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Mama Smiles ― I adore the creativity that comes out with regular play dough play, and adding in a few extra materials opens the door to so may new options! I fell in love with these little guys that Johnny made Read more...The post Creative Play Dough Art ...
Tags: Children's Activity, Craft, Art For Kids, Creative Play, Creativity, Imagination
Mama Smiles ― 1 week 3 days ago
Mama Smiles ― My kids made this little squinky car out of play dough, along with a gazillion other accessories that are a little harder to identify! They dried this ship out, and now it’s a regular feature in their squinky play (which, for whatever reason...
Tags: Children's Activity, Creative Play, Imagination, Indoor Fun, Play Dough, Pretend Play
Mama Smiles ― 2 weeks 2 days ago
Mama Smiles ― This no-mess finger paint solution is a favorite in my house, as longtime readers know! I decided to introduce the other moms in my town to it through the craft series I’ve been running at our library instead of cleaning my house. Lily ...
Tags: Children's Activity, Art For Kids, Creative Play, Indoor Fun, Literacy, No-mess
Mama Smiles ― 2 weeks 4 days ago
Mama Smiles ― Lily adored this creative sensory play activity with some colored sand and her Safari Ltd Fairy TOOB® (affiliate Amazon link, although we purchased ours at Michaels with a 40%-off coupon) characters! As you can tell, the wings of these fairies...
Tags: Children's Activity, Creative Play, Preschool, Rainy Day Fun, Sensory Play, Toddler Activity
Mama Smiles ― 3 weeks ago
Mama Smiles ― My kids really struggled with fusible beads the first time I pulled them out, but they have since gotten very creative with them, so they have become part of our rainy day activities! Ours are Pyssla beads from IKEA, but you buy Perler beads in ...
Tags: Children's Activity, 6-9-year-old Activity, Creative Play, Fine Motor Skills, Rainy Day Fun, Star Wars
Mama Smiles ― 3 weeks 3 days ago
Mama Smiles ― I like to use mixed media kids crafts to get my kids thinking creatively! I run monthly kids craft sessions for my local mother’s club, and we recently made the always-popular tissue paper collages. Johnny (five years old) and Lily (three ...
Tags: Children's Activity, Art For Kids, Creative Play, Creativity, Quick And Easy Craft For Kids
Mama Smiles ― 5 weeks 2 days ago
Kids Creative Chaos ― This week, we're featuring Michelle from Molly Moo. In the 2012 Ireland Blog Awards, she was awarded the best craft blog, best personal blog, and best designed blog. She writes about the "special stuff" and tries out all the ideas she shares. In ...
Tags: Bloggers, Crafts For Kids, Creative Play, Easter, Crafty Recipes
Kids Creative Chaos ― 6 weeks 1 day ago
Mama Smiles ― My girls love painting their nails, so I was thrilled to give Piggy Paint a try as part of a Mom Central campaign! We were sent the Color Me Happy set, which has a fantastic range of colors! My girls worked hard to earn their nail polish (we use ...
Tags: Children's Activity, Parenting, Creative Play, Creativity, Piggy Paint, Siblings
Mama Smiles ― 6 weeks 6 days ago
Mama Smiles ― Pick and Draw is a fun drawing game that I wrote about on Monday, and today you have a chance to win a copy of this game for your own family! My kids all love this simple, card-based drawing game – the pictures above were drawn by...
Tags: Giveaway, Art For Kids, Creative Play, Creativity, Drawing, Toy Review
Mama Smiles ― 8 weeks 2 days ago
Mama Smiles ― My kids really enjoyed making this cute window art using some new-for-2013 kits from ALEX toys! We were sent the Alex Super Window Sticker Art and Alex Zoom Window Art Sticker kits, and I see both kits getting a lot of use at our house! I’ve...
Tags: Children's Activity, ALEX Toys, Art For Kids, Craft Kit, Creative Play, Toy Review
Mama Smiles ― 10 weeks 2 days ago
Kids Creative Chaos ― So, what is Sensory Play Based Learning? Find out more at PBS Parents. Here at Kids Creative Chaos the definition is simple: Play to learn! Find a fun activity for kids and lots of child games as you peruse our pages. Please join the linky party ...
Tags: Sensory Play, Sensory Saturday, Play Based Learning, Creative Play, Sensory Disorders
Kids Creative Chaos ― 11 weeks ago
Mindful Momma - Adventures in Living a Green &... ― There's nothing quite like the gift of imagination. Not only does it inspire us to try new things and use the right side of our brains but it gives us a happy sense of possibility. When I free my mind...
Tags: Green &, Healthy Thoughts, Kid's Health, Kid's Stuff, Creative Play, Creativity
Mindful Momma ― 11 weeks 6 days ago
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