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Bee Sensory Bottle for a Preschool Insect Theme

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Learn how to make a bee sensory bottle with the kids. It’s a great addition to a preschool insect theme or a unit all about bees. Related: Rainy Day Activities for Spring Break I think it’s a great idea to have sensory bottles on rotation in early childhood classrooms. They’re a wonderful way to engageKeep Reading

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Snow Painting With Water Balloons for Outdoor Art

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Learn how to use water balloons for a super fun snow painting activity. Perfect as part of your planned winter activities for preschoolers, or as an impromptu snowy surprise. Related: Winter Process Art Oh, this activity is just chock full of awesomeness. If I do so say, myself! Tons of snowy fun? ✔Process art? ✔Open-endedKeep Reading

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Learn How to Make Metallic Silver Slime

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Make some silver slime with the children today. It’s another great addition to the many types of slime your students will love making! Apparently, I just love shiny, sparkly slimes. Our gold slime recipe is still one of my absolute favorites. But this silver slime might be evening out the odds now. You can evenKeep Reading

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Pat-A-Cake Printable Poem and Sequencing Cards

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This Pat-A-Cake printable is super easy to prep! It can be used in a variety of ways to help teach children a favorite nursery rhyme. And it’s just one of the many simple early literacy activities for preschoolers to engage with. You can get your own copy at the very bottom of this post. NurseryKeep Reading

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I Spy Insect Sensory Bottle That’s Simple to Make

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This insect sensory bottle is incredibly easy to make, and it’s sure to keep the kids engage as they play and learn. It’s perfect for your list of super simple sensory activities! A lot of the sensory bottles we make are created using wet ingredients. Mostly because the kids and I have always enjoyed testingKeep Reading

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Birthday Slime for a Preschool Birthday Theme

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This birthday slime is easy to make and would be perfect for a birthday celebration or a preschool birthday theme. What better birthday party activity is there than to learn how to make slime with kids?! It’s my personal opinion that you really don’t need a special occasion to make slime. I know not everyoneKeep Reading

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30+ Preschool Winter Crafts to Try When It’s Chilly

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Celebrate the colder months with these preschool winter crafts. They’ll be a creative addition to your winter activities for preschoolers to get into. I know not everyone enjoys the colder weather that comes with winter (depending on where you live, of course). I, myself, enjoy getting cozy in a sweatshirt, with a warm cup ofKeep Reading

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Simple Dinosaur Sensory Bin with Cloud Dough

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This is a super simple dinosaur sensory bin your little paleontologists will love. Hours of fun with just a few ingredients is a win-win to me! Dinosaurs are something most early childhood educators and parents become well-versed in at some point, right? While my son never went through a dinosaur phase (he was into allKeep Reading

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Process-Based Valentine Art for Preschool

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Let your students dive into the process with some valentine art for preschool ideas. The kids will adore expressing their love with arty valentine activities for preschoolers. I’m really a big fan of process art. It allows students to take the lead and show off their incredible creativity! And even though process art focuses on,Keep Reading

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Free Printable Valentine Cutting and Tracing Strips

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Use these free printable valentine cutting and tracing strips in a wide variety of ways. They’re perfect for fine motor practice, and you’ll definitely want to add them to your valentine activities for preschoolers. You can get the printable at the very bottom of this post. Related: Free Preschool Printables Fine motor activities are aKeep Reading

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