Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids - The Crafty Crow

K is for...

kimono :: Art Projects For Kids

kaleidoscope :: se7en

kiwi slush :: Lost Button Studio

kitchen :: Balancing Everything

kite math game :: Make Learning Fun

kangaroo dot-to-dot :: Hello Kids

J is for...

 
jewelry :: By Little Hands


jack-in-the-box :: Homeschool Creations

What do you get when you cross a parrot with a centipede?
A walkie talkie!
~
What kind of animal goes OOM?
A cow walking backwards!
~
What happens when a frog’s car breaks down?
He gets toad away.
~
What do you get when you cross a porcupine
with a balloon?
POP!
~
Why did the tomato blush?
Because it saw the salad dressing!
~
Knock Knock!
Who's there?
Olive.
Olive who?
Olive here, now let me in!

jokes :: Activity Village

juggling balls :: Pepper Paints


Jack & Jill :: Smart-Central


jellyfish :: About.com


jungle mural :: Crayola


Jack & The Beanstalk :: SurLaLune
Fairy Tales

 
jigsaw puzzle :: The Toymaker

I is for...

inchworm :: No Ordinary Moments

igloo :: Sprout


ice cream :: Modern Art For Kids


iguana :: Enchanted Learning

H is for House

Journey Into Unschooling


Sweet Things


All Right Here


Esprit Cabane


mirandavelanda @ Flickr


gracewhite @ Flickr


Read 'Em And Leap

H is for...

horse :: Fem Manuals

handprint hedgehog :: Activity Village

house sandwich :: Hop Skip Jump


Humpty Dumpty :: Little Nummies


haiku :: Nature's Way Learning


hearts :: Our Crafts-N-Things


hopscotch :: Rookie Moms

Get Outside! Things To Do With Your Kids Outdoors

The Snail's Trail has a list of
eight different things you can do
outside with your child right now!


The Magnifying Glass is a newish blog
started by my friends at Blue Yonder and
 Vintage Chica and what a treat it is!  You will
be instantly inspired to grab the kids and
spend some time with Mother Nature.
Be sure to check out the
Nature In My Pocket series (love!) and
The Magnifying Glass Flickr group.


Catch A Spider Web :: The Magnifying Glass


Have you checked out Imagine Childhood
yet? All of the items in their shop are
carefully chosen and each one encourages a
 child to be the master of their own
experience, inviting them to explore, invent,
 and imagine. Their blog is just as wondrous.
One of my favorites is their Nature Walk
series (take a look here, here, and here).
Readers from all over the world send in
pictures of their nature walks and I find it
absolutely fascinating - I think you will too! 
They have a Nature Walk Flickr group
as well.  As soon as I get my act together,
you'll be able to see pictures of
our walks here in Idaho :)


The Outdoor Hour Challenge has weekly nature study assignments that are based on the Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock. (I love this book! Tons of information - a classic!)


 You'll find lots of great activities and
inspiration at In Heywood's Meadow.
Take a look at the Nature Collections! On her
other site, Camp Creek Blog, Lori shares
ideas to get you started keeping
a nature journal.


Try building a house with 25 items
you find outdoors! Another great challenge
from Think!  You'll enjoy this one too :)
*The house pictured was created by
Journey Into Unschooling.


Oooh, you are going to love these ideas
for a couple of nature-inspired games at
Journey Into Unschooling!


Green Hour is a program of the National Wildlife Federation. They have a weekly newsletter with simple ideas and activities that you can do with your children outside for an hour everyday. Some of the recent topics are Backyard Picnic, Pigeons, Common Scents and Night Crawlers.


The 100 Species Challenge is a
great way to motivate the kids to
explore your local flora and fauna.
Get started with a notebook and a
couple of identification books for
your local area.


From the archives:
Wilding Sticks and Nature Bracelets
Nature Box
Flower Girls
Nature Weavings
Andy Goldsworthy Nature Art Challenge
Simple Sun Prints
Mushroom Spore Prints
Make A Dandelion Daisy Chain
Flower Dissection
Build A Fairy House
Photo Scavenger Hunt
Nature Walk Faces
Nature Walk For Toddlers
Signs Of Spring

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

G is for Garden Markers

Imagine Childhood


Still Parenting


Gardening Without Skills


Monkey Lobster


Whimsy Love


Dilettantia


Make And Takes


Planting An Acorn


The Crafty Classroom


My Paper Crane

G is for...

guitar :: No Time For Flashcards


Golden Goose :: SurLaLune Fairy Tales

"There was a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called Dummling, and was despised, mocked, and put down on every occasion."

giraffe :: Hands On Crafts


gingerale :: Berlin's Whimsy


gymnast :: 4 Crazy Kings


geography :: The Moveable Alphabet


giant beads :: Her Cup Overfloweth


gecko :: Snippety Gibbet

F is for...

 

feathers :: First Palette


feelings :: Let's Explore


fan :: Preschool Rock


fish :: That Artist Woman


face :: My Craft Book


firetruck :: My Craft Book


fudge :: Skip To My Lou

E is for...

elephant :: Busy Bee Kids Crafts


elf slippers :: Maya*Made

emperor :: SurLaLune Fairy Tales

The Emperor's New Clothes

"Many, many years ago lived an emperor, who thought so much of new clothes that he spent all his money in order to obtain them; his only ambition was to be always well dressed."

egg painting :: La Paz Home Learning


embroidery :: Two Little Birds Two Little Beasts


exercise :: Make And Takes


Egyptian eyes :: Full Circle


eagle :: Enchanted Learning

D is for...

dandelion :: 5 Orange Potatoes


daffodil :: Activity Village

The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A Poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.


duck :: No Time For Flashcards



dice :: Dice Maker


dinosaur :: Preschool Daze


dot art :: Teach Kids Art


dirt (cake) :: Dianasaur

C is for...

colorwheel clown :: Deep Space Sparkle

 
circus memory game :: Family Fun


cape :: Creative Kismet


cupcakes :: Curly Birds


carrot cake :: All Recipes


city :: Art Projects For Kids


circle color collage :: Red Bird Crafts