C is for Cat

Materials:

C is for Cat Printable, printed

(Click here) 

Sleeping Cat Printable, printed on color paper
(you will need both templates)

(Template #)

(Template #2)

crayons

scissors

glue

white board with marker and eraser

Cookies Week by: Cindy Ward and Tomie dePaola  (or any book on cats) 

School started with a fun activity with our white board. I wrote the recent letters we have been working on along with words that started with the letters, and had Colton find the letter or word on the board. When he found the letter or word he had to say the letter and it's sound then he got to erase it. Colton had so much fun that he asked me to play it again. 

Next I talked about the letter "C" and had him help me come up with words that started with C. I made an special effect to point out that his name starts with C. Colton then colored the C is for Cat print out. 

We then read the book Cookies Week by: Cindy Ward and Tomie dePaola. This book is a great book for the little ones to learn about cats. 

(Click here for tutorial)

I found a sleeping cat template from First School that turned out to be a fun craft activity. Since there were many different shapes involved in this craft I used this activity as a review from our shape unit. 

                                                                                                 

 (Click here for tutorial and template)

I found this cute cat craft project from Danielle Place that I wanted to make today in school but I didn't have the paper plates that were required. I still wanted to share the idea since it is so adorable.

How Much is That Doggie in The Window?

Colton has started going to my mom's preschool one day a week. Their theme this week is also Pets. Today they learned about dogs.

They made dog ears out of foam by cutting two long half crescent shapes for the ears and stapled a band to fit around the head.

The cutest doggie I've ever seen!

My mom made a window by cutting the middle out of a piece of construction paper and laminating it. They took a picture of them as a doggie in the window and sang:

How Much is That Doggie in the Window?

How much is that doggie in the window?

the one with the waggly tail

woof woof woof

How much is that doggie in the window?

I do hope that doggie if for sale.

Woof Woof Woof

Glitter Fish

Materials:

fish template, printed on construction paper 

(template)

karo syrup

tempered paint

paint brush and bowl

glitter

tray (for applying glitter)

1- googly eye
glue

   

The theme for school this week is, "Pets." Since Colton only has fish as pets we decided to make a fish. We got this fun idea from my mom. 

Step 1: Mix 1 part karo syrup and 3 parts paint in a bowl

Step 2: Paint the fish with the paint mixture.

  

Step 3: Sprinkle glitter onto the wet paint.

Step 4: Let dry, then glue the googly eye onto the fish. 

Recommended book:
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by: Dr. Seuss 

G is for Giraffe

Materials:

giraffe template, printed and cut out

(template )

a paper lunch bag

yellow construction paper

crayons

scissors

glue

(Click here for tutorial)

Colton had fun making this cute puppet. He hasn't been feeling well today so we just made it simple. The directions are for a more detailed puppet. 

Today I also taught Colton the letter "G." I printed out The G is for Giraffe coloring page in Oopsey Daisy's G is for Green Packet (Click here is download it.) I found for St. Patrick's Day.

Our St. Patrick's Day Party

St. Patrick's Day is normally a quite day around our house, but not this year. I decided to throw Colton a fun party in school today.

We woke up this morning and noticed that the leprechauns visited our house last night. They left footprints everywhere and messed up our house. We followed the footprints and noticed that they left Colton a pot full of treasures. (Idea from Oopsey Daisy found in her G is for Green packet.)

Colton was excited to eat a bowl full of Lucky Charms that he got from the leprechauns.

After getting ready we went on a hunt for shamrocks. (You can find a template for shamrocks in G is for Green packet from Oopsey Daisy.)   I knew Colton would love this activity since he enjoyed our Triangle Scavenger Hunt. After finding all of the shamrocks Colton sorted them by colors. 

Colton had fun doing the Rainbow art project from Little Learners Lounge. 

To end our party Colton and I read "Five Wee Leprechauns" that is also found in the G is for Green packet from Oopsey Daisy. As you can tell I used her packet for most of my ideas.

Monkeys

1- small brown plate

1- large brown plate

dark and light brown paper

1- yellow banana

scissors

glue

string

(Click here for tutorial)

This adorable monkey is brought to you by Preschool Panda. Unfortunately I found so many cute monkey crafts that Colton couldn't do them all, and this was one of them. Being so cute I had to still share it with you.

My Teddy Bear Adventures

Today in school we had a teddy bear party. My mom gave Colton a bag full of fun activities for our party. Daddy was home today so he got to join in on our fun. We also couldn't forget Colt's teddy bear Buddy who has become a member of our family.

We first read the three books by: Jez Albrough that was provided:
Where's My Teddy?
It's The Bear
My Friend Bear

Then we had fun acting out parts of the books. Here are the suggestions from the kit:
1. Walk slowly and sadly around the room, looking like we lost our teddy.
2. Jump and shake like Eddie was feeling when saw Bear.
3.Walk on all fours and sob like a big bear who lost his teddy.
4. Run as fast as you can away from something scary.
5. Find a stuffed animal or doll and make it talk
6. Laugh hard and long like you are really happy.

Last but not least Colton made his very own Freddy the teddy bear. The kit provided a pattern but it's easy to come up with one of your own. You also could print out this bear template from First School. 

St. Patrick's Day

There is green everywhere so that must mean one thing, St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. Here are some fun actives to do with your little one.  

Handprint Leprechauns

(click here for tutorial)

I absolutely love this cute Handprint Leprechauns from Meet The Dubiens. This craft is definitely on my list for next week's celebration.

Shamrock Jell-o Jigglers

(click here for tutorial)

Another great idea from Meet The Dubiens. 

Pot of Gold

(click here for tutorial)

Can this craft from Serving Pink Lemonade be any cuter? 

Good Luck Bear 

Good Luck Bear by: Greg Foley is good book to go along with all of fun crafts. At the blog Helping Little Hands you will also find a four leave clover template that might come in handy.   

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

(click here for tutorial)

The picture isn't the best picture to show it off, but I think this craft from Little Learners Lounge would make a fun craft for toddlers like Colton. 

AND... 

If this is enough Allison from Oopsey Daisy  put together a entire packet just for St. Patrick's Day. You can download it for personal use. You can go to her website and download it for free.

 (click here to be taken to her post to download it.)

Pesto Pasta Salad

(click here for recipe)

For your St. Patrick's Day dinner don't forget the Pesto Pasta from Oopsey Daisy

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Colt The Baker

Materials:

baker's hat template, printed and cut out

(template)

stapler

black marker

cookie recipe and ingredients

(Who said a Home Depot apron needs to be used for wood working?) 

We had a fun day in school today. This week we are finishing up our shape unit so I decided to have a little celebration. We made the baker's hat I found at First-School Preschool Activities and Crafts, and some chocolate cookies (a favorite in our house.) Colton and I pointed out the shapes while making the hat and cookies. To my surprise there was actually quite a few shape in the ingredients of the cookies. 

Starfish

Materials:

starfish template, cut out
(template)
blue paper
1 T. birdseed or oatmeal 

glue

paint brush

scissors
sea stickers, optional 

This idea is from First-School Preschool Activities and Crafts.


1. Paint the glue all over the starfish and then sprinkle birdseed or oatmeal on top of the glue.
2.  When the children have finished applying the birdseed or oatmeal, pick up each starfish and pour off the excess seeds back into a container.
3. Glue the starfish onto a blue paper and allow your child to color a ocean scene onto the paper (I had wished that I had thought to buy some sea stickers before doing this project.)
4. When the starfish is dry have the children feel it, it will feel bumpy just like a real starfish.  


Good book to go along with this craft is: 
Starfish by: Rebecca Stefoff

Bubble, Bubble, POP!

Materials:

dark blue, light blue and white foam sheets

circle pattern (cup will do)

bubbles

My mom (who has been a preschool teacher for over 19 years) gave me this fun idea. We cut our circle (the shape we working on) out of the foam sheets and put them into a tub full of bubbles. The foam when wet will stick to the sides of the bath tub. Colton had fun with the foam bubbles for weeks before we had to throw them away.

A fun song to go along with this activity is:

I Had A Little Turtle 

(sung to I Had a Little Drydle repeated twice)

I had a little turtle his name was Tiny Tim (cup your hands together as if you are holding a turtle)

I put him in the bath tub to see if he could swim (pretend to swim)

He drank up all the water (pretend to drink), he ate up all soap (pretend to eat)

Now my little turtle has bubble in has throat

Bubble, bubble, bubble (in a really deep voice) (Repeat 4x singing in a higher pitch each set.)

POP! (clap) 

Ice Cream Cone with Colors

 (Click here for downloading options.)

I found this Ice Cream Cone with Colors idea from First-School Preschool Activities and Crafts a few months back when Colton was learning his colors. This activity worked great for him. He loved adding more scoops onto his ice cream cone, and I loved that he stayed motivated enough to learn all of the colors.

Triangle Fish

Materials:

Water colors

Scissors

Glue

1- small, medium, and large paper triangle

(Click here for tutorial)

I found this cute fish from DLTK's Crafts for Kids. Instead of cutting 3 triangles out of different colors I cut them all out of white paper and allowed Colton to paint with water colors.

Triangle Scavenger Hunt

Materials:

15-20 small triangles

I put the triangles through out the house and let Colton go on a hunt for them. When he found the triangles he told me what color the triangle were. This was a fun activity for him. He didn't want to stop when the triangles were all found. I plan on laminating the triangles and making more of other shapes so we can go on more scavenger hunts.