we’ve quilted before, but this year set it up as a “quilting circle.” it was an interesting concept for some preschoolers to work in their laps rather than on the floor or at a table. we had plastic canvas, big needles and embrodiery floss (thank you, thrift shop). then it was sewing time. up andContinue reading “q is for quilting”
Tag Archives: q
q is for q-tip painting
we used q-tips and our chalk paints with quilt block templates (i googled “quilt block” and found several options). like so many projects, they are beautiful alone and stunning all together.
q is for q hands
when i had a circle of preschoolers who needed a little “wowing.” the moments when someone simply stands up and walks away, when two others whimper like dogs and i realize they’ve not stopped their work time game, when the few that were sitting on their little piece of tape are now looking bored, whenContinue reading “q is for q hands”
m is for milk lid
preschool families and friends have been collecting milk lids for us. thank you! since it is m week we’ve been sorting by color. we’ve noticed that in the tens of milk lids there are, there is only one brown lid. come on, let’s drink some chocolate milk! the next phase of this activity is arrangingContinue reading “m is for milk lid”
l is for letter
i dabble in the handwriting without tears curriculum. mostly i am fascinated by the desire to make letter writing easily successful for children. one thing we do that is handwriting-withou- tears-ish is give craft sticks or wide gross grain ribbon strips to form the letters. here we have a 5 stick capital E:
newcreationpreschool.com 