Grocery Bag Flowers

If there’s any craft I get really excited about, it’s one that recycles every day objects into awesome, new things! Flowers from grocery bags was no exception…even though I use tote bags for much of my shopping, I still have plastic bags growing out of my ears so I was stoked to find Silly Simple Living’s plastic bag flowers thanks to Pinterest!

I added a few twists to make these flowers make-able for anyone with stuff we all have lying around including…plastic grocery bags, paper clips, scissors, and masking tape. Use different colored bags for more diversity…I even left the wording on some of them because I liked the contrast on the “petals”.

Car Art

Both of my boys are in school now, but I still like to have some activities for them when they get home. One day, we decided to try out drawing with cars (inspired by firstpalette), and my 4 year old loved it!

All you need are some toy cars, tape, and markers. I used masking tape, though electrical tape might hold on better.

Just tape the markers to the cars/vehicles so that the tip of the marker touches the paper when the lid is removed. Then, set your kids to work drawing, driving and having fun!

Just make sure you have something under the paper to protect your table because the marker ink might bleed through if it sits for a long time.

I’ll be linking up to Works For Me Wednesday, Kids Get Crafty, Look What We Did, Mom’s Library, Let's Hear it For the Boy! Clever Chicks Blog Hop,Share it Saturday, Fine Craft Guild, Share Wednesdays, TGIF.

Pom Pom Races

If you're looking for a fun, quick activity, have your kids race pom poms!

All you need is straws, pom poms, and masking tape. Put a strip of tape on a hard floor to split up the players. Then have them blow their pom poms with the straws from one end of the racing lane to the other! See who can blow their pom pom across the finish line first, or have them time themselves and try to beat their personal times. My boys loved this, and they thought it was especially funny when I got down on the floor with them to race.

Thank you PBS Parents for the fun idea! I’ll be linking up to Making Your Home Sing Sunday, Mama Moments Monday,  Mom’s Library, Clever Chicks Blog Hop, The Mommy Club,

"The Floor is Lava" Sight Word Game

 If your child has a list of sight words each week they can get pretty mundane! My 6 year old had a blast with this new way to learn and review her sight words... The Floor is Lava! Sight Word Game.