Weekly Favorites for September 18, 2011

This list is a little short. I've been sick this week and not tweeting or looking at the blogs as much. Here are some of the great ideas I found. Enjoy...

1.
Homemade Fairy Dust
A fun activity that was apart of a very creative fairy birthday party.

2.
Bubble Wrap Prints
Another twist on bubble wrap printing.

3.
Reused CD Snail
Use those old CD's to make this cute craft.

4.
3D Autumn Art
Art for the fall using natural materials.

5.
Ice Eggs
A fun activity for a summer day or for an ice theme.

6.
A Bottle Full of Spring
The author of this post is in Australia where it's spring right now. She has linked up to some neat spring activities.

Weekly Favorites For September 11, 2011

I couldn't post my usual list today without saying anything about September 11th. I remember where I was when I heard the news back in 2001. We had just sat down at our desks for English class when our teacher told us that the two towers of the World Trade Center had been hit. As the morning went on, we heard about the Pentagon and the plane crash in Pennsylvania. I remember walking past the library at different parts of the day and it was unusually full with all the TV's on. I'm sorry for the families who have been affected by this tragedy and the innocent lives that were lost. It's unfortunate that people have so much hatred, but people here in our country really came together to help each other that day. I think that's what we should remember from that day is how people helped each other and stuck together.

Read September 11 tributes here and here.

1.
Apple Pie Play-dough
A fall themed play-dough activity.

2.
Bouncing Bubbles
How to make bubbles that don't pop.

3.
Bubble Mountains on Aluminum Foil
A neat science activity with bubbles.

4.
Stress Ball Balloons
A great way to discuss emotions.

5.
Discovery Bottles
Discovery bottles filled with some interesting objects.

6.
Pretend, Create & Learn with Play-dough
Links to many play-dough activities.

7.
Cinnamon autumn playdough: leaf prints

8.
How to Make an Apple Pie and see the World
A variety of apple activities.

9.
Water Bottle Collages
An extremely simple activity.

10.
5 Minute Fairy Wands

Weekly Favorites for September 4, 2011

Here are my favorites for the week. I've included a few posts from last week which I couldn't post last Sunday due to the storm. We lost power for most of the day. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the links. Have a great holiday tomorrow for those of you who have a long weekend!



1.

Clay Pockets

A history lesson combined with a neat craft.



2.

Easy to Make Instruments

A collection of links for how to make various instruments.



3.

Art and Sensory Recipes

A variety of recipes for art, sensory and general messy play.



4.

Goodnight Moon Sensory Bin

The story of Goodnight Moon put into a creative sensory tub.



5.

Painted Sea Shell Magnets oceans

A neat ocean themed craft.



6.

Beach Memories Kids Craft

A way to keep those beach memories.



7.

Making Story Stones in Preschool

A neat way to help kids tell stories.



8.

Homemade Moon Sand That Evil Stuff

A simple recipe for moon sand.



9.

Water Bead Sensory

Some great ideas using water beads.



10.

Glowy Nightlight

A glow in the dark craft.



11.

Celebrating the ABC's of Teaching Preschool and You

A post to celebrate the 20000 members who have joined Deborah Teachpreschool on Facebook. This post shares many great ideas from a variety of bloggers.



12.

Teaching Babies Language and Much Much More While they Play

An informative post on ways to teach babies language in an effective and age appropriate way.



13.

Baby Washing

A new spin on a common preschool activity.



14.

Crayon Melting

Creating art using crayons, wax paper and the sun.

Weekly Favorites for August 21, 2011

I have a short break from school so I'll try to post some things in the next couple of weeks. Here are my favorites for the week. Enjoy...

1.

Water Fun Round-Up: Ocean and Sea Creature Activities and Crafts

A round up of ocean themed activities.



2.

Bubblewrap Print Sea Scape.

A sea themed craft.



3.

DIY Rainbow Crayons

How to make rainbow crayons at home.



4.

Flowers and Fairies Sensory Tub

A creative idea for a sensory tub.



5.

Surprising Things that Babies Might do if Given the Chance.

An informative post written by Janet Lansbury about how much babies can do on their own if they have the opportunity.



6.

Making Hard Sand Castles

Sand castles you can actually decorate and keep.



7.

Eric Carle Inspired Birthday Cake

An Eric Carle inspired craft.



8.

Science Experiments

A list of basic science experiments for young children.

Weekly Favorites for August 14, 2011

I am now able to do my weekly favorites posts again. Here are some of my favorite posts I’ve found over the last month and a half. There are a lot so I’ve divided them up into categories. I hope you enjoy them.









Arts and Crafts

Hot Rocks

Seashell Snails

Glitter Jars

Soap and Toothpick Sculptures

Shell Crafts

Glow Art

Healthy Food Placemat

Seashell Crabs

3D Ice Cream Art



DIY

Busy Baby Blocks

DIY Fun Learning Toys

How to Make Sand Beads

Make Your Own Flannel Board



Foods

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

Beach Ball Sugar Cookie Recipe

Fun With M&M's

Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Recipe

Painting on Ice Cream

Felt Hamburger Building Station

Edible Crayons

Strawberry Fun Games



Play-dough

It's Play Time: Play-dough

Glow In The Dark Silly Putty

Natural Herbal Play-dough

Ice Cream Play-dough

Blueberry Sparkle Play-dough

Science

Glow Sticks Thinking Outside the Box

Water Beads and Light

More Air Bubbles in the Ice



Sensory

Pond Sensory Tub

Squishy Bag - A tactile/multisensory approach to pre-writing and writing skills

Homemade Moon Sand

Bug Sensory Bin

Clean Clouds

Ocean Sensory Bin Shaving Cream and Shells

Sensory Ocean Beach Pictures

Advanced Squishy Bag

Cloud Dough

Bright and Colorful Sensory Bags for Preschool



Water and Nature Play

Around the Web Water Play

Ice Treasures

Marble Water Launcher.

Tools for Water Play

Ice Melting Bags

Ice Cube Bead Necklaces

Mud Bakery

Icy I-Spy

Preschool Science and Sensory with Balloons and Water

10 Reasons Why We Should Let Children Play in the Mud

Weekly Favorites for June 26, 2011

1.
Sink and Float Activity Plus Extentions.
The simple sink and float activity with all sorts of neat extentions.

2.
Let's Build a Flower Shop!
A fun dramatic play activity.

3.
Edible Sand
A few creative summer snacks.

4.
Bubbles and Light
A fun light table activity using bubbles.

5.
Making color Wheels in Preschool
An activity to help children learn colors.

6.
Sea Shell I Spy Bottle
An ocean themed I spy bottle for summer.

7.
The Worlds Best Bubbles
An easy recipe for homemade bubbles.

8.
At the Beach Cupcakes
A cute beach themed snack.

9.
Infant Activities.
A few activities for babies one year and under.

10.
Layered Ball Scavenger Hunt.
A great fine motor activity.

Weekly Favorites for June 19, 2011

Here are my favorites for the week. I hope you enjoy them.



1.
Melted Hot Rocks from Irresistible Ideas for play based learning.
A neat project using rocks and melted wax.

2.
Book Pages Turned Placemats from Pocketful of Posies.
Here's an idea for old books that are falling apart.

3.
Stained Glass collage from handmade Beginnings.
A simple project using a variety of materials.

4.
DIY Light Table for Preschool from Teach Preschool.
Also check out her Mini Light Box.
A great inexpensive idea for making your own light box.

5.
Candy Sensory Tub from Counting Coconuts.
A fun candy sensory tub.

6.
Montessori-Inspired Ocean Unit for Summer Learning and Fun from LivingMontessoriNow.com.
A resource for a bunch of ocean themed activities.

7.
Ice Tunnels: Bring on the Summer Fun! from Art and Creativity.
A fun summer activity using ice, salt and food coloring.

8.
Fun Food Friday Somewhere Over the Rainbow from Meet the Dubiens.
An edible rainbow!

9.
Stuffed Heart Collage Card. from The Imagination Tree.
A Father's day idea. It could be used for other greeting cards as well.

10.
Pudding Beach Cups from Sun Scholars.
A creative beach themed snack.

11.
Noodle Beads from Crafty Soccer Mom.
A simple and inexpensive craft.