Animated Knots ~ A Featured Site
Whether camping, boating, or staying cool indoors, there are many times the skill of knot tying comes in handy.
Tag Crafts
Father's Day 2021 ~ Unit Resources
Father's Day, June 20, 2021
Ready to shower a father with love? We have updated our Father's Day {Holiday Helps} page loaded with activities and ideas!
The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction
The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction is an inexpensive book with detailed instructions for building birdhouses.
Tropical Fish Handbook ~ Free eBook
Everyone needs a hobby. Maintaining an aquarium is not only educational but also restful! If you can’t get outside, you can bring nature right into your own living room. The Tropical Fish Handbook, a free eBook in the public domain,…
Second Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes ~ Free eBook
Ready for a fun summer project? The Second Boys’ Book of Model Aeorplanes will help you construct and fly model airplane gliders and motorized airplane models.The first edition of this book covered the history of airplanes and how they fly.…
Summer Fun Activity: NASA Optics Educator’s Guide
98-page download with STEM-focused optics activities for K–12.
Summer Fun Activity: Fold & Fly Paper Airplane Designs
Here is a great summer fun activity to keep hands busy: experimenting with paper airplane designs! Fold & Fly currently has a database of 45 paper airplane designs.
Summer Fun Activity: 507 Mechanical Movements
Interactive site based on book by Henry T. Brown — summer learning fun!
4 Awesome Dad DIY Books ~ Free
Father’s Day is just around the corner. Here are 4 awesome DIY Dad books to celebrate the holiday. All are currently free to read on Kindle Unlimited. If you have never used Kindle Unlimited before you may be eligible for…
Christmas Cookie Advent
Enjoying this Christmas cookie countdown from Betty Crocker!
Boys’ Make-at-Home Things {Free eBook}
Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, you can download this free public domain title full of ideas for making homemade Christmas gifts! Boys’ Make-at-Home Things by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey and Marian Elizabeth Bailey includes instructions with illustrations and…
Paper Craft Template Maker {Free}
You remember what paper sloyd is, right? Well, here is a very modern twist on paper craft from a web designer living in the Netherlands: Templatemaker! Templatemaker is a free interactive that helps you create your own paper craft templates:…
Great Find ~ Dozens of Christmas Printables {Free}
Great find! Collection of over 40 Christmas printables including gift boxes, paper crafts & more!
Holiday Fun Activity: 20 DIY Thanksgiving Treats!
You and your kids can create pretzel turkeys or chocolate caramel turkey legs with these 20 fun DIY Thanksgiving treats!
Bird Houses Boys Can Build {Free eBook}
Here is one more addition to our free nature studies that we came across as we were updating the series: Bird Houses Boys Can Build by Albert Frederick Siepert. You’ll find our favorite recommendation for birdhouse plans below, but if…
Mayflower Model Papercraft {Free}
Mayflower model to download, color, assemble, and glue. Just in time for Thanksgiving! Plus more resources for expanding this activity.
3 Disney Thanksgiving Printables {Free}
If you love Disney you’ll love these 3 free Mickey & Friends Thanksgiving printables: 1. Thanksgiving Activity Placemat Simple activities for the impatient ones waiting for food that include drawing, matching, a maze, word scramble, and word search. To make…
Summer Fun Activity: Make a Travel Kit
Before you take off why not let your child make his own travel kit? Not only will this involve him in the process, it will also give him something to look forward to using.
Summer Fun Activity: Photographic Wrap-Up
Here is a summer fun activity with purpose: create a photographic summer wrap-up collage! Have your child take digital pictures of those things he most enjoyed during the summer. The pictures can be of souvenirs, keepsakes, collections, places, or other…
Summer Fun Activity: Build Paper Boats
Besides being just plain fun, learn a little math, practice arts and crafts skills, and enjoy races and water fun while building paper boats.
Summer Fun Activity: Roll-A-Challenge
Here is a fun summer activity from DestinationImagination.org: Roll-A-Challenge! Cut out the three dice on the printable download — “Use,” “Make,” and “That Will” — and tape them together. Gather the supplies listed on the “Use” dice. And you’re ready…
Activity: Make a Bird Feeder
It's nearly winter! Time to consider putting up a bird feeder. Birds need that extra energy in times of temperature extremes.
Holiday Fun Activity: Thankful Pumpkins
Now this is original! This holiday fun activity from Country Woman Magazine shows how each member of the family can engrave something that they are thankful for on a pumpkin. The pumpkins can make a beautiful centerpiece, or decorate a…
Activity: Learn to Sew
From learning to follow directions to building fine motor skills, there are many reasons to learn to sew!