Summer Crafts and Activities
Summer is time for FUN! What kinds of summer theme crafts can you do with your Preschool child?
Water Balloons
Play catch with water balloons.
Make a Sunshine Face
Cut a large circle our of yellow construction paper. Then, cut long triangles out of yellow or orange construction paper to assemble a sun.
On the sun, glue a picture of the child and write “You are my Sunshine” along the top of the craft.
Summer Theme Snacks
Lemonade and lots of fresh fruits.
Holidays Crafts and Activities
Holidays from New Years to Christmas are a great excuse to teach your preschool child with crafts and activities.
- Valentine’s Day
- President’s Day
- Easter
- Earth Day
- Cinco de Mayo
- Mother’s Day & Father’s Day
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- Hanukkah
Alphabet
Teach your preschool child the alphabet with these crafts and activities.
26 Letters of the Alphabet on the Wall
Young students love to sing! While singing this tune, the students will learn to count to 26 and learn the alphabet.
Making the playing board will be your first task. Make 26 large letter cards with bright colored construction paper in the shape of the individual letters of the alphabet. Hang or tape each letter card on a display board or wall. The students can then take them down as they progress through the song.
Together, the class will sing the following tune: “There are 26 letters in the alphabet…. 26 letters in all….. take the “A” down and pass it around…. There’s 25 letters in the alphabet!” While the tune is being sung, the first student goes to the board and takes down the letter “A” and hands it to another student to pass around the class. The turn is then passed to a second student. Keeping with the tune, the class will sing the song to reflect only 25 letters and taking down the letter “B” and ending up with only 24 letters in the alphabet. Again, the second student goes to the board and removes the “B”, and passes it around. This activity continues through until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been passed around the room.
Go Letters
Teaching young students the alphabet can be trying at times. By putting a new twist on an old favorite it can make this necessary activity fun and enjoyable.
The first thing to do is make a deck of cards. Assign each student a selected letter of the alphabet. Using pre-cut squares of construction paper have each student make five cards. With a crayon they can correctly write their assigned letter on each card. Depending on the size of the class, you may have to assign additional letters or make cards yourself. This will assure there are enough cards to go around.
Once the cards are prepared collect all the cards and place them in a paper sack. Shake the sack to “shuffle” the deck making sure they are well mixed. Place the students in a circle and deal the cards, giving each three cards to start the game. The remainder of the cards will remain in the sack. The key to the game is to match like items together to make pairs.
The first student will ask another student if they have a letter that matches one in their own hand. If the second student has it, they must give it to the first student. If they do not, the first student must draw one card out of the sack. Once a student has a matched pair of letters they lay them down face up. This continues around the circle until everyone gets a turn. If a student is left with no cards on their turn they request a random letter. The game continues until all the cards are paired. The winner of the game is the student that ends with the most matched pairs.
Sandpaper Letters
Cut large letters out of sandpaper. The textures are very helpful for learning.
Play-Doh Letters
Help your child form each letter of the alphabet out of play-doh.
Crafts by Letter:
- Letter-A
- Letter-B
- Letter-C
- Letter-D
- Letter-E
- Letter-F
- Letter-G
- Letter-H
- Letter-I
- Letter-J
- Letter-K
- Letter-L
- Letter-M
- Letter-N
- Letter-O
- Letter-P
- Letter-Q
- Letter-R
- Letter-S
- Letter-T
- Letter-U
- Letter-V
- Letter-W
- Letter-X
- Letter-Y
- Letter-Z
Halloween Crafts and Activities
Halloween Art Projects For Kids
Fall is just around the corner, and with the cooler weather comes more inside time for the little ones. Naturally, they’re going to need something fun and creative to keep them busy. Help your kids prepare for Halloween by constructing these adorable craft projects! They’re easy and fun to make and the kiddos will love displaying them for the holiday.
- Costumes
- Ghost Crafts
- Ghost Games
- Construction Paper Jack-o-Lantern
- Pumpkin Painting
- Spider Crafts
- Halloween Snacks
Paint The Windows
Get some window paint and let the kids decorate. Have them draw ghost and pumpkins and write “boo” on the windows. If actual paint sounds too messy, go to your local craft store and pick out a few sheets of Halloween window stickers and use them to decorate the windows. There are quite a few static stickers available now that you can use for years to come.
Pin the nose on Jack ‘o Lantern
This is a spin-off version of the all-time favorite game among children. Make a huge Jack ‘o Lantern, leaving off his nose. Let kids take turns being blindfolded and pin (or tape) the nose on Jack.
Make a mask
Give kids construction paper, round-ended scissors, markers and glue. Let them make their own face masks for the party. Punch a hole in both sides of the mask and tie string or tiny elastic on the mask.
Make a haunted tree
Making a haunted tree is a fun activity for everyone. It is especially great to do right after raking leaves. First, pick the biggest, best tree in your front yard; preferably one with many long, crooked limbs. Next, take small white trash bags and stuff the top half with leaves from your yard. Twist and tie the bag into a knot, or use a twist-tie to close the end where the leaves stop. Turn upside down and you have a ghost! Make as many of these ghosts as you can, then tie them to tree limbs. As the fall winds blow, your ghosts will haunt your tree.
President’s Day Crafts and Activities
January 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under President's Day
President’s Day Crafts are such fun for kids. Teach the kids about the President’s and introduce some history in the process.
President’s Day Finger Puppets
Trying to teach preschoolers about some of our holidays can be a little bit frustrating. What 3 year old cares about President’s Day? They know it means something because they have heard Mom and Dad talk about it and how it has affected their day or week, but they have no idea what it’s all about.
President’s Day finger puppets are a great way to help preschoolers understand what this holiday is all about. They are easy to make and the kids can have some fun with them while getting a little information about why we celebrate this day.
You will need a penny and a nickel for each child. You will also need blue and black construction paper, tape and glue. Cut the construction paper in strips. Measure the strips to each child’s index finger on both hands. Once you have the strip measure red, glue it so it fits like a tube over their finger.
Tape a penny to the top of the black construction paper tube and the nickel to the blue one. Cut a piece of black construction paper to look like a stovetop hat. Tape it to the top of the penny for Abe’s hat. Now cut a piece of blue construction paper into a triangle. Tape it to the top of the nickel for Washington’s hat.
Slip the tubes over the children’s fingers so that the money faces the inside of their hand. Now they have puppets to put on a little play about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Tell them some facts about each president and explain to them why we celebrate their lives.
This gives your preschoolers a fun lesson in President’s Day and what it’s all about. They learn while playing and having fun. Before you know it they will be telling everyone they know about President’s Day and why it’s so special. Won’t they all be in awe when their preschooler knows what it’s all about?