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Preschool & Crafts Writer

Molly Brennan

Writes about: Preschool Activities, Kids Crafts, Learning Activities, Printables

Molly Brennan is a pen name used by the independent publisher of Puddles & Play for its preschool activities, kids crafts and printables. Molly isn't a teacher or childcare professional, so posts are checked for age range, supplies and choking hazards against published child-safety guidance, with AI tools helping on research, drafts and images. Each post is checked against those sources before it goes live and updated when they change. Every activity is meant for adult-supervised play.

Posts by Molly

Gratitude activities for kids on a table: a jar of paper slips, three small vases with a rose, a bud and a thorny stem, and a basket of cozy things

Learning Activities

Gratitude Activities for Kids by Age: 12 Ideas With No Craft Needed

8 min read

Christmas STEM activities for kids on a kitchen table: fizzing candy canes in a muffin tin, a green paper cup tree, a foil boat and a marshmallow snowflake

Learning Activities

12 Christmas STEM Activities for Kids Using Kitchen Supplies

10 min read

$Christmas math activities for preschool laid out on a playroom table: clothespin counting cards, paper stockings in graduated sizes, a paper chain pattern and playdough cookies with a dice$

Preschool Activities

Christmas Math Activities for Preschool: Counting, Sorting, Patterns

7 min read

Christmas cards kids can make on a craft table: a fan of six handmade cards with sponge-stamped trees, torn paper trees, a pop-up tree, paint and envelopes

Kids Crafts

Christmas Cards Kids Can Make: 6 Easy Ways by Age

6 min read

A preschool learning binder open on a kitchen table with a letter tracing page, a counting page and a shape matching page in clear sleeves

Printables

How to Make a Preschool Learning Binder (6 Sections, 6 Week Plan)

8 min read

Painting ideas for toddlers: a zip bag of red, yellow and blue paint taped flat to a baking tray with a chunky brush and a damp cloth

Kids Crafts

How to Paint With Toddlers Without the Mess (8 Setups)

8 min read

A toddler busy binder open on a wood table with felt shapes, velcro dots and a zippered pouch, a small hand at the right edge

Printables

How to Make a Toddler Busy Binder (12 Page Ideas, No Laminator)

9 min read

A cream rug beside a tree with a small stack of picture books, a knit blanket, pine cones and a mug of cocoa

Learning Activities

Christmas Books for Toddlers: 8 Board Books With Matching Activities

9 min read

Christmas playdough ideas on a wood table: a tray with a green playdough tree, a snowman, a candy cane twist and Christmas cookie cutters

Sensory Play

Christmas Playdough Ideas: Easy Tray Set-Up for Toddlers

9 min read

Christmas large group activities for preschool set up on a blue classroom rug: colored carpet squares in a circle around a small Christmas tree, a folded rainbow play parachute, a Christmas picture book, red bean bags and a jingle bell wrist band, seen from above

Preschool Activities

How to Run Christmas Large Group Activities for Preschool

8 min read

Scavenger hunt for preschoolers seen from above: a clipboard with six hand-drawn picture clue cards (a red mitten, a pinecone, a blue cup, a teddy bear, a spoon, a sock) on a light wood table, small hands placing a sticker on one card

Preschool Activities

How to Make a Scavenger Hunt for Preschoolers Who Cannot Read Yet

8 min read

Christmas scavenger hunt for kids laid out on a light wood table: printed picture clue cards fanned out, a clipboard with the found-it checklist, a candy cane and a roll of stickers, with a small child's hands holding one card

Printables

Free Christmas Scavenger Hunt for Kids: 24 Printable Clue Cards

11 min read

Fine motor activities for toddlers on a wooden table: tongs and pom poms in a muffin tin, play dough, lacing beads, craft sticks in a slot and stickers, small hands squeezing tongs

Learning Activities

What Are Fine Motor Activities? 21 Easy Ideas for Toddlers

7 min read

A printed chore chart for kids with picture icons and check boxes on a kitchen table, with cut-out picture cards, star stickers, a glue stick and a dry-erase marker

Printables

Free Printable Chore Chart for Kids: Picture Chart (Ages 3 to 5) and Daily Chart (Ages 6 to 8)

9 min read

Preschool activities at home laid out on a wood kitchen table: a printed counting mat with pom-poms and tongs, a salt tray with a letter traced in it, counting bears sorted by color and a dot marker page

Preschool Activities

40 Preschool Activities at Home (Printable and Hands On)

14 min read

Learning activities for toddlers set out on a living room rug: a wooden shape sorter, counting bears in paper cups, colored tape roads with toy cars, paint chips and a dot marker page, with one small hand reaching for a block

Learning Activities

31 Learning Activities for Toddlers (Play Based, Low Prep)

12 min read

Kindness advent calendar kids setup on a wood table: printed picture cards pegged to a string of twine with mini clothespins, a numbered calendar sheet and a glue stick

Printables

Kindness Advent Calendar for Kids (Free Printable Cards)

10 min read

Christmas printables for kids spread on a wood table: printed bingo cards, a word search, a tree coloring sheet, crayons and dot markers

Printables

Free Christmas Printables for Kids (Bingo, Word Search, Coloring)

9 min read

Gingerbread man activities preschool setup on a wood table: a paper gingerbread man with buttons, a brown playdough man, a counting mat with pom-poms and tongs

Preschool Activities

19 Gingerbread Man Activities for Preschool

12 min read

Easy crafts for kids made from things already at home on a wood table: a paper plate rainbow, a toilet roll binocular pair, an egg carton caterpillar and a torn paper mosaic

Kids Crafts

31 Easy Crafts for Kids With Things You Already Have

14 min read

Christmas activities for preschoolers on a wood table: a pom-pom tree with tongs, golf tees in a foam gift, jingle bells in a muffin tin and a playdough tree

Preschool Activities

21 Christmas Activities for Preschoolers (Fine and Gross Motor)

10 min read

Preschool Christmas crafts on a wood table: a pom pom painted tree, a paper plate Christmas tree, craft stick star ornaments, a salt dough fingerprint ornament and a handprint canvas

Preschool Activities

21 Preschool Christmas Crafts (Easy, Ages 3 to 5)

10 min read

Winter crafts for kids on a wood table: a paper plate snowman, a decorated paper mitten, a cotton swab snowflake and a paper plate penguin

Kids Crafts

27 Winter Crafts for Kids (Snowmen, Mittens and More)

11 min read