The first week in August is National Clown Week! This wonderful learning activity: Fun with Clowns at Chateau Meddybemps addresses emotions/feelings, anticipation, counting and matching.  Clown Ruffle Collar Need: coffee filters and food coloring  Have children color the coffee filters by dipping them into colored water. Lay flat to dry. When dry […]
August Flower of the month: Gladiolus & Poppy Zodiac Signs:Â Leo / The Lion, July 23 – Aug. 22 Â Â Â Â Virgo / The Virgin, Aug. 23 – Sept. 22 The name for the Moon in August is called Grain Moon, Green Corn Moon, Barley Moon, Fruit Moon. The Full Moon is: August […]
2 cups Indian Corn 1 Sewing Needle Thread (various colors) School Glue   Necklace: Soak Indian Corn overnight in water to soften. Thread individual kernels on thread to make a necklace.  Earring / headband: You can also make accessorize other jewelry using corn. Glue pieces of corn to old earrings or plain headbands to […]
1 Shoebox 1 Cardboard box to cut up (you can also use 6 sheets of heavy card stock available at craft stores) Safety scissors Craft glue 1 5×5-inch sheet of bubble wrap 1 5×5-inch sheet of sandpaper 1 5×5-inch sheet of felt 1 5×5-inch piece of fuzzy fabric 1 5×5-inch piece of aluminum foil 1 […]
One of the best activities you can offer your toddler or preschooler is the opportunity to sort items into categories. Sorting encourages analytical thinking, and creativity, and is a basic math skill. All you need is some items to sort, a box to hold them, and a muffin tin to get started. Â A shape […]
 Obtain at least 2 clear plastic containers (35mm film canisters, herb jars, etc). The two containers should be the same size. Place a small pompom or other small object inside one of the containers. It should be able to be dumped out easily without sticking. Invert the second container on top with the open […]
 Small, Sturdy Boxes (school boxes, match boxes, cigar boxes, etc) Pictures of family, or other comforting and interesting objects Contact Paper Glue Scissors  Cut pictures to fit inside the boxes and glue or tape them to the inside bottom of the box. Cover the outside of the boxes with patterned contact paper if […]
 1 toilet paper roll tube Bunch of cotton balls Glue Tape Scissors 1 black pipe cleaner 2 googly eyes Scrap of white cardstock Something black for the head (pom pom, crumbled-up tissue paper, etc. We used a piece of fleece fabric rolled into a ball.)  Cut pipe cleaner in half (adult job). Fold […]
