Preschool activities for April center around the theme of “Rain, Rain, Go Away.” It tends to be a rainy month here in Texas which also means it can be a very dangerous time of year because we have intense thunderstorms with high winds, large hailstones, and tornadoes. This is a great time to ensure that [...] [...more]
Applesauce cinnamon dough is a fun, creative activity for young children to explore. With just some plain applesauce and ground cinnamon, children can make play-doh that can be shaped into anything especially if they use cookie cutters. To make the applesauce cinnamon dough, you need equal portions of plain applesauce and cinnamon. In a mixing [...] [...more]
Have you ever wondered how to tie-dye a canvas tote? Well, my daughter just celebrated her 9th birthday. She had a sleepover party and we planned some fun activities for her and her friends to do during the course of the day and evening. One of the things the girls made was a tie-dye canvas [...] [...more]
social search Homeamade Play-doh is a lot of fun to make and a great learning experience for preschoolers and toddlers. There are many recipes for making homemade play-doh, but many of them involved cooking the dough in a saucepan. Since the kids will be involved in making the play-doh, I will provide 2 different recipes [...] [...more]
Planning and organizing a variety of child care crafts activities for the children in your care is essential to their development. While doing arts and crafts activities is extremely fun, it is actually very educational for toddlers and preschoolers. It helps to develop fine motor skills, language, social skills, listening skills, creativity, and self-expression. Fine [...] [...more]