A memory activity to boost kids minds. Use any objects and remove one to see if they can guess what's missing. A great busy activity when you need it.
Add whimsy to your walls with these vinyl soot sprite decals! Decals are made with adhesive vinyl. Each pack comes with 4 soot sprites, 16 stars, “hole in the wall” decal, and extra set of eye balls. Soot Sprites are approximately 3”x3” hole in the wall is 4”x5” ***Soot Sprite eyes are see-through so will be the color of your walls*** ***Decals are made with adhesive vinyl so use caution applying and removing from walls to avoid paint removal*** Soot Sprites adhere best to smooth walls and may have difficulty applying to textured walls
There is a short list of items every teacher considers essential to running his preschool classroom and on mine, right near the top, is white glue – gallons of the stuff. Typically we order 6 gallons to start the year, knowing that we’ll likely have to place a second order sometime around late winter. While most of us think of glue as a means to an artistic end, un-indoctrinated preschoolers approach white glue as an art medium all by itself (much the way they do tape). We do dozens of collage projects in class using all sorts of exciting materials (e.g., carpet squares, feathers, spare marker caps, small metal parts from machines we’ve disemboweled) but inevitably there are a half-dozen or more finished pieces that are nothing more than a pool of glue overrunning a piece of cardboard. Usually, these pieces are stuck so firmly to our drying shelves that I have to use a screwdriver to pry them off. Often they’ve dripped through onto the art of others. Sometimes they take the whole week to fully dry. Man, that drove me crazy as a beginning teacher. “Don’t you want to put something in all that glue?” I’d ask, but as I’ve learned to give up my agenda in favor of the children’s, I’ve just started ordering more glue. And why not? As an art medium it costs less than half of what tempera paint costs, and while clean up is a bit more of a challenge than paint, it’s still water soluble, at least while it’s wet. Where I once saw waste, I now see beauty. And it’s the greatest beauty of all; it’s that look of meditation or concentration that settles over the face of a child as she systematically empties bottle after bottle of glue onto a target of some kind. It's clearly a scientific exploration into the physics of viscosity, gravity, and squirt bottles. Or maybe it's part of a spiritual journey, judging from the look of tranquility on some of their faces. It doesn't really matter. All I know is that some kids are driven to it and far be it from me to tell them when to stop. I love how earnestly they hold up their empty bottle to declare, “I need more glue.” And I love even more that we hand him another full bottle. An adult could stand there over a child’s shoulder, I suppose, and give instructions on the “proper” use of glue, stopping him after those few essential drops, but I’ve found it far more satisfying to just let kids get there on their own – and they always do, eventually. But first we have to let them get it out of their systems. One way we do this are our ongoing group, glue collage projects. Parents have come to refer to this as the “glue table,” although it is technically our Do-It-Yourself Table. I have an enormous collection of what was formerly referred to as garbage that we use for these projects. Here is one we are working on right now: We’ve been adding to this piece since the second week of school; not every day, but frequently enough that the glue bottle emptiers among us are getting their fill. As you can see, we’ve decided to start adding glitter – you know, for the holidays – and it will take a ton of glue if we’re going to encase the whole thing. We usually keep these projects around for several months, bringing them out until they attract no customers, then they get pitched. Although, here’s one that’s been hanging on our wall for the last 3 years: That particular class of kids really grew to treasure their group project and were one day talking about wanting to paint the whole thing gold. That evening I gave it a coat of metallic gold spray paint and put it by the front door for the kids to see as they entered. As they arrived, each and every one of them said, “Look mom! It turned gold!” (Note: Many of you have asked for a photo of our volcano. I'll try to remember to take one today and post it here tomorrow.) -->
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Originally shared here in 2012, this is still one of my favorite knitted pieces ever. Knitted art by Caroline Gates via Cardiac Art. Knit Organ Patterns: This post contains affiliate links.
Kawandi style quilt project. Great scrap busting project.
Going to sleep under your average, run-of-the-mill, storebought duvet feels nothing like snuggling under an artistic quilt that you or your loved one made for you. With affection. With care in every stitch. With countless hours of skill and dedication.
I have no personal experiences with celebrating Chinese New Year other than what we've been doing at Woodland Park for the past 9 years. There are always a few of our families who celebrate with special food at home or a trip to Chinatown for a lion dance or a dragon parade, although the heavy use of firecrackers often keeps many of them away until the kids are a little older. But mostly we're in the position of reading about it in books, then executing our celebration the way we see fit, which makes it a perfect holiday for preschool. I've already written about some of the books we rely on, most of which seem to come from the brilliant author/illustrator Demi, such as The Boy Who Painted Dragons, Happy, Happy Chinese New Year!, and Demi's Dragons and Fantastic Creatures. I also read Steven Chin's Dragon Parade: A Chinese New Year Story to the older kids. I love how it ties in the wave of Chinese immigration to the US during the 1800's. And Karen Chinn's Sam And The Lucky Money has become a standard, with its message of compassion for those less "lucky" than us. There are others we use on a kind of ad hoc basis, but it's largely from these sources that we've cobbled together a week or two of rice, chopsticks, and leisees (red envelopes in which children receive "lucky" money) in the sensory table, painting dragons, creating good luck banners, generally decorating and cleaning, and, naturally, making lots of noise with our percussion instruments (in lieu of firecrackers). Several years ago, the families gave me a gift certificate to Archie McPhee ("Slightly less disappointing than other companies") as a holiday present and this lion head is what I bought with it. And then there is always building our classroom dragon. Last year's was made mostly from tape, but since tape fever really hasn't hit the classroom this year, we went a different direction. We started with the old preschool standby of using these vintage turntables to spin out dozens of swirly paper plate dragon body parts. We then attached them all together with brads (metal paper fasteners). This all took part over the course of the week, and involved both our 3-5 and Pre-3 classes. We made a very, very long dragon body. When we unfurled it, it started on one side of the classroom . . . . . . and ran all the way to the other . . . . . . then turned back again. Isak counted 66 body parts in all and he's pretty reliable about those kinds of things. The advantage of this year's dragon over last years, was that I was pretty sure we could safely pick it up and carry it around for our own dragon parade. Last year's tape dragon was beautiful, but wound up heavy and awkward, so we just hung it up on the wall. My plan was to wear our dragon head (really a lion head, but we use it for both purposes) and have the kids carry the body along behind me. But first we had to try out the dragon head for ourselves. We put it on and bounced up and down to the cacophony of drums, bells and other instruments echoing off the walls of our room. It's a whole new world from inside of there. And being inside of the lion/dragon gave us new ways to interact with our friends. Meanwhile, smaller groups of our friends were breaking off to visit professional tabla player Chaz Hastings in our gym where he entertained and enlightened them with his masterful drumming and storytelling. Finally, we got to our dragon parade itself. Every child chose to participate, carrying a part of our dragon body, which wound up coming apart into dozens of smaller pieces as the brads gave way under the herks and jerks of 20 pairs of hands trying to move it around. (There's a reason the real dragon paraders have to rehearse so much!) At first we kept stopping to repair the thing, but then decide to soldier on with our dragon in many parts, moving from the gym, around our outdoor classroom, back to the indoor classroom, then one more loop around the outdoors before heading back inside. I have some repair work to do this morning so our Pre-3 class can perform their own parade today. And then because the new year is a time to make old things new, we broke out the paint and put a fresh coat of paint on our beach hut, which is these days most often referring to as the "house boat." Our celebration will continue into next week when we will be visited by a Chinese dance teacher and storyteller, likely bumping up against our Valentine's preparations, but that's okay, we now know that hearts and Chinese New Year's do mix. Gung hay fat choy!
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This color spray, science through art activities for kids is a really fun way to take a look at how color spreads.
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In an emergency situation, even the most everyday items become extremely valuable. It’s very important to know what to do in such situations and how to use these things to save your life.Bright Side tells about 11 things you should know in a critical situation.
[ Macrame onion net, kitchen storage for condiment, wall decoration and wall storage, hanging storage, bohemian style ] Sélence Atelier offers you an ingenious and aesthetic way to store your garlic and onions that will bring a bohemian touch to your kitchen! This macrame net made by my little hands from 100% cotton rope is available in 3 sizes and 3 colors. The openings in the net are the perfect size so you can slide your onions out of the net without difficulty. The quality and durability of the raw materials I use are very important to me, which is why this product is offered to you in high quality eco-responsible materials produced in France. Other styles of onion net are available on my shop! COLORS: ▪️ Green ▪️ White ▪️ Violet DIMENSIONS: ▪️ Size S (3 onions) ▪️ Size M (4 onions) ▪️ Size L (5 onions) 🎁 Gift idea 🎁 🌱 Ecological concern 🌱 My products are carefully packaged with recyclable elements, in accordance with my ecological commitments. You can choose to reuse or recycle these elements to give them a second life! The rope used is a high quality eco-responsible rope, OEKO-TEX® certified, European recycled cotton and GOTS® certified ORGANIC cotton for ecru. Most notably, the yarn is made from 80% recycled cotton and 20% other recycled fibers with natural colors without dyes. To promote a circular and eco-responsible economy, the recycling of colored cotton habits makes it possible to produce regenerated yarns ready to be reused. By replacing virgin cotton, they save a large amount of water and CO2. [Additional Information] Dimension: 12x12x55 (size L), 12x12x50 (size M) or 12x12x45 (size S) Composition: Ring in resistant natural wood and 100% cotton rope Washing: Warm soapy water and hand wash A question ? Send me a message ! Selence Atelier, French manufacturing by hand.
Upcycled t shirts are a great way to recycle your old clothing into something fabulous! Here are some great ideas and tips!
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Do you know Pierogi? The number one of traditional Polish food is pierogi. We love it. If you want to feel a bit of polish cuisine in your home or are looking for a unique, funny traditional gift with a Polish or Ukrainian accent, you’re in the right place! The price is for ONE pillow 🥟 It can be a great gift associated with holidays Christmas, the shape looks the same of real pierogies the dumplings as we eat during Christmas. Handmade Pierogi pillow - large dumpling pillow. It looks like a real big dumpling, almost the same we eat in Poland:) Cute, soft and nice fabric with the color of a real dumpling. Filled with plump anti-allergic fiber. The dimensions of the Pierogi pillow are comfortable: width 50 cm (19.7 inches) and height 28 cm (11 inches). Perfect Christmas decor for your sofa. Stitching with a 3D effect. Original made in Poland. Worldwide delivery. Item ready for shipping.
Painful period cramps may be common, but this Moon Cycle Tea may be just the thing to help balance the menstrual cycle and alleviate pain.
This no-sewing-machine-necessary pouch can be unfolded to reveal a soft and supple reading mat — perfect for the cardslinger on the go. It’ll take less than an hour to sew up and will be the envy of everyone in your coven.
So wacky, weird and kind of wonderful! It even won an award, Breast of Show! LOL ... See links for patterns below. Made and shared by Nancy November who says, "Celestial Dodecahedron, made with a few design alterations for my brother." PATTERNS: Knit one yourself, here are two FREE patterns to try here and here,
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Dit zorgvuldig geselecteerde Procreate-kleurenpalet bevat 30 prachtige stalen die zorgvuldig zijn gekozen als aanvulling op uw geweldige ontwerpen, projecten en kunstwerken. De kleuren worden geleverd in een palet dat bij het downloaden en openen direct in uw Procreate-app wordt geïmporteerd. -WAT IS ERBIJ INBEGREPEN- 1 .swatches-bestand alleen voor gebruik met de Procreate-app en I-pad. -HOE TE DOWNLOADEN- Het bestand kan worden gedownload nadat de betaling is verwerkt. Er wordt een downloadlink naar uw e-mailadres verzonden. Je kunt het bestand vanuit je Etsy-account downloaden via je internetbrowser (safari) en niet via de Etsy-app. -HOUD ER REKENING MEE DAT- Kleuren kunnen er op uw scherm enigszins anders uitzien, omdat elk apparaat anders is gekalibreerd. De .swatches-bestanden werken alleen met de iPad Procreate-app. Zorg ervoor dat u de nieuwste versie van de Procreate-app op uw iPad heeft, zodat de bestanden correct kunnen worden geïmporteerd. Gelieve dit kleurenpalet niet opnieuw te distribueren of door te verkopen. De kleuren kunnen worden gebruikt voor persoonlijk en commercieel gebruik. Dit is een digitaal product, er worden geen fysieke goederen ontvangen en er wordt geen restitutie verleend. Als er problemen zijn, aarzel dan niet om contact met mij op te nemen. Het is belangrijk dat u tevreden bent met uw aankoop. Bedankt voor de aankoop van mijn product ❤️ Ik hoop je snel weer te zien ❤️ Laat me feedback achter
A blank novel outline template for use with Google Docs, Google Keep, and Scrivener. The One Page Novel is a simple, memorable structure for novelists.
