Posts Tagged ‘toddlers’
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Filed under: Cooking in Class, Featured, Fruits and Vegetables, Teaching Ideas
Yummy Fruit Kebab!
by Cheryl Villareal on Jan 5th, 2011
Most children love eating fruits, but adding a little twist to the fruits makes the experience even better for them! For our theme on food, we decided to make some fruit kebabs with the kids. The term "kebab" is a Persian or Indian term that means on a stick or skewer. This is usually meant for their famous chicken kebabs and the like. In our case, we decided to use fruits! - What you will need: At least 5 kinds of fruits Barbecue s...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )
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Filed under: Christmas, Holiday crafts, Personalize, Teaching Ideas
Jazzed Up Christmas Stockings
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 24th, 2010
Why spend huge amounts of money to buy the perfect Christmas stocking when the kids can make their own? It may not be as nice to others as a store bought stocking, but I assure you, that personal touch will do wonders! The kids will surely love it more. - What you will need Fabric Glue/ All purpose glue or wood glue Foam shapes/ Sequins and other random stuff to glue unto the stocking Christmas Stocking or plain sock Glitter glue ...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Family, Featured, Holiday crafts, Personalize, Teaching Ideas
Family Picture Ornament
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 22nd, 2010
First of all, I'm really not sure what to call this! My partner and I saw an ornament via the internet where in they used a hanger and hung other stars below. We liked the idea but decided to try something else. So instead of a simple wrapped up hanger, we decided to make a frame using tinsel. *Note: This is a 2 to 3 day activity. Let the child do each part per day. It would be tiring to finish them all in just one day. - What you will n...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Featured, Holiday crafts, Personalize, Teaching Ideas
Little Paper Plate Angels
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 21st, 2010
Another great craft this holiday season would be to make Christmas angels! But why limit it to the holidays? You can do it all year round! It would even be a wonderful activity for the start of school! We wanted the toddlers to have their own personalized angels, but we wanted it to be different. So with the help of Adobe Photoshop, I made some funky looking faces for the kids by changing their hair color and making them look a little bit like...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Featured, Holiday crafts, Messy art, Teaching Ideas
Nativity Toothbrush Painting
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 19th, 2010
2 years ago, I had my practicum or on-the-job training at a nearby preschool. After several months of observing and training first hand, it was finally time to do my teaching demo. It was December so I was asked to teach something about the nativity. As for the art work, I was asked to teach the kids the colors black and white. The first thing that popped into mind was.... "How in the world can I teach black and white and incorporate it with t...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Featured, Holiday crafts, Teaching Ideas
Recycled Christmas Wreath
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 18th, 2010
Who says you can't make a Christmas decor using stuff lying around the house? This week, I decided to let my 8 year old tutee make her own Christmas wreath. I gave her suggestions as to what we can do and she chose to make a bottle cap wreath. It's really easy to make and will sure bring some Christmas cheer when you hang it on the front door. - What you will need Bottle caps Paper plate Green paint and paint brush Glue gun or oth...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Featured, Holiday crafts, Teaching Ideas
Ding Dong Ding Dong Christmas Bells
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 17th, 2010
Ding dong, ding dong.... Can you hear the Christmas bells? We've had so many activities lined up for the holidays that we no longer knew what do to first and how to make each activity a unique experience for the kids. First, we thought of using cups for the bells and decided to let them paint the cups and decorate them with sequins or craft punch. However, we recently did this in our Christmas tree making activity. So we had to think of something...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Featured, Holiday crafts, Teaching Ideas
Make your own Christmas Tree
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 14th, 2010
In my opinion, Christmas just wouldn't be complete without a tree. It is only my 2nd year of teaching and still I wish we had a tree in our classroom. I want to buy one but it's kinda more expensive than I want it to be. Hence, my partner and I decided to make our own Christmas tree... or rather, let the kids make their own tree. We didn't want it to be just any tree, we wanted a big tree they could display at home. - What you will need ...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Colors and Shapes, Featured, Holiday crafts, Patterns, Teaching Ideas
Colorful Mitten Christmas Wreath
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 11th, 2010
I've seen a variety of Christmas wreaths in various blog sites this season. I loved most of the ideas but I wanted to come up with something different and unique. Last year, my kids made a puzzle wreath! It turned out to be really cute and I'll try to post a blog about it as soon as I find those pictures! This year, we wanted to make a hand print wreath but the other class had already done it a week ahead of us. So we thought of something else. M...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Featured, Holiday crafts, Personalize, Teaching Ideas
Design your own Christmas Balls
by Cheryl Villareal on Dec 9th, 2010
While trying to come up with a cool activity for Christmas, I came across several blogs which shared ways to personalize a Christmas ball ornament. I loved most of them but had a huge problem with materials. I come from the Philippines so several of the materials these blogs suggested were either unavailable or difficult to find. One of the favorite ideas I remember seeing required a transparent Christmas ball that could be opened. All hope is...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )