Fun-A-Day!

fun & meaningful learning every day

  • About
    • Terms of Use
    • Printing Help
  • Privacy
  • Newsletter
  • Home
  • Early Learning
    • Art and Crafts
    • Literacy
      • Letters & Words
    • Math
    • Music
    • Science
    • Sensory
  • Themes
    • Holidays & Seasons
      • Summer
      • Fall
  • Teacher Tips
  • Free Printables
  • Slime
  • Shop
We use affiliate links and may earn commission from purchases made through those links.

3D Contact Paper Christmas Tree Sensory Bin

Shared by Mary Catherine 5 Comments

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

Shared by Mary Catherine Leave a comment

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. So many materials can be incorporated into play and learning for preschoolers! I like to use a combination of familiar and novelty items to keep the children engaged. Of course,Keep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: corn, Fall

Free Printable Popcorn Number Cards

Shared by Mary Catherine Leave a comment

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

Shared by Mary Catherine 10 Comments

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 preschool Thanksgiving activities 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. And theKeep Reading

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

Corn Color Sorting Mats for Math and Sensory Play

Shared by Mary Catherine Leave a comment

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 "I see blue corn" and a small bowl of multicolored corn kernels. Text that reads "rainbow corn color sorting mats."

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. Be sure to grab your own set at the bottomKeep Reading

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

Corn Sensory Bottle with Rainbow Popcorn Kernels

Shared by Mary Catherine Leave a comment

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 "sensory bottle with rainbow popcorn kernels."

This corn sensory bottle filled with rainbow popcorn kernels lets children explore colors, their senses, and many other early learning skills. 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 fall activities for preschoolers. Discovery bottlesKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: corn, Sensory Bottles

Rainbow Corn Sensory Bin Perfect for Any Time of Year

Shared by Mary Catherine 12 Comments

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

Shared by Mary Catherine 92 Comments

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

I have always loved the look of brightly colored popcorn kernels and finally figured out how to dye corn! They’re perfect in many of my favorite fall activities for kids! Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Fall Pinterest board? Now that we have colorful corn kernels, we use them ALL THE TIME. They’re great for sensory exploration, forKeep Reading

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

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

Shared by Mary Catherine 22 Comments

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: Art and Crafts Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, corn, Fall, Farm, Process Art

shop button

My name is Mary Catherine, and I love to share meaningful {and fun} learning activities for kiddos! Feel free to browse and stay awhile!

Past Fun!

Search the Fun!

Fun by Categories!

Copyright ©2021, Fun-A-Day!. All Rights Reserved. Custom design by Pixel Me Designs