Jackie Smith

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. If you’re looking for journal prompts for kids to get your little ones excited about writing and keep your older kids inspired when they need a creative outlet, you’ve come to the right place. We’re sharing our best tips to get your kids started with journaling, and how to […]

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. Empathy – the awareness of and ability to share the feelings of others – is a very abstract, difficult task to teach to young children. In order for a child to demonstrate appropriate empathetic behavior towards someone else, he must fully understand the broad range of emotions he feels

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. If you’re looking for unique crafts to help you relax and unwind, these pencil shaving art projects will inspire you! Whether you’re crafting on your own or with your kids, pencil shaving art offers a unique way to express your creativity, and you don’t need to be an advanced

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. Whether you’re looking for Hanukkah themed art projects for the classroom, or activities you can enjoy at home with your kids to mark the holiday, this collection of Hanukkah crafts for kids has tons of ideas to inspire you! Learn how to make a dreidel out of clay, paper

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. If you’re looking for fun science experiments and projects you can do with your children and students at home or in the classroom, these dry ice activities are easy to setup, and oh so cool! They offer a great way to get kids excited about science, and are perfect

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. DIY Clay is a wonderfully versatile resource. It is made from household items and cheap to make, and if you’re looking for the perfect DIY Mother’s Day gifts to make with your kids, this Clay Flower Photo Frame will not disappoint! Resources needed to make a DIY Clay Flower

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. My daughter loves helping Laurie and I when we are working on projects for our blog. (I have a feeling someday we will need to change our blog name to Two and a Half Sisters Crafting.) She’s only five years old, so help is a loose term, but whenever

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. If you’re looking for Easter crafts for kids, we’ve got tons of ideas to inspire you! We’ve curated a variety of crafts for every age and stage, with varying levels of difficulty. You can enjoy these as a family, or you can set your little ones up for a

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. If you’re looking for ideas to help develop working memory and executive functioning skills at home, in the classroom, and/or as part of regular occupational therapy, this collection of strategies and working memory games for kids is a great place to start. Designed to develop a child’s short-term memory,

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. When Christmas comes around, I feel the need to decorate every free space, which includes my desk at work. My office has rules about Christmas decorations (bah humbug), so this year I thought I would make something fun to set on my desk that didn’t require lights, didn’t smell,