Leprechaun Love!

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An Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.


Leprechaun Gifts
This is a fun gift (and easy craft) for kids to make to share with someone special in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

Gold Stone
A fun way to decorate small stones and then hide them for kids to find either around the class, home or even in a sandbox.

Leprechaun Search
A fun game of hide the leprechaun gifts and letting kids seek them out by following festive clues you leave around the class or home.

Handy Shamrocks
A cute handprint craft to create a shamrock and share with parents or grandparents and perfect for March, St. Patrick's Day and good luck!

Leprechaun Treats
This is a fun edible craft that kids will enjoy creating and then eating at snack time. The ingredients are simple and you may already have them on hand.

Irish Soda Bread
Make a traditional Irish soda bread with your kids to enjoy at snack time or as part of a lesson about St. Patrick's Day, Ireland or even bread making. Enjoy!

Need more craft ideas for March or St. Patrick's Day? Visit The Idea Box where we have tons of great holiday crafts, games and snack recipes. Or connect with us on Facebook to join our community and get daily inspiration and even more great ideas for your classroom or homeschooling.

Shamrocks Rock!

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Inspire your little ones at home or in the classroom to enjoy spring by creating some easy shamrock crafts.

Bakers Clay Shamrocks
With some pantry ingredients and craft paint you can help your little leprechauns create some festive clay shamrocks to display or share!

Filter Paper Shamrocks
Use coffee filters and food coloring to create pretty paper shamrocks that make adorable bulletin board or classroom decorations.

Clover Chain
Use real clovers or paper ones to form a clover chain and hang it around your class or home to celebrate St. Patty's special day!

Easy Shamrocks
Turn green paper hearts into a festive shamrock picture, perfect for a greeting card or to hang up and display.

Follow The Leprechaun
Get your creative juices flowing and use "Follow the Leader" game to make St. Patrick's Day a little luckier
for all your little leprechauns!

Visit The Idea Box for even more St. Patrick's day craft ideas, projects and snack recipes. Or connect with us on Facebook for more spring time inspiration!

Valentine's Day Kids Crafts Part 2

Cupcake Liner Lollipop Flowers

Yes, today is Valentine's Day. And if you find yourself stumped and looking for some quick, easy and fun crafts either for sharing or just for something to do - we have some fun crafts and activities waiting for you at The Idea Box.

Doily Hearts Sachets
Using paper heart doilies and yarn, you can make this super simple sachet to share with teachers, grandparents or friends.

Footprint Valentine
I love hand and foot print crafts and this one is super sweet! You need a little bit of white paint, red paper and of course sweet little feet to create a special Valentine!

Edible Valentines
Little kids always seem to enjoy making crafts they can eat later. Grab some graham crackers, frosting and conversation hearts and make some edible treats!

H-E-A-R-T
And if singing is your thing, try adapting the tune of "Bingo" by substituting the letters for "Heart" and see what fun you can have with your little valentines

Glitter Coffee Can Valentine Box

And if you are needing a last minute Valentine's Box - turn your coffee can into a simple container to hold all that love! Visit The Idea Box for more crafts and ideas just for kids or connect with us on Facebook for even more inspiration!

Valentine's Day Kids Crafts Part 1

Craft Stick Heart Frame

Got sticks, hearts and glue? You can have an adorable stick heart frame too! This simple frame is fun for kids to create, lets them paint and the result is a lovely gift for a parent or grandparent. Been there, done that? We have more crafty Valentine's activities for you to try!

Cloth Valentines
This is a simple crafty valentine that takes a bit of fabric, glue and polyfil. The result is an adorable Valentine to hang or decorate a class with.

A Valentine Song For You
Sung to the tune of "If You're Happy And You Know It" this little jingle will bring smiles to the adults and giggles to the kids! (Perfect for a preschool class!)

Beaded Valentine
This cute and crafty valentine uses simple supplies but takes a bit of work to master. You will love the results and it would be a great Valentine's Day craft for 1st and 2nd graders.

Dipped Marshmallows
What part of marshmallows dipped in chocolate and coated with all sorts of candies and sprinklers doesn't sound good to you? The kids will love it.

Conversation Heart Banner

Didn't see something you want to make here? Visit The Idea Box for lots more Valentine's Day crafts and activities. Or connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite Valentine's Day kids crafts and get inspired too!

Ground Hog's Day Fun!

Pop-Up Groundhog

Are you so excited for Groundhog's Day? Well, maybe you aren't but the kiddos will be! What a fun holiday?!

It provides an opportunity for teaching kids about nature and animals...and a reason to do fun crafts based on a super cute small fuzzy creature! Kids can relate.

I've rounded up some really fun crafts, all with a groundhog theme. First, try out AllKidsNetwork's Pop-Up Groundhog craft with your little ones.

Here are some other groundhog crafts and activities in honor of our furry little friend, from The Idea Box.

Popping Groundhog

Groundhog Tunnel Game

Groundhog Day Song and Puppet

Groundhog Day Shadow Screen

Groundhog Snacks

Visit The Idea Box for crafts and activities for many different holidays and occasions. Or connect with us on Facebook to share resources and more fun creative crafts for kids!

Winter Fun Crafts

Snowman Cups

How's winter treating you? It's chilly here in Western Idaho where the temperatures haven't gone over 10 degrees for the past two weeks. So even though there is plenty of snow on the ground...it's just too cold for my kiddos to stay outside for very long. That's when I have to improvise. Here are some fun crafts to keep them busy for awhile indoors.

The Snowman cups are such a cute, simply project to make with your kiddos - especially when the weather outside is just too cold to play in. Stay inside, make some snowman cups and enjoy some snowman soup!

Snowman Circles
Take paper, glue, glitter and embellishments and you've got yourself a fun craft for little hands. The result is an adorable snowman perfect for displaying in class or on a bulletin board.

Snowman Mobile
The snowman mobile is a great craft for Kindergarten through about 2nd grade. It requires a little more dexterity and patience but well worth the effort!

Snowman Q-Tip Painting
This super easy art project is great for preschool ages and requires simple supplies like construction paper, paint and q-tips. Easy-peasy!

Stained Glass Windows
This craft requires the use of a hot iron so it's best done with quite a bit of supervision or with older kids. The results are very pretty!

Snowman Soup
A really cute gift idea for winter or even Valentine's Day, the snowman soup uses simple ingredients you may already have in the pantry - and the little kids get a kick out of drinking it!

For more winter craft activities and projects visit The Idea Box, where we have plenty of ideas to keep your kids busy! Or connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite go-to winter craft. Happy Snow Days!

Snowflake Fun And Frolicking!

Snowflake Photo Magnet

The snow is falling and winter is taking over our little corner of the world. What's the weather like in your neck of the woods? Are you an outdoorsy family, or more of a stay in and sip hot cocoa family? Or both! We're definitely both. We love playing in the snow and we love coming home to warm up with a hot drink after a cold day outdoors.

Which ever kind of family you are, you'll enjoy our snowflake themed projects this week. Try some out with your kiddos, especially if their fingers and toes could use a break from the chilly weather - or even if you live closer to the equator and want a reason to celebrate snow!

Snowflake Wreath
This will make a cute little project for preschoolers or kindergarten classes to create and display or share with parents.

Snowflake Catching
This activity can be used as a great teaching tool or lesson supplement when studying the weather with older kids (1st - 2nd graders). And there's a little math and science involved too!

Snowflake Art
I love this art project because you don't have to snow to create some pretty snowflakes! This paint craft would work well with 3 - 4 year old too.

Snow Caterpillar
Here's another craft that does require snow...and fruit! Create a snow caterpillar with your kiddos using some things you have around the house.

Snow Dough
This is a fun little recipe to cook up in your own kitchen. Or make some up ahead of time to take to the classroom. Kids will love the sparkly snow dough.

For more winter and snowflake inspired crafts visit The Idea Box! Or connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite snow activity!