Kids are often excited about animals and their habitat – so making dioramas at any age can be a really fun activity. It is both a way to be hands-on in their learning, as well as thoughtful in their design approach.
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>DIY :: 日曜大工 :: SPROUTING SEEDS // semillas germinadas
The sprouts in this experiment were grown for exploration purpose only, however, it is possible to grow sprouts for consumption – mung bean sprouts are popular, and are the sprouts you typically find at the grocery store and in some salads. Yum!
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RAINY DAY CAFÉ :: Earth Day Cups
Celebrate EARTH DAY! and the natural world all around us with simple supplies. Try making “Layers of Soil” dirt cups!
Simple materials, and using fine motor skills and cognitive recognition — {{{Great for preschoolers, kids, tweens, teenagers, and grandparents}}}
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DIY :: 日曜大工 :: BIRDS, NESTS, CHICKS & FEATHERS // ANIDANDO
Celebrate the natural world all around us with simple supplies. Try making different kinds of birds!
Simple materials, and using fine motor skills and cognitive recognition — {{{Great for preschoolers, kids, tweens, teenagers, and grandparents}}}
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>DIY :: 日曜大工 :: MAKING IT RAIN // HAZ QUE LLUEVA
Celebrate the natural world all around us with simple supplies. Try making rain form in a clear bag from your window sill!
Simple materials, and using fine motor skills and cognitive recognition — {{{Great for preschoolers, kids, tweens, teenagers, and grandparents}}}
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>DIY :: 日曜大工 :: RECYCLING LETTUCE // RECICLAR LECHUGA
Celebrate the natural world all around us with simple supplies. Try growing some new lettuce or onions from an old stem. Then compost the scraps in some soil!
Simple materials, and using fine motor skills and cognitive recognition — {{{Great for preschoolers, kids, tweens, teenagers, and grandparents}}}
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> DIY :: 日曜大工 :: BINOCULARS // PRISMÁTICOS
Celebrate the natural world all around us with simple art supplies. Try making your own pretend binoculars and taking notes of all the changes that are occurring at season’s change. Simple materials, and using fine motor skills – markers, paper, paste, scrap paper — {{{Great for preschoolers, kids, tweens, teenagers, and grandparents}}}
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> DIY :: 日曜大工 :: MARCH MADNESS // BALONCESTO
My daughter loves basketball! <3. She tends to get a bit tired of computer games as spring approaches, her own basketball season has ended, but it can still be a bit uncomfortable to go outside for long stretches. We had purchased some new spring sneakers, and we put together a mini basketball game. She taped everything together and decorated. I guided, and used the scissors to punch the hole for the spoon.
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> DIY :: 日曜大工 :: SPRING CLEAN // LIMPIEZA
Before my kids were in primary-school, they wanted to share a room – which was really very sweet, as well as convenient. We decided to then turn the spare-room into an office for the entire family to share. I stored all of our art supplies here, set up work tables for the kids, as well as large recycling baskets. Here we placed any-and-all paper scraps. As the scraps piled up – the kids decided to see what they could create with the scraps (before later sending it all off to recycling). Despite having to peel off way-too-much tape – it was a fun experiment in creating from scraps that we already had, as well as disassembling and deliberately recycling our paper waste.
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> DIY :: 日曜大工 :: MARKERS // ROTULADOR
Seasons are changing and kids love to informally document what they see all around them, what they are thinking about, what is pretty or interesting… It is really fun to see what they see, plus what kid doesn’t like a fresh set of markers?
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