April 2009
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We're Moving to a New Domain! →
I am super psyched to have recently obtained a snazzy domain that I took from my tagline: learnplaycreate.com
Besides the name change and an obvious change in format, content will remain the same! The goal of my blog is still to provide a home for my collection of fun Pre-K ideas for learning, playing and creating :)
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Preschool Movement Activity – Streamer Rhyme →
“Spark movement imagination for preschoolers with this action rhyme about crepe paper streamers. Full of movement and language concepts, this read aloud rhyme launches preschoolers into playful streamer movement that is fun and full of fitness…..”
—PreschoolRock.com
This is another one of my favorite movement activities from PreschoolRock.com. Since this is...
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Paper Plate Bunnies →
I love this paper plate bunnies project I found on the Preschool Playbook blog. Fun, fast, and super easy… what more could you ask for?!
My daughter used crayons to draw in the details. If you will notice, she didn’t think it proper to have a bunny without arms and legs… so that’s what those lines are on either side of the face and below the mouth ;) She’s so...
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Paper Egg Diorama →
I saw this Easter craft in the Family Fun magazine we subscribe to. I have never tried paper mache before, but this project looked too cute to pass up.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that paper mache is rather easy and so, so much fun! Yes, you absolutely need to be patient — but isn’t this a lesson we want to teach our preschoolers anyway?… (not to mention, some of us...
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Sun Catcher Easter Egg
Hello sun; we’ve missed you!
Question: How shall we honor the sun and ring in spring (and Easter)?
Answer: A stunning, kid-crafted sun catcher, of course!
Here’s what you need:
Wax paper
Tissue paper
Liquid starch
We started by cutting our tissue paper into small squares. Then, after sketching out an egg shape, my preschooler used a paintbrush to apply a thin layer of liquid...
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Marble Painted Egg
Today we did a little egg decorating for Easter… but not egg dyeing (not yet, at least). For this Easter art project, we let a single marble do the hard work :)
Materials:
paper (cardstock is best)
paint (we used tempera)
marble
box (or any container you don’t mind getting paint on)
We started by drawing an egg shape on our paper. Then we taped the paper onto our box top,...
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Paper Friendship Bracelets
After making a weaved background for our Eggshell Mosaic project, I had a couple 1.5” wide strips of paper left over. My daughter was eager to work on another project (even though it was time for me to prep lunch!), so I grabbed a strip and told her she could decorate it, and we’d make a bracelet!
She happily got right to work, and was so excited to get the decorating finished so we...
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Eggshell Mosaic
Yay for Easter and its plethora of beautifully dyed eggs! When you go to peel and eat, don’t throw away those shells! A beautiful mosaic is waiting to be created!
It doesn’t get much easier than this: Smear on the glue and press on those eggshells! It may get messy, and your preschooler might end up covered in sticky shells — but it’s loads of fun and the end result is...
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Cardboard Tube Bird Feeders →
Are you talking to your preschooler about birds? If so, I have the perfect project for you! I came across the idea from the Preschool Express website. By turning an ordinary toilet paper roll into a bird feeder, you have yourself a fun and simple (not to mention delicious) project to enjoy with your preschooler!
All you need:
Toilet paper tube
Hole punch (not shown)
Peanut butter
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