Author Archives: Creatiful Kids

Building With Toothpicks- Healthy and Fun Construction For Kids

“Don’t play with your food” my grandma used to tell me ….and yet…. Some time ago we had fun with colored pasta, but this time we took playing with food to a different level…a 3D one. So we started building … Continue reading

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DIY Cardboard Rocket Ship Birthday Countdown

“A cardboard rocket ship”, that’s what my husband proposed when we were brainstorming on what birthday countdown to do for Lukas’ 5th birthday. He likes rockets, he keeps on drawing them over and over again. So my husband’s idea was … Continue reading

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Snow Maze: Free Printables For Kids

Print this maze and help the little girl find the lost items  that she needs to make her snowman! This is an excellent trace game for small kids – although my 5 and 6 year olds were also very keen to complete this challenge 🙂 … Continue reading

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3D Turkey Craft For Kids

I wanted to make an easy turkey craft for kids. Something that looks good and is easy enough to do even for 2 and 3 year olds. Let me know if you like it. This is the result: a 3D turkey made of … Continue reading

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Make The Art Projects For Kids A Mess Free Experience!

If it’s one thing that works every time to make my kids happy, is painting! There’s only one thing that I don’t like about painting with small kids: it’s the cleaning up afterwards. We don’t really have a special place for our … Continue reading

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A Birthday Countdown With A Bang!

It’s that time of the year again: Birthday time! I have 3 kids so it only happens 3 times a year, and yet this time it came as a big surprise. I totally forgot that Elena was turning 3 in a … Continue reading

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The Best Way To Explain Technology For Kids

How can one explain technology in a way for small kids to understand? Our technology for kids lessons started with the building of this paper laptop (you’l find there the free computer printable template). If you haven’t seen that yet, go … Continue reading

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25 Color Mixing Activities…And Some More!

“Mama, can we paint?” Is the question I hear least  once a week. My kids like to paint. We tried painting with all sort of things: from chalk, to shaving cream and egg yolk! What I’ve noticed, is that if one of the … Continue reading

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A fun crafts activity to explain computers to tots

“Mommy, the computer is out of INTERNET, we need to CHARGE it!“ my son replied when I asked him why he was fiddling with the plug and the power cord. My 4 year old boy had a point. The computer was out of battery. So while helping … Continue reading

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How to Make an Airplane – Cardboard and Plastic Bottle Crafts

Looking for some easy plastic bottle crafts? Check out this cool and easy to make airplane craft. On holidays (specially when plane trips are involved) you typically don’t carry bags full of toys and crafts materials. So if your kids … Continue reading

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