Hard-plastic drinking cups (clear cocktail variety works best) Markers Towels Hammer Nail Aluminum foil Cookie sheet Yarn Small branches or wood sticks in a variety of shapes  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Ask your child to predict what will happen when you put the plastic cups in the oven and what he thinks […]
 Plastic-foam trays, at least one-inch deep Plastic fork Potting soil Grass seed Spray bottle for misting Seashells, walnut shells, eggshells, small twigs, pebbles, and other interesting natural items  Using a pencil, help your child poke a few holes in the bottom of the tray for drainage. Together, fill the tray with a half- […]
Children will have a brand new answer to the question, “What’s for breakfast?” Â empty cereal boxes white paper glue tape markers, pencils, crayons old newspaper computer (optional) Â Children will create a new cereal and cereal box design to strengthen creative-thinking, problem-solving, language, and writing skills. Â Place a variety of the collected cereal […]
 salt dough (follow recipe) or air drying clay tempera paint or food coloring materials to decorate sculptures, such as feathers, art wire, toothpicks, smooth small wood shapes, buttons, and rocks paintbrushes  Children will help mix up a batch of salt dough to create animal sculptures. This activity will encourage scientific observation, creativity, imaginative […]
 Kids will love creating these Jackson Pollock-inspired fashion statements.  Read a children’s book about the artist, such as Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Robert Andrew Parker. Gather materials for your shirt project.  cotton t-shirt fabric or acrylic paints squeezable bottles  Fill squeezable bottles with a colorful variety of […]
 All you need is a pipe cleaner, paper plate, glue, and some ears to color and cut out. These were some enlarged clip art ears. Color and cut out your ears. Cut the plate in half. Attach an ear to each half of the plate and attach the plates with the pipe cleaners using […]
What is oral motor development? Â Oral motor development refers to the use and function of the lips, tongue, jaw, teeth, and the hard and soft palates. The movement and coordination of these structures is very important in speech production, safe swallowing, and consuming various food textures. Normal oral motor development begins prior to birth […]
 2 pieces of construction paper (the thicker the better) Scissors A hole punch A push-pin A pencil with an eraser Markers or crayons        Start by making two square pieces of paper. To start making a square, put the two pieces of paper together. Fold a bottom corner all the way up across […]
