Today we're drifting back in time -- back to the days of the early pioneer settlers in the early days of the United States. Most of the homes then, such as the one Abraham Lincoln grew up in, were simple one room cabins. They were made of rough hewn logs. Ours will be made with more readily available materials...

Jim Henson's "Muppets," well known for their Sesame Street appearances, are examples of marionettes.
Check to see when the next live puppet show is in your area! Then once you are home again try making your very own marionette below!

Since it's a little too early in the year for most of us to enjoy watching butterflies in their natural setting, let's make some from clothespins and tissue paper. Build a bunch and fly through the living room!

Straw hats often conjure up favorite memories -- of dropping a line in the pond out back, of walking through rows upon rows of corn in the fields, of curling up under a tree enjoying a favorite book...

Have you ever noticed how your child must touch everything s/he comes into contact with? This is because so much of what a child learns is through hands-on activity, play, and experience. Play dough is one of the many ways to help enhance a child's perception and knowledge of the world.

What child wouldn't love to feel the tug of the wind on a string? Kites have been mentioned throughout history for over two thousand years! Their uses have been extremely varied. Did you know that kites have been used in battles, as a fishing technique, for study of the weather?

Teaching children to recognize shapes doesn't have to be a matter of drilling with flash cards. Bring creativity and games into the lessons and shapes tend to lend themselves to some of the most creative and exciting learning experiences possible!

Use a pale blue and the resulting paper makes a great background for a seascape or a sky. Bright green can make a forest. Tan can be a seashore or a desert. Besides backgrounds, these marbled papers can be used as stationery or to cut out glue-on figures for collages, pictures and cards.