we have Elmer’s Glitter Glue Pens, but the little tubes they come in seem haRD for Bear to manage at this point. i’ve seen this in the stores and figured it would be fairly easy to do-it-myself. at our local Dollar Tree, i found packs of 2 bottles of white glue. (since everything in the store is …
diy preschool stringing activity
this winter is dragging on forever. we keep getting what i call “teaser days.” y’know, the nice days when you can go outside with just a sweatshirt on and enjoy the warm sunshine-y day. days like those are usually followed by a week of bitter cold. right now we’re in the throes of another week like …
painting with toys
this project was inspired by Bear’s excitement at seeing a picture of his footprints in the snow. we identified several diFFeReNT fOOtpRinTS in the picture: his, mine, a bird’s, and some sort of animal. we talked a little bit about how different people and animals leave different marks, tracks, or prints when they walk. with the …
mr. potato head and playdoh
if mr. potato head and playdoh had a baby, this is what it would look like: being at home with a 2½ year old during the winter can get monotonous…for him and for me. Bear and i played with playdoh today. but after only a few minutes, he was bored and ready to move on. so i dug …
when he’s grown
when he’s grown i will miss his sticky fingers and ticklish toes when he’s grown i will miss the way he looks at me as if i put the stars in the sky when he’s grown i will miss that sweet smell he has when he first wakes up when he’s grown he’ll no longer …
crayola window markers
the writing isn’t on the wall…it’s on the window! when i was 2, i took it upon myself to “decorate” a piece of the wall in my great-grandma’s house with cRaYOn. my mother and i lived there at the time, so she immediately reprimanded me, gave me a bowl of soapy water, and made me start scRuBBinG. my …
Alphabet Matching Game With a Puzzle
I found this ABC puzzle for $1 in Target’s dollar spot and picked it up along with a coordinating number puzzle also. Bear has plowed through all of his wood ones and is in need of ones that are more advanced. this one is a bit too advanced though. so to help him with letter and number …
Paper Plate Rainbow Fish Bible Craft
This project was originally inspired by our MOPPETS lesson. The lesson was about when Jesus fed 5000 people from 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread (Matthew 14:13-21). The two year old group that I work with made their own versions of the fish that Jesus used to feed the people. Adaptations One Fish, Two Fish… by …