This is one of my favorite winter-time sensory activities! Though it’s great any time of year, colder temps outside make it easier to freeze all those ice blocks! Get your kiddos in on all the action by letting them mix the colors (I like to use washable liquid or powder watercolors), and letting them observe the change from liquid to solid…..and then back again! Pop the colored ice into your sensory table, kitchen sink, or even the bathtub, and get building! (Originally posted 12/18/09.)
Repost: The Winter Games…..Outdoor Ideas for Preschoolers on a Snowy Day!
It has been plenty cold around here, so I thought I’d go back to last year for a re-post of outdoor winter activities! Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Five Fun Ways to Serve Up Some Pumpkin!
If you’re looking for some ways to make this week memorable for your little ones, try serving up some pumpkin! You may want to use pumpkin as an ingredient (as in Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread) or use the pumpkin as the dish! Here are five ways to serve up some fun, originally published on Halloween of last year!
Repost Reminder: The Spectrum of Preschool Arts and Crafts
There’s a fascinating article from Newsweek entitled, The Creativity Crisis. It was actually published in the summer, but I just stumbled upon it recently. It’s left me with all kinds of writing prompts swimming around in my head, but I thought I’d actually start with something I’ve already written. Here’s a look at what the term “arts and crafts” means to me, originally published August 12, 2009.
Let the Seasons Move You
Fall is certainly creeping in! Celebrate the changing seasons with this music and movement activity using Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. (I originally posted this back in December.)
Repost: A Puzzling Mess
For teachers, spring cleaning often comes in the summer time. Here’s an organizing tip I shared a while back.
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Are You Looking for More Patience with Your Preschoolers?
“I just need more patience!” It’s a statement I hear from teachers and parents quite frequently. While there’s no magic pill for patience, there are a few things we can remember that help us muster up a bit more patience. Here is an article I wrote WAY back at the beginning of this blog, originally titled, Patience Comes From Understanding:
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Repost: Push Down and Play Time
Sorry to be resorting to another repost, but little has gone as planned today……or this week! Such is life! We roll with it!
This originally posted September 5, 2009.
As I began writing this post, it became apparent that I was writing a sermon in two parts. (Brevity has never really been my strong suit.) Don’t worry, you don’t need to change into your Sunday best, your pajamas are just fine (you know who you are). Just get comfortable, I’ve got a lot on my mind.