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Sweet Pea is 34 months old. From: I found this activity in MaryAnn Kohl‘s great book, Preschool Art. Material: 1/3 cup sugar. 1 cup water. Whisk or spoon. Chalk (We had a great time with regular white chalk, but colored sidewalk chalk might be even more exciting). Bowl. Dark colored paper (black or […] 
Sweet Pea is 34 months old. From: A lot of our activities are really spontaneous like this one. I had my hand poised above a trash can, about to toss away some scrap paper from one of my own craft projects when Sweet Pea asked if she could look at them. She was […] Shannon’s Note: This is a guest post from my friend Lori, who worked as a preschool teacher for 3 years and now enjoys staying home with her daughter. E.G. is 18 months old. Materials: 2 Sheets Glad Press’n Seal or Contact Paper Tempera Washable Paints Scissors (for the grown-up) Q-Tips (optional) Procedure: Line […]  Sweet Pea is 34 months old. (Oh, I groan every time I have to increment this. How bittersweet.) From: I found this idea on the very useful Confessions of a Homeschooler blog. We originally used the shape tracing template (.pdf file requires Foxit or Adobe Acrobat) from Coloring Castle. Material: My shape outline […] Sweet Pea is 32 months old. From: I can’t remember where I saw these first, but I ordered some from the Oriental Trading Company several months ago. Material: Pegs and a Peg Board Observations: I tried to show these to Sweet Pea several months ago, but I couldn’t really get her interested […] Sweet Pea is 31 months old. From: I bought a cheapo sticker & album set from the Dollar Store. When I gave it to Sweet Pea, she started sorting the stickers by color all on her own. I was pretty impressed that she had made up her own Tot School activity with it. […] Sweet Pea is 31 months old. From: We got this set of 4 foam puzzles as a gift from Sweet Pea’s grandma. Material: Foam Puzzles (I couldn’t find the exact set that we were given. Here is a link to an uppercase and lowercase puzzle that Carissa from 1+1+1=1 recommends, plus […] Sweet Pea is 31 months old. From: I have seen similar ides is several places: Chasing Cheerios , Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary and My Two Happy Homeschoolers. Material: About 20 Popsicle craft sticks. Markers. Several sheets of paper. Procedure: On three Popsicle sticks, write the word “TRIANGLE” in the middle and draw […]  
Sweet Pea is 30 months old. From: When I was younger, I was crazy about Zoobooks, which is a high quality children’s magazine about animals. I thought I might subscribe, and happily discovered that the Zoobooks company now makes a magazine for younger kids called Zootles and one for toddlers called Zoobies. Our […] Sweet Pea is 29 months old. From: This was recommended by my friend Lori. It is similar to the Magic Paint Bag activity in the book First Art by MaryAnn F. Kohl, although I think this version works better. Material: Non-toxic washable craft paint. Glad Press’n Seal. Duct or Packing Tape. (The tape needs […] |
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