Wild west art for toddlers

I can sum this one up in two simple words, "YEEEE HAW!" When my son Jack turned 2, I put together a little birthday get-together, covered in cowboy hats and sheriff badges. It was adorable (if I do say so myself). Invitation I knew, from past experience, that a small cellophane party favor bag makes an excellent (and super cheap) party invitation envelope. For this invite, I purchased 12"x12" sheets of red "bandanna" patterned scrapbooking paper for the background, and 8.5 x 11 sheets of…

There were so many special days we enjoyed together in our classroom in October. To begin, for Columbus Day we learned about our friend, Chr...

Wild West Week! Cowboy up!

Wild West Day in our school is always so much fun! The children and teachers come into school in their 'western' best and we all have a Root...

"I'm bored!" They're the two words kids say that every parent dreads. OK, they're not the only two, but the moment they're uttered, it can sometimes feel like an impossible task keeping them entertained. Instead of leaving them to their tablets or the TV, this is the perfect opportunity to create long-lasting — and in this case tangible —memories.How, you ask?Pull out the coloring pencils, crayons and markers, and give the kids free reign to scribble their hearts away. And luckily for you…

Howdy crafty people! Today I'm posting this fun Sheriff's Badge craft. This is a full-page craft. You can probably mess with your printer settings if you would like it to come out smaller (to pin on

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