Ms Kristin

m is for mother’s day

SPOILER ALERT: if you are a mama from preschool and you have not opened your green tissue paper or white lunch bag present, stop reading (and check your child’s backpack…)! :: :: :: :: but may you all know the joy children take in making something for someone special. this year they were “found itemsContinue reading “m is for mother’s day”

s is for sun

we were out of yellow and orange paper (such is the end of the school year) and instead of buying more, we made some. we painted big sheets of yellow paper, let them dry for two days, then used them to make suns. we cut some of the paper into roundish shapes and some ofContinue reading “s is for sun”

w is for writing

someone down the hall donated a stack of yellow notebooks. perfect for yellow week! the kind of writing that happened was unique and so fun to see. the “office” expanded quickly from one table to two.

y is for yellow water

there was only one child who said what i was thinking… this doesn’t look like water… we change our water daily and add different things: yellow food coloring yellow paint (this makes an opaque yellow apple scented bubbles baby shampoo and my favorite of the week: banana extract we also move the mirrors to differentContinue reading “y is for yellow water”

m is for may day…and mother’s day!

we made these flowers on may day (though several kids said i should bring these supplies out to make their mamas flowers next week! but we will do a new project…hopefully as fancy as years past). this is a very simple eye-hand coordination activity. pre cut flowers with holes punched in the middle fit perfectlyContinue reading “m is for may day…and mother’s day!”