Nothing draws the attention of a preschool class like funny underwear books. This post may seem crazy, but I feel like Funny Underwear Books saved my circle time a few months ago! After Winter Break I was finding it challenging to hold the attention of my class during circle time. During the month of January our weeks were crazy. …
If you have some wine corks lying around I have a perfect Easter Egg Craft for you to do with your preschool classroom or young ones at home! This Easter Egg Craft is so simple to put together and the end result is some brightly colored polka dotted-Easter Eggs to decorate your house for Spring! Polka Dot Easter Egg Craft…
Dramatic Play Taco Stand During our Community Helpers week at preschool this year we had a Dramatic Play Taco Stand in our loft area for a few weeks. The kids had so much fun pretending to work and dine at our Fiesta Taco Stand. We created the Dramatic Play Taco Stand using an incredible set of printable resources from Play…
With all these rainy days we have been having in my neck of the woods I have been thinking about crafts to do in the classroom. I remember way back in the day making a simple rain cloud craft at home with my own kids when they were little. I seem to remember it was a week full of days…
When we study Community Helpers in my class I always like to have a Pizzeria in my Dramatic Play area. And while the Pizzeria Parlor is happening in the Dramatic Play area I also plan a day where we can make mini pizzas in the classroom. This year I planned our mini pizza making day for a day when the…
This week in our classroom we have a Valentine Café and Post Office Dramatic Play Center. We transformed the classroom loft into a cozy little café where the kids can pretend to have tea and sweets with their friends while they write Valentines. Fine motor skills and pretend play all at once! I love the combination of having a writing…
When my children were very little they were always interested in whatever craft mama was doing. So when I would crochet or sew I would give them materials to do some plastic canvas sewing. Stitching on plastic canvas with yarn was the perfect sized project for their little hands and it was great for their fine motor skills. This would…
The DUPLO LEGO Bricks in our classroom are quite popular with the kids. I had been looking for ways to incorporate more learning opportunities with the DUPLO bricks when I saw a Facebook post from Pocket of Preschool about building shapes with Brick Blocks. Pocket of Preschool created a 2D Shapes Unit that they sell on Teachers Pay Teachers. I…
When Henry was very small I sometimes watched other children and I was always looking for ways to keep the kids busy. One idea that I found on Pinterest was DIY Car Magnets that can be made at home. These DIY car magnets were not just easy to make, but they were fun to create as well. The kids and…
One winter a few years back we seemed to have more snow days than I could handle with four little ones, and I remember trying to find fun ways to spend the time trapped indoors together. One day we did a super easy winter craft for kids, we made Snow People. I could not drive to the craft store, but…