craft recipes for kids

How to Dye Pasta the Easy Way!

Jackie Currie — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

How to dye pasta the easy way for kids crafts and sensory play! No mess, no waste and no rubbing alcohol! I always keep a big batch of brightly coloured pasta on hand here in my daycare for the kids’ crafts and activities. It’s great for threading necklaces, for sorting activities, and it’s especially...

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Spooky Halloween Scratch Art Project for Kids

Jackie Currie — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:47:30 +0000

Remember making scratch art when you were a kid? Oh man, it was always one of my favourite art activities.

It's the perfect technique for making Halloween art and we have a couple of tricks that will get you the best results.

The hooligans had a blast with this project. The process is always so magical.

Bet it takes you right back to your childhood too!

Click the link below to check it out!

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How to Make Oobleck for Sensory Play – an Easy 2 Ingredient Recipe

Jackie Currie — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:23:49 +0000

Is it a solid or a liquid? It's BOTH!

Have you made Oobleck with your kids yet?

You must! It's so simple to make and it's an absolutely fascinating substance to play with.

Squeeze it and it's a solid, let it go and it transforms into a liquid. It will keep your kids entertained and learning for ages, and all you need are two ingredients found right in your kitchen!

CLICK the link below for details!

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How to Make Glue with 3 Kitchen Ingredients – Great for Kids’ Crafts!

Jackie Currie — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:22:30 +0000

If your preschoolers blow through a bottle of glue in no time, try making your own!

This easy recipe uses corn starch, corn syrup and vinegar, and it makes a great glue for paper crafts and preschool projects.

It takes a little longer to dry than store-bought glue, but you'll save money and not have to worry about being wasteful when they kids use a little to much when they're crafting.

Click the link below for the easy recipe!

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How to Make Goop with a Fun Nature Twist

Katie Joiner — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 03:51:09 +0000

Nature Goop puts a fun, outdoorsy twist on our traditional 2-ingredient Oobleck recipe. Kids can explore flowers and leaves from the garden while getting in a good dose of magical sensory play. It’s a wonderful simple science activity for toddlers and preschoolers, and all you need are two ingredients and your own backyard. The first time that...

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Glittery Kid-Safe Elmer’s Unicorn Slime Recipe

Jackie Currie — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:55:37 +0000

Oh my gosh, guys! I am so excited!

We finally made SLIME! And not just any slime! UNICORN slime!

It's gorgeous, stretchy, slippery, slimey fun, and because it doesn't contain Borax, it's totally kid-safe!

Excuse all the photos. I couldn't help myself! This stuff is just too beautiful for words!

Click the link below to check it out!

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How to make Homemade Liquid Watercolours with Dried Out Markers

Jackie Currie — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 06:35:53 +0000

DON'T throw out your old, dried out markers!

Dear Teachers: When you're cleaning out your classrooms for summer this year, do not toss your dried up markers in the trash!

I'm going to show you how you can turn them into a batch of vibrant liquid watercolours for your students to paint with next fall!

Of course, if you're a parent or a caregiver who has children all year round, your kids will be able to use them even sooner.

The process is really easy, and actually quite fun and exciting.

You just need to gather up all your markers, and sort out the dried up ones to make your paint.

You're going to LOVE this project, and your kids will love the results!

Click the link below to see how it's done!

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How to Make Homemade Giant Bubbles that will Blow your Mind

Jackie Currie — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:55:56 +0000

Make the biggest bubbles ever with this homemade giant bubble recipe. Making homemade giant bubbles has been on our to-do list for a while, but we’ve been waiting for the perfect weather conditions. The weather is really important for making the biggest bubbles that won’t pop. More on that in a bit. Yesterday, the weather was just right,...

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How to Make Homemade Watercolour Paints for Kids

Jackie Currie — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 12:48:49 +0000

Make homemade watercolour disks for your kids, using 5 common kitchen ingredients!

They last so much longer than those little store-bought trays, and they're fun and easy to make. Making these paints is a little science experiment in itself!

They keep well too - just store them uncovered, in a dry place.

Click the link below to get the recipe.

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Frozen Clean Mud

Jackie Currie — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 04:59:43 +0000

Here’s another cool activity that Elsa and Anna fans will love! We’ve made an ooey-gooey, beautifully scented batch of Frozen Clean Mud! The kid will love this Disney inspired activity, and you’ll hard time keeping your hands out of it too! The hooligans are just crazy about the latest Disney Movie. They sing the Frozen...

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Toddler-Safe Cloud Dough Recipe (No Baby Oil)

Jackie Currie — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 01:43:57 +0000

There’s no doubt about it, our regular 2 ingredient cloud dough is amazing for sensory play. Recently however, we figured out how to colour our Cloud Dough, and even more recently, we tweaked that coloured cloud dough recipe to make it toddler-safe. This is great news because I often hear from parents who are concerned...

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Coloured Cloud Dough – How to Colour Cloud Dough for Sensory Play

Jackie Currie — Wed, 14 May 2014 05:55:08 +0000

How to make coloured cloud dough with 3 easy ingredients. We’ve done it! We’ve successfully made a batch of vibrantly coloured cloud dough! If you’ve never heard of it before, you can find out how amazing cloud dough is here, in an article I wrote a couple of years ago. If you are familiar with...

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Fairy Mud with Toilet Paper and Ivory Soap

Jackie Currie — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:36:41 +0000

Whip up a batch of “fairy mud” with a roll of toilet paper, a bar of soap, and some seashells, flower petals and glitter. It’s a fantastic sensory activity for toddlers and preschoolers! We’ve done lots of fairy activities lately, and today, we’re busting out the glitter! Yes. I actually said the G-word. You’re probably...

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How to Make Homemade Sidewalk Paint – Easy 3-Ingredient Recipe

Jackie Currie — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:31 +0000

Here’s a Homemade Sidewalk Paint recipe that you can make in minutes with cornstarch, water and food colouring. Whip up a batch today for a fun and easy outdoor art activity for toddlers and preschoolers . The hooligans LOVE painting our driveway and sidewalk in summer time. Often, they use rollers and brushes to paint the sidewalk with...

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Ghost Mud Sensory Dough with Toilet Paper, Soap and Water

Jackie Currie — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:52:35 +0000

Ghost Mud (also known as Clean Mud) is the most fun you can have with a bar of Ivory soap and a roll of toilet paper. This incredible homemade sensory dough is easy to make and it’s a wonderful sensory activity preschoolers. Ghost mud smells fantastic, and it’s delightfully ooey and gooey when you squeeze it...

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Play Dough Ice Cream Shop – Pretend Play Activity

Jackie Currie — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:28:28 +0000

Kids love ice cream, and kids love play dough, so we’ve combined the two, and come up with this Play Dough Ice Cream Shop! It’s a terrific pretend play great for keeping toddlers and preschoolers entertained, learning and developing their fine motor skills! The hooligans LOVE homemade playdough, and we’ve done a ton of creative...

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Easy 2 Ingredient Cloud Dough – Ready in 5 minutes!

Jackie Currie — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:42:43 +0000

2 Ingredient Cloud-Dough: the ultimate sensory dough! Cloud dough requires only 2 common household ingredients: Baby Oil and Flour, and it’s ready in minutes. It smells heavenly, and it’s a delight to run your fingers through! I’m a sucker for a good, homemade sensory play activity, and this flour and baby oil Cloud dough is...

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Paper Mache Bowls – One of a Kind Gift for Kids to Make and Give

Jackie Currie — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:34:14 +0000

A paper mache bowl is a really creative and inexpensive gift for kids to make and give. The process does require a bit of time because of the drying time, but the results are gorgeous! When I was pondering some ideas for homemade Mother’s Day gifts that we could make here in my home daycare, Paper...

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Rainbow Rice – How to Dye Rice For Sensory Play (without Rubbing Alcohol)

Jackie Currie — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:03:04 +0000

Rainbow Rice! How to dye rice for sensory bins in three easy steps. This easy process for dying rice is mess-free and doesn’t require rubbing alcohol. The weather is dull and dreary here today, so I thought I’d make some coloured rice for our sensory bins to brighten things up a bit. You’ve probably seen...

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Homemade Playdough in a Rainbow of Colours

Jackie Currie — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:50:08 +0000

I made a big batch of rainbow play dough the other night by dividing it and colouring into 6 different portions. I’ve made a LOT of playdough in my day because it’s one of my favourite sensory activities to offer my toddlers and preschoolers. This is my very favourite recipe. You can make it in...

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