I love this activity and how it blends the paint, but I have yet to do it with my son because I am very very anxious about balloons and toddlers. Please be careful with any kids who still mouth things with latex balloons.

1. Gather your materials. You will need a balloon, a dish , paint and some paper.

2. Pour a little paint into the dish, I like to mix it in the dish for cool results. [more]

Having a son we read our fair share of truck, train and dinosaur books, but just because he naturally goes towards those types of books doesn't mean it's all we read. He greatly enjoyed all these books as well, especially the last.

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Easy activities like this are perfect for beginners. The sticky back foam limits mess (and parents' frustration levels) and offers immediate results for impatient toddlers. Using sparkly foam is a great way to dress it up easily. You can focus on one shape like we did or do a variety. I know it doesn't look fancy but trust me my son loved it, and has been pointing diamonds out all morning since we made it last night! Kids don't need super fancy crafts to have fun. [more]

Now that my son is in preschool the days of the week are stating to matter more to him. He knows which day he goes to school and which he does something else. A fun way to reinforce the days of the week is to make lunch or in our case snack bags with the day on it, that you child can decorate.

1.Gather your materials. You will need paper lunch bags, crayons and a permanent marker.

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Getting kids to read can sometimes take some cajoling, that's ok. Sometimes kids need to make things cool and sometimes cool means their favorite character. This bookmark is so easy to do, and would make a fun craft for a themed birthday party.

1. Gather your materials. You will need some card stock, some themed confetti ( find it in the party section of Target or Wal-Mart) or character stickers, glue, scissors, ribbon and a hole punch. [more]