Homemade Valentine’s Day Gummy Treats For Kids

Getting kids involved in the kitchen is a great way to get them learning! All 3 of my kids adore gummy treats, so why not try to make some at home?

I did a little research, and it turns out it is really easy to make at home gummies. And it doesn’t take long!

So get ready to make these easy and fun homemade Valentine’s gummy treats and help your kids work on some STEM concepts! (And scroll down to the bottom to get the free printable instructions for this activity!)

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The anatomy of an effective leprechaun trap plus 10 amazing leprechaun traps to get you started.

St. Patrick’s Day is a great holiday to just have fun with your kids. I used to feel like it was a no-pressure holiday. Throw some green clothes on, maybe dye the milk green. Fun.

Of course then things had to get complicated. My son came home from preschool talking about Leprechaun Traps. Um, excuse me? What is that?

At the time I had one-year-old twins at home and I did not have time to be building some sort of contraption. So we didn’t make one. (We did discover other fun activities, like Leprechaun Snow!)

But now my kids are older, and I admit I am intrigued by the idea of building a leprechaun trap. It could be a really great learning activity and STEM project overall. I’ve had some interesting thoughts on the topic, so here is the anatomy of an effective leprechaun trap. Plus get 10 of the best traps out there to try at home.

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How to make paper dice with your kids.

Games are an amazing way for kids to learn. Taking turns, counting, strategy. And an important part of games is dice.

Dice alone are great ways to learn. Counting, number recognition, addition and subtraction. All of the number sense skills come out with dice. Don’t stop with numbers. You can put any symbol that you want on dice.

The problem can be finding dice that have what you need on them. Or finding the dice that you have in the jumble of toys in the playroom.

That doesn’t have to be an issue though. You can print up your own dice and make exactly what you need when you need it.

Here is how to make paper dice at home with a free printable pattern.

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