crafts
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Valentine’s Day Bags and Boxes
If you’ve ever hosted any kind of Valentine’s Day Party in the classroom, you understand the need for some sort of container to corral all of those cards and treats. I generally like to create ours in the classroom – it makes my life easier because I know that everyone will have one and they will all be the same size. I think that spending the week prior to the big day doing little activities to get ready helps my students understand what the day is all about, and it ensures that they will know what to expect, because they’ve been a part of the planning. In the past my…
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Recycled loose parts
I’m used to using loose parts in the classroom, I love them. I’m known for using recycled materials in the classroom, really, what preschool teacher isn’t? Another thing that I just might be notorious for – I cannot throw away craft materials, I just can’t do it. These facts make the project that I’m currently working on the ideal project for me. I had a ton of strips of scrapbook paper left from another project, and I had pinned this photo awhile back: What an awesome idea! I thought that I could roll up the paper and my students could create with it. I started rolling, taping each new addition…
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Our Valentines
If anyone is looking for a great Valentine’s Day gift that kids can make, here’s what we did this year: These turned out even cuter than I had imagined, I would love to get one of these (if I had kids of my own, that is). The bottles came from Scrap 4 Art, one of my favorite places! After cleaning them thoroughly I dug through the scrapbook paper stash to find paper that was colored on both sides, I stuck with red, but you could do any combination of Valentine’s colors. The kids punched the hearts – they got to choose how many they wanted to put in their jar,…
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I’m a teacher – even during Christmas Break!
Each year I am grateful for the weeklong break after Christmas, and as most teachers will tell you, it is nearly impossible to go for the entire week without working on school work in some way, shape, or form. This year I am taking full advantage of the brand new Cricut that my little sister got for Christmas and the two of us teachers have planned a full day of classroom crafts. Here is what I will be working on – I promise to post what I am able to finish! (all ideas are linked on my Pinterest Preschool Board)
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Cute Cards!
If you are anything like me, your classroom has probably become consumed with projects having to do with Christmas; gifts for parents, fun activities for the kiddos, cards, ornaments, decorations, you know the drill. Typically we go all out on our parents gifts – handmade gift, handmade wrapping paper, and a card to go with it all. I’m always looking for new card ideas, because I have a tendency to make things more difficult than they need to be. This year I found a super easy idea that the children love: Thumbprint reindeer Here is a picture of the ornament that I was inspired by: And here is one of…
