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.  :)

Sunday, October 10, 2010

save those cardboard thingies

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This cardboard insert once held some punch-out game pieces. It's the kind of thing my husband would chuckle at me for saving, but.... ...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Tissue Paper Art

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I apologize in advance for the poor-quality photos in this post. My "good" camera was in the shop! Here is a simple way to make...
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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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