Fun 4 The Children

Free LEGO Hockey Player Mini Model Build Event (Today 2/7 at 5:00 PM)

2012-02-07T13:10:00.000-05:00

The LEGO Store Monthly Mini Model Build!Visit your local LEGO Store today, 2/7/12 at 5PM and your children can take place in the Next Mini Model Build Event. One day each month your children can learn how to build a cool LEGO mini model, and take it home for free!!This months LEGO mini model is a Hockey Player.Quantities are limited and offer is good while supplies

Free Keepsake Box Kid's Workshop - Feb 4th

2012-02-03T15:47:00.000-05:00

Home Depot is having a Free Kid's Workshop this Saturday, February 4, from 9AM – 12PM at all Home Depot stores. These workshops are designed for kids ages 5-12 and teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment. Your child will have the opportunity to build a Keepsake Box similar to the one pictured here as well

Home Depot Free Kids Workshop - Make a Savings Shed 1/7/12

2012-01-06T18:15:00.000-05:00

Home Depot will have their next Free Kids Workshop on Saturday, January 7, 2012 between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The craft that will be designed is a a Savings Shed (shown below). This super cool Savings Shed is a great place to store money.Here are the details for the Home Depot Free Kids Workshop :* FREE hands-on workshops designed for children ages 5 - 12 offered

Decorating a Dolls' House

2011-08-28T11:00:00.000-04:00

Even in the age of Nintendo DSs and iPads, a dolls house is still a magical present for a child, and although custom-built dolls houses can be very expensive, it is quite easy to buy a cheaper or second hand one and make it your own. Decorating a dolls house is a fun activity for parents and children alike, and the best part is you can be as creative as you please.

2 Leaf Art Projects To Do With Your Kids

2011-08-26T06:15:00.000-04:00

Spend time with your kids by doing some fun art projects using materials that you can find right in your garden. These are so quick and easy to do plus they won’t cost you anything. It will also help your kids see nature’s beauty and turn that appreciation into a concrete piece of art. Later on, you can have their outputs framed to be hung in their room or you can

How to Make Play Dough

2011-01-04T20:43:00.000-05:00

Whip up a batch of fun in the kitchen and keep your kids entertained for hours with homemade play dough.In this step by step video, Monica and Alice teach you how to make homemade play dough through a few easy steps. Each ingredient is a common household product.Materials needed to make your homemade play dough:FlourSaltCream of tartarWaterCooking oilFood

Make your own Kaleidoscope

2009-09-21T20:58:00.000-04:00

A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing loose colored beads, pebbles, or other small colored objects. The viewer looks in one end and light enters the other end, reflecting off the mirrors. As the tube is rotated, the tumbling of the colored objects presents the viewer with varying colors and patterns. A kaleidoscope is a fun toy, but you don't have to buy one in the store. It's easy to

Lowe's Build and Grow Clinics

2009-07-25T08:00:00.000-04:00

I thought I would give everyone a heads up about the wonderful clinics for children that Lowe's stores offer. Two Saturdays out of the month, Lowe’s offers free workshops for kids where they can build some pretty cool stuff.The free workshops are held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Lowe’s provides everything free of charge, and each participant also

100 Free Things To Do With Your Grandkids

2008-12-29T21:19:00.000-05:00

Here is a free printable guide that you can download, which contains many wonderful things that grandparents can do with their grandchildren (of course parents can use the guide with their children also).The guide contains thirty seven pages that you can print out on your computer printer. Some of the fun things listed are:craft-stick boxes, shadow puppets, make a comic book, sock puppets, create

How to Create a Children’s Sticker Storybook

2008-09-05T11:37:00.002-04:00

I stumbled across a fun, creative idea, not to mention a big help to stickers being placed where they shouldn't be.The Grandparent Blog, which is published by Grandpa Shayne Packer (along with Grandma Tanda), posted an adorable idea of making children's storybooks with stickers. They provide a wonderful step-by-step video tutorial, along with a sample project on on creating handmade sticker story

Halloween Crafts at Tall Mouse

2007-10-04T23:02:00.001-04:00

My children love to create different projects, so we are always on the look out for something fun and new to them. Staying with the Halloween season, we found some neat arts and crafts that you and the kids can put together.Tall Mouse arts and crafts list a bunch of different Halloween projects that the kids will have a ball creating. Some projects include:Happy Halloween CardsTerra Cotta