My four year old has taken to crafting…be still my heart! He and I made this craft together yesterday afternoon. It took a little less than an hour, and it used materials we had on hand in our home My neighborhood in Chicago is finally getting recycling, but when possible, I try to reuse materials […]
50+ Halloween Craft Ideas for Kids
One of the fun parts of my job is searching for ideas. There are some truly creative teachers and parents out there. We have narrowed much of the interwebs down to what we think are some of the best Halloween craft ideas for kids out there. We hope some of these projects inspires you to […]
Bat Art Project for Kids Using Elements of Art
Bats are an interesting webbed wing mammal. They help pollinate flowers, disperse fruits seeds, and they consume insects. I don’t know about you, but I like things that eat insects. This bat art project for kids, that I conjured up, fits three uses in a classroom or homeschool setting: as an advanced art color study […]
Halloween Paper Plate Spooky Eyeball Craft
Both of my sons struggle with fine motor skills, so it’s often challenging to craft with them. As a former art teacher and crafty DIYer, this is tough for me, because I really want them to enjoy the arts. To at least, get the therapeutic side of making things in their lives. After digging in […]
Thematic Halloween Word Wall: 2 options
Thematic word walls are a passion for us here at The Classroom Creative. As a teacher with experience from preK all the way to eighth grade, I can’t stress the importance of having visual supports for our young writers enough. Now that I have a son on the autism spectrum, we use photo cards and […]
