Janis Herbert: Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities
Bill Martin Jr.: I Love Our Earth
Gail Gibbons: Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids
Andrea Alban Gosline: The Happiness Tree: Celebrating the Gifts of Trees We Treasure
Shel Silverstein: The Giving Tree
Lynne Cherry: The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
Margaret Wise Brown: Home for a Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown: The Golden Egg Book
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children
Peter McCarty: Little Bunny on the Move
This marshmallow snowman straw would be such a cute surprise for an after-school treat or featured at a Christmas party. Find out how it's done at Dandee.
I think these chocolate trail mix lollipops look like so much fun and are a healthier alternative to traditional lollipops. Plus, the kids can use their creativity coming up with all sorts of designs. Details are at Jacks & Kate.
Petit a Petit and Family shares this neat cookie flower bouquet with wire for stems. Very creative!
What a fun way to send the kids off to a new school year with this chalkboard cake and candy chalk recipe at A Subtle Revelry.
4th of July treat candy rockets via She Knows beaded fireworks July 4th craft via scrumdilly-do! tie-dyed tablecloth or blanket for Fourth of July via Home. Made. Interest. American flag paper sack luminaries via Look What Mom Found 4th of July fabric brooches via Whimsy Love firecracker star cookies with a surprise insidevia Tablespoon canvas flag keepsake 4th of July toddler craft via Glued To My Crafts toilet paper roll firecracker craft via Crafty Morning duct tape Uncle Sam hat via Armelle Blog magazine mosaic USA flag craft via Crafts by Amanda red, white, and blue twig stars kids craft via Happy Hooligans liberty crown 4th of July craft for kids via Spoonful
I love this snack time shape match-up activity at Chieu Anh Urban! It's perfect to go along with a lesson on shapes or a little quiet time activity.
Here's a fun way to combine art and a sweet treat at Kids Activities Blog. Learn how to make candy ink and let the creativity begin!
Here are 12 wonderful ideas to celebrate Earth Day! nature loom on a tree stump via Babble Dabble Do eggshell seed starters via Three in Three recycle tin cans and newspapers to make cute planters via scrumdilly-do! chocolate and pretzel Earth Day treat via Jacks & Kate grape and pretzel tree snack via Fantastic Fun and Learning paper collage forest via Mum Paints Lives coffee filter Earth Day craft via Preschool Crafts for Kids* start a vegetable scrap kitchen garden via Se7en take a nature scavenger hunt with a free printable via Chica And Jo plantable paper Earth Day craft via Modern Parents Messy Kids tissue paper stained glass Earth Day craft via Mom On Timeout Earth Day nature walk ideas for kids via How Wee LearnMore Earth Day crafts and ideas!
string eggs DIY via Tiny Rotten Peanuts jelly bean bracelets tutorial via Artzy Creations how to paint wooden Easter eggs via My Poppet confetti eggs tutorial via Sugar + Paint painted cardboard eggs table decoration via Happy Hooligans doughnut bunny treat via The Tiny Funnel Easter egg dress-up printable via Small for Big feather wreath tutorial via Willowday Easter bunny lollipops via Studio DIY 3D paper egg decorations via Craft & Creativity
These chocolate dipped strawberries made to look like carrots will be a sweet surprise for your little bunnies! Crafts A La Mode has the tutorial.
Who wouldn't love to receive some of these homemade chocolate pretzel candy carrots? So cute! Find out how to make them at Jacks and Kate.
This snow globe cookie jar found in Sweet Paul Magazine will be a welcome and intriguing gift for all ages!
Martha Stewart Living (COR): Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids: 175 Projects for Kids of All Ages to Create, Build, Design, Explore, and Share
Margaret Bloom: Making Peg Dolls and More: Toys That Spin, Fly and Bring Sweet Dreams (Crafts and Family Activities)
Jean Van't Hul: The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity--Includes over 60 Art Projects for Children Ages 1 to 8
Susan Schwake: Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages
Amie Plumley: Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make
Marie Hablitzel: Draw Write Now, Book 1: On the Farm-Kids and Critters-Storybook Characters
Mona Brookes: Drawing with Children
Ed Emberley: Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book
MaryAnn F. Kohl: Discovering Great Artists
Deanna F. Cook (editor): FamilyFun Crafts
Petra Berger: Feltcraft: Making Dolls, Gifts and Toys