Discover all kinds of ways young children can explore art...
Simple spin art collages in preschool
If you haven’t explored spin art yet, then you are missing out. Let me show you how simple spin art can be and how spin
Learn the when, why, and how of modeling inspiration in preschool
Ways to inspire your students that will deepen their thinking and build interest and engagement A well-designed Invitation to Play (paint, cook, draw, etc…) will help
Simple DIY family puzzles for preschool
If you want to capture a young child’s attention, then focus on the things that matter the most to the child and one of those
Making our own trees with clay in prek
I have already shared with you our tree farm sensory play which was a huge hit so today, I want to share with you the
Here’s the scoop on crafts versus art in preschool
How to incorporate meaningful art experiences in your preschool classroom! I just finished listening to the Bam Radio Show titled, “Arts versus Crafts in ECE: Which Matters
Art Secrets Every Teacher Should Know
Every teacher will find inspiration through the beautiful works of Meri Cherry!
Let’s explore colorful glue in preschool!
Our preschool age students (ages three and four) have spent their first two weeks in preschool exploring the different tools they can and will continue
How to make the easiest DIY liquid watercolor ever!
It’s summer and a rainy day here which is the perfect kind of day for me to sit at my kitchen table and tinker around with new ideas. And that is how I figured out how to make the easiest DIY liquid water color ever.
Handprint rainbow painting
Handprint rainbow painting is an idea that has definitely been around for awhile but to each new class of preschool students, it is still a new idea.
Creative on Canvas
If I could afford to have every child paint every week on canvas instead of on paper, I would do so. Hey wait a minute! I did do exactly that – except I only had to buy one canvas!
Exploring oranges around the classroom
There are so many different ways to explore a color but when you have a fruit that has the color and the color word all
Let’s make a rainbow together!
A fun and creative process that will encourage teamwork in your classroom! Whenever I can find an idea that our whole class can work on
Map game and drawing in preschool
As we continued our exploration of maps, the children were invited to explore this simple DIY table top map and drawing game. Like with most games
More with maps in preschool
We explored a variety of maps in my classroom. The goal of our mapping explorations was simply to compare different kinds of maps and what
A whole lot of holes!
We discovered that there are a whole lot of holes to be explored all throughout the preschool classroom!
I have hands!
Exploring fingers and hands while the children enjoy the process of making their own handprints!