Articles tagged with "Crafts"
Lesson of the Day 19 — Winter Weather
February 19, 2026
Winter Weather ...w, w, w the winter sound, W makes a winter wind sound! Winter is a wonderful time to explore weather with your children. Cold air, frost on windows, snowflakes, and icy puddles are all around us — a natural classroom right outside your door. Observing Winter Weather Weather …
Handwork Activities
June 1, 2012
Handwork Activities Handwork is an essential part of the Montessori curriculum. These activities develop fine motor skills, concentration, and a sense of accomplishment as children create something beautiful with their own hands. Sewing Start with simple sewing cards, then progress to real fabric and blunt needles. Children as young as …
Handwork and Art in Montessori
June 1, 2012
Handwork and Art in Montessori Art and handwork in the Montessori classroom are not about creating a perfect product — they are about the process of creation itself. Children explore color, texture, form, and beauty through open-ended artistic expression. Art Activities Drawing — provide quality colored pencils, crayons, and paper. …
Costumes
June 30, 2007
Homemade costumes are so much fun to make with your child. Here are some simple ideas. Silly clown shoes Materials: 2 shoe boxes and lids Scissors Paper or tissue Tape Decorations such as buttons, shoestrings, bows, ribbon, etc. School glue Cut out holes on the bottoms of the shoe boxes …
Junk Yard Art
June 30, 2007
City of Boxes Materials: Empty containers such as cereal, crackers, pasta, cardboard rolls, toothpaste boxes, oatmeal boxes, etc.A large piece of cardboard or poster board Glue Crayons markers and colored paperMethod: Make tall, wide, short, and small buildings with your cardboard containers. Glue them together and place on the poster …
Art Supplies - Basics to Buy
June 30, 2007
You just need simple art supplies. Here are some suggestion's Crayons, big ones if your child is starting to hold a pencil Pencils, again the large kindergarten ones if your child is a beginner Scissors, safety plastic ones with metal blades made for preschool children Watercolor & tempera paint Food …
Sand Candles and Rain Gauge Activities
June 30, 2007
Family Weekend Projects This is a great learning activity for kids. You just need to make sure an adult is controlling the hot wax. Candle making in the sand In an old large tin can put in pieces of old candles or paraffin wax. Slowly melt the wax in the …
Creativity
June 30, 2007
Your child has strong spatial ability. Your may be living with the next famous astronomer such as Carl Sagin or the next cutting edge artist such as Picasso or Frida Kahlo. These children can spot everything, including candy hidden behind your back. They know where everything is located in the …
Simple and Fun Painting Ideas
June 30, 2007
Salt or Sugar Paint In a bowl mix together: 2 teaspoons of salt or sugar 1 teaspoon of liquid starch A few drops of tempera paint Have fun painting. Hint: to make the texture rougher add fine or rough sand White sand paint looks great as snow in a painting. …
Art Supplies - Free
June 30, 2007
Free Art supplies These recycled items are easy to find. Feathers Old socks Buttons Spools Jar lids Plastic jars Beans Rice Cereal Macaroni Plastic tubs & lids Corks Cardboard tubes Grocery trays Cardboard Styrofoam trays, peanuts, balls Egg cartons Berry baskets Boxes Cans Popsicle sticks Beads Rocks Straws Toothpicks Stir …