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Sweet Pea is 46 months old.
From: This activity was in John Bowman’s book Montessori at Home.
Material:
Ruler. Table knife. 1 can of Play-Doh (You can also make your own, but a Play-Doh is very cheap so I don’t think it is worth the trouble.)
Procedure:
Start by explaining to […]
Sweet Pea is 45 months old.
From: Do you want to make some cute homemade Valentines with your tot? We loved these adorable watercolor resist valentines from One Inch World (featured on Teach Preschool’s excellent Tumblr blog).
Material:
Watercolor paint. (We used liquid water color, but a standard pallet of watercolors should work […]
Sweet Pea is 45 months old.
From: I saw a box of cocktail stirrers at Target and thought they would work for the Montessori spindle box activity.
Material:
45 sturdy cocktail stirrers (We found ours at Target near the paper cups. I had to buy 2 boxes to get 45 stirrers.), Popsicle sticks […]
Sweet Pea is 45 months old.
From: Long ago I saw this beautiful art project on Blissful Moments (a blog which is now private) and I fell in love with the results.
Material:
Jelly roll pan or disposable baking tray. Another jelly roll pan or cookie sheet. Shaving cream. 3-4 different colors […]
Sweet Pea is 45 months old.
From: Amy posted this on Teach Mama last year and her family recently did it again. I interviewed Sweet Pea last March, but I like the idea of associating the interview with the start of the New Year, so we just did it again, too.
Material:
Pen or […]
Sweet Pea is 44 months old.
From: I saw this on Carisa’s 1+1+1=1 blog. She originally got the printables from Musings of Me (which also has some other great Christmas worksheets). I loved the concept, but I don’t have a color printer and wanted the stars to be easier to cut out, so […]
Sweet Pea is 44 months old.
From: I do a lot of my Christmas shopping online and recently have been inundated with boxes full of packing peanuts. Instead of just throwing them away, I let Sweet Pea make a collage with them.
Material:
Paper. Styrofoam packing peanuts. Washable white glue. (We like the Crayola […]
Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: I am sure I’m not the first one to do this, but I don’t remember where I have seen it before. It is an oldie, but goodie.
Material:
4-5 Drinking straws. (We used clear ones because we had them on hand, but I think colored ones would […]
Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: I observed Sweet Pea doing this activity in her preschool class.
Prerequisite: If your tot hasn’t worked with scissors before, I suggest you try the Introduction to Scissors – Cutting Play-doh activity first.
Material:
Feather Cutting worksheet (This file is a .pdf files and requires […]
Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: Simple. Messy. Fun!, Sycamore Stirrings and Our Crafts -N- Things all had variations on this activity.
Material:
Washable markers. 5 – 10 coffee filters. Spray bottle. Jellyroll pan, a plastic tablecloth or some other way to cover the work area. Towel. Smock or bib (optional).
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