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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.

w is for winter

welcome to winter! feeling cold? how about making yourself a fireplace! still from this painting project, we cut flames and glued them to a big paper. (here we are showing our favorite pages from christmas books.) if you don’t have a bridge/boat, the kids think you could use chairs or a table on its side.Continue reading “w is for winter”

w is for waiting

when we have to wait (which i try HARD to avoid), i’ll invite the children to copy me. sometimes it’s too strange to do more than stare or laugh, though. thanks, carol, i don’t think i’ve ever seen a photo of this in action…they are so cute!

w is for web

another year, another web. this time an elephant came out to play. our egg carton elephant named ellie. one elphant went out to play upon a spider’s web one day she had such ENORMOUS fun that she called for another elephant to come… two elephants went out to play… (you get the idea!) :: ::Continue reading “w is for web”