Activities for kids

This rainbow paper craft is a fun and easy rainbow craft for preschoolers (or toddlers) that teaches color recognition and sorting skills to kids! Free template available for print!

We’re all quarantined with nowhere to go and are desperately trying to find things to keep our little ones entertained. I get it. I’m right there with you. So after our first full week of quarantine, I wanted to share some things we did that were big hits with the kids, and I’ll be doing...Continue Reading

Cloud Dough - super soft and you only need 2 main ingredients (food coloring optional)! Our favorite no cook playdough.

Hi! I'm super excited to be here to show you this Easy & Fun Salt Painting Craft! My kids are loving this technique and the pineapple is oh so cute!

Now that many of us are finding ourselves indoor with the kids more, we must find fun and engaging indoor activities to keep the kids entertained indoors. It's good for the kids and helps parents maintain their sanity, especially when you're indoors several days in a row. We've focused on indoor activities for kids that require little to no prep, using items that parents commonly have around the house.

Here’s a fun science experiment that will definitely get a “wow” from the kids. Combine baking soda and vinegar to make sodium acetate, or hot ice! It crystalizes instantly when you pour it, allowing you to create a tower of crystals. Since the process of crystallization is exothermic, the “ice” that forms will be hot […]

Building skills to learn how to write and having fun while doing it!

This 7 minute animal themed HIIT workout for kids improves emotional regulation and reduces meltdowns. Loved by OTs, teachers, and parents alike!

Learn counting through this hands-on, sensory activity! Save this reel and try this easy and fun sensory bag activity with your children one day! Follow us on Instagram @happytotshelf for more fun and easy learning activities for kids.