Posts Tagged ‘toddlers’
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Filed under: Fashion and Apparels, Halloween, Holiday crafts, Lifestyle and Events, Tips for Parents
Top 2010 Animated Halloween Costume for Kids
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 22nd, 2010
Halloween is coming up and I already see several shops selling costumes. Most of which however are scary ones! Halloween does not need to be a scary occasion for the kids, it can just be one wherein they get to be as creative as they can in finding the right costume. So here are my top picks for 2010 ANIMATED or CARTOON costume for kids! Most of them are really cute! But please don't force your kids to wear something they have difficulty weari...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Animals and Insects, Arts and Crafts, Featured, Halloween, Holiday crafts, Teaching Ideas
Creepy and Cute Spiders
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 18th, 2010
Halloween is coming up so we decided to make some creepy spiders! I didn't do the activity with my usual toddler class... instead I did it with my 7 year old tutee and her 2 year old brother. Before beginning the activity, you can always sing the famous Itsy Bitsy Spider! Older kids might find this boring, but my 2 year old student sure loves this song! I always like pretending my hands are spiders and then I start tickling the kids! The kid...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Animals and Insects, Featured, Reading and Language, Role Play, Stories, Teaching Ideas
Going on a Bear Hunt
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 16th, 2010
We're going on a bear hunt is a book written by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. It's such a fun and interactive story in which it would be impossible for a child to just sit and listen... (unless the teacher says so I guess). The book is about a family going on a bear hunt! On their way, they come across several obstacles. "Uh-oh, mud! Thick oozy mud! Can't go over it, can't go under it. Uh-oh, we have to go through it!" If you can draw or p...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Colors and Shapes, Fashion and Apparels, Featured, Lifestyle and Events, Messy art, Personalize, Teaching Ideas
Splatter Painted Shoes
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 13th, 2010
We all need shoes... and from this need, our wants grow! Wanting to have new and cute shoes... wanting to give our kids new and cute shoes too! But, since the kids grow up so quickly, these shoes also quickly shrink! (Yes, the shoes shrink!..kiddin' of course) So what do we do with these shoes? Give them away or throw them in the garbage! Well, just before letting these go, why not have a fun and messy art activity with the kids first! . Wh...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Featured, Personalize, Role Play, Teaching Ideas
Sock Puppets
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 12th, 2010
Making puppets or at least seeing puppets is one experience every preschooler should go through! Besides the activity's connection to our current lesson on feet, it was also a good way to help those kids who feared puppets. Puppets can be anything you want them to be... animals, community helpers, family members or the students themselves! It's really easy to connect with whatever lesson you have. Since we are still learning a lot about our se...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Featured, Games and Activities, Role Play, Sand and Sea, Senses and Body Parts, Teaching Ideas
Let’s Walk Barefooted
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 10th, 2010
What can your feet do? I can use my feet to walk, run and jump! But did you know your feet can also feel things? We asked the children to bring a pair of slippers for our week's topic about the feet! Instead of wearing shoes to school, they wore their slippers. And after a short discussion about the feet, it was time to take them for a SENSORY WALK. Now, this could have been a lot more fun outdoors, unfortunately, the school I work at does n...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Cooking in Class, Featured, Fruits and Vegetables, Teaching Ideas
Hot Potato
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 9th, 2010
While on the topic of hands, we also learned about hot and cold objects! What a perfect opportunity to cook with the kids! We wanted them to be able to see how cooking can soften up something and so we decided to make some Mashed Potatoes! To start off, we danced to the song HOT POTATO by the Wiggles! My students last year loved this song, and so did the kids this year! We played it more than 10 times during free play the following day due to ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Numbers, Teaching Ideas
Number Hunt
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 7th, 2010
It's always fun to go hunting... for ANYTHING! This is why most kids, despite religion or faith always have fun during Easter Egg Hunts! Whenever we are learning new concepts such as numbers, shapes or letters; we often go on a hunt as a review. In this case, we went on a number hunt! The goal was to find the number 2! It's really easy to prepare! Just print out some numbers, or you could just write them on a piece of art paper. During c...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Featured, Messy art, Skill development, Teaching Ideas
Box Kicking Art
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 7th, 2010
Toddlers are still learning the different skills their body can perform. Jumping, walking, running are some of the activities that they are still learning to perfect. Throwing objects is part of these skills, and so is kicking things. To adults, kicking is just like walking with force! It's a very simple task for us, but for these kids, kicking means letting loose of what foot and making sure the other foot is able to keep balance! Here's anot...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Featured, Messy art, Skill development, Teaching Ideas
Squeeze Painting
by Cheryl Villareal on Oct 4th, 2010
We were on the topic of hands and wanted the kids to something unique. We started off by asking them: "What can your hands do?" They then suggested a variety of things from clapping to building! Some even suggested walking which then led to us trying to walk with our hands! A sure funny scene! We then suggested hugging and squeezing! We hugged the stuffed bears and hugged each other! As for the squeezing, we used those little squeaky toys and tri...Read More » Tags
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