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Dancing Popcorn Experiment with Rainbow Corn

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Colored corn kernels moving in a jar with text that reads rainbow dancing popcorn

The kids will have a blast learning how to make RAINBOW dancing popcorn! This science activity is great paired with your Thanksgiving activities for preschoolers and kindergartners. I also think the hopping corn experiment would be a wonderful addition to a harvest theme, a vegetable unit, a farm theme, or when you’re teaching the kidsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: corn, Fall, Free Printable, Thanksgiving

3D Contact Paper Christmas Tree Sensory Bin

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Collage of christmas sensory bin with text that reads contact paper christmas tree.

Combine a three-dimensional contact paper Christmas tree with a sensory bin for hours of fun! Be sure to add it to your Christmas activities for preschoolers this winter. As my son would tell you, I have a lot of favorite things about the holidays. He’s not wrong! Christmas lights are definitely in the top tenKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Christmas, corn

25+ Corn Activities and Crafts for Kids

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Collage of corn activities with text that reads corn theme activities for kids.

The corn activities would be great at any time of year, but they’d fit in especially well with all of your fall activities for preschoolers. Related: Thanksgiving Activities for Preschoolers So many materials can be incorporated into play and learning for preschoolers! I like to use a combination of familiar and novelty items to keepKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: corn, Fall

Free Printable Popcorn Number Cards

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Three popcorn number cards laid flat and two others standing in rainbow corn with text that reads 'free printable popcorn number cards.’

Engage your students in a fun math activity with popcorn number cards. The free printable is perfect for fall, but can really be used throughout the year. Be sure to add this activity to your list of fall math activities for preschoolers. Make sure that you grab your own set of popcorn number cards atKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: corn, Counting, Fall, Free Printable

Corn Mosaic Art Using Dyed Popcorn Kernels

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collage of four different images of dyed corn made into mosaic art with the text, corn mosaic art

Beautiful and colorful corn mosaic art is the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving activities for preschoolers this fall. I spent quite some time experimenting with the best way to dye corn kernels in 2013. Lots of blood, sweat, and tears went into perfecting that process. Okay, well there really wasn’t any blood or sweat. AndKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: corn, Fall, Process Art, Thanksgiving

Corn Color Sorting Mats for Math and Sensory Play

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Collage of images which include a clear bin of multicolored corn kernels and two small bowls, a red and purple color sorting mat with a small bowl of corn kernels, and a stack of color sorting mats with the top mat reading

Try out some corn color sorting mats to let children practice sorting and color identification. Pair the free printable mats with a sensory bin for even more learning fun. Be sure to add this hands-on activity to your list of fall math activities for preschoolers. Related: Thanksgiving Activities for Preschoolers Be sure to grab yourKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Colors, corn, Fall, Free Printable

Corn Sensory Bottle with Rainbow Popcorn Kernels

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Collage of images which include rainbow corn on a cookie sheet, rainbow corn being poured into bottle, and completed rainbow corn sensory bottle. Text that reads

This corn sensory bottle filled with rainbow popcorn kernels lets children explore colors, their senses, and many other early learning skills. Related: Thanksgiving Activities for Preschoolers Because the main focal point of this activity is corn, it’s a wonderful opportunity to talk about the fall harvest. What a great addition to your list of fallKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: corn, Sensory Bottles

Rainbow Corn Sensory Bin Perfect for Any Time of Year

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Colorful corn kernel collage with text that reads rainbow corn sensory bin.

Make your own corn sensory bin using homemade dyed corn kernels. The bin is perfect for a variety of themes throughout the year. Add it to your list of corn activities and crafts for kids. Related: Individual Sensory Bins After an experiment learning how to make colored popcorn kernels, the preschoolers and I found soKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Colors, corn, Fall, rainbows, Spring, St. Patrick's Day

How to Dye Corn for Richly Colored Popcorn Kernels

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pinnable image showing popcorn in a jar with food coloring then the resulting colored popcorn with the text diy colored popcorn kernels

There are so many ways to use colored popcorn kernels in your fall activities for kids! I have always loved using interesting materials in my projects with the kids. And the look of brightly colored popcorn kernels certainly fit the bill. So, after trial and error, I finally figured out how to dye corn! AreKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: corn, Fall, How to Dye

Corn Painting is a Fun, Easy Process Art Activity for Kids

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Corn painting is a well-loved process art activity that you definitely want to add to your list of fall activities for preschoolers. I have done some variation of this simple corn art for years and years (and years!) now. It never fails to engage and inspire the children, no matter their age. Related: Fall ArtKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, corn, Fall, Farm, Process Art

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