One of my boys is learning how to write, and I made some letter tracing pages with robots for him to practice writing all the letters of the alphabet. I have a PDF for the letter A with both capitals and lowercase free for you below! Click here to download the FREE PDF letter A tracing practice ...
Is the Osmo Worth It? An Honest Review
I first heard about the Osmo a few years ago. It's an extension for the ipad that includes interactive apps and games. It seemed like a cool concept, but I wasn’t sure how it would hold up practically. Was it actually a tool that encourages learning and logical thinking, or was it just a gimmicky ...
Creative Summer Boredom Busters for Kids
Summer is upon us! And while many parents rejoice in the busy school year being over, it's soon followed by the cries of, "What do I do with my kids all day?!" and "If they tell me they are bored one more time, I'm going to go crazy." I've got some fun ideas for summer in the post for ...
Printable Dragon Mask for Kids
One of my boys' favorite crafts from my papercraft pack is the dragon mask. I decided to create full-colored versions of this printable mask. You can grab them here in my Etsy shop. I made green, blue, and red versions of the printable dragon mask, plus included the black & white ...
Printable Transforming Robot Craft
This printable craft is not only a toy car, but transforms into a robot hand puppet. Yep, pretty cool, right? Click here to download the printable transforming robot car. Print it out - either regular paper or cardstock works fine for this project. A little tip - cardstock will hold up better, ...
Printable Bug Jump Game
Remember that neat little printable bug craft from a couple months ago? I thought the bug templates I made were so fun, I knew I had to come up with a way to use them again. So I made a little game for the boys. And I know how much you all love printable crafts and activities, so I'm sharing it ...
Simple Non-Toy Gifts for Kids
This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. Non-toy gift posts seem to be popping up everywhere. It's fun to get creative with gifts and gift things that aren't just going to add to the toy clutter at home. I have some fun and simple gifts you can get for kids (and ...
Printable Bug Craft
This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. After our bug matching game from last week, we've been in bug mode around here.Today I have a simple bug craft to show you, along with a free printable template for the bugs. Materials-Paper - We used regular paper, ...
Printable Robot House
This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. I remember creating little houses for my toys when I was little, usually out of shoe boxes. I'd have fun drawing little things on the walls and little rugs on the floors. Remember the cute little robot and his hover car ...
Thanksgiving Printable
This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. I have a fun free 3D printable Thanksgiving craft for you today. I originally created the shape in Inkscape for my boys because they wanted an "orb" like from Guardians of the Galaxy to play with. But as I was ...
Simple Bug Memory Matching Game
This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. My boys love bugs. Now I actually don't mind bugs myself. Spiders absolutely terrify me, but I can handle bugs anytime. We love collecting bugs in jars to look at them (like when we studied our caterpillar here), then ...
Robot Craft Pack
I'm sure you know how much I love keeping things simple. With young kids and a lot on my plate, if something is too complicated, especially a craft, it just doesn't happen. That's why I'm a huge fan of printable crafts. You print them out, and hand them off to your kiddo to enjoy. And not only do ...