St. Patrick's Day Activities, Crafts and Fun!

It's St. Patrick's Day, and apart from wearing your best green outfit, there are a bunch of fun activities and crafts to do without breaking the bank! Here's my roundup of my favorites from around the web:

St. Patrick's Day "I Spy" Game - Printable by The Pleasantest Thing

Leprechaun Hat Favors from Canada Living

Paper Strip Shamrocks by Sugar Bee Crafts

Where's My Gold Seek and Find Game by Create Craft Love

Marvel: Free Spider-Man Printables!

If you have a Spider-man fan, you'll want to fire up that printer! Marvel Kids is offering the Ultimate Spider-Man Web Warriors guide to print for FREE! This printable pack is filled 30 amazing profiles featuring bios, power grids and back stories from characters of the Spider-man universe. Plus, download even more character themed activities like mazes, word searches and coloring pages also FREE to download, all in .PDF form.

Activity: Free Dr. Seuss Day Crafts and Printables!

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' Birthday and an unofficial holiday of all things Seuss, Cat in the Hat and rhyming 'til your heart's content. What fun! Here are some ideas on how to make a day of 'Suess' after all the books are read and the kids get restless :) Find more ideas on my Pinterest board too!


Truffela Tree Craft from See Vanessa Craft

 
 Lorax Puppet from Laly Mom


Handprint Fish from Vanessa Dewey

Activity: More (Free) Chinese New Year Fun - Printables!

Happy Chinese New Year! It's the year of the Goat. Doesn't that sound like fun? :) I decided to do a round up of worksheets and coloring pages your little ones can do at home in addition to the 10 Chinese New Year Kid Crafts I posted earlier. These themed activities will keep your kiddos entertained and offer learning opportunities on this fun cultural holiday. Enjoy!

Chinese New Year Lantern Craft and Math Activities from Teachers Pay Teachers

Goat Chinese zodiac box from KutChuk

Chinese New Year Coloring Pages by Public Wallpapers

Year of the Goat poster from Teachers Pay Teachers

Chinese Zodiac Mask: Year of the Goat from Education.com

Activity: Fun Things to Do for Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is this Thursday, February 19th. If you have little ones at home, you know having themed activities for the kids is a great way to keep their attention and little hands occupied while encouraging them to learn about other cultures. I put together a list of ten fun DIY projects that you can do at home with your children. There's something for everyone, from simple crafts to coloring pages!

Hand Drum from Gift of Curiosity

Red Envelopes from Sun Scholar

Simple paper lantern from Planet Forward

Chinese New Year Snake craft from Craftiments

Year of the Goat Coloring Pages from Activity Village

Chinese Dragon Paper Plate Puppet from DLTK Holidays

Ming Vases by Arteascuola.com

Asian Fan Folding from First Palette

Chinese Coin Tree from First Palette

Easy Fortune Cookies from I Save A 2 Z

Arizona Science Center: Free Admission with Donation 2/16!

More from Goodwill of Central Arizona! If you have Monday free for President's Day and want something fun and FREE to do, check out this offer from Goodwill and the Arizona Science Center!

We want your used shoes and electronics!

As part of ASU’s Sustainability Solutions Festival, Goodwill of Central Arizona will be collecting donations at the Arizona Science Center, Monday, February 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring us your used shoes or electronics, and receive one free ticket for same-day admission to the Arizona Science Center (while ticket supplies last). With your help, we can keep these products from going directly to the landfill and give them a second chance at life, while supporting programs that put people in our community to work.