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Ages: 3-5, 6-8 Location: Indoors Skills: Physical, art, math What you'll need: Wire coat hanger, construction paper, scissors, hole punch, string or yarn for...

Materials • Pencil • Paper • Scissors • Crayons Directions Fold paper accordion-fashion so that all sections are equal. On the top section, draw...

Pudding Paint What you need: • Instant Vanilla Pudding • Food Coloring What to do: Mix pudding according to directions. Add food coloring for...

Ages: 3-5, 6-8 Location: Indoors, Outdoors Skills: Physical, Social/Emotional What you'll need: Recording of the "Mexican Hat Dance" or another festive song from Mexico...

This just in: playing with beanbags is a fun way to get kids to play catch. What's less of a no-brainer, however, is that...

Directions The idea of a scavenger hunt is to find all the items on a list and return them to a designated place as...

With so many toys being marketed as "educational" these days, how's a mom to tell which ones will really help her child learn --...

Every mom (and aunt and grandma...) knows that nothing says "I love you" like a handmade gift from the kids. These ideas are easy...

Materials • White glue • Flat dish or pan • Pipe cleaners • Food colors • Piece of plastic foam Directions Protect the work...