Where is Pete the Cat? A super fun beginning of the year activity for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Your kids will love searching for Pete!

A Pete the Cat Activity with slime! Kids will love to touch, see, and even hear this super fun slime. Enjoy this easy and engaging sensory play activity.

I had a special request from a teacher to make a Pete the Cat--I Love my White Shoes set. I copied my Pete from my Four Groovy Buttons set, but this time made Pete all from one piece of felt--no detachable head this time around! Clip art searches provided the inspiration for the shoes and other items. I'm happy with how he turned out--hopefully the kids in her classroom will be, too :) Lisa at LibraryLand is hosting Flannel Friday this week. You can also find tons of ideas at Flannel…

Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin is becoming a popular story among young children. I recently made this felt story for the preschool and I am really happy with the results.I like how the felt cat can be used for two books: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes as well as Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. I always start with a template on fairly thick paper. It was a little tricky to cut the curvy tail:) Further reading suggestion: Basic Instructions for Making a Felt Board Story Button…

Pete the Cat books are such a fun and popular book series! My kids love reading along with me and singing the tunes shared in the books. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. This week we are spotlighting Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean and Eric Litwin for our Virtual BookContinue Reading

I've been wanting to post this project for a year. This rainbow collage invitation was presented to my art camp kids one year ago today, which just happened to be the same day as the Pulse night

Drip painting is an easy and fun action art activity for kids. Explore gravity in art with drip painting that results in unique artworks every time. Drip painting is an art technique that was popularized by Jackson Pollock (you can see footage of him drip painting in this SF MOMA video). And we've done a little bit of dripping when splatter painting, but! I've been wanting to try a more deliberate drip painting activity with my kids ever since Jamie Hand wrote a guest post for The Artful…

This splat art is a fun way to help kids explore science through art. Take the splat painting outside for even more creative possibilities.

Blow painting with straws is a super fun art activity for kids of all ages. Create colorful abstract art with this technique.

Have your kids tried painting with rubber bands? This messy process art activity is a lot of fun!This is a spo

Splat painting art for kids is a fun and easy process art activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Get messy this summer with Splat Painting.

This post may contain affiliate links, read our Disclosure Policy for more information. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, thank you! How to Make Cloud Dough Brettnee Cudworth shared her cloud dough recipe and it feels AMAZINGLY SOFT! Great activity to do with the kids to stay busy at home. You can ... Read More about Make Cloud Dough Using 3 Ingredients

From classroom activities to handmade Valentines to play at home kids will love to make these 18 super cute DIY craft projects. Each of these Valentine crafts is easy enough for most ages to enjoy making. Collect some items from around the house and a few craft supplies for an hour or two of Valentine's Day fun.

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What is a simple fine motor skills activity using beads? You'll love this crazy rainbow hair bead activity! You only need four things for it!

Make a stained glass heart suncatcher with kids and decorate your windows for Valentine's Day! Free printable template is included.

A complete resource of Valentine craft and activities, including art, math, language, science and play