30 Best Summer Camp Crafts for...

30 Best Summer Camp Crafts for...

30 Best Summer Camp Crafts for...

30 Best Summer Camp Crafts for Kids We’ve got all sorts of fun crafts and activities from painted rocks to popsicle stick crafts and more. Check out the full list of creative ideas below! You might also like these lists of summer crafts and activities: Our painting prompts are perfect for a last-minute art and … Read more

Teaching Syllables the Fun Way

Teaching Syllables the Fun Way

Breaking words into syllables may sound like a simple task but, for many brand new readers, it can feel downright HARD. That’s why it’s so important to give students plenty of practice when you’re teaching syllables! And thankfully, this fun, no prep center makes it easy to do just that – just hit “print”. Grab … Read more

Playtime Baseball Paper Doll

Playtime Baseball Paper Doll

Print This Craft The Playtime Baseball Paper Doll is ready to join this year’s team.  Create a whole team of players and choose your team colors. Round up your friends and have them join in the fun. Trivia: In September 1845, a group of New York City men founded the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club. … Read more

Egg Carton Mushrooms – ARTBAR

Egg Carton Mushrooms – ARTBAR

On New Year’s Eve day I was scrolling through Instagram and saw this post for @ingthings whereby she shared some little mountains she knit for friends that were coming over because in Austria, it’s tradition to give little good luck trinkets for the new year. Well, that was the spark I needed to make a … Read more

How To Make a Color Wheel...

How To Make a Color Wheel...

If you’re looking for a fun color wheel idea or a turtle craft, you’re going to love this turtle color wheel for kids! Learn how to make a color wheel using our fun turtle color wheel template.  Simply print, paint, and learn about primary colors and secondary colors as you make this colorful turtle craft! … Read more

15 Short Vowel Posters – Playdough...

15 Short Vowel Posters – Playdough...

One of my favorite things about the Science of Reading Formula is sending our members exclusive weekly freebies they can’t find anywhere else – not on the blog, or Pinterest or Facebook. The teaching tools are SO GOOD that they find themselves saying things like this: They really ARE goosebump worthy and I want you to feel … Read more

New! Whimsy Way Play Cafe in...

New! Whimsy Way Play Cafe in...

Whimsy Way Play Cafe opened in June, and I had the chance to go check it out! I brought my 3-year-old to the indoor play space, and she had a blast playing in the ball pit, going down the slides, and exploring the playroom. The owner, Brittany, was wonderful to chat with. This is her … Read more

Seashell Utensil and Napkin Holder Craft

Seashell Utensil and Napkin Holder Craft

Print This Craft This Seashell Utensil and Napkin Holder is a perfect and useful decoration for your beach themed party. It is pretty and a recycling project too. This is a craft the whole family can get involved in from collecting their favorite seashells to assembling the finished project. Trivia: When it comes to the … Read more

Mixed-Media Exploration with Wood – ARTBAR

Mixed-Media Exploration with Wood – ARTBAR

Hello! It’s been a while. I have been working so much on The Creativity Project that it’s been hard to find the time to write over here on Art Bar. But I have things to share! As you know, I have been facilitating open-studio classes at our local library over the past year (I’ve written … Read more

100 Items for 100 Days of...

100 Items for 100 Days of...

Use these 100 Items to Use to Count to 100 with estimation jar ideas and 100th day of school activities! Teaching kids math concepts and how to count to 100 is a big milestone & one that parents and teachers work on for a few years.  It’s a long journey fraught with numbers like “fifteen-ten” … Read more