activities, crafts, games and other fun projects for preschool aged children
Perler beads are neat little tube like plastic beads that you can use to create hundreds of mini mosaics and other wonderful art pieces. Rather than string them, you create designs by placing the beads on a plastic peg board base and then iron them for 10-20 seconds which melts the beads together. Preschoolers can … Read more
Art doesn’t need to be fancy nor precise. When it comes to preschoolers, rarely will you get either attribute resulting from their art projects. Instead, aim for art exploration and the opportunity to be creative. One of the easiest activities to help your preschooler share their artistic talents with paint is splatter painting. Jackson Pollock … Read more
I’ve heard a few people talk about different ways to create a printmaking project using recycled Styrofoam and other foam products. So today, we tried it out. I had saved a packing tray that some meat came packed on and decided this would be the perfect project to use it. Wash the foam tray really … Read more
Tissue paper and glue makes for a very pretty stained glass effect. Here we have a fun project for Valentine’s Day using these common supplies and a few simple steps. You can make multiple hearts and hang them as a banner or pretty window decor, or make just one heart. This would even make a … Read more
Here is a quick Autumn hand print craft the kids will love! You can get a bit fancier with your version of the project by cutting out a tree trunk from construction paper, coloring more in the scene or using more/bolder colors of paint. For this quick project idea we used finger paint and simply … Read more