Tag: christmas
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Magnatiles and Candles
We wanted to make a simple art project today – decorate toilet paper rolls, then glue a cup inside and place a real (electric) tea candle inside – making a decorative candle for the holidays. We painted the rolls but they took forever to dry and kids really wanted to explore the lights themselves. So…
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Christmas Light Exploration
Christmas lights are fascinating for the kids to explore and engage with. We added some lights to our wall and kept half of the preschool in the dark. Kids loved it. Then we showed the the awesome glasses that change every light into a snowman, tree, gift… and they did not want to take them…
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Orange Sun for the Holidays
Back to my heritage. Another project that I remember very fondly from my childhood was making an Orange Sun. It always made the classroom smell so nicely – orange and cloves just meant that Christmas was coming. I decided to try to do a similar project with my classroom this year. I simplified it a…
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Salt Dough Cookies
I grew up in the Czech Republic and, especially around the holidays, I tend to go back to projects that I did when I was little, the ones I loved and cherished. There is a big part of me that wants to share them with the kids I teach. And salt dough ornaments are one…
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Gingerbread House
Every year we take the biggest box and change it into a cardboard gingerbread house. It is so easy and the kids love it. I just ducktape a roof on top of it and cut some doors and windows. The kids do the rest. Every morning I offer something else to decorate it with: paint,…
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