Tuesday, March 24, 2009

FOREST ANIMALS Activities

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An Owl in a Tree You'll Need: Strip of cardboard one piece of black construction paper owl template craft feathers glue or tape -- Prin...
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Forest animal masks

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Okay, so these are a little weird-looking. No, Nora and her stuffed friends were not off to rob a bank. Nora really enjoyed dressing her a...
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Ecosystems

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  When you don't have a sandbox, you can use other materials to make "mini 'sand'boxes." Shown here: white sugar (Ant...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

an easy way to hang kid art

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This brilliance is from the mind of a friend of mine, Nancy. Here's how she hangs her kids' art in her home. You'll want to ma...

Extra-Healthy Kid-Friendly Pizza

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I have always been a little bit of a vegetable-sneaker. It's an illness; I can't help it. I think homemade pizzas are relatively he...

a new kind of canvas

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Sometimes, all my daughter (and her friends) need to get their creativity sparked is a new kind of surface to write on. They spent over an ...
Saturday, March 14, 2009

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Oh boy oh boy! I just found a great new kids' crafting web site, "the Crafty Crow." I hope to post a lot of ideas that I try...
Sunday, November 9, 2008

DESERT THEME

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Desert Mural: Use some of the free, online coloring pages listed below to create your own desert mural for your child to color or paint. Des...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

TRANSPORTATION THEME

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Train Cars activity: You can print out fun, realistic train pictures online and arrange them to form a train. We put little construction pa...
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PAINT YOUR OWN WOODEN BOATS TO PLAY WITH Wooden boats, planes and cars to paint, available at craft stores like Michael's or from Orient...
Friday, June 20, 2008

PLAY DOUGH RECIPES

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No-Cook Play Dough 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup water Food coloring Add food coloring to the water and mix the salt, flour, and colored ...
Sunday, May 11, 2008

DINOSAUR THEME: Dinosaur Crafts for Older Kids

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There are some cool, more involved crafts here for older kids -- like making a pterodactyl out of a milk carton. Older kids could work on t...

Dinosaur Feet activity

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This is a fun and easy craft for kids. Better yet, they can actively play with their craft when they're finished! Materials: shoe boxes,...
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Dinosaur Mural

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On the first day of any unit, I set up a mural for Nora to color and paint. It's just a fun activity, and also serves as a good visual i...

Dinosaur Coloring Pages

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You can use these as you would any coloring page, or print a bunch, cut them out, and arrange them as a mural, as I did (above). Kids love t...

Dino Art Project

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STEGOSAURUS ART PROJECT: Materials: cardstock stegosaurus template: Stegosaurus Printable Coloring Page green, yellow, or brown construction...
Thursday, May 8, 2008

Dinosaur Stamp Activity

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Playing with stamps can be a great way for kids to familiarize themelves with how different dinosaurs look. You can talk with your kids abou...

Some Great Dinosaur Books for Preschoolers

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