Paper plate four season spinner. Watch the winter, spring, summer and fall trees changing. arts and crafts for kids.

Paper Plate Four Season Spinner

We live in New England. It is not uncommon to be playing in the snow one day and then to be outside in shorts the next. The weather can be crazy and unpredictable. As much as we sometimes like to complain about the ever-changing weather, I would not change it for a thing. There is […]

Painted Captain Underpants pumpkins for fall and Halloween. If your kids love the Captain Underpants's books or movie, they will love this no carve pumpkin idea. Autumn arts and crafts

Painted Captain Underpants Pumpkin

Our little girl loves books. She has gone through many different favorites in her five years on this earth. They usually change from week to week. Ever since we have gotten into chapter books though, there has only been one favorite and that is Captain Underpants. She cannot get enough of him and his sidekicks, […]

Crumpled newspaper fall tree craft for kids. Autumn arts and crafts. Mixed media, recyclables and painting

Crumpled Newspaper Fall Tree

We are kind of excited about this simple crumpled newspaper fall tree craft. Corrugated cardboard is a favorite material of ours. The texture of the ridges in the cardboard adds a great feel to any project. I love the earthy look that the cardboard brings to the tree trunk. The crumpled newspaper was fun to […]

Coiled Yarn Snowman

Earlier in the fall, my daughter and I made autumn trees by coiling yarn and pipe cleaners. The trees came out so beautiful and were a wonderful fine motor activity for my little girl. Heading into winter and with snow on its way this week, I wanted to try another coiled yarn project for the […]