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Painting With Corn

When painting with toddlers it is always fun to switch up the utensils they use. Painting with corn makes a pretty cool pattern on the paper when you roll out the paint and is perfect for a fall craft! We used this corn right after we did some corn shucking together. What Materials Do I need? You only need 3 materials for this painting activity for toddlers. After shucking the corn together you’ll use the corn to paint with. Along...

Fall Leaf Painting

There are so many different things you can use as painting utensils and it’s fun to offer new ones every time to make it more engaging for toddlers. This Fall Leaf Painting activity is perfect for the seasons changing and fun to do with a sibling or mom and dad. The seasons are already changing with school back in session and the leaves falling to the ground. We still have many green trees around here in Tennessee but some are...

All About Me

A whole month of All About Me themed crafts and activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Scroll through to find 20 different all about me themed ideas for your little ones to do at home with you. All About Me Craft Ideas (1) Paper Plate Faces These cute crafts are so fun for toddlers to decorate and glue on different facial expressions and their make their own hairdos. Materials + Guide Paper plates Yarn for hair Paper cutouts of facial features...

DIY Father’s Day Gifts

1. I Love You This Much Daddy will be grinning from ear to ear when he sees how much love your children pour into these DIY Father’s Day Gifts. Watch as your toddler opens up the hands to show how much they love him and share the joy together on this special day. What You Will Need: Card stock Paint Glue Directions: Paint your child’s hands one by one and press them down on the paper. (I recommend washing one...

Earth Day

What are some ways you and your children are honoring Earth Day? Are you doing art crafts? Will you plant a flower or tree? How about making a homemade bird feeder for the birds? There are so many ways to celebrate our planet on this day, but here are five fun Earth Day toddler crafts and activities for you to try at home. 1. Earth Day Sensory Bin If you love sensory play ideas, this Earth Day Sensory Bin is...

Heart Shape Painting

I have always LOVED Valentine’s day and now being a momma I get to share the month of love with my boys with activities and crafts like this heart shape painting activity. The best part of this activity is that the painting tool in this is repurposed. What Do You Need For This Activity? The only things you need in the activity is a paper towel roll (or toilet paper roll), paint, and some paper! It’s really that easy. Finding...

Painting Ice

Art craft of the day, painting ice! This is such an easy activity to put together that focuses on using their senses and is engaging for children and adults! Using one color or many, you can quickly gather what you need for this activity to do indoors or outdoors! Other Fun Painting Activities For Toddlers Edible Paint Painting With A Re-Purpose Dinosaur Painting Cotton Ball Painting Some Things You Can Talk About During This Activity An activity like painting ice...

Dinosaur Painting

Dinosaurs are great am I right? Don’t all kids love them at some point? My toddler is obsessed right now so I’m following his interests and it led me to this dinosaur painting idea. It’s fun to come up with different ways to paint by not using the traditional paintbrush. Kids love to use new and exciting things that follow their interests and when you add in things like dinosaurs to paint with, kids have more of an opportunity for...

Cotton Ball Painting

Cotton Ball Painting Using cotton balls, clothespins, and paint, we were able to create a cotton ball painting activity today! Finding things around the house and transforming them into painting utensils is a great way to let our children express their imagination and our appreciation for art. Playing with primary colors blue, yellow and red allows our children to mix and play with more than just the three colors given to them. Where To Find The Materials You can find...

Paint with Re-Purpose

Today’s art craft we used a re-purposed probably the most used household item, the paper towel roll. If you’re crafty or do activities with your kids already you may have these stocked up. If you are just getting started with arts and crafts, start storing them away for future crafts and activities. That’s how I came up with this paint with a re-purpose activity. These rolls can be used in so many ways and once you start saving items like...