For the frugal crafter these DIY dollar store foam dice crafts are idea.

I made super easy collapsible dice trays to prevent damaging tables and losing dice across the table or in the popcorn bowl - and you can too! There’s a no-sew version and a sewn version.

These adorable chicks start with foam dice! They're so much fun to make and are a great decoration for spring.

Most of you know that Valerie and I teach piano lessons. At the end of the school year we hold a recital and I always like to give the students a little gift. This is what I did last year. This year I wanted to give them something that would help them in their piano lessons. I really wanted to make them their own canvas bags to hold their piano books, but had a hard time making it economical. Instead I stumbled on these Rhythm Sticks on the Music in Motion website. I often pull out my drum pad and drum sticks during lessons to help them with rhythm, but for a good price I could get them their own sticks to use at home and in lessons! I also decided to get them a pad of manuscript paper to encourage creativity and composition. One way that I use rhythm sticks in their lessons is by playing a fun game with dice. This is where the crafting comes in. I bought these foam dice at the dollar store. 2 dice come in a package for $1. Then I printed out different values of notes and rests on the computer, and cut them into squares that would fit onto the dice. I laminated them. And then ran them through my Xyron sticker maker, and adhered them to the dice. Now I have all sorts of rhythmic possibilities for my students to play on their sticks! Roll the dice and tap it out. Also notice that one of the sticks is ridged. Whenever there's a note more than two beats in length I have them drag the smooth stick along the ridged stick for the length of that note. They love it! I think this is the first time I've crafted for my piano lessons. Hmm.... what else could I make? Connect with us! You can find us here:

Inspired by a pin I saw on Pinterest, I put together these cute dice to add a fun twist to some of our games! Googly eye dice! They are so adorable and the kids love them! They roll well too, despite the fact that the eyes are not flush to the foam. With so many colors and sizes for both the dice (these are 2" squares) and eyes, there is really no limit to the fun you can have! All you need is a couple of foam dice, googly eyes (21 per die) and some glue. I used E-6000 glue since it's VERY adhesive to almost any surface. With all the rolling around these dice are going to do, I wanted the eyes to stay in place! I used a regular die as an example to get each side correct and easily put them together in less than 15 minutes! Now doesn't this add a unique element to make learning just a bit more fun?

It's foliage season in Vermont and I feel sad knowing that there are kids out there who (through no fault of their own) have never jumped into a leaf pile. I decided to do something about it. Today, I'm sharing a little bit of Vermont that anyone can enjoy. To make your own leaf pile, click on the image to enlarge, copy a billion times. Carefully cut out. Scatter about. Rake into a pile. Get a running start and jump right in! Or.. Check out the wonderful leaf collages over at Atelier por Infants and make one of your own.

For Christmas, I made my girls a set of dice to play the game of 'Yahtzee' I have such happy memories of playing this game a...

Fuzzy dice...aah, takes you back a bit, doesn't it? If you're too young to remember, fuzzy dice hung from the rear view mirror of every "cool" person's car in the '50s. They regained their popularity in the '70s and '80s, but in the '90s became illegal in most states to hang from ...

Here is a fun one for your family or classroom. Yardzee... an outdoor version of Yahtzee!Many of us have the large, foam dice in your classroom... grab a bucket, 5 dice, dry erase marker and print off the Yardzee score card. Laminate for durability and multiple use!It's a scream for all ages.Of cou...

Oversized decision maker dice 6 x 6 x 6cm. Yes, Possibly, Ask again later, Go for it, No, Definitely not. Made from foam, so they are soft

It was a good morning. I had 5 girls sitting at a table ready to go, and there is nothing like that. They were eager and willing to try new things. We started off by designing silk screens that they used drawing fluid to create. Each one was totally different from the others and they are all going to be super cool. Tomorrow we will apply screen filler and pull our first prints. We moved on from the silk screen to making foam stamp blocks. This was so much fun and I love what the girls did. Pretty much everyone stuck to a theme for their blocks- fruit, shapes, cute animals, etc. This is what you'll need to make them: - self-adhesive craft foam -pencils and paper -craft knives and scissors -stamp pads And, this is how you do it: 1) Design the stamps on paper, with a pencil. When you have something you like, press it pencil drawing to the foam and rub the back so it transfers onto the foam. 2) Cut out the shape with scissors or a craft knife. 3) Peel the paper backing and stick to the block. They stick really well. 4) Stamp away! Here are the blocks they made and some of the things they did with them: And, this afternoon, my 5 year old sat right down and got busy too.

Craft charming turkeys for festive joy!

Sweeter Than Sweets has a great game that she came up with using homemade dice. One die has different animals, and the other has different emotions. Your little one will love to impersonate what sh…

A smaller version of the Giant Pocket Dice (RT1007). A set of 6 small foam dice with transparent pockets on each face. .Just slip in a card and you are ready to go. .Ideal for table top games and virtually silent in use. .(Cards not included). .Contents May Vary.Size: 5.5cm³.

How to make a beautiful fairy land magic wand {Waldorf Steiner play}

Happy Sunday! Just popping in for a quickie post in between enjoying a family birthday, playing with my new laminator, and working on the m...

This week I used one of my favorite books, Officer Buckle and Gloria, to teach about drawing conclusions. We’ve talked a lot about inferring and how authors often give hints and clues that tell readers more than what they are directly saying. Most of my kiddos are really starting to”read between the lines” (Lions, as […]

More about 10-Sided Fitness Dice: Fitness dice feature four additional sides for more variety and more fun. Set includes two 7" high foam dice. One die features numbers 2 to 20, indicating how many repetitions to do. The other dice denotes the exercises (arm circle, crab kick, bicycle, toe touch, toe touch standing, jumping jacks, body fold, sit up, hop on one foot and push-ups). Made with a Gator Skin®-style soft core and durable outer skin. Related Categories: Sports & PE : Indoor & Outdoor Games : Lawn & Toss Games Games : Lawn & Toss Games Marketing Attributes Primary Brand S&S Worldwide Instructions Included No Packaging And Environmental Quantity Per Pack 1 NetSuite Item Attribute Attributes Allergen - Latex Yes Label Maker Data Attributes Youngest Recommended Age 8 years

Book Ideas: Snowball by Lois Ehlert Some children create a family out of snow. Children will love poring over Lois Ehlert's bold, funny illustrations and identifying the common (and not so common) objects she uses to decorate her snowy family. All you need for a snowman by Alice Schertle Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls. Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Beuhner Snowmen play games at night when no one is watching." The biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll When the mayor of Mouseville announces the town snowman contest, Clayton and Desmond claim that they will each make the biggest snowman ever. But building a huge snowman alone is hard! They work and work, but their snowmen just aren't big enough. Soon they have an idea. As the day of the contest approaches, Clayton and Desmond join forces to build the biggest snowman ever. Frosty the Snowman by Bedford and Malvern Who can resist the tale of children enjoying the fun of building Frosty, when suddenly to their astonishment, he comes alive! The children in the neighborhood have never had a better winter of sledding, ice skating, and building snow houses, until one day, a warm wind blows. What will happen to Frosty? The Snowman by Raymond Briggs It is a wordless story about a boy who builds a snowman and has a series of adventures with his new friend. Songs and Rhymes: Snowman A chubby little snowman Had a carrot nose; Along came a rabbit And what do you suppose? That hungry little bunny, Looking for his lunch, Ate the snowman's carrot nose... Nibble, Nibble, Crunch! Melting Snowman Here’s a snowman round and fat; (make circle with arms) Out comes the sun and melts his hat. (touch head) Here’s a snowman with a scarf of red’ Out comes the sun and melts his head. (touch chin to chest)) Here’s a snowman, fit as a fiddle; Out comes the sun and melts his middle. (touch stomach) Here’s a snowman who waits for dawn; Out comes the sun and he’s all gone! I’m a little Snowman (I’m a little teapot) I’m a little snowman, short and stout, Sticks for arms and a carrot snout. When the weather warms up, gosh, oh gee! I melt and there’s no more of me! Snowman (Sung to “I’m a little teapot) I’m a little snowman, round and fat Here are my buttons, here is my hat. When the sun comes out, I run away Before I slowly melt away. Five little Snowmen 5 little snowmen standing in a row. Each had a hat and big red bow. Out came the sun and shone all day. 1 little snowman melted away. (continue until you have no snowmen left) Snow friend Pack a snowball. Make it round. Roll it, roll it, along the ground. Make one big ball, and one of middle size; Then roll a smaller ball. Add a nose and eyes. Give him a broom and a scarf of blue. Now there’s a friend to play with you! Frosty The Snowman Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal. Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say, He was made of snow but the children Know how he came to life one day. There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found. For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around. O, Frosty the snowman Was alive as he could be, And the children say he could laugh and play just the same as you and me. Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Look at Frosty go. Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Over the hills of snow. Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day, So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun Now before I melt away." Down to the village, with a broomstick in his hand, Running here and there all around the square saying,"Catch me if you can." He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop. And he only paused a moment when He heard him holler "Stop!" For Frosty the snow man Had to hurry on his way, But he waved goodbye saying,"Don't you cry, I'll be back again some day." Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Look at Frosty go. Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Over the hills of snow. Once there was a snowman (LDS children’s song book #249) Once there was a snowman, Snowman, snowman Once there was a snowman, Tall, tall, tall In the sun he melted, melted, melted In the sun he melted, small, small, small. Activity Ideas: Idea #1:Roll-a-Snowman Game Read one of the snowman books and then play a dice game. You will need paper pencils and some dice. Make a Roll-a-snowman reference paper as seen in the photo so that you can refer to it as you play. Give each player a piece of paper and pencil. Take turns rolling the die. The first one to roll all six numbers and draw a finished snowman is the winner. Idea #2: "Magic" snowman pictures Read one of the book titles and then explore with chalk, making chalk-transfer pictures. You will need half a piece of dark blue or black paper, one full sheet of paper(any color), and a piece of white chalk. Fold the full sheet of paper in half. Using the chalk, have your child color the inside half of their folded sheet of paper (as seen in the photo). Place the dark sheet of paper inside the fold and have your child draw a snowman on the outside cover, pushing hard so that the chalk will transfer on to their dark paper inside. Their drawing will "magically appear" on their dark paper. Let them explore using this new technique as many times as they want. Idea #3: Build a Snowman outside If you live in a place that snows, read one of the book titles and then build your own snowman outside. If you live in a warm place, build one out of sand or use your imagination and pretend to build one by acting it out. Idea #4: Popcorn Ball Snowman Read one of the book titles and then make yummy popcorn ball snowmen together. Popcorn Ball Recipe: 15 cups popped popcorn 1/2 cup butter or margarine 2 10-oz. packages of marshmallows Pretzel sticks, raisins, candy, fruit roll-up (for a scarf) etc.. Pour the popcorn into a large bowl and set aside. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the marshmallows, stirring constantly until melted. Pour over the popcorn and stir to coat. When cool enough to touch, rub butter on your hands and form popcorn balls. Idea #5: Snowman Math Estimation Read one of the books and then have your child guess how many "snow balls"(cotton balls) it will take to fill in the snowman outlines. Draw one small and one medium sized snowman outline on a piece of paper. Leave space to write the words "Guess" and "Actual #" next to each outline so that your child can record the numbers. Starting with the smaller snowman, show your child the cotton balls and ask them to guess how many snowballs he or she will need to fill the inside of the snowman. Write their guess down. Then have them glue the cotton balls down and count the actual # of cotton balls that it required. Record your findings. Repeat the process for the larger snowman. Idea #6: Marshmallow Snowman/snowgirl Read one of the book titles and then make a snowman using paper, mini marshmallows, pretzel sticks, and candies. First you need to draw the basic snowman outline on a piece of construction paper. In advance, cut-out a paper scarf and hat. Then, Glue down the paper scarf and mini marshmallows on the snowman outline. Next glue, on all the face, arms, buttons, hat etc... with anything you have around the house. My older daughter wanted to make a snowgirl. She added angel hair to hers. If you want to add a finishing touch, dip the end of a marshmallow into white paint and stamp falling snow onto your paper.

This Sturdy Numbered Crochet Dice with Foam Block is easy and fast to make and perfect for kids to learn numbers and play games with it.

Altoids D&D Dice Carrying Case (update 2010-06-20): Yes, something else to put in your Altoids case. Before you can enter the Cave of ... Tracts of Land, you need your trusty dice. And to keep them safe, use your 10 levels of Craft: Altoids to make this dice case!

My first year of teaching, I created an all done jar for my fast finishers and it was seriously amazing! I always had students who finished their work quickly.

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have remained in Kindergarten ever since. I plan to never leave the classroom as the kids are what drive me to continue my growth as a teacher and person.

I found some great little foam cubes at the dollar store the other day (The Babe is modeling them for you). They're called foam counting blocks and you're supposed to use them for math activities.

Welcome to BOX 5. This is our period of the KINGS BOX. Here is a QUICK PEEK. This is what I currently have in this box. I do NOT have all my little KINGS of JUDAH in the box---they are currently on display on the table, since we are learning about them! Here are our KINGS from the UNITED KINGDOM. King Saul, King David and King Solomon. Notice, I have several item to go along with David.....Sheep, Sling Shot, Bag of Stones, Harp. For King Solomon I have the TEMPLE behind him! (At some point I hope to find some small donkeys to go along with King Saul.) I am sure you can figure out that is the Prophet Elijah ---heading to heaven in a whirlwind....I do not have a chariot, yet. So, for now I just stuck him in the whirlwind. The little windup toys represent PROPHETS, in general....the KIDDOS get sooooo excited when I get them out and we sing, "A PROPHET IS A MESSENGER." We have a RAVEN---finger puppet---came in a KIDS MEAL. I have a LARGE FISH and "Jonah" is inside the belly. I have a WICKED QUEEN---she can be Ataliah or Jezebel depending on which story we are focused upon reviewing. Here is a quick peek inside of the Great Big Fish. I have a MAP of the Divided Kingdom and the Kings of Israel.....in the tub. I am enjoying sharing these boxes with all of you. Hope you are RETHINKING about TOYS. Sometimes toys are the PERFECT teaching TOOL!! Blessings, Ronda

100% hand made dice tower This tower is a result of 80 hours of meticulous work. Every brick is hand cut and individually crafted from a single sheet of foam board. The rest of the Tower is made from scratch material including: Cardboard Poster board Foam board Hand made and store bought flocking Hot glue And other recycled materials The tower is 100 % hand painted and finished by me. Not only would this make a great addition to any table top terrain, but it also is a fully functional dice tower. Just drop dice in the top window and they will travel through the interior of the Tower and come out the bottom opening. Not to mention it would just make a unique piece to adorn any bookshelf. This is one of my first projects and is indeed a labor of love. I hope you enjoy it as much I did creating it!

Here is another fun music game called "Bug Me." There are a few differnt ways to play the game. One is a file folder game, and another gam...

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This new addition is sure to get rave results! I can’t wait to show the kiddos tomorrow. It took about 2 hours to complete it, and it actually wraps around 3 of the 4 walls of my classroom.…

Losing team has to clean up the dishes!

Expanding on your favorite children's books with a game is a great way to reinforce learning concepts! We spent last week enjoying the mouse books of Ellen Stoll Walsh beginning with the book titled "Mouse Shapes." and our DIY mouse shape dice game ... About the Book "Mouse

Today I’m sharing a cupcake themed "busy bag" learning activity that is not only great for preschoolers, but is also quick, easy and inexpensive to put

with Kaisercraft Craftrenoon crafters can rejoice! Cut, paste, stitch or paint, be inspired by all things you. Showcasing citrus & perky coral tones.

I love these BLANK foam dice that I can program how I like. I use them all the time. Here is one way I use them and you get the free printables to make your own! It’s your lucky day! 😉 You will need a blank dice or just put the pictures over a dice that …