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”

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!”

b is for BIG collage carrot

i decided to use a piece of cardboard and left over orange paper to make a BIG version of our collage carrots (in case that maybe real-maybe not real easter bunny is really hungry). again, we pretended there were no scissors.  again, we used up all the glue we had (for real). and i shouldContinue reading “b is for BIG collage carrot”

e is for easter bunny food

i was inspired and changed plans. we pretended our school didn’t have scissors and we needed the paper to be small enough to cover the cardboard carrot shapes.  hmmmm, shall we tear it with hands?  rip it with teeth?  both techniques were tested.  tearing by hand won out. show and tell this week is “easterContinue reading “e is for easter bunny food”