How the Grinch Stole Christmas {affiliate} is one of my favorite books from when I was little. And now I’m introducing it to my daughter by celebrating Grinch Day today with a bunch of fun activities. Here are 15 Ways to Celebrate Grinch Day: some messy, some silly, some yummy and all really, really green… This post contains…
Messy Play
Christmas Tree STEM Activities
The other day I realized I had been on a bit of a Christmas tree binge. Every other project we did around here had a Christmas tree in it. Hmm… What does that say? I was a pine tree in a previous life? Nah, I just think they’re pretty and they smell nice :) Anyway,…
Thanksgiving Science Activities – 12 Ways to Learn and Play
If you’ve been hanging around Left Brain Craft Brain much at all these days, you’ll realize that I like writing about food. Maybe I’m just a food blogger trapped in the body of a kids’ craft blogger. But I’m also perpetually curious about how things work and the science behind the everyday. Which brings me…
Play Brain Surgeon with a Brain Jello Mold
I picked up a fun jello mold the other day. It’s a brain. I mainly got it because I’m Left Brain Craft Brain, you know, and thought it would be fun for Halloween. Then I realized how much fun this could be for The Babe. So every other day we pull the brain out along with…
10+ Fun Play and Learn Moon Activities
The moon is fascinating! My little lady has so many questions about that big rock in the sky and I do my best to give her hands-on learning ideas which help her learn. This time we are collecting the very best play and learn moon activities! You can study the moon with your kids any time…
Five Minute Crafts: Pumpkin Pie Painting
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Are you making pie? While you bake, the kids can paint and play with their very own Pumpkin Pie Painting. It’s a super easy craft made from the lid to frozen pie crusts. Plus it has some fun sensory play at the end, too… Keep reading for more fun paint painting ideas plus this week’s…
Unicorn Snot Slime
Unicorn Snot Slime… Does this need an introduction? It’s glittery. And sparkly. And slimy. And filled with rainbow boogers. Why? Because unicorns :) This post contains affiliate links. Rainbows and Unicorns I literally have been sitting here playing with this slime for weeks. Maybe a bit too much. Because it took me forever to post…
Slime Drawings
Do your kids love to draw? Yes? I have a project for you! Not so much? I have a project for you! Put a new spin on an old favorite by adding a slimy canvas to make your next kid’s drawing session. The added bit of stretchy fun in Slime Drawings will inspire your kiddos…
5 Reasons Christmas Cookies Don’t Have to Be Perfect
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayMoments #CollectiveBias Are you feeling some stress this holiday season? The stress to be Pinterest perfect? As a blogger I spend a lot of time on Pinterest, so I definitely am! And every year I get sucked into the…
5 Reasons You Need to Let Your Kids Get Messy
Do you have any memories of finger painting when you were a kid? I do. I remember painting with reckless abandon anything that was put in front of me. I can still smell the paint and remember the squishy feeling under my finger tips. Maybe your messy play memory was in mud or shaving cream…