Can I just tell you how excited I am about my NEW “My Little Pets Unit”? I am SO EXCITED! I love the variety of quality and education items packed into this 61 page themed unit. What do you think of my illustrations on the front cover page? I am trying more and more to…
Sidewalk Chalk Art Show, Kid’s Sidewalk Chart Art Project, Chalk Book, and All Things Wonderful Link Up 8/10
In June we had the opportunity of attending a local Sidewalk Chalk Festival. It was fantastic and so much fun for our family. Not only did we get to walk around and watch amazing artists (both amateur and professional) draw different pieces of artwork, but we also got to do a few chalk drawings of…
Statue of Liberty Art Project, Mini Unit Printable, Naming Liberty, and All Things Wonderful Link-Up
During the month of July my little girls wanted to learn all about “The Statue of Liberty”. They had so much fun learning fun facts about The Statue of Liberty, how it was made, the story behind the artist whose vision became a lifelong achievement, reading the wonderful book: Naming Liberty, by Jane Yolen, looking…
Rapunzel Children’s Art Craft and Rapunzel Book List
We just love the story of Rapunzel in our family and we were so excited when Disney decided to make the movie Tangled. It is one of our favorites now. My girls had a friend over for a play date and so we decided to make a fun Rapunzel craft and read a few Rapunzel…
Firework Thematic Unit for Children, crafts, math, balanced literacy, poetry, art included
I am very excited to share my new “Firework Thematic Unit” with you. I decided to make it about fireworks so that it could be used throughout the year, not just during Fourth of July Celebrations. My children have had so much fun doing this learning unit. CLICK HERE to download your own copy. Also,…
Fourth of July Firework Painting Craft for Kids
This is probably one of the most fun crafts we have done in a while. I even had a blast making one of these firework paintings. Materials Used: Poster Paint (any acrylic paint would work) White Paper (the thickness of cardstock)- I used some 12 x 12 scrapbooking cardstock paper I had on hand. Bouncy…
Firework Pom-Pom Sparkler Arts and Craft for Kids
Firework Pom-Pom SparklersMy girls had so much fun making these Pom-Pom Sparklers. Grandma just happened to be in town and she had a lot of fun making this sparklers with us. These pom-poms are easy to make, they turn out darling, and your kids will love playing with them. Materials Needed:YarnPipe CleanersScissors Making The Sparklers:…
Zoo Themed Preschool Newsletter FREE download
CLICK HERE to download this Zoo Themed Newsletter. “My Colorful Zoo” was the last themed unit we did in my preschool. Let me tell you, I think it was not only one of my favorites, but my students as well. The reason why I named the unit “My Colorful Zoo” was because we focused not…
Giraffe Art Project- Mini Unit, and All Things Wonderful Link Up 5/16
This month in preschool and at home we have been talking all about Zoo Animals, during our “Colorful Zoo” themed learning unit. I don’t know who has had more fun, myself, or the kids. Since I love both art and literature, I decided to make a fun “Zoo Book” for my students and my children…
Mother’s Day Printable Bookmarks and Mother’s Day Children’s Books
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you wonderful mothers out there. I wanted to not only make something special for you, but I also wanted to make something your children, students, grandchildren, etc. could make for the special Mother figures in their lives. My girls and I had so much fun making these bookmarks together.…