I gathered some horse-chestnuts from the park on my way to work yesterday morning and then tried to come up with some activities for my little ones. Make sure that the kids understand that they shouldn’t eat any horse-chestnuts, for they are toxic. Although not dangerous to touch, people can get sick from eating them….
Easy Textile Collages for Kids
This is an easy activity you can do with preschoolers and kindergartners on rainy days. They will get to cut and glue, which will develop their fine motor skills. What you’ll need: different textiles (from old clothes, samples from clothing stores), paper, glue, pencils/markers. Instructions: Let the kids cut different objects/patterns from the materials provided,…
Teaching Animals to Speakers of Other Languages
There’s something captivating about animals – whether we are singing songs, playing games, reading stories, doing science experiments, having P.E., if an activity is related to animals the kids will love it. This week we started learning basic animals with our youngest children. Most of them hadn’t heard English before coming to kindergarten, and this…
Popsicle Stick Puzzles
This is a very easy craft that kids can make, as well. It would make a great father’s/mother’s day gift. You can even make stick puzzles by cutting a family photo into small strips, then gluing it to the sticks. You can use popsicle stick puzzles to practice number and letter recognition and to teach…
Glow in the Dark Jars
This is a very easy thing to make for the kids, but not with the kids – or at least they shouldn’t handle the glow sticks. They are very easy to make, and they make great gifts or decorations for the nap room. What you’ll need: glow sticks, glitter, a small jar. Use scissors to…
An Easy Estimation Game
This is an easy guessing game to play with kindergarteners. Just place a couple of beads (less than 10) in the bag. The children will then try to guess how many beads there are. The pupils take turns in touching the bag, and then they can estimate. Afterwards, take the beads out and count them…