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Imaginative Preschool Crafts For Storytime

Craft projects can have a lasting impact on young children. Crafts are able to make storytime more enjoyable for smaller children by making the story come alive. Engaging in story related projects also makes learning subjects more simple for some kids. Doing special preschool crafts for storytime is a wonderful way to encourage the kids to participate.

After reading a story, have the children draw scenes from the book. Asking younger kids to visualize part of a story and draw it out is a great way to help them remember and learn it. With their teacher’s assistance, they can put on paper how they imagined certain parts of the story and its characters to look.

Making puppets that are based on the likeness of the main characters is another great storytime craft. For preschool aged kids, making the puppets is a great hands on project for them. First read the children the story and then make puppets with them based on how they imagine the characters to look or use a picture from the book. Since it’s not too messy and safe, making paper bag puppets is optimum for younger children.

Then, while they are being read the story again, they can help act it out using their handmade puppets. This exercise is a great way to get children excited about participating in stories and books. It’s also an easy way to assure that they won’t lose focus during storytime.

Drawing and coloring are good ways to help younger kids learn new things as well. Coloring pictures about the animals that they are learning about will help them in retaining all of the information. It’s also a great way to challenge coordination and motor skills creatively.

For many kids, storytime is a favorite activity while others may have a harder time paying attention. Crafts related to the story is a great way to keep everyone engaged. It’s also a fun and creative lesson.

Discover some wonderful choices for Preschool crafts by looking online. There you will find many Storytime Crafts to use for those younger children. Head online now and learn more.

Scrapbooking with Kids

Today’s tip is a simple one. Include your children when you scrap even if it is just for a few moments. You will nurture a love of arts and crafts and you may find you learn something as well.

My girls love to sit down and help me out. They love to punch paper and ink as well. Whenever I pull out the paints for my layout I pull out some extra brushes and paper and let the girls create their own masterpieces. This gives us quality Mommy and Daughter time. Otherwise I would be locked in my scraproom and they will be watching tv.

I have a bunch of Copic Markers and I was staring at them the other day wondering when and how I was going to begin using them. I was concentrating so hard until I looked over at Emmy sitting on the opposite table just smiling and coloring away on her paper. Not a care in the world but to color in a horse. I took a deep breath and dove in. It is important to relax and not over think what you are doing. Become child-like and enjoy the process.

The other day Paige sat down and made me this amazing bear that she glued to a stick. I plan on using it on my next scrappy creation. You will be surprised at their imagination. Nurture it and watch it grow. Create together at least once a week.

~Tara~

Fingerprints

Use a large piece of construction paper and some paint to make a very memorable Mother’s Day or Father’s Day card for the parent of a small child.
Print out the following poem on some white paper. Fold the construction paper in half and have the child decorate one side with their handprints. Paste the poem onto the other face of the paper.
Fingerprints
Sometimes you get discouraged

Because I am so small,

And always leave my fingerprints

On furniture and walls.
But everyday I’m growing.

- I’ll be grown up someday.

And all those tiny handprints

Will surely fade away.
So here’s a final handprint

Just so you can recall

Exactly how my fingers looked

When I was very small.

Educational Math Websites

AAA Math – Interactive Math Lessons for Kindergarten to Grade 8
Add Like Mad
Cool Math – An amusement park of math designed for fun
Cool Math 4 Kids – An amusement park of math and more — especially designed for kids and FUN, FUN, FUN!

Educational Science Websites

Bottle Biology – Learn how to explore science and the environment with soda bottles and other recyclable materials.
Science Monster

Educational Spelling Websites

AAA Spell – Use your own spelling words or the provided lists. Lots of activities to choose from.
Rhyme Zone – Find rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, homophones and more