Campbell Kiddos
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Dramatic Play: Bakery
We set up a "bakery" in our dramatic play center for the first week of December to practice making sweets for the holidays. The kids love to place their order at the bakery window as a customer or bake the breads, cake, cookies and pies as the baker!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Sensory Table Ideas
Early learners are sensory learners. The following are great ways for your preschoolers to explore using the sensory table in your classroom or home.
1. Colored Rice (add a little peppermint scent at Christmastime:))
2. Water (add boats, plastic fish or ocean animals)
3. Corn (Kids can take corn off of cob (they love this!)
4. Candy corn (That's right, add a few little scoops and containers, you'd be amazed at how they just "play" with the candy corn
5. Sand (use sand shovels and sifters)
6. Shredded Paper and tongs (hide objects for them to find)
7. Rubber Sensory Noodles or balls (Lakeshore Learning)
8. Homeade "snow"
9. Paper (add some funky scissors and let them practice cutting)
10. Packing Peanuts
11. Beans
12. Homeade Goup (Cornstarch, water and food coloring)
13. Water beads
14. Chunks of Ice (add whales and boats and pretend they're icebergs)
15. Paper and fun hole punches (what a great way to improve hand strength!)
16. Pumpkins (great for fall, cut the top off a pumpkin, give them some safe carving knives and spoons and let them "carve" the pumpkin)
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Candycane Playdough
Candycane Playdough
Recipe for Candycane Playdough:
5 cups water
5 cups flour
2 1/2 cups salt
3 T. Cream of Tartar
10 T. Vegetable Oil
Red food coloring
Peppermint Extract
Red or Silver Glitter
Mix water, salt, cream of tartar. Cook on medium-low heat, stirring regularly until mixture is hot. Add oil. Stir in flour, one cup at a time. Mix until playdough is no longer sticky and pulls away from pan. Pour dough out onto counter and let cool a bit and then knead. Knead in red food coloring until it has a swirled look. Add a bit of glitter and peppermint extract for the glitz and candycane scent. Store in airtight container.
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