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Free Printable Weather Wheel for Kids

Jul 20, 2018

For preschools and kindergartens, supplement a weather study unit with this cute and free printable weather wheel for kids! Weather observation is one scientific interaction we all have with nature on a daily basis. We wake up, we look out of the window, and we...

Magna Tile Ideas to Print and Build!

Jul 17, 2018

Looking for Magna Tile ideas for kids to build? Choose one of 120 printable Magna Tile designs and build away! There are letters, numbers, geometric shapes and 2D art designs. No matter how exciting and engaging at first, most toys eventually fall out of favour....

Mermaid Paper Dolls with Printable Templates

Jun 29, 2018

Make mermaid paper dolls from our printable templates! It's the perfect craft for a mermaid party - everyone can cut their own paper mermaid. When I was young, I liked playing with paper dolls and even made my own. When I started homeschooling my children, I realized...

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Open a Shadow Puppet Theatre at Home!

Be an actor, a screenwriter or a prop designer, while reenacting familiar fairy-tales and inventing your own stories! Fairy-tales, myth & legends, animals and fantasy creatures – choose your shadow puppet set today.

Let the shadow magic begin!

Seasonal Posts

Cloud Wheel with Cloud Identification Guide for Kids

by Liska Myers | Jun 6, 2018 | Nature study, Spring, Summer

This cloud wheel with a cloud identification guide will help children to observe weather and learn to identify ten of the most common types of clouds. Cirrus. Cumulus. Nimbostratus. I have always found the names of clouds fascinating. Why, they sound almost magical. I...

Nature Art Prompts: Birds

by Liska Myers | May 25, 2018 | Arts & Crafts, Nature crafts, Nature study, Printable crafts, Spring, Summer

These six nature art prompts encourage artists of all ages to finish the ink drawings of birds with natural materials. Collaborate with nature and create gorgeous pictures! Making collaborative art is always an enriching experience. And this pack invites artists of...

Fairy Lanterns from Mason Jars

by Liska Myers | Mar 7, 2018 | Printable crafts, Printables, Seasonal, Spring, Summer, Upcycling

Turn mason jars into a set of fairy lanterns with frolicking silhouettes of enchanted creatures! Update! You can watch a video of me making lanterns here. The post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Two years ago, I made a set of Halloween and Christmas...

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