With the end of the school year approaching, it is time to express our thanks to those teachers who have loved on our kiddos. So, today and kids and I sat down to create thank you cards for their Mother's Day Out teachers. This Thank-You Card came from an idea on the website Enchanted Learning. Bubs added ...
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Mom Card or Poster
I was looking for an idea for the kids to do for Mother's Day. Unfortunately, I didn't really find anything that I liked but somehow came up with this idea. The kids were able to do the majority of the craft by themselves and it allowed for scissor practice too! The word "MOM" is a palindromic word - a word that is spelled the same backwards ...
Tissue Paper Rainbows
Tissue paper art activities have become common around here. So have rainbows. This is the latest in our art collection - a tissue paper rainbow. This activity would be great for St. Patrick's Day, during the month of April (April Showers), a unit on rainbows, or studying Noah. The kids are getting pretty good about knowing ...
Rainbow of Colors
In spirit of St. Patrick's Day, we made rainbows. I found this wonderful activity at Preschool Playbook under the St. Patrick's Day theme. I just changed it up a little. On a piece of construction paper, I drew six arched lines. We talked about the order of colors in a rainbow. I poured Fruit Loop cereal into ...
Valentine Bag
Here is a fun Valentine's bag. Simple to make and looks cute! ...
Tissue Paper Heart
Today I had another blast from my past as Sweet Pea and Bubs made these Tissue Paper Hearts. I cut two heart and many, many squares of tissue paper. I think they turned out great! Supplies: - Construction Paper Heart - Don't make it too big unless you are going to do this activity over several sittings. These hearts were a ...
Heart Girl/Boy
I was transported back to my elementary days when I saw a post about Heart People at Preschool Playbook. I suddenly remembered making these in art class. So, Sweet Pea, Bubs and I set out to make my memories a reality - and hopefully a memory for them. You can see Bubs' above. Didn't he do great! This is a fun ...
Valentine Kiss Cookies
These cookies are definitely a favorite at our house. Easy to make. Fun to bake together with an added fine motor practice. Delightful to eat. 48 candy kisses (regular or almond kisses) 1/2 cup shortening 3/4 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter* 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon ...
Valentine Ideas
Valerie at Little Blots never leaves me disappointed with her creative and easy activities. She has done it again with Valentines. Be sure to check out these links: Pencil Flag & Sucker Sleeve Jesus Loves Me Bible Lesson Valentine Printables - craft, sewing, games, lap lesson, etc Also check out ABCJLM Valentine Ideas! ...
Making Paper Snowflakes
We are continuing our Ricky the Raccoon story "Let is Snow!" from our current Ranger Rick Jr. magazine by doing the same activities that the animals did - Making Paper Snowflakes! The kids really enjoyed this activity and several were made to hang on our back door. Snowflake Learning So much learning occurred in this project. ...