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k is for kansas

kansas turns 149 today (and no, i did not stay up until midnight to post this…i usually do a bunch of posts and schedule them for later). our kansas celebrations this week include making butter to eating zweiback brought by families. its such a simple process, i don’t know why i don’t do it moreContinue reading “k is for kansas”

s is for sunflower

all i could find was a slightly neon-toned yellow paper. we put out yellow crayons and pens to soften the color a bit. then snowflake style, we offered the preschoolers a paper folded in fourths with one petal shape drawn on. some thought they worked better as airplanes. then gluing them around a center andContinue reading “s is for sunflower”

w is for wind

i was in charge of an intergenerational sunday school time on the topic of the holy spirit. we made these wind catchers to demonstrate that even if you can’t see the wind, you know it is there because the fabric moves. with church and preschool sharing space, we share these now too. the children areContinue reading “w is for wind”

w is for winter animals

we discussed ways that animals adapt to winter and hid some of our nuts to eat at home. a paper “cave” glued to old mat board, covered with kleenex and paper towels, then nuts hidden inside. we covered the cave hole with another kleenex. that way families didn’t know we had nuts in there.

s is for sparkly pen

in honor of the new year, i offered sparkly pens for journal work. there were some busy hands. i. must. remember. the. value. of. sparkly. gel. pens. one friend drew her self portrait 5 times…ending with a switch to the pink pen. : ) the drawings were almost identical. i love this stage of earlyContinue reading “s is for sparkly pen”