Here are some ideas for National Nutrition Month: Fruit Painting – Cut various fruits (apples, oranges, pears, etc.) in half and dip them into paint to make fruit prints. Paint with Vegetables – Provide celery stalks, broccoli florets, asparagus, carrot sticks, and more. Let children use the vegetables in place of paint brushes. Food Sorting […]
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Mardi Gras can be fun to celebrate with preschoolers. Typically thought of as an adult theme, there is a lot of history and culture that are the center of Mardi Gras festivities. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday,” reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. Festivities
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Are you looking for some conversation heart activities for young children? Conversation Hearts can be used for many things that encourage learning in an early childhood environment! Try these Conversation Heart activities for added learning during February: Give each child a box of conversation hearts and have them sort them by color. After sorting, have
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Here are some ideas for National Children’s Dental Health Month (February): Have children try painting with toothbrushes instead of paintbrushes. Give each child a tooth-shaped paper cut-out and have them do string painting using dental floss. Cut the bottoms off of large plastic soda bottles and turn them upside down (they look like teeth). Staple
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Here are some ideas for Groundhog Day Activities with preschoolers. Visit the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Preschool Resources website Amazon Picks and Resources: Groundhogs!: A My Incredible World Picture Book for Children (My Incredible World: Nature and Animal Picture Books for Children) The Helpful Groundhog Day Children’s Book: A Journey of Kindness and Community – Uncovering
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Here are some ideas for National Puzzle Day on January 29: Photo Puzzles. Take photographs of each child, cut into puzzle pieces and give pieces to another child. Have them guess who they have then put together the puzzle. Try one of these websites to make puzzles: Custom Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Jigsaw Explorer Go on
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Here are some ideas for National Opposite Day on January 25: Have children wear summer clothes. Or ask children to wear clothes inside out and backward. Eat dinner foods for breakfast. Eat breakfast foods for lunch. Play Simon Says, but have children perform opposite tasks of what is suggested (ie. Simon Says Shake your hands
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