My 7 year old was struggling to follow the complicated steps to make an origami snail. He crumpled the paper he was working on in frustration saying, “I just want to make a snail, is that too much to ask?” While I tried to hide my giggles at his exasperated use of words, his big […]
Christmas Challenge Cards Free Printable
Do you need to keep the kids busy while you do some Christmas baking? Or maybe you want a fun family activity that you can do if it’s too hot, or too cold, to go outside? Or perhaps you just want a few minutes of peace? These free printable Christmas challenge cards can give you […]
Halloween Design and Colour Pages
These Halloween design and colour pages are quick and easy to print and will keep the kids busy for ages! They are perfect for early finishers in the classroom, and lots of fun to do with your kids at home too. My older kids love to do mindful colouring pages, but the younger kids find […]
Awesome Drawing Ideas and Activities
If you have kids who love to draw, this list is for you. We started out with 20 drawing ideas, now there are more than 40 drawing activities for kids on this page for you to try! Whether you have preschoolers or older kids, there is a fun drawing activity for kids of all ages […]
Three Quick and Easy Drawing Activities
I hear it in the tone of their voices. Things are about to go to hell in a handbasket and I really don’t have the energy to deal with fighting kids this afternoon. I don’t have the energy to deal with anything, but I still need make dinner and hang the washing so before things […]
Object Tracing – An easy drawing activity for all ages
A group of kids, all different ages, all looking for something to do. It’s not always easy to find one activity that suits a variety of ages, and keeps everyone interested and happy, but this object tracing drawing activity really hit the spot for this group of kids. I had 6 kids ranging in age […]
See-Through Drawing
I am trying to de-clutter. I am trying not to save piles of stuff ‘just in case’. So when I suddenly found myself with a whole bunch of clear plastic packaging in weird and wonderful shapes, I almost threw it out, but I decided to be creative with it first and do some see-through drawing. […]
Make Some Easy Craft Stick People
Everyone else wanted to watch a movie but Noah did not. Noah wanted to whine, and complain, and stand in front of the TV, and make it rather difficult for his siblings to watch anything. So I grabbed some markers and the packet of craft sticks I’d bought earlier, dumped in the middle of the […]