Mother's Day Gift - Using salt dough (2cups flour, 1 cup salt, 1 cup water) that is common in many preschools, roll out circle large enough for child's hand. Trace around the child's hand with a toothpick. Then have an adult cut out the pattern with a plastic or butter knife. Remove excess dough so you have only the hand. ...
Did You Ever See a Lassie? - Did you ever see a lassie,
A lassie, a lassie
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
Go this way and that way,
Go this way and that way
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
Did you ever see a laddie,
A laddie, a laddie
Did you ever see a laddie
Go this way and that?
Go this way ...
Fruit Salad - For our Kwanzaa celebration we ask each child to contribute one fruit to our snack that day. The teachers bring one, too. Each child helps cut up their fruit and put it in the bowl. This helps to reinforce the 7 kwanzaa principles.
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Homemade Bubble Makers - Using just two straws and string, you can make a simple bubble maker. Just tie a piece of string through two straws to make a collapsible frame. Holding the straws, dip the frame into the solution of water and dishwashing soap and carefully lift it up and pull it towards you. Flip the frame up or down ...
Using paper (maybe cut into an apple shape!) or a piece of fabric (burlap works well) make apple prints. Cut apples in half, pour the paint onto paper plates and get stampin'.
Everyone knows that a young child's very first day of school can be traumatic for both the child and parent! Make and wear these apple photo pins to keep that very special person "close by" ...
Give each child a slice of apple, have the children spread peanut butter on one side of apple. children will add mini marshmallows to apple (mini marshmallows are the upper & lower teeth, re ...
At circle time, place apple shapes on flannel board. For very young children, put one of each color, have children close their eyes and take one apple away. See if children can spot which ...
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
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To begin this project I read the book Rainbow Fish. While reading, I pointed out the beautiful colors of the illustrations. After the book we went to the art table and I told the kids to d ...
My son is not a big sandwich eater. To help him "wet" his appetite, I gave him some "paints" to paint his bread. All you need is some food coloring mixed with milk. Let your child "paint" pi ...
Open the binder and glue the batting to the outside cover and spine. Lay material over the batting leaving about 2 inches all the way around. Turn the binder over and fold the material ove ...
To neatly display kids art work on the refrigerator slip it into a plastic page protector sheet.(Found in the office supply section.)This gives it a laminated appearance. When space for new ...
To neatly display and preserve kids artwork, use plastic page protectors. You can diplay them on the refrigerator for awhile, then place them in a three ring binder creating a portfolio that ...
Take a piece of string or 'clothes line' and secure it into the wall at each end with a small nail or screw (make sure to leave a little slack). Then have the children use clothespins to han ...
