If you’re looking for a quick, inexpensive, no-sew way to create capes for your super-preschooler, look no further! No super powers are required here, just fabric, self-adhesive Velcro tabs, and scissors! For your fabric, start with tricot (pronounced “tree-co”). Call your local fabric stores to find one that carries it. It is fabulously shiny and [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 25, 2009
Make a Fantastic Dinosaur Mural
To create a dinosaur mural that involves all of your preschoolers, start with a piece of paper as large as you have room for. This art project on a grand scale gives the children just a taste of how big dinosaurs were. I covered my art table, but you may want to take it outside [...]
February 24, 2009
Preschoolers Painting with Water – Can it get any easier?
It seems too simple for many adults to consider, but from a child’s point of view, painting with water is a fascinating activity! Paint cups filled only with water and a brush transfer disappearing patterns on chalkboards or sidewalks. The consistency of the medium causes any excesses to find their own course of least resistance, giving [...]
February 21, 2009
Create Your Own Print Blocks
For a great creative art activity in your preschool, consider print-making. You can create these texture print blocks in a matter of minutes. It’s quick and easy! Take a few wood blocks, about 3 or 4 inches on each side. I used leftover MDF, used for finish trim in our house, but you could use other wood [...]
February 20, 2009
Mixing Colors the Easy (and Fun) Way!
Here’s a color-mixing project that is quick, easy, and inexpensive. Fill three clear containers (I used baby food jars) about 2/3 full with water colored blue, yellow, and red with liquid or powder water colors, or with plain old food coloring. Provide a few extra empty containers for mixing. Place all of these on a towel-lined tray, [...]
February 18, 2009
Preschool Paleontologists – Digging for Dinosaur Bones
What child wouldn’t love the chance to unearth the mysteries of dinosaurs? Here’s how I gave some preschoolers the chance to be paleontologists! While talking about the ever fascinating topic of dinosaurs with a group of preschoolers, I introduced the term, paleontologist. During whole group or large group time, we talked about the fact that [...]
February 18, 2009
How to Build a Mailbox for Your Preschool Post Office
Have you ever looked at those darling mailboxes designed for dramatic play in the supply catalogs, and just wished that you could rationalize a few hundred bucks for such an investment? Well, stop trying to rationalize because I have a more budget-friendly alternative. These mailboxes were made from “Costco-sized” diaper boxes. I spray painted them [...]
February 18, 2009
Five Silly Dinosaurs
To prepare for this song, I draw a picture of a dinosaur driving a car on five index cards. (The pictures don’t have to be perfect, the kids are generally easy critics in this department. Look at some dinosaur illustrations to give you inspiration.) I arrange the pictures on my pocket chart and ask the [...]
February 16, 2009
Flying Fish and Other Playdough Pets
While implementing a Pets theme, I gave the children some playdough, a paper plate, and an assortment of items with varying textures (feathers, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, batting, sequins, etc.). As part of a book activity, the children had just read But No Elephants, by Jerry Smath, a truly fantastic book, and were asked to [...]
