game for kids!

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree Craft

A book and a matching craft, just in time for fall.

Jumping Apple Seeds

This science experiment is really fun to watch. Go check out the video!

Apple Printable Pack

This requires an email to get, but it is worth it.

Fine Motor Apple Activities

Unique hands-on activities designed to strengthen little hands.

Montessori Apple Activities

Over 20 themed activities, Montessori style.

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