Kids had a lot of fun drawing each other portraits on clear folders with whiteboard markers. They enjoyed both keeping a clear folder in front of their faces and doing actual tracing. By the end of the activity, we had three very artistic portraits.

We have made a cardboard pantograph - a device that simplifies the enlarged copying of pictures. It makes a great DIY project and a cool educational toy for children

In this video, you will learn how to make an origami Snapper puppet. This is a great activity. With just a few simple folds, you can create a cute and expressive origami puppet.

Here is a simple way to grow beans in a jar with kitchen paper towels. We love activities that involve growing plants. Results in those are usually noticeable only a few days later. So the process requires a lot of waiting and taking care of plants

Let's grow a butterfly

We are getting to know angles with this quirky activity. I love how Alex's face lights up when he sees that a number of angles in each digit corresponds to its value

Do you know how to keep ice for longer? Today we are exploring what materials delay melting of the ice better. The fact that clothes keep us warm confuses some children in thinking that the more materials we wrap around an ice cube, the hotter it is going to get inside. So make sure you ask child...

5 clever and super easy activities to keep your toddler busy. All ideas could be easily recreated with materials you already have a home. Try these activities and let me know if your child liked them. Toodlers can blow a funny glove, mix play dough with your feet, collect pasta with pegs, make mo...

Did you like playing with a dollhouse growing up? Here is a paper one that children can quickly make on their own! This playhouse can be designed in any way they’d like to suit any figurines they already have. After children are done playing, the house could be easily folded for compact storage.

I take millions of photos, forget hundreds of thousands of them, but I do print the best ones. There is just something about holding a finished framed photo that is much more satisfying than seeing the photo on a pocket-sized screen. This time I decided to do a special 3D photo-project. I chose a...

5 cute animals crafts using empty toilet paper tube

These five animals origami are insanely easy to fold. Try now! Have fun! And share your creations with us! We are showing you video tutorial on how to make a whale, a fox, a fish, a dog and a butterfly. These paper crafts are ideal if you are just starting with origami

5 simple ways to turn toilet paper into beautiful flowers

Why not to start a solid foundation in physics in a single afternoon activity learning to balance counterweights? DIY tutorial for making scale using hanger and plastic bottles

We have made a butterfly with Max from a piece of hard paper that can balance on a tip of a pencil. Now Max is looking for magnets to explain why it doesn't fall (:

There is a big chance we all have an abundance of empty cardboard boxes after Christmas. Let's turn them into toys! There is no such thing as "too many toys" is there? (: Here is a simple DIY ball sorter that will help you sort all the balls you have at home by size while keeping your child enter...

We are turning an empty cardboard box into a football table!⠀ ⠀

Quick! Catch that marble! Here is a fun DIY game you can make with supplies you already have at home. Some of these are leftover party supplies, but just because the party is over, doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. Instead of throwing those spare cups and skewers out, why not turn them into this ...

How fun is this chemical traffic light experiment!? Liquid changes colour from green to red and later to yellow. The best part is it is repeatable. Just shake the bottle to start again.

Max is learning the very basic concept of how clouds hold water and when they become too heavy it starts to rain, while practising fine motor skills and eye–hand coordination. For this activity we used clear water, shaving foam and coloured water

Challenge of the week! Blow out a candle behind a bottle! It shouldn't be difficult because even so, the air cannot go through a bottle, it can curve all the way around and still blow out the candle. We have experimented with different shapes to see how they bend the air and we invite you to do t...

The night sky is a beautiful map of the constellations. But you cannot see any constellation you want any day. That’s why we’ve created an easy DIY star projector for kids that projects the night sky on the ceiling of your bedroom. We hope you enjoy exploring the constellations with us!

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