10 Fun Ways to Practice Scissor Skills Do your kids enjoy using their scissors as much as ours do? Have they ever used those scissors …

What We’re Reading This Week {Springtime Stories} We have been so thoroughly enjoying the warmer, sunnier, spring weather here! The kids have been having a blast …

Playsilk Baby Activity {Easy DIY!} With a squirmy baby at diaper changes, the wipe package seemed to be the only thing that entertained her long enough …

Gingerbread Boy Ten Frame Playdough Printable – Numbers 0-10 Want to sneak in some math practice while your kids are having holiday fun? This gingerbread …

Counting Cookies Activity {FREE Printables!} Today we’re combining two of our favorite things- playdough and books! Hmm, make that three of our favorite things! We …

Into the Clouds Playdough Invitation to Play {With a Unique Twist!} We had some extra blue playdough left over from our beach themed playdough activity so …

Salt Dough Leaf Critters {An Easy Fall Craft for Kids} If you’re looking for a super easy and fun fall ornament craft, this is for …

Pumpkin Counting Playdough Mats for Number Practice {Free Printables!} If you’re a regular here at The Art Kit, you know we are big fans of …

How to Make Calming Starry Night Sensory Jars We are big fans of sensory jars and bottles! We’ve made dozens of them over the years in …

Salt Tray for Letter Writing Practice – Fall Themed Looking for an affordable and fun way for the little ones to practice writing their letters? …

How to Make Oobleck Who remembers making oobleck? I remember making it in school and how amazed I was at how it could be a …

Orange Volcanoes – A Fun Science Experiment for Kids Using Simple Ingredients With fall just around the corner, we’ve been busy creating all sorts of fun …

Mama Craft: DIY mileSTONES {track pregnancy + baby’s growth} Looking for an affordable and stylish way to track your pregnancy growth and keep track of …

Ocean Sensory Bag {A fun quiet time activity for kids!} Looking for an easy and fun way to incorporate sensory activities in your day? Our …

Five Darling Bedtime Books {With Gorgeous Illustrations!} There’s nothing better than bringing home a new book from an afternoon at the bookstore! We absolutely love children’s books …

Fresh Herb Playdough Activity {Easy Smells Divine!} While shopping at the grocery store recently (for homemade pizza ingredients, yum!) we spotted some fresh herbs and knew …

Space Galaxy Playdough {Invitation to Play} This invitation to play is a definite must for any space lover! Even if your little ones aren’t particularly …

Sprinkle S’mores {Yummy Dairy Free Treat} Today we’re sharing our new favorite treat- sprinkle s’mores! Our oldest kiddo suggested the idea and we’re so glad …

Edible Water Beads {Fun Sensory Play!} Edible water beads are so much fun and are great for sensory play! They are something that will literally entertain …

Orange-Scented Playdough {With Orange Zest Mix-Ins} Brighten up your day with a fresh batch of citrus orange-scented playdough with real orange zest mix-ins! We are …

Lavender Sugar Body Scrub {Smells Divine!} Looking for something to exfoliate and moisturize your skin? Our lavender sugar body scrub is so easy to make, …

12 Fun Tools for Water Exploration Kids love water! Whether it is time spent in the pool, jumping in puddles, or dancing in the rain, …

Lemon Playdough Recipe This homemade lemon scented playdough is definitely one of our favorite playdough recipes! With its fresh, energizing, and uplifting properties, what’s not …

Chocolate Playdough Recipe {With Real Cocoa Powder} This chocolate playdough recipe is perfect for a fun sensory-filled activity! Kids of all ages are sure to …

Calming Lavender Playdough Recipe {With Lavender Seed Mix-Ins} Trying to calm the kiddos? Or you? If you haven’t tried homemade lavender playdough, you must! It …

Easy Gluing Craft {An Invitation to Create} We love creating invitations to play and create! We set out the items and each and every time, …

Shaving Cream Paint Marbled Artwork We’ve been having a blast making all sorts of shaving cream works of art! This activity is so simple and …

Arctic Themed Playdough Invitation to Play The heat must be getting to us because some cool arctic play seemed like Heaven to us today! We …

Color Activity Sheet {Free Printable} Learn all about primary and secondary colors, warm and cool colors, and color mixing. This activity sheet could be completed with markers, …

Beach-Themed Playdough Activity {An Invitation to Play} If you can’t go on a beach vacation, bring the beach vacation to you, right? This playdough setup has …

Playdough Cupcakes {An Invitation to Play} Playdough is one of our favorite activities and with a birthday coming up, we thought what better way to …

Oven Bake Pinch Pots {An Easy DIY Craft Activity} We are loving working with clay! We’ve been making all sorts of crafts with clay but …

Pretend Doctor Play {No More Sticky Dolls!} Do your kids love playing doctor with their dolls and stuffed animals? Do they stick bandaids all over …

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom {Storytime Playdough Activity} We’ve been having a BLAST with our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom playdough activity! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is …

Paint Your Own Color Wheel {FREE Printable} Paint your own color wheel with our free printable activity sheet. Please continue reading below for this fun …

DIY Melt and Pour Soap {Easy DIY} Today we’re sharing one of the easiest DIY activities: melt and pour soap. This always makes for a …

Color Wheel Activity Sheets {FREE Printable} Download our free color wheel activity sheets and enjoy learning about color! What colors go well together? What colors …

No-Bake S’mores {Dairy Free Treat} All this washi tape, bead stringing, rainbow playdough mixing crafting has us HUNGRY (goodness, just saying that made us hungry, …

Furniture Makeover With Washi Tape {QUICK + EASY} We LOVE washi tape! We’ve been busy decorating light switch cover plates, overhauling our toy wood blocks, …

Homemade Mini Playdough Apple Pies {That Smell Ah-mazing!} If you love fall or apple pies or delicious smells, you will LOVE this homemade apple pie …

Did you see our post on overhauling light switch plates with glitter tape? We received so much positive feedback on that post that we thought …

Glitter Tape Coverplate Overhaul {Easy DIY!} Looking to spruce up your light switch covers? Then you must try this easy, no-mess DIY (and BONUS- it can be …

Washi Tape (or Glitter Tape!) Blocks {Easy DIY} Looking to spruce up your plain wooden blocks? Just add glitter tape or washi tape and you …

Alphabet Critters {Craft + Fun Educational Tool} Looking for a simple and fun craft that is educational too? We just made these super cute alphabet …

Pattern Play with Beads + Pipe Cleaner Kids love pattern play! Here’s a simple and affordable way to practice creating patterns that the kids will …

Glitter Votive Candle Craft Looking for a super simple yet fun and stylish craft project? Then look no further! This is a great project for …

Ten Fun Ways to Teach Kids About Color Color recognition is an important skill for young children to master and what better way to teach …

Playdough Color Mixing Playdough color mixing! Do you have a little one that loves to mix colors? If so, this playdough activity is perfect for …