Mrs. O'Daniels

I love Post-It Notes! I took out some Post-it notes and added tape paper for my 3-year-old...time to work on name and numbers.  One of my f...

Pool Noodle Bat Sidewalk chalk ABC's Looking for ways to keep the kids busy....  As a parent, it is always a challenge to finds...

There are lots of experiments online that show the results of growing an organic vs. non-organic potato but we wanted to try it ourselves...

If you are like me, I have a hard time throwing away my child's artwork.  So before you "recycle" it, try using it for a card ...

Drying Art  This year dad will be receiving this tape resist art project done by our 2 year old.  Using painters tape, I spelled out ...

To make this, each child got a couple spoonfuls of corn starch and liquid dish soap.  They kept mixing with their hands until they got the...

We had the most productive rainy day!   The boys helped make homemade pasta. Rory strung pony beads onto pipe cleaners to make Valen...

The things we do for our kids!  For the second year in a row, my son wanted a Skylanders themed birthday party.  Having to come up with ...

We survived the Holidays and now we are off and running into the NEW YEAR! Having a two-year-old doesn't allow for much downtime. We sta...

 Perfect rainy day activity!  Paint bubble wrap and press on paper.  We found that the sponge brush worked best to cover the surface easie...

Not only are these fun to make, but they smell amazing!  I got the cinnamon-scented pine cones at Michael's.  The kids loved smelling ...

It is turkey time!  I could just "gobble up" this simple project.  The best part was having my son paint my hand.  I am most thank...

  Halloween may be over, but I had to post this game.  It was a hit at the Halloween party and we have played it again and again at home...

Another simple project for your little ones.  Cut out a ghost shape and have your child "paint" on the glue with a paint brush. ...

Tonight was the night for my son's second annual spooky play date and dinner.  He had three friends over for games, a science experiment...

 Another classic art project... Supplies: Black construction paper White paint Marbles or gold ball Plastic spoon and small bowl ...

Today I took out one of my favorite Halloween books.   Ed Emberley's Halloween Drawing Book is an easy, step-by-step drawing book using ...

 Now that it is October, it is time to have some pumpkin fun!  Today we made a mosaic pumpkin by applying glue with a paint brush on a pum...

Today was a perfect Fall day for a walk.  We brought a bag and collected things we found on the ground: pine cone, acorns, leaves and stic...

Here are two simple Fall projects to kick off the season: 1.  School House - The start of school is always very exciting!  This simple proj...