Today was a wonderful exploration of birds and nests but this post also shares a few observations on creating a successful preschool experience.

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As I have mentioned before, I have been setting up my outdoor classroom and so far my husband has made the biggest difference by making me the sensory table and the tinker table. With the left over wood, he also made me this wonderful window easel… The window easel may also be called a sensory [...]

I read this terrific idea over at Crafty-Crafted on how to make butterfly goody bags! As soon as I saw them, I started thinking of other ways you could use this idea…. When I see an idea that I love, I always want to see what else can be done with it…. I tried this [...]

I wish everyone could have seen the delight in this little girl’s face as she was playing in the shave cream today… Shave cream play was one of several activities the teacher had out on the classroom tables to explore… But this little girl just kept going back to the shave cream table… Once she [...]

Go out and treat your self to a box of chocolates but be sure to save the box! The valentine box is more than just a box it is also an experience… The chocolate dividers inside the valentine box can be used for a little sensory play, patterning, and a sorting game! Don’t forget the [...]

When I get started on something – I just keep going until I have exhausted all the ideas I can come up with or until all my dishes are dirty or until I run out of supplies – which ever comes first. This week, I worked on making colored rice to use for a variety [...]

As part of our color review week, the children tried out a little brown finger painting but instead of using brown paint, they used chocolate pudding. After mixing up a bowl of chocolate pudding, they dipped their fingers in the pudding and began making brown pudding prints on a piece of paper… To this point [...]