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p is for paper ball

for great arm muscle work, make a ball (or snow ball or hail ball) out of crumpled paper. then fore great fine motor work, cut or tear tape to keep the paper ball together. make as big as children want to.

d is for dog puppet

this is a really “crafty” project, but some children seem to be comforted by the simplicity, the short-ended process of projects like this. paper bags and precut shapes (eyes, nose, tongue, tail). i didn’t take a picture of the “legs.” one friend wanted legs, so we simply cut a triangle shape out of the bottomContinue reading “d is for dog puppet”

c is for chocolate play dough

note: this activity was done during a week long camp called “way back when…” for 4 & 5 year olds at our local museum. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • i know i’veContinue reading “c is for chocolate play dough”

c is for celebration

we have a wonderful tradition of an end-of-the-year-graduation-and-celebration. now comes the cleaning and the sorting, we’re moving our preschool back to it’s original location… there are oodles of projects not shared here….more to come.

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”