activities, crafts, games and other fun projects for preschool aged children
I’ve been collecting or saving the bags from our cereal for months now. I have a nice stash of these thick pieces of plastic and my husband keeps asking what I’m going to do with them, (in other words, why do we have to keep them?). I originally wanted to make reusable sandwich wraps with … Read more
There are some great simple tutorials about how to draw penguins on NothingButpenguins.com and looking at the illustrations I thought this would also make a great “make a penguin” project. Instead of drawing the penguins, use this guide to cut out your own pieces to make your own penguins out of construction paper. You need … Read more
Potato stamps are a super fun activity for preschoolers. They don’t require a lot of materials nor expense, yet your kids will happily spend hours creating piles of pictures using these homemade craft supplies. Any type of potato will work, just make sure it’s not too big for little hands to easily manage. Adult supervision … Read more
We love hunting for rocks and sticks and bugs, but then what do we do with our found treasures? In my house, we paint our rocks! It’s fun to explore the different rock shapes and then add our own pretty colors, funny faces and colorful patterns with paint. What you need: Rocks Watercolor paints Paintbrush … Read more
Kids love to paint with water colors. Supplies are inexpensive and it’s an easy project to pull out on those rainy days. However, there’s a trick to getting the most out of the painting fun. Instead of jumping right in with a wet paint brush to paint, take a moment to prepare the paints and … Read more