Pop Goes the Family Art!

Art projects in the home can help reinforce the lessons learned in school, and with your help, they can produce some amazing end results as well. This activity will not only help your child learn to better follow step-by-step instructions and improve their hand-eye coordination, but will leave you with a pop-up family album to […]

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Out of My Way!

  Challenge: Your TASK is to move various Objects into a Container from a marked area without touching the objects or putting any part of your body into the marked area. Using the materials provided, come up with ways to move the Objects out of the larger marked area into the Container without touching the […]

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Sock Garden Walk

Many times we walk through gardens without realizing the potential in the soil. This activity invites the preschool child to discover the many possibilities that wait at her feet!   Before You Start: Find a plant or a tree that is growing in an unusual place. Ask the children how that plant began growing in […]

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Earth Bottles

Bring pieces of the Earth from your own backyard into your students’ homes with these stylish and esthetic Earth Bottles. Inspire admiration for earth’s beauty and variety. Improve sensory integration, creativity, fine motor skills, patterning and recycling skills.  The beans and rice, as well as the other natural materials offer a variety of colors that […]

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The Weather Report

To describe and discuss weather predictions. To familiarize children with seasonal vocabulary.   Discuss different kinds of weather with the children. What kind of weather do they experience from season to season?     Has bad weather ever changed or interrupted the children’s plans? Do they ever listen to the weather report on television or […]

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stART: Mixed Up Chameleon

Introduce the lesson by reading The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. Except for catching flies and changing colors occasionally, this chameleon doesn’t find life very exciting. When a surprise visit to the zoo makes this wistful lizard realize it can change its shape and size as easily as its color, it ends up wanting […]

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The Amazing Strong Hair

  Test the Strength of your hair. Strand of hair 1 small plastic bag (sandwich or snack bags) marbles thread Find someone with long hair and ask an adult to cut one or two hairs. Stick one end of a hair to a small plastic bag with tape and tie the other end around a […]

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Sunshine Prints

Easiest mess free sunny activity ever      Construction paper Few interestingly shaped items Sunshine Possibly rocks to stop the paper blowing away.       Gather supplies, head outside, arrange items on paper, and place rocks in each corner to hold it steady. Forget about it for an hour while the sun kisses the […]

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