Home décor is abundant in stores, but wouldn’t it be fun to decorate your home with your kid’s artwork? Or maybe your fine creation? This clay molding project is good for all the kids in your family, including yourself. It is fun, easy, and gets the creative part of the mind working hard. The directions here are for a generic creature type creation, but let the moment lead your kids to create whatever they think up. As your kids are squishing and sculpting the clay into something cool, learn more about where clay comes from, where are the deposits in Canada and the many ways that clay is used in different industries from The Canadian Encyclopedia article.

Science, like math, is around us daily, from the plants growing in our backyard to the electronics in our home. Our kitchens are also an exciting place to encounter science. Kitchen science lab experiments are a great way to bring science to your day-to-day life.

Want some low-cost and creative graduation gifts that are great for giving and creating with siblings? We’ve got the step-by-step for a couple of goodies and lots more inspiration for you through our Pinterest board!

This craft will naturally lead to getting a musical groove on in your house! With simple materials and a quick assembly time, your littles will use one style of cognitive function to complete the guitar and a different brain function to make music.

Revving up your children’s imagination isn’t always an easy task. Sometimes we think we have to put in lots of our own energy to set up creative projects for our kids. Truth is, they can be encouraged to let their imagination flow with the simplest of activities.Making a pet rock can jumpstart creative thinking and keep it in motion as children create their pet and play with it.

Making quick little crafts that can entertain and engage your kids even after the activity is done is a double win. We’ve collected three different options but don’t feel like you have to choose just one! Your children can use these for entertainment purposes at any time, but they may be particularly helpful when your most active ones have a hard time being still.

We recently sat down with a little girl and asked her what fun craft she wanted to share with us. She made a snail out of clay and gave us step-by-step instructions on how she did it. We are happy to share it here for you and your family as a fun creative project, but if you’re so inclined, this is a great springboard activity to learn more about snails in nature.

With all the do-it-yourself projects out there and the homemade is better movement, it is no wonder that making homemade slime has become such a huge hit with children. There are even kits to make your own sold in stores all across the country. But it