Fun Crafts for Preschoolers

I started doing crafts and theme units with my daughter last winter, during my newborn son's morning naps.  I hope these give you some fun ideas, and I really hope you'll try them and let me know how they went for you -- and suggest your own ideas for me to post!  Have fun, and don't be afraid to get messy.  :)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Theme: Vision / The Eye

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One day, my daughter started asking me all about our cat's vision.  Could our cat see color?  Could she really see in the dark?  Her cur...

How many eyes?...

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While doing our "vision / the eye" theme, we did this little activity to work in some math with learning about eyes... I printe...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Science Activity: Magnifying Glass

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For part of our unit on eyes and vision, we took several nature walks "armed" with magnifying glasses and kid-sized binoculars. Bo...

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On our first (late-February) nature walk, we found some hopeful signs of spring...signs you really did need a magnifying glass for! Crocus...

Science Lesson: Eyes Made for Day and Night

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For part of our "Vision" theme, we talked about how eyes look, and how the way they look tells us something about what they do. ...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

T.P. Tubes as Card Holders

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I know, I know. The very title of this post is giving you heart palpitations. If you feel giddy about composting; get chills on your child...

Oobleck!

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  What is this stuff? Is it glue? Is it yogurt? Is it some particularly low-budget brand of Play-Doh? No...it's Oobleck! This is ...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

"Fast Food"

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In recent years, for whaatever reason, funny little pictures made of produce seem to have become popular. I guess there are certain trends ...

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We started by splitting a poor banana down the middle. Nora added a face to the tangerine/clementine (are they the same thing?) with a Sh...

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Nora's imagination was piqued by this activity. I knew it would be a successful "craft" because she was so insistent on doin...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Felt Wreath Ornaments

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Each year, Nora and I (and now Soren too) try to work on a craft to give as gifts to friends & family.  Last year, Nora threw her littl...
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Salt Dough Ornaments

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The other night, we made salt dough ornaments.  It's a rustic little craft that kids can do much of themselves, and since we had water,...
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  Is it just me, or are chubby little hands, concentrating on a craft project, incredibly cute?
Thursday, December 3, 2009

Salt Dough Recipe

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As promised.....pictures & more winter crafts coming tonight. 1 cup flour 1 cup salt about 2 cups water  (add a little at a time) ...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Specialty Shaped Crayons

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A friend of ours recently made a batch of these fun crayons for Nora when we were homebound with the flu. I thought they were adorable. Th...
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