Your students will love this book!
If you haven't heard of this book, it's adorable and our students loved it! Every month in the Honey Bee Hive, we share the best books for preschool and [...]
Pressed flower art in pre-k
Our Pre-K class spent the week exploring, creating, and dissecting flowers. After reading, 'Rose's Garden' by Peter Reynolds, flowers really caught the children's and my attention. We used magnifying glasses [...]
Turning loose parts into art
Who would have thought that giving the students a basket full of loose parts would spark an artistic masterpiece. The preschool children have been learning about squares. Throughout the room [...]
Making our own chalk paint
Our class made their own chalk paint and they loved it! Here is how we made the chalk paint... There are a handful of ways to make chalk paint, after [...]
Some ideas take a little tweaking like this DIY paint stand
Once I get on a roll with something, I tend to get carried away and my latest obsession is building DIY stands for use around the classroom out of PVC [...]
The best DIY easel ever!
I just had to share this DIY easel with you all because it was so simple to put together and yet it ended up being the best easel ever. To [...]
Father’s Day gift ideas for preschoolers
Father's Day is just around the corner and we certainly don't want to overlook all of the great dads out there. For our Father's Day gifts, we actually used one [...]
Have you ever used a tree as an easel?
I know the title of this post sounds odd but if you haven't ever used a tree as an easel, then let me show you why you might want to [...]
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 art strengthens those fine and [...]
Learn the when, why, and how of modeling inspiration in preschool
A well designed Invitation to Play (paint, cook, draw, etc...) will help the teacher capture a child's attention. Whether the process involves cutting, building, writing, sorting, or painting - we can [...]