Paint Recipes

There are always people looking for ways to make craft materials for children. Buying paint can get expensive for kids and they love to use it. I will list links for recipes as I find them.

Finger Paint Creative Kids at Home

Frugal Finger Painting Living a Better Life

Paint About.Com

Paint Recipes Holiday Zone






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Glue Recipes

As a child, I remember making certain products at school and home and then it seemed everything was produced commercially. With the economy as it is more people are returning to making products again. I found this first site while researching an unrelated topic. I will add more if I find them.

Glue Can Teach

Glue, Glitter Glue, Library Paste, Paper Mache Holiday Zone

Recipe Goldmine Scroll Down Through Ads






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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lylamerle/ / CC BY 2.0

Winter Olympic Teaching Resources

The Olympics are an exciting time for kids. Many are interested in specific sports or sports athletes. It can be a great time for teachers to use sports themes in reading, research, math, science, and social studies themes.

I will adding resources as I locate them:

History of the Games:

International Olympic Site

Scholastic Publishers Cyber Hunt

Language Arts:

Alphabetical Order

Acrostic Poem

Crossword Puzzle

Enchanted Learning Books

Enchanted Learning Quiz

Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks

Math:

Distance to Travel

Reading Comprehension:

abcteach Rings Questions

Squaw Valley Story and Questions



Science:

Sports Science

Sports Information:

Official Site

Pocantico Hills School

abc teach Resources

Enchanted Learning

Kids Turn Central Sports Trivia






Crafts Sites:

Coloring Sheets

Free Kids Crafts

Kaboose

Kids Turn Central Coloring Sheets Bears

Puzzles:

Maze





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Valentines Day Activities

Valentine's Day can be a fun time for crafts and children's activities.

Bookmarks:

abcteach

Activity Village




Cards:

Color Cards

DLTK

Kaboose




Coloring Pages:

Activity Village

DLTK




Crafts:

Card Holder

Craft Elf

Kaboose Multiple Offerings

Woven Valentine




File Folder Games:

Match the Numbers




Games:

Bingo

Hangman

Tic Tac Toe





Language Arts

Alphabetical Order

Match the Syllables

Missing Letters

Spelling Sheet

Valentine's Word List




Math:

Circle the Different Heart Patterns

Connect the Dots

How Many Colorful Hearts Printable Book Scroll Down

Multiplication

Multiplication to 8

Multiplication to 9

Sorting Hearts

Symmetrical Shapes




Puzzles:

Activity Village Puzzles

Anagram

Crossword

Cryptograms

Jigsaw Puzzles

Mazes

Sudoku

Valentine's Printable Activity Book Scroll Down

Word Ladder

Word Scramble

Word Search DLTK





Reading Comprehension:

Craft and Reading Comprehension Activities

The Legend of St. Valentine

Making a Valentine Box Directions and Questions

Picture Cloze

Reading Worksheets for Fluffy's Valentine's Day

Reading Worksheets for Froggy's First Kiss

Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Sheet Elementary

Valentine's Comprehension Sheet Primary

Valentine's Comprehension Sheet Upper Elementary

A Valentine for Our Mother

The Valentine Surprise Primary

Valentines Word Book Printable Scroll Down




Riddles:

DLTK

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Christmas, Hanukkah, and Winter Resources

Christmas Resources

Having resources handy to choose from was always one of my priorities as a teacher. I liked being able to select the ones that best suited my needs. So for those seeking holiday resources, I hope these prove useful.

Christmas Cards to Make:

Activity Village Printable Coloring Christmas Cards

Coloring Sheets:

Activity Village

Apples4theteacher

Apples4theteacher Religious Themes

Artists Helping Children

Christmas Carnivals

DLTK

First School Christmas

First School Winter

Print Activities

TLS

Crafts:

Activity Village Christmas Crafts

Beanie Bag Santa Suit to Make Kaboose

Bells

Billybear4kids

Bookmarks

Clothespin Santa

Creative Kids at Home

Danielle's Place

DLTK

Fuse Bead Patterns

Holiday Zone

Nativity Scene

Nativity Set Paper

Ornaments

Origami

Penguin Lacing Card

Religious Themes

Rudolph Clothespin

File Folder Games:

Icy Igloo Alphabet

Christmas Match Numbers 1-10 Page 2 Page 3

Christmas Match Numbers 15-24 Page 2 Page 3

Christmas Tree Shape Match

Gingerbread Buttons

Mitten Match

Snowman Color Match

Snowflake Addition Page 2

Snowflake Numbers

Grinch Activities:

Coloring Activities

Maze

Ornaments

Word Search





Language Arts:

Anagrams

Christmas Acrostic Poem Lined

Dear Santa Letters

Christmas Writing Paper

Christmas Writing Paper

Family Fun Night Before Christmas Mad Libs

Letters from Santa

Online Candy Cane Hangman

Word Mining

Math:

Addition Subtraction Color the Answer

Basic Addition with Pictures

Christmas Tree Counting

Color by Number

Counting 1-5

Counting 6-10

Counting by 1's Maze

Counting by 2's Maze

Counting by 3's

Counting by 4's

Counting by 5's

Counting Ornaments Numbers 1-9

Dot to Dot 1-19

Dot to Dot 1-46

Dot to Dot 1-65

Follow Directions and Color

Money Counting

Picture Addition

Shape Matching

Telling Time

Puzzles and Games:

Activity Village Puzzles and Printable Games

Checkers Online

Cryptogram

Crossword

Crossword

Dominos

Maze Online

Mazes Print

Nativity Word Search

Night Before Christmas Word Search

Online Game Get Christmas Presents

Online Game Save Christmas From the Midnight Mouse

Online Games

Pin the Nose on the Reindeer

Scrambler Puzzles

Swap Puzzle

Word Jumble

Word Search DLTK

Word Scramble

Reading Resources:

Activity Village Books to Print

Big and Small

Enchanted Learning Printable Books Christmas

Enchanted Learning Printable Books New Years

Enchanted Learning Printable Books Winter

Fingerplays and Action Rhymes

Nativity Story Book Print and Color

Printable Stories

Read and Color Stories

Riddles and Coloring Sheet

Traditions:

Santa Traditions

Hanukkah:

Coloring Sheets:

First School Hanukkah

Crafts:

Driedel Pattern

Driedel Pattern and directions for game

Menorah

Menorah Cut Color and Paste

Print and Make Game

File Folder Games:

Dreidel Color Match!

Language Arts:

Dreidle
Stationary

Reading Resources:

Enchanted Learning Printable Chanukah Dreidel Activity Book

Traditions:

bry back manor



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Gimp Plastic Lacing Projects for Kids

Many of us remember Gimp or Plastic lacing projects from summer camp and craft projects done as children. Gimp is a great fine motor project for children. It also has a practical applications that can later be applied to teaching knots. I suprised more than a few people during my camping experiences with my ability to learn knot tying. I didn't have the heart to tell them it came from years of working with summer camp students tying and fixing gimp projects.

Stitches:

Barrel Stitch

Basic Stitches with Pictures and Explanations

Box Stitch

Box Stitch with Great Pictures

Butterfly Stitch Directions with Pictures

Diamond/Spiral Stitch

Finishing Stitches

Pictures of the Stitches

Scoubidou Stiches and Projects

Starter Stitches

Starting the Project on a Keychain



Projects:

Boondoggle Projects

Gimp Barrette

Making Friends

Making Friends Lanyard First Aid Kits

Making Friends Key Ring

Spiral Keychain



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Resources to Teach Children to Knit, Crochet, Plastic Canvas, Sewing

Parents and children have interests in teaching and learning crafts. I have made earlier posts on holiday crafts, now I have located some specific child centered resources for teaching children crafts.


Crochet

About.com

Allcrafts

Chain Stitch and Single Crochet Video

Craft Designs Crochet

Crochet Pattern Central

Coats and Clark

Double Crochet Video

Free Patterns

Holding a Crochet Hook with pictures

Lion Brand

Teach Kids How

Vintage Crochet Lessons with Video







Cross Stitch

Craft Designs Cross Stitch

Directions for Cross Stitch

DLTK Directions and Free Patterns

Free Patterns for Kids






Knit

AOK Corral Pictures and Directions

About.com

Bev's Cottage

Craft Designs Knitting

Free Knitting Videos

How Stuff Works

Hub Pages

Knitting Guide

Knitting Pattern Central

Knitting Tutorials

Learn to Knit

Lion Brand

Maggie's Rags

Teaching Tips

Vintage Knitting Directions and Videos

Woolworks









Plastic Canvas

allcrafts

Artists Helping Children

Crafts Designs For You

Craft Designs Plastic Canvas

Craft Designs for You Plastic Canvas Directions

Crafty Corral Directions

Free Patterns

Kaboose

Mountain Harmony

Stitching on Plastic Canvas

T's Place Kid's Corner

Teaching Preschoolers to Enjoy Plastic Canvas






Sewing

Children Sewing

Kids Sewing Project Index

Kids Sewing Projects Scroll Down

Learn to Sew

Teaching Sewing Machine Tips

Using a Sewing Machine






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Children Make Christmas Gifts

Parents and children like to participate in gift giving each year. It seems strange to post a blog in September about gift giving, but it takes time to plan and make gifts. Therefore, I decided I would research options and post a blog now so families would have time to make lists of recipients, decide on gifts that would be appropriate, gather the materials to make the gifts, and have the time to make them. Read more...

Resources:

Activity Village

Activity Village Christmas Cards Print and Color

Apples4theteacher

Allfreecrafts

Amazing Moms

Craftbits

DLTK

Family Fun

Kaboose

Make a Calendar

Making Friends



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National Grandparents Day

National Grandparents Day is often a challenging one to fit into the school year since it falls right as the school year is beginning. There are so many other activities going on that it can be hard for schools to devote time to recognizing the importance of grandparents and seniors to the community. Schools can choose an alternate date to do this and parents can choose to make a special time for grandparent recognition.

Resources:

abcteach

Activity Village

akidsheart Granparents Day Activities

Apples4theteacher

BillyBear4Kids

Crayola

DLTK Grandparent's Day Activities and Crafts

Education World

Eduplace

Enchanted Learning

Holiday Zone

Kaboose

Starfall

Step by Step






Photo Credit Rennett Stowe flickr.com

Make Friendship Bracelets

Friendship bracelets have been a favorite craft for kids for some time. The craft is also valuable for teaching fine motor skills, math skills, and language arts skills as well. Children involved in arts and crafts be shown how to use these same skills to make progress across the curriculum.

Friendship bracelets can be made from a variety of different materials. They are often accented with letter or other beads to personalize and decorate. Learning how to create these bracelets and making them is a way to increase fine motor skills for all children. The skills involved with reading and following directions, sketching, planning, and designing patterns that are more complicated involves language arts and math skills. It is important to teach children the math and language vocabulary without ruining the fun of the activity involved.

Resources for Making Your Own:

Beaded Friendship Bracelets Hands on Crafts for Kids

Beaded Friendship Bracelet Kaboose

BillyBear4Kids Friendship Bracelet Directions

BillyBear4Kids Friendship Bracelet Directions for Adding Letters

Cross Knot Friendship Bracelet

Floss Friendship Bracelet

DIY Friendship Bracelet

DLTK Basic Friendship Bracelets Directions

Family Fun Friendship Bracelets

Friendship Bracelet Instructions

Heather's Friendship Bracelet Directions

Kaboose Easy Braided Friendship Bracelet

Making Friends Chunky Friendship Bracelet

Making Friends Daisy Bracelet

Making Friends Diagonal Friendship Bracelet

Zoom Friendship Bracelets

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Clothespins Craft and Learning Experience

The old fashioned clothespins, those without springs, have long been utilized for doll making. With the head, body and legs provided, children and adults merely had to provide arms, and clothing to have a toy ready to play. Modern crafters have created even more amazing dolls but children are still making the basic dolls to enjoy. These dolls become the characters of stories, move in to child created doll homes, and head off on child created adventures of all kinds.

Doll materials are easy enough to acquire. Craft stores, dollar stores, and even some department stores carry the old fashioned clothespins. The basic decorative aspects can come from many scraps and materials already found in the house. For those who want to purchase supplies and create more specific dolls the materials are readily available. I have included links and will be adding more as I find them on creative ways to make the dolls and to utilize them in fun play and learning situations.

About.Com Making Clothespin Dolls

Baby Clothespin Doll

Clothespin Bed

Clothespin Puppets

Cowboys and Other Professionals

Essortment Clothespin Dolls

Going Sew Crazy Clothespin Dolls

Halloween Clothespin Dolls

Instructables Clothespin Dolls

Kid's Birthday Party Clothespin Dolls

Kokeshi Doll

Pilgrim Clothespin Directions

Snowman

This Little Project

Raggedy Ann Clothespin Doll Directions

Toy Soldier AllFree Crafts

Toy Soldier

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