Author Archives: Playful Project Mom Cindy
- Give “Peas” a Chance
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Where do you come from? Not the whole biology lesson, your ancestors! Your child’s lineage most likely extends beyond the oceans. October 24th is United Nations Day. Starting with your heritage and then picking other countries, let’s create a week-long …
- United Nations Day
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Hope, love, friendship, sharing, understanding, tolerance, equality, peace, caring. United Nations Day is October 24th, so why not center your child’s creative play on this idea? Perhaps your children are too young to understand the diversity among the nations. That’s …
- Fall Into Apple Season
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It’s time to retire the lemonade stand and hang up your beach towels because summer is coming to a close. Now, before you start getting worked up about the fluffy white and bitter cold, treat yourself to this season’s finest: …
- Quick Project: Silly Hats!
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Now that your kids have places to create their unique works of art, it’s time to test these spaces out! Here’s a fun and quick way to inspire one-of-a-kind creations using your “creative spaces!” I helped the kids make a …
- Creative “Spaces”
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Creativity is imagining. It’s pretending. It’s unique! I love doing art projects with the kids. And yes, just like a recipe, I like to follow the “directions.” But ever since I came up with a system to store the “art” …
- School Supply Make-Over
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Did you try the dry erase roll as a cover to your child’s back to school supplies? Use it on a notebook, folder, binder, etc. The creativity is endless, even if you simply leave it blank! Or, take our cue …
- Back to School Book Covers
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School supplies. The glorious list that allows you to go on multiple store trips that you never imagined in your day dreams of parenthood. As a kid myself I remember staring at the shelves debating over Care Bears or Cabbage …
- Back to School
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Only three weeks left of summer before it’s back to school! Has your child been keeping up with the summer reading? I didn’t even make it to my local library’s summer reading program sign-ups! I did check out books, though. …
- Hooked on School
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The kids schoolwork…a little pile here, a favorite or two on the fridge (or three or four!). Getting a handle on the plethora of “Grade A” works can be daunting. What do you do with all of your child’s schoolwork? …
- Backyard Carnival
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Funnel cakes, cotton candy, rides and prizes! Who doesn’t love a good old fashion carnival? Sigh…the mark of the end of summer. School supplies are well stocked on the shelves but that doesn’t mean you can’t end summer vacation at …