Today’s post is a short one. Because some days you just need to grab what you need and get out, right? So here’s a festive Christmas Word Search for you!! This free printable is perfectly, easy fun this holiday at the kids’ table, school, after school, and more. Download the Free Printable Christmas Word Search…
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Santa’s Cookies DIY Christmas Ornament
I love craft stores and, standing in the glass jar aisle, I had a brilliant idea to make a Santa’s Cookies Christmas Ornament from a mini cookie jar and some Cricut lettering. It’s simple enough that most older kiddos could do this entirely on their own, and even smaller kids could make the cookies and…
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,…
Super Easy Light Up Rudolph Christmas Ornament
If you hang out at Left Brain Craft Brain much at all, you know that I love things that light up. And my Christmas tree is my absolute favorite thing that lights up. So this year, we decided to make an ornament that lights up too. And I’m sure you can guess what it is… Rudolph, the…
LEGO Santa Sleigh STEM Building Challenge
The holidays are upon us, but that doesn’t mean learning has to stop. In fact, one of my favorite things to do is to apply STEM principles to holiday activities for kids. A holiday theme is less intimidating for kids new to STEM and it helps children see how STEM thinking can be applied anywhere!…
Christmas Science: How to Make Grinch Bath Bombs
“Then he got an idea! An awful idea! The Grinch got a wonderful, awful idea!” He decided to take a bath to warm his heart :) Not really, but if he saw these gorgeously green, marshmallowy scented bath bombs. I don’t think he would hate Christmas so much! Enjoy the Christmas holidays with these Grinch Bath…
Thanksgiving STEM: Light Up Thanksgiving Turkey Circuit Craft for Kids
Feel like you can’t face another hand print turkey this Thanksgiving? Try a different Thanksgiving STEM activity with the kiddos this year! I love these adorable light-up turkeys made with a very simple circuit of a battery and bulbs and soft and fluffy pom poms. This post contains affiliate links. Thanksgiving STEM Turkey Circuits…
Thanksgiving STEAM: Turkey Color by Coding
November… Ever feel like this is the last month of the year to get some real learning in? December goes by so fast. And you’re kind of tired from Halloween and October? So you need tools that make planning a learning activity easy for the kids. Enter Turkey Color by Coding. Thanksgiving STEAM at it’s…
Color by Coding Halloween Coloring Page
Halloween… With all the candy and treats and parties, sometimes it’s hard to get any learning in. This year, hide it in a fun coloring page with this Color by Coding Halloween Coloring Page! It’s the latest in my series of color by coding worksheets for kids which use ASCII binary and decimal codes as…
How to Make Spooky Brain Halloween Cupcakes
Halloween… It’s a great time for me to share my brain obsession…. You know, the Left Brain Craft Brain thing. And turn it into something a little more literal. Because I love brain activities. Brain teasers. And most of all edible brains. I swear I’m not a zombie! They’re just really fun. So this year,…