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If you’re looking for colorful messy play ideas, you’ve come to the right place! These rainbow messy play ideas definitely fit the bill. You’ll definitely want to incorporate them into your plans throughout the year. Rainbows can be used to teach a variety of concepts, from creativity to math to science and more. Messy play can, too. So when you combine rainbows AND messy play, you have a hit on your hands. Both in terms of engagement, and in terms of learning. Below, you’ll find rainbow-themed messy art and crafts, messy science, and messy sensory play. Woven into all the...

Need a new fun winter craft for students?  This class craft is easy and perfect even for older kids! When choosing winter arts and crafts for kids, I like to to find things that can be done inside, yet incorporate winter activities for kids outside in nature as well.  It helps if they are less than messy.   One of my go to places to look for winter crafts is on Pinterest, but sometimes those “easy” items I know the kids will love involve way too many steps to make it an easy fun winter craft for a class of...

Looking for simple gift tag ideas for Valentine's Day? These black and white tags are perfect for Valentine's Day gifts! If you make a purchase using any affiliate links below, we may earn a commission. Even if you are a last minuter, like me, you still have plenty of time to make this easy Valentine's Day gift idea. It is the perfect time to make a little basket filled with your Valentine's favorite treats for February 14th! The tags are mostly black and white unless you print them on a different colored paper. Although there is a Valentine theme because...

For thirteen years, I directed a high school library in Queens, New York. The former factory loft was airy and light-filled, but not wheelchair accessible, so I pursued some renovation grants. When my students heard the news, they immediately asked me, “Will you make it neurodivergent-friendly too?” “Of course,” I said, vowing to make a transformation happen. But before I even started googling “neurodiversity + libraries” I looked around—and noticed that something had changed since we’d emerged from the isolation of COVID. We all interacted with the library space differently. More than ever, teens and faculty migrated to the study...

Brittany Watson Jepsen stands in her newly renovated kitchen that she designed in homage to Scandinavian heritage she shares with her husband, Paul and their two kids.The House that Lars Built Design juggernaut turned internet celebrity Brittany Jepsen and her husband Paul are the stars of the latest episode of “In With the Old” on Magnolia Network. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Magnolia Network (@magnolianetwork) The television hour features Brittany and Paul renovating the exterior of their Provo, Utah, home, as well as the kitchen, their son’s room, the staircase and the kitchenette in Brittany’s basement...