Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Learn more about her with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.

Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license. She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first Black person to earn an international pilot’s license. Learn more about her with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.

Ladybugs are probably one of the easiest insects to love! Somehow, they’re just so cute and they’re actually great for eating insect pests. They’re also one of the first bugs that come to mind during spring time. This ladybug headband craft is a fun and easy headband craft for kids to make at home, school, or daycare. Grab the printable template and make it with preschool, kindergarten, and elementary children. Easy Ladybug Craft How To Make A Paper Ladybug Headband Supplies Colored cardstock or construction paper Scissors Glue Tape Markers or crayons (if using the color in version) Ladybug template Directions Download the ladybug template, print, and cut out the pieces you need. hand holding ladybug headband craft template Glue the eyes in the middle of the ladybug head. hand gluing eyes to ladybug headband craft Take the mouth and glue it just below the eyes, in the middle of the head. hand gluing mouth to ladybug headband craft Create the ladybug wings, by gluing the black spots all over red wings. Repeat on both sides. hand gluing spots to ladybug headband craft wings Place the wings behind the head facing vertically and glue the head to the front of the wings. hand gluing head to wings of ladybug headband craft Position the headband extenders on each side of the base and tape them together. hand taping extender to ladybug headband craft Isn’t this craft so cute?

Celebrate spring with these 4 kid’s crafts! Our Spring Crafts help children work on their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills as they cut and paste each craft. We have included a frog, kite, flower and umbrella! Each craft has step-by-step instructions for children to assemble independently. This product includes: 4 crafts in black and white with step by step instructions: flower pot, frog, kite, umbrella with butterfly

This paper bag butterfly craft is great for little kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school. It’s the newest addition to our butterfly crafts for kids. And, like many of our other posts, we’ve included a free printable butterfly template to make it even easier on you to make with the kids! There’s something kids just love about butterflies. It could be their bright colors, their large wings or something else entirely, but kids (and adults!) are mesmerized by them. We’re showing you how to turn a plain ‘ol brown paper bag into a bright butterfly ready to take flight! Directions Download the butterfly craft template, print out and cut out the pieces you’ll need. Hands holding butterfly craft template Take each of the butterfly’s eyes and glue them to the middle of the head piece. Use your .25″ circle punch, scissors or markers to make or draw on a small nose underneath the two eyes. Hands gluing eyes onto yellow rectangle Eyes gluing on nose to butterfly face Place the pink cheeks on either side of the mouth and glue in place. Like the nose, if you don’t have a circle punch or you want to save steps, you can have kids color in the cheeks too! Make the butterfly’s striped body by gluing on the light orange stripes onto the yellow body piece. Once they’re glued on, cut off the excess paper with the scissors. If you need to simplify this craft you can always skip this step or let the kids use markers to decorate instead of adding the paper. Hands gluing dark yellow stripes to yellow rectangle Glue the completed butterfly face onto the top flap of the brown paper bag. Hands gluing butterfly face to paper bag Place the striped body on the bottom part of the paper bag and glue in place. Hands gluing butterfly body onto paper bag Make the butterfly’s wings by gluing the paper accents on the inside of the wings. You can get extra fancy and glue on rhinestones, sequins, glitter or stickers too! Hands gluing details onto paper bag butterfly wings Take the completed butterfly wings and glue them to the inside of the paper bag. You can also glue it to the back of the paper bag, but we think the inside looks better when you’re using it as a puppet. Hands gluing butterfly wings to paper bag craft Take your pipe cleaner and cut it in half. Wrap one end of each pipe cleaner around a marker to make the butterfly’s antennae. Hands twisting pink pipe cleaner around marker