lightbulb saturday:: inspiration for the weekend

So, after a little hiatus, we are back with 
lightbulb saturday - a link up of creative ideas for all ages. So, browse through, see if something grabs your eye - and feel free to link up your project!






The post I am most digging this week:


Pen Pals and Picture Books made this great pallet bookshelf. I have a pallet in my back yard right now that is begging for this treatment. I especially like how she retained the character of the pallet's patina and included her children in the decoration. Awesome!

Click through to peruse the many submissions this week.

Welcome to The Kid's Co-op! Each week we get together we'll ask YOU to share your favorite kid's activities. We'd love to see a plethora of ideas geared for toddlers to pre-teens. We are looking for activities that are family oriented, fun, unique and educational. Please share your favorite project or blog post below. We will be sharing our favorite post from our own blogs too! {Co-hosted by: The Kid's Co-op Group, Let's Lasso the Moon & Nurture Store}

1. The marshmallow experiment	2. Baking with the boy	3. Flowers	4. Baskets, Stones & Ping Pong balls!
5. {Underwater} Volcanoes	6. 10 Mistakes Kids Should Make	7. momto8blog	8. Improve Toddler Communication
9. Bird's Nest Sensory Bin	10. Color and Movement Game	11. Baking with Young Children - Chocolate Chip Scones	12. Building Secondary Cavity Nester Birds Nests (Bluebird, Carolina Chickadee and more)
13. Pirate Treasure Sensory Tub	14. Volunteering at the Food Pantry	15. 10 Reasons to Get Out the Easter Eggs!	16. Link love: Crayons & discovery bottles
17. Play Dough Master Class	18. Eggheads	19. Using play dough to practise cutting skills.	20. Balloon Play: LLJournal
21. Mega Floor Doodles: LLJournal	22. Small space solutions: Writing & Art Centre LLJournal	23. Juggling balls	24. Hidden treasure cake
25. Fine Motor Skills with Liquid Watercolors	26. Pom Pom Bunnies with Printables	27. Fine Motor with Tiny Swords	28. Washing Toys with Dyed Water
29. Planting seeds and watercolor flowers	30. Stone Critters	31. Free Spring Coupon Book for Easter	32. Sesame Street Fruit Platter
33. Pine Cone Ducks & Swans	34. How to Build a Tipi	35. Wooly Sheep	36. 10 Ways to Learn About Birds
37. Fine Motor leads to Fine Arts	38. Linda	39. Chicken & Toddler Fun!	40. sticker resist easter eggs
41. play and learn with blocks	42. Tape resist easter eggs	43. Playdough Easter Eggs	44. Our School at Home: Our first sensory tubs!
45. Malia	46. Raincloud in a Jar	47. Easter Bunny Card from child's hand tracing	48. Blowing up a Balloon w/ baking soda & vinegar
49. Ode to a Cherry Tree: Tissue Paper Art	50. Go on a Smile Hunt	51. LOTS & LOTS of Easter Activities	52. Easter Egg Sound Set
53. Pasta play for babies	54. toddler gardening	55. Farm field trip for toddlers	56. Colored Glasses
57. Car Wash	58. Letter Learning Fun	59. 35 Ways to Have Fun Under One	60. Homemade Moss Paint
61. Very Hungry Caterpillar Playdough	62. Puffy Paint Rainbows	63. 'Where the Wild Things Are' TP Roll Puppets	64. Mini Garden Journal & Green Fingers, red ted art
65. Toothfairy boxes + 10 ideas for Kinder Surprises	66. Milk Bottle Elmer	67. Wasted Tapes Artwork	68. Kids in the Kitchen: Easter Bunny Pretzel Treats
69. Simple Science: Oil and Water Color Explosions	70. Cornmeal Letter Discovery	71. Water Beads and Shaving Cream	72. Thumbprint Eggs on Easter Basket
73. Upcycled Plant Watering Bottle	74. Glove Rabbit Puppet	75. Colored Water Bottles for Baby	76. Easter Egg Phonics-Free Printables
77. Easter Egg Toddler Activities	78. 10 Little Eggs - a counting song!	79. Rockets for Preschoolers and Toddlers!	80. Plastic Egg Activities!
81. Fun Science Experiment for Toddlers	82. Story Cubes for Toddlers/PreK	83. Giant Sponge Sensory Play	84. Violet Equinox
85. Nature Walks & Nature Game	86. Van Gogh	87. EGG-napped- story time with activity ideas	88. Kandinsky's circles
89. Seuss themed I-spy bag tutorial	90. Learn with Play @ home	91. Alphabet soup	92. Celebrating Easter.........Naturally!
93. Doing Science: measuring grapes and a new twist on homemade volcanoe models	94. Painting with (new!) toilet bowl brushes	95. Spring Paper Flowers	96. Candy Sushi Fun!
97. Easter Egg Pops-So easy for Kids to help make & share	98. Messy Foam	99. robyn	100. growing cat grass
101. Cress Caterpillar	102. Guess Who with DUPLO	103. Keitha's Story Themed Lunches	104. Edible Finger Paint
105. Hello Spring, A Walk and A Treasure Box	106. Photo Flower Bouquet	107. Clown of God/ Rainbows	108. Shaving Cream Rainbows!
109.	110. grind your own paint like the old master	111. Painted Eggs	112. messy sensory playdate
113. a splash of this a dab of that	114. Trampo-swing & Tarzan swing	115. everything must glow	116. Hunger Games Cupcakes
117. Going on a Bear Hunt fun!	118. Pineapple Whips...like the ones from Disney World	119. Cars Sensory Bin	120. Many uses of colorful pasta
121. Lego Educational Book	122. Red Red Red	123. Easter bunny craft ideas	124. Upcycled craft with packing peanuts
125. Mini Terrarium	126. DIY Natural Wax Crayons	127. Family Photos Clank Can	128. Spring Craft & Books
129. Toddler Easter Crafts & Books	130. Olympic Torch	131. ArtAttackTuesday #2	132. Painting with Marshmallows
133. toilet tube Easter chicks	134. handprint farm	135. DIY toddler water table	136. Corduroy
137. Ice Gems & Igloos	138. Emotional Stress Ball Balloons	139. Monster Goodie Bags	140. Homemade Blocks
141. Cardboard box oven	142. Danielle Payette	143. Spelling Pattern Game	144. Easter Egg Sand Art
145. Handprint Lambs with Packing Peanuts	146. Black Book of Colors: 5 senses activities	147. Bunnies Everywhere! Printable book	148. handprint african animals
149. Sight Word Hopscotch	150. Tie Dye Easter Eggs	151. Footprint Chick	152. Build a Rainbow
153. painting with your feet	154. Dozen Ways to Love: Easter Egg Activity	155. Brain-based Obstacle Course	156. Straw painting Cherry Blossoms
157. The Tale of Foolish Jack	158. Exploring with Shaving Cream	159. 14 Ways to Explore Letters in Name	160. Easter and Spring Activities
161. DIY Crayons	162. Mrs. Karen's Preschool Class	163. Superheroes and Villains	164. Contact Paper Human Body
165. Crafty Little Critters. Pompom fun!	166. Making Faces Magnets	167. Sharon@DiscoverExploreLearn	168. Dr. Seuss Play Date
169. Giant Squishy Sensory Bag	170. Young & Lively Kindergarten	171. Cloud Dough Round 2	172. Using a Timer for Play and Parenting
173. Toddler Tubs	174. Build Self-Confidence 7 Easy Ways	175. Angelica Yim

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