I absolutely love when friends share ideas with B and I in mind, and such was the case with these upside down ice cream cone Christmas 🎄 trees. They may not be picture perfect, but they were a ton of fun to make and the children really enjoyed the process (maybe you noticed 😋). First, the children covered the waffle cone in green frosting, homemade by @moorethanhappy. I then provided them with…
Disclaimer: This was neither my work nor my idea. All credit goes to @moorethanhappy who was playing with the children during morning table time at school and created this with Play-Doh and some tools. I’m including it here because it’s beautiful, festive, and easy to reproduce. 💕 The options and benefits for open-ended play are significant and require little to no prep. In case you haven’t…
Sensory bags open up so many possibilities for our children, including practicing fine motor skills and experiencing different textures and temperatures. In this case, we got to decorate the Christmas tree, which had red, green, gold, and silver ornaments of different colors made from sequins and rhinestones. I included several of the same decoration in different sizes and colors, allowing us to sort by size, color, and shape. You’ll…
I had a perfect @ikeausa box lying around that was itching to be used for this activity that I envisioned being a one and done. But not at all; it exceeded all of my expectations! I’d like to mention that cutting Q-tips in half, collecting several as they flew across the room, and then coloring the tip with washable marker was by no means a low prep or…
Young children often have a difficult time differentiating between letters and numbers, so I included both here, combined with art and sensory fun. I simply used silicone letter and number molds to make regular ice cubes into educational ice cubes. 😋 The children were provided with warm water, droppers, paint brushes and washable paint (red and green here because Christmas is coming up, but any colors will do), as well as…
These adorable Christmas trees 🎄 were cut out of contact paper by @moorethanhappy , taped to the window (sticky side out), and decorated by B and H with sequins and pom poms. They really enjoyed it and it added a little holiday cheer to our classroom. When setting this up, keep in mind that pom poms are easier to use because of their bigger size, and the sequins requires a much more…