tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58199039734699005142024-03-19T02:02:45.161-04:00Pink Stripey SocksPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comBlogger1554125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-36173986699115034982024-02-23T11:31:00.004-05:002024-02-23T11:34:41.785-05:00DIY Super Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling PotsSpring is here and since I've been obsessed with gardening lately, here's a super easy spring craft that you can make with the kiddos.... for FREE. Let's make some cardboard roll seedling pots!How to Make Toilet Paper Roll Seedling PotsThis is such a great craft to make because it's affordable, biodegradable, uses recycled materials, AND gets the kids excited for spring.Materials needed:CardboardPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-67258408194620928782024-02-05T10:55:00.003-05:002024-02-05T10:55:53.521-05:00Free Printable Panda Bear Valentine's Day CardsValentine's Day is coming up and this year my son wanted to hand out "Hello Panda" chocolates to his classmates. So I whipped up these cute "You're beary awesome!" printable Valentines. If you're looking for super easy Valentine's Day cards for your kids to bring to class, this is it!Super cute printable Panda Bear Valentine's Day Cards You can print out these Panda Valentines here. :)PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-39457293506540610682023-04-04T08:20:00.004-04:002023-04-04T08:20:58.057-04:00Grow Crystal Geode Eggs with KidsDo you love geodes? My kids adore sparkly rocks and for this Easter craft, we tried our hand and made sparkly geode Easter eggs. (Or maybe you could call them dragon eggs? Oooh, I love the sound of that.) Aren't they beautiful? Directions for making them are below!How to Grow Crystal Eggs with Kids(An easy and fun kids' science STEM project)This post contains affiliate links. This PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-60541676843637051242023-02-08T09:36:00.006-05:002023-02-08T10:28:58.839-05:00Free Valentine's Agamograph Coloring Sheet PrintablesValentine's Day is next week! My youngest and I have been making Pikachu-themed Valentines for his class. I also whipped up these super cute printable Valentine's Agamograph coloring sheets for kids who love Valentine's puns. Print these out, color them, accordion fold them, and then you get a fun piece of changing art. :) You can grab these free printables down below. 4 Free PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-13181491722560711322023-02-07T10:08:00.001-05:002023-02-07T10:45:49.955-05:00Cute Folding Origami Greeting Cards for Valentine's Day and Mother's DayI saw this gorgeous reel by Clymdraws that showed a lovely folded paper greeting and was so inspired to try making one myself. This is a lovely origami craft because the folding pattern is so simple and you can use this design to make cards for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day.... or any holiday, really. Directions are below. Enjoy!How to Make a Cute Folding Origami Greeting Card for Valentine's DayPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-68735136829852030642023-02-01T09:59:00.005-05:002023-02-01T10:01:24.053-05:00Creating Vision Boards with KidsHave you heard of vision boards? They're collages that you make using words and pictures to help you envision what you'd like to happen in your life. Often time we'll talk to our kids about new year's resolutions, but honestly, we all forget what our resolutions are by February. Two mom friends told me about making vision boards this year and I thought it would be a fun activity for our PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-89645758563586066202023-01-25T10:10:00.004-05:002023-01-25T10:10:52.157-05:00FREE cute printable Valentine's Day NotesDo you enjoy a good pun? Both my kids LOVE silly jokes and puns. With Valentine's Day around the corner, I made these FREE, fun, pun-filled Valentine's Day Notes for you to print out. They show off different cute animals (a bat, an axolotl, a bear, and a dinosaur), funny puns, and lines for kids to write notes to their favorite people. Enjoy! Four Free Cute Printable Valentine's PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-74436110743601859482023-01-13T12:23:00.005-05:002023-01-13T12:23:36.031-05:00FREE Lunar New Year Count and Find SheetsIf you're looking for more Lunar New Year printables for the kids, I'm sharing these cute Count and Find sheets. They're a great math activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners. And if you want to make the activity more challenging, you can have children write the numbers in another language! Free Printable Lunar New Year Count and Find SheetsGrab your FREE Lunar New Year Printable Count PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-26010151404180904652023-01-12T11:05:00.000-05:002023-01-12T11:05:05.631-05:00FREE Lunar New Year Drawing SheetsHappy early Lunar New Year! We're looking forward to celebrating in the coming weeks. Right now I'm in the mood for all things red, gold, dragon, and bunny-related, I whipped up these free printable draw-the-other half sheets to share with you! As I mentioned before, I LOVED doing these sorts of symmetric drawing sheets as a child, so I figured some of your kids might as well! :) Enjoy!PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-40437050296210544782023-01-12T10:07:00.002-05:002023-01-12T10:07:15.859-05:00FREE Winter Themed Count and Find SheetsJust stopping in with another set of free count-and-find sheets! These are winter-themed, so they're perfect for preschool or kindergarten classroom or homeschool work this time of year!FREE Count and Find Sheets for Preschoolers and KindergartenersGrab your free winter printables here. Enjoy!If you enjoyed these free elementary school printables, you may enjoy these Winter-themed Draw the PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-82888176156909637662023-01-10T11:53:00.004-05:002023-01-10T11:53:55.689-05:00FREE Draw the Other Half Symmetry Sheets Did you enjoy doing "Draw the other Half" Sheets as a kid? For some reason, I really loved drawing symmetric images when I was in elementary school. There was something very satisfying about carefully creating matching mirror images. So today, I'm sharing these FREE printables with you. :) Hopefully, your kids will enjoy observing the picture, counting the different parts, makingPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-77629119924048943012023-01-09T11:16:00.006-05:002023-01-09T11:44:07.157-05:00Chinese New Year of the Rabbit Puppet Craft Happy Chinese New Year! In honor of the year of the rabbit, today we're making some paper rabbit puppets.How to Make Chinese New Year Rabbit Puppets with KidsTo make these cute rabbit paper puppets, follow the directions for these Easter paper rabbits that I made a while ago. You can watch a fast version of this craft here.Instead of drawing a regular nose, write the word "bunny" in PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-88692204882275391752023-01-04T09:40:00.003-05:002023-01-04T09:40:52.156-05:00Lunar New Year of the Rabbit Drawing ActivityThis year's Lunar New Year animal is the rabbit! And as I was thinking about what crafts to do with my kids, I realized something about the Chinese word rabbit--- it looks like a rabbit! Lunar New Year Rabbit Kids Drawing ActivitySee? Here's the word in ChineseWith a few doodles, it can be easily transformed into a rabbit face. :)(I can't believe I took years of Chinese school lessons and PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-58467028176765638622022-12-27T15:04:00.001-05:002022-12-27T16:19:17.272-05:00Free Printable New Year AgamographCan you believe that it's only three more days until the New Year? Time has sped by since Christmas and I'm stopping in to share this free printable New Year's Agamograph. :) FREE Print and Color New Year's AgamographWhat is an agamograph?It's a fun, dynamic, piece of art that changes in appearance depending on where the viewer is standing.I've made a Halloween Agamograph, Fall Agamogrph, PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-41455863234821003472022-12-14T12:08:00.002-05:002022-12-14T12:56:24.245-05:00Build a Climbing Santa Paper CraftChristmas is right around the corner. It's been raining CONSTANTLY here and we've been keeping busy with games, movies, and a lot of crafts. Today, I'm sharing a really fun Christmas craft. This climbing paper Santa toy is the perfect DIY STEM building craft to keep hands and minds busy. Preschool, elementary, and even middle school-aged children will enjoy designing their own Santa andPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-90474972083564050722022-11-29T17:22:00.007-05:002022-11-30T00:56:42.407-05:00How to Build a Paper Air Skimmer Sleigh (FREE Printable included)Looking for a really neat winter STEAM activity to make with the kids? A few months ago, my eldest son came back with a really cool paper skimmer that he made at school. They followed this paper skimmer tutorial on YouTube. The directions were great for older kids, but my youngest wasn't able to make one easily. So I came up with an easy printable that we could print out, color, fold, and race. :PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-55566700298144731962022-11-17T11:14:00.006-05:002022-11-17T13:41:29.739-05:00Free Printable Christmas AgamographChristmas is right around the corner! And while we've yet to decorate the house in Christmas decor, I've already started dreaming of fun Christmas crafts to do with the kids. If you're looking for an easy printable that kids can color and fold for the holidays, this agamograph is it! This would make the perfect quick after-school activity, library activity, or classroom activity. Download the PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-86608444711273413882022-10-07T14:05:00.007-04:002022-10-07T14:05:42.332-04:004 Fall and Halloween Count and Find Printable Activities (Free!) If you're looking for a super quick printable worksheet for the kids this fall, I made these super cute Halloween and Fall Count and Finds. :) Enjoy!Free Fall and Halloween Count and Find Printable ActivitiesDownload your free Count and Find Printable Sheets here. (Psst- Is the link not working? Sometimes your administrator will not allow you to download things off certain websites. IfPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-33592450143912903382022-09-26T09:05:00.004-04:002022-09-26T13:15:59.831-04:00Free Printable Fall Agamographs Did you grab our printable Halloween Agamographs last week? They were such a hit that I made these fall agamographs for you to print out and make with the kids. The free printable is down below! Print, color , and accordian fold them for some easy kid-friendly STEAM-filled fun!Free Printable Fall Agamographs(A super easy and fun STEM activity for kids of all ages!)There are three fall agamographsPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-37283320432261570622022-09-21T09:22:00.002-04:002022-09-26T13:15:15.874-04:00Free Printable Halloween AgamographsEver heard of agamographs? It's optical illusion art that changes depending on how you look at it. I saw this idea first on STEAM powered family. With Halloween coming around, I thought I'd make a coloring sheet agamograph that kids of all ages could try. This would be a perfect after-school activity! No cutting or gluing involved. Just print out the free coloring sheet below, color it in, PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-69925422695207968872022-09-19T12:56:00.004-04:002022-09-19T12:56:51.454-04:005 FREE Halloween Coloring SheetsAnyone else love coloring pages? I usually doodle my own pictures, but sometimes I just want something quick and easy to color. Here are five coloring pages that I made using images from Canva. Scroll down to download your FREE coloring sheets and enjoy them just in time for Halloween!5 FREE Halloween Coloring Sheets To get your FREE Halloween coloring sheets, click here.&PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-2994495243610909822022-09-13T10:25:00.004-04:002022-09-13T10:25:55.664-04:00DIY Clay Mushroom Houseplant Stakes DecorDoes anyone LOVE houseplants? Somehow during COVID, I became obsessed with plants. And because I also adore making things from polymer clay, I made these adorable clay mushroom houseplant stakes to decorate my plants. Here's how to make your own clay mushrooms to keep or give to another houseplant-loving friend.DIY Clay Mushroom Houseplant Stakes (For the plant lover in your life.) ThisPinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-22565243063338443482022-09-12T12:04:00.005-04:002022-09-13T10:01:53.684-04:00Our 15+ Favorite Easy, Artsy, and Cozy Fall Kids' CraftsWhenever fall rolls around, I find myself staying at home more, drinking hot drinks, and crafting with the kids. If you're looking for some easy, cozy, artsy, cute, and affordable kids' crafts, check out this list of my top 15+ favorite fall crafts. 15+ Easy, Artsy, and Cozy Fall Kids CraftsTop Fall Kids Crafts1. Painted Folded Paper Leaf BannersThis is always one of my top kids' PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-15017318504430499002022-04-23T10:32:00.002-04:002022-04-23T10:33:08.076-04:00DIY Recycled CD Hovercraft ToyDoes your child enjoy tinkering and building? Why not try making this recycled hovercraft? All you need are a few items from around the house, and you've got yourself a fun, family STEM project. Directions below! (Watch a video of the hovercraft flying on my IG account.)How to Make a DIY Recycled CD Hovercraft Toy With KidsMaterials Needed:Hot Glue GunCDMilk Jug CapDry Erase Marker PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819903973469900514.post-80475470356097832122022-04-06T12:26:00.000-04:002022-04-06T12:26:01.944-04:00DIY Rainbow Perler Bead Magnetic LettersLooking for a super cute and easy gift that kids can make for themselves or as gifts for friends? Why not try making these Rainbow Perler Bead Magnetic letters? We love Perler Bead crafts over here and this is such a cute one that my kids recently made for their friends. How to Make Rainbow Perler Bead Magnetic Letters This post contains affiliate links. This means I make a PinkStripeySockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.com