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PRESCHOOL ART: MIXING COLORS INSIDE A BOTTLE WITH MARBLES 22 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm
Preschoolers love to mix colors, and I've shared several different ways that we've done this, but this week I tried something new. We mixed our colors inside squeeze bottles with marbles. We used cle...
PRESCHOOL ART: PAINTING WITH BOWLING PINS 21 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
We are always looking for ways to use different objects to paint with. During Sports Camp, Teacher Susan placed our plastic bowling pins and trays of paint on the art table. The width of the pins is...
PRESCHOOL BIRTHDAYS: STARTING OUR BIRTHDAY BULLETIN BOARDS 20 Aug 2013 | 08:34 pm
Disclosure: This post reviews products provided free of charge from Discount School Supply. We have been purchasing many of our supplies from Discount School Supply since 1999. We love birthdays in p...
Preschool Colors: Around-the-Classroom Color Sorting 18 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
I loved this color sorting activity that my co-teacher put together for our mixed-age preschool camp. It was part of our curriculum during each of the four days of our Rainbow Camp. Teacher Susan inv...
Preschool Art: Mixing Colors By Hand 17 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
I love to invite my preschoolers to get their hands into their work. Some are more eager than others, but I've found that by regularly setting out activities that encourage the hands to become involve...
More Preschool Sensory Ideas! 12 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
This is my latest collection of sensory table activities for preschoolers. We use our sensory tables indoors and out, every day. You can see my other sensory table ideas here and here. PVC Pipes and ...
Preschool Art: Baked Bead Sun Catchers 10 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
This is the easiest yet loveliest sun catcher activity! We saw it over at The Artful Parent and wanted to give it a try during our Cooking Camp. We filled a bowl with pony beads. It took those fine m...
Preschool Art: Stamping Circles with Milk Paint 8 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
Yesterday I invited the preschoolers to stamp with corks using sweetened condensed milk and liquid watercolors. We've painted with this mixture before and loved the results. However, using corks inst...
Preschool Art: Stamping Squares Using Recycled Plant Containers 6 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
In preschool, our shape of the month is the square. I decided to test out an activity during our summer camp yesterday, using plant containers. We had an assortment leftover from when we spruced up ou...
Using Basters with Thickened Paint 5 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
I'm always looking for ways to work those fine motor muscles, and since last week was cooking camp, turkey basters seemed appropriate. These are junior-sized basters that I found at Lakeshore. We whi...
