Simple sorting games teach your child how to categorize. • small boxes or containers with lids • multiples of the same or very similar toys • animal stickers • sturdy cardboard Put one small toy in a box and five to eight small toys in another box. Encourage your child to explore what is in the boxes. Count the toys […]
Make an “Idea Box” for times when your child says “I’m bored!”. Start with a tissue or shoe box and let your child decorate it. When you come across an idea that strikes your fancy, write it on a slip of paper and place it in the box. Send them running to the idea box […]
 Children will create a classroom mural to help learn one another’s names.  ·      camera ·      butcher paper ·      pushpins or stapler ·      glue or tape ·      crayons, colored pencils, or markers  Take an individual headshot of each child in the class.  Cut butcher paper to fit the bulletin board. Paste pictures of […]
Shape Stamping Dip differently shaped objects into paint and stamp onto paper. You could use paper cups for circles, heart cookie cutters, blocks, etc.  Stained Glass Shapes Cut any shape out of card stock or thin cardboard. (cereal boxes work well) Cut a second shape inside the first, making a shaped frame. Try to […]
  Construction paper Dried beans (we used the 15 bean variety soup pack) Glue Scissors Googly eye Pen or marker White pony beads Fish Bowl Template  Print our fish bowl template and cut it out. Trace the bowl onto construction paper and cut it out.  Trace your child’s hand on construction paper and […]
 When you press flowers and leaves, they become thinner and light can shine through them. In this project, you simply decoupage pressed flowers and leaves to a votive cup and cover with tissue paper.  Pressed Leaves or Flowers Votive Cup Tissue Paper Decoupage Solution Foam Brushes    Tear off the straight […]
Paper Sand Paper Crayons Iron  Kids are always eager to draw pictures. They know firsthand the pleasure of putting crayon to paper (and to an occasional wall or two) to express what’s in their imagination. Enhance your children’s natural creativity and love of art by offering them new experiences using basic art supplies and […]
 Crayons (light and bright colors work best) Handheld pencil sharpener Waxed paper Large paper grocery bags Ironing board and iron Scissors Permanent marker Peel the paper off the crayons. Use a pencil sharpener to shave them over a large sheet of waxed paper, spreading the shavings thinly and leaving a wide blank border around […]
