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Number Identification: Recpetive and Expressive

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Bee Art Project - Pick a project that suits your mood and resources that are available. Or make your own!  Send a picture when finished. We would all love to see them!

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I have had a serious obsession with Bee crafts lately. It's actually really quite odd because if I see one in real life I will surely run and scream like the Boogie Man is after me. Why? Well, let's flashback to my family reunion 10 years ago (mind you I was 23 at the time). I felt something crawling up one of my legs inside my jeans. It turned out to be a Bee that stung me pretty good and ALL of my extended family had a good laugh at seeing me rip my pants off in a flash and stand around in my underwear. True story! But today, instead of being afraid of them, I'm celebrating their cuteness and am sharing these 15 Adorable Bee Crafts for Kids.

Click on the links below the images to be taken to the original tutorial and for pinning individual crafts. I hope you feel inspired by all of this bright yellow and black and go make some adorable Bee Crafts!

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I have had a serious obsession with Bee crafts lately. It's actually really quite odd because if I see one in real life I will surely run and scream like the Boogie Man is after me. Why? Well, let's flashback to my family reunion 10 years ago (mind you I was 23 at the time).

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Have you ever wondered when you should introduce your child or student to scissors? It may be a lot earlier than you think. Today, let's look at scissor skill development for ages 2-6. Plus I have an easy checklist for you at the end of this post!

Skills Needed for Cutting Success

Cutting involves a lot more than just picking up a pair of scissors and learning how to hold them or open and close them.

Your child needs to be able to sit up appropriately and have good balance and stability. Slouching while cutting will not work. And when a child feels unbalanced, it will make holding the scissors very difficult.

They also need stable shoulders with wrist and finger control, including being able to isolate the thumb and the fingers in order to grasp and release the scissors.

Bilateral coordination, or using both sides of the body together is crucial to cutting. Using both hands together means the dominate hand opens and closes the scissors while the non-dominate hand or "helping hand" hold the paper and rotates it as needed.

Scissor Skill Development

Let's take a look at each stage of scissor skill development.
|| Holds Scissors
Between the ages of 1.5 to 2 years old, a child learns to hold scissors, often using both hands to open and close the blades.
|| Open/Closes Scissors
At ages 2-2.5 years old, a child learns how to open and close the scissors. They are NOT ready to use them with paper. This is a great time to practice with play dough, modeling clay, or continue to practice tearing paper.

Remember to always encourage a "thumbs up" position while holding the scissors.
|| Snips Paper
Once the child has mastered opening and closing the scissors, they can move on to making small snips on the paper. They are not moving forward on the paper with scissors, just making snips. This can happen soon after or around the time they begin to open and close the scissors, so that is why the ages appropriate recommendations are the same.

However, some children may need more time before introducing the paper. It all depends on their skill level.

Check out my post, 5 tips for introducing scissors to Toddlers here.
|| Snips Paper Moving Forward
By the time a child hits age 3, they are able to make snips om the paper while moving the scissor forward across the paper (keep the paper size to about 6 inches long).
|| Uses Helping Hand
Between 3 and 3.5 years old, a child begins to use their "helping hand" or non-dominate hand to hold the paper and help manipulate it while cutting with their dominant hand. Remeber to encourage a "thumbs up" position while holding both the paper and scissors.

Check out my 7 ways to improve bilateral coordination post here.
|| Cuts Straight Line
By age 3 to 3.5, a child can move the scissors along a straight line that is 6 inches long. Their accuracy is still a work in progress, with most cutting within 1/2 inch of the cutting line.

By age 4, their accuracy improves and they are able to cut a 6-inch straight line within 1/4 inch of the cutting line.
|| Cuts Curved Line
By age 4, a child is able to cut on a curve line that is 1/4 inch wide, staying within 1/4 inch of the cutting line.
|| Cuts Circle Shape
Also by age 4, once a child has mastered curved lines, they are able to take on circle shapes of at least 6 inches in diameter. Their accuracy will start at around 1/2″ from the cutting line and improve to 1/4 inch from the cutting line as they continue to practice.
|| Cuts Square Shape
Between the ages of 4.5 and 5 years old, a child can cut out a square shape within 1/4 inch from the cutting line.
|| Cuts Complex Shapes
Between the ages of 5-6, a child can begin to cut out more complex shapes such as figures.

It's important to remember that all the recommended ages for each skill are the average age a child can master each skill. Some children may master them earlier, others later. I share the agest more so you can see which skills are age-appropriate, not that each skill should be mastered by these ages.

If you do suspect your child has a delay in fine motor skills, talk to your child's physician.

For even more information on scissor skills and all the developmental skills needed to be successful, check out The Scissor Skills Book. It is written by 10 pediatric Occupational and Physical therapists, including myself. We cover everything from typical development, adaptive strategies, tips for left-handed uses, and more!

Scissor Skill Development Checklist - Free Gift for Subscribers

I'd love to offer you a free printable download of my scissor skill development checklist. It has all the ages and skills mentioned above, along with a place for you to mark down when your child masters each skill.

It is free for subscribers, so first subscribe to my Growing Hands-On Kids newsletter and you'll get your free printable gift. I send weekly development tips, tools, and strategies just like this one to your inbox each week. Plus, you'll be the first to know about new printables, products I recommend, or any new products I create.

By downloading this printable, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions on my site.
References:
Dunn, Marsha Lee. Pre-scissor Skills: Skill starters for motor development. Communication Skill Builders, Inc., 1979.

Exner, Charlotte E. Development of Hand Skills" In J. Case-Smith (ED). Occupational Therapy for Children. Mosby: St. Louis.

Folio. M. Rhonda, Fewell. Rebecca R. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales. 2nd Edition. Austin. Pro-Ed. 2000.

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Get a free scissor skill development checklist for ages 2 through 6, perfect for teachers, therapists and parents to assess their child's cutting skills.

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Uppercase Letter Identification: Receptive and Expressive

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This collection of ladybug crafts for kids will inspire you to get busy creating. Find out how to make ladybugs using common household items like paper plates, cardboard tubes, egg cartons and more!
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Looking for some creative ideas for your gardening or insect unit? Check out all these adorable ladybug crafts perfect for kids of all ages. These ladybug projects also make great extension activities to go with The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle!

Paper Plate Ladybug Craft for Kids
Egg Carton Ladybug Craft for Kids
Paper Ladybug Craft from Easy Peasy and Fun

Ladybug Stones from Fireflies and Mud Pies

Tissue Paper Ladybug Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

Cupcake Liner Ladybug Craft from Kids Activities Blog

Seashell Ladybugs from Still Playing School

Paper Plate Ladybug from Housing a Forest

Toilet Paper Roll Ladybug Craft from Easy Peasy and Fun

Toilet Paper Roll Ladybug Craft from Sunshine Whispers

Paper Bowl Ladybug Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

Ladybug Finger Puppet from Artsy Momma

Felt Ladybug from Wildflower Ramblings

Ladybug Craft for Toddlers from Happy Hooligans

Balloon Print Ladybug Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

Cardboard Ladybug Craft from Housing a Forest

Cupcake Liner Ladybugs from Fun-A-Day!

Recycled CD Ladybug Craft for Kids from I Heart Crafty Things
Make a Ladybug Paper Bag Puppet
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Messy, sensory play at its best! Shaving cream is great for sensory exploration and provides endless opportunities for children to play and discover.

What you will need?

You will need a tray, shaving cream, paint brush and food colouring. We purchased a sensitive skin version of shaving cream as this is more gentle on sensitive skin.

I set up 3 trays with shaving cream and a paint brush, one for each child. I also set up each tray with a different colour with the aim that each child will change trays without washing their hands and then mix their colour with another colour to see new colour form.

Tip: have an old towel handy for those little accidents.

Mixing through a few drops of food colouring.

Drawing with a paint brush in the shaving cream.

Swap and change trays to mix 2 different colours together to form a new colour.

Let's Learn

Miss 3 absolutely loved getting messy and started to climb into the shaving cream.

Sensory play promotes many learning experiences:

Sensory play encourages children to manipulate and mould materials, building up their fine motor skills and coordination.Sensory play uses all 5 senses, but the sense of touch is often the most frequent. Toddlers and children process information through their senses. They learn through exploring these.

Sensory play is unstructured, open-ended, not product-oriented; it is the purest sense of exploratory learning

Self-esteem: sensory play offers kids the opportunity for self-expression because there is no right answer and children feel safe to change or experiment with what they are doing.

Language development- experimenting with language and descriptive words.

Develop social skills: practising negotiation skills, turn taking and sharing. Provides opportunities for working out problems and experimenting with solutions.

Encourages Imagination and creative play.

Related Posts: Shaving Cream Pit Outdoor Play
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Kids Yoga Stories | Yoga stories for kids

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My daughter is terrified of spiders! My husband has taught her to be afraid of spiders from his upbringing in Australia. With all the poisonous spiders in his homeland, the children are taught to stay away from spiders and to always check dark places before putting their hands inside.

In contrast, growing up in Canada, I was taught to pick up spiders gently and take them outside. So I'm particularly taken aback by my child who freaks out about spiders! I see spiders as part of our ecosystem that need to be taken care of.

So when we moved to New England, where our back yard is full of bugs and insects, my daughter had to get used to the little critters. Our garden is full of dragonflies, ladybugs, snails, bees, butterflies, ants, caterpillars, mosquitos, beetles, and even our resident snakes.

Learning about bugs and insects is such a fun way for children to learn about nature, as well as how to respect other living creatures. My daughter likes to create mini-homes for insects with her neighborhood friends. It's a good time to talk about what insects need and how to be gentle with them.

5 Insect and Bug Yoga Poses for Kids

Besides exploring the garden, having interesting discussions, and reading books about insects, you could also add movement to your learning. Try these five yoga poses below inspired by bugs and insects that live in our garden. They are listed in a logical sequence to invite flow from one pose to the next. Feel free to use your creativity and add your own insect and bug yoga poses, as well.

1. Pretend to be a dragonfly.

How to practice Warrior 3 Pose: Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot. Bend your torso forward and take your arms back alongside your body. Pretend to be a dragonfly flying around the garden. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

2. Pretend to be a ladybug.

How to practice Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest on the floor in front of your knees, rest your arms down alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths. Pretend to be a ladybug resting on a leaf.

3. Pretend to be a snail.

How to practice Hare Pose: Come to sitting on your heels in a Hero Pose. Slowly place your head out in front of you on the ground. Take your hands back alongside your body. Then lift your buttocks, being careful to not put too much pressure on your head. Pretend to be a snail making its home in the dirt.

4. Pretend to be a bee.

How to practice Hero Pose: Come to rest upright on your heels with your palms resting on your knees. Pretend to be a bee collecting pollen from a flower.

5. Pretend to be a butterfly.

How to practice Cobbler's Pose: Sit on your buttocks with a tall spine, bend your legs, place the soles of your feet together, and gently flap your legs like a butterfly fluttering around the vegetable garden.

PIN IT FOR LATER

Bugs and crawly creatures fascinate children. Perhaps it's their size, their shape, or their movement that draws kids to them.

Invite kids to move and stretch while they pretend to be an earthworm, a mantis, and a dragonfly.

The deck of 53 colorful cards includes:

an index card listing the bugs keywords in a sequence

instructions for 20 bug-themed yoga poses

20 illustrated cards showing the postures

20 matching bug and crawly creatures cards

yoga teaching tips

Purchase your Bugs & Crawly Creatures Yoga Cards for Kids here.

Bug & Crawly Creatures Yoga Poses

Learn about the garden through simple yoga poses!
Pretend to be a bird, bunny, and butterfly! Download these 52 garden yoga cards to learn through movement in your home, classroom, or studio. The set includes an Index Card, Yoga Tips, Pose Instructions, 20 Yoga Pose Cards, and 20 matching Garden Cards. The multicultural yoga kids are from seven countries. Ages 3+.

"These cards are such a fun way to have kids practice yoga and relate it to the garden. They are perfect for doing in the garden or inside when a child needs a little relaxation. There are so many possibilities on how to use them, and the pictures are beautiful." - Carrie, Crafty Moms Share

"These are gorgeous! My kids are really finding the 'characters' of the cards to be really relatable, which makes it extra fun for them. I chose to print them four to a page and made them into little cards, perfect for our calm-down corner!" - Katie

Purchase the GARDEN YOGA CARDS FOR KIDS here.

Free Garden Yoga Poses for Kids Poster

Act out a day in the garden with Rachel!

Join Rachel as she and her adorable puppy look for signs of spring in the garden. Crawl like a caterpillar, buzz like a bee, and flutter like a butterfly. Discover spring, explore movement, and learn the colors of the rainbow! Ages 3+.

"Shardlow has mastered the art of integrating yoga, art, education, and story into engaging books that promote movement, relaxation, literacy and connection. Rachel's Day in the Garden is no exception and, in fact, might be the best one yet! The Kids Yoga Stories series belongs in the hands of every child, parent, and educator!" - Lisa Flynn, Founder of ChildLight Yoga and Yoga 4 Classrooms, Author of Yoga for Children and Yoga 4 Classrooms Activity Card Deck

"Giselle Shardlow has done it again! Rachel's Day in the Garden, with its sweet story line and beautiful illustrations, makes it so easy for parents and teachers to bring simple, fun yoga poses into their homes and classrooms. The lovely depictions of the garden and natural world lend themselves to singing lots of traditional songs along with the book, too: 'You Are My Sunshine' and 'Rain, Rain, Go Away!'" - Kira Willey, Musical Yogini, Creator of Dance for the Sun CD and Mindful Moments for Kids CD

Purchase RACHEL'S DAY IN THE GARDEN here.

Rachel's Day in the Garden
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Hungry Caterpillar Art Project - Pick a project that suits your mood and resources that are available. Or make your own!  Send a picture when finished. We would all love to see them!

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a popular children's book and now your children can explore it through craft.

Bringing books to life is something every parent struggles with. These 25 Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts for Preschoolers should help! You can read the book with your child and then pick out your favorite crafts to try at home. Have fun!

25 Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts for Preschoolers

This balloon painted picture is a fun way to explore the book and different forms of painting.

Save those old bottle caps ...they make for a very cute Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Painted clothes pins are a fun way to make a very long caterpillar.

This egg carton caterpillar is adorable and super easy to make!

Play your way through the book with this Very Hungry Caterpillar file folder game.

Very Hungry Caterpillars have cute little feet when your preschooler plays with this finger puppet!

Finger prints are an awesome way to make caterpillars and their colorful domain.

This foam pieces caterpillar can be made over and over again, and if you paint the backs it actually sticks to your window!

They used cups and forks to make this caterpillar and the grass he is crawling on.

This DIY homemade caterpillar puzzle is fun for kiddos to assemble over and over again.

Your child is going to fall in love with this no-sew Very Hungry Caterpillar mask.

How adorable is this pasta and paper caterpillar necklace?

Take your preschooler out to collect rocks and then spend the afternoon painting them to resemble things you'll read about in the book.

This Very Hungry Caterpillar is made out of circles of paper. You could make a very long caterpillar with this craft!

Practice those fine motor skills by threading yarn through this caterpillar bitten leaf.

This paper plate craft is such a fun way to explore the book.

Your kids are going to love wearing this Very Hungry Caterpillar necklace made out of toilet paper rolls and paint.

This sweet caterpillar is made with colored pasta, a button, and pipe cleaners!

It's Slinky, no, wait, it's a very hungry caterpillar just slinkin' along.

You and your children will have a blast making this no-sew sock caterpillar. (This site is in English and French)

Recycle that old soda bottle by turning it into a Very Hungry Caterpillar.

This sponge painted caterpillar is a perfect activity for those sweet little preschoolers.

Pieces of tissue paper cut into circles make up these caterpillars. What a fun way to practice those scissor skills.

Your child can use toilet paper rolls to make this cute caterpillar.

Time to take out the toesies, this Very Hungry Caterpillar is made by using toe prints and paint.

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25 Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts for Preschoolers

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a popular children's book and now your children can explore it through craft. Bringing books to life is something every parent struggles with. These 25 Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts for Preschoolers should help! You can read the book with your child and then pick out your favorite crafts to try at home.

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Parents can log into vooks for a month free. I wil be adding weekly books from this website. https://www.vooks.com/parent-resources

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Who knew learning opposites could be so fun?! Or so adorable? Follow along as cute characters parade through vibrant scenes, showcasing what it is that makes each of them unique. With playful music and eye catching visuals, Opposites is sure to become an instant favorite.

Published by Familius and created by artist Larissa Honsek, Opposites combines immensely appealing clay figures with important concepts like differences and juxtaposition. The end result is fun and silly, engaging and informative! Young and old alike will find things to love in this adorable book.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Shapes & Colors (By StoryToys Entertainment) - iOS / Android Gameplay

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Kids love this song. I sing it with a book at school. Have them try to make shapes with their arms and legs

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The Shape Song Swingalong | Barefoot Books Singalong

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Butterfly Art Project - Pick a project that suits your mood and resources that are available. Or make your own!  Send a picture when finished. We would all love to see them!

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Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun

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Butterfly Crafts for Kids and the young at heart! My kids adore butterflies, and each year we get our own set of caterpillars, that we watch transform into stunning butterflies. It is amazing to watch the caterpillar to butterfly life cycle and see those amazing insects emerge. To celebrate this lovely Butterfly Activity Experience we also like to do a butterfly craft! Though we have a quite a few butterflie crafts here on red ted art already (see below), I thought I would pull together some more ideas for you - there is something for everyone - from simple coffee filter butterflies for preschoolers, to butterfly crochet patterns for grown ups.. and everything in between! Would love to hear what your favourite butterfly craft is.... and now... to our cute little butterflies!!!

You may also enjoy our Summer Crafts for Preschoolers and Classic Summer Crafts for kids!

Butterfly Crafts and Ideas

These darling Butterfly Crafts for Kids were first published in April 2015 and have been updated and republished for your convenience!

Butterfly Crafts for Preschoolers

As a bit of fun and a great way to explore MUSIC and CRAFTS, I have teamed up with Music with Nancy, to create this wonderful Butterfly Song and craft inspiration! Have a watch and listen.. then get crafty!

"Song: "Butterfly", copyright 2019 by Nancy Kopman, used with permission This track is available in Nancy's store in the Senses Album.

Let's begin with some nice and easy Butterfly Crafts for Preschoolers and then progress to crafts for older kids!

Butterfly Cork Craft - these butterflies look super cute made from plain paper, or turn your "toddler art" into stunning butterfly wings"!

Finger knitting is a great skill to teach a child of any age. And preschool is a great time to start themon it. Turn your fingering knitting into these easy and adorable Finger Knitting Butterfly DIY What child doesn't love a lacing card? This DIY Butterfly Lacing Cards are adorable and great for fine motor skills too!

We love Suncatchers and these Butterfly Suncatchers are no exceptipn. Some prep time from the adult required!

A super lovely Butterfly Activity for Preschoolers this summer. Who doesn't love to play with Bubbles? Make your own Bubble Mixture and then create this wonderful Bubble Art Butterflies (perfect for Preschoolers, and love the use of buttons)

Similarly these Butterfly Clothes Pins using water colours are adorable

Butterfly Mobile - get the whole family involved in colouring and designing - I love that even the youngest among us can join in with this Butterfly activity. We had a young toddler all the way to Grandpa designing butterflies and then brought it all together into this family activity! Would make for a great collaborative project in Kindergarten too!

Gorgeous Butterfly Masks (with template printable)

Spin art is a great art technique for Preschoolers. They will love this Butterfly Arts and Crafts idea for Preschool: Spin Art Butterflies These little Beaded Butterflies are super cute and great for some fine motor skills practice!

We love recycling. Newspapers Crafts are super fun and thrifty for kids. I Heart Crafty Things shows us how to turn old newspapers into bright and colourful Newspaper Butterflies!

Another adorable idea from I Heart Craft Things is this wonderful Butterfly Paper Craft - turn paper and some office stickers into 3d Butterfly Cards!

These Adorable Butterfly Footprints make wonderful keepsakes and a great Mother's Day Craft too!

Butterfly Crafts for Kids and Young at Heart

Next we have the some wonderful Butterfly DIYs for slightly older kids and the Young at Heart.

No craft collection here on Red Ted Art would be complete without another Corner Bookmark.. it took some time for me to come up with this Easy Butterfly Bookmark Corner design, but I think it is just perfect!

Paper Quilled Butterflies - this is a great step by step paper quilling tutorial for beginners. Use these quilled butterflies for greeting cards or turn them into earrings or brooches.
Another Origami Butterfly Version Milk Carton Butterflies Butterfly Pencils Butterfly Snack Bags Recycled Butterfly Wreath Folded Paper Butterflies
DIY Butterfly Feeders

Finally some super duper quick and easy Butterfly Feeders to encourage wild life into the garden or school playground!

Butterfly Feeders - what a wonderful idea!
Another fab butterfly feeder idea

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Video Conference @ 10:00=10:30 Tuesdays with the  Room 3 team.

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Play Good Morning song to get everyone ready for learning time! Yay!

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Class 3:  This is Lorenz!  We do not have a class photo yet with him in it, but please include him during learning time.

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Play this song. Stop the video when it says "look outside". Have the children look outside and see if they can describe the weather. Attached are the different screen shots of this video and you can have them point to the correct one.

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Clink on link and it directs you to an online calendar. It is also a great app

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http://www.kimochis.com Kimochi means "feeling" in Japanese. Kimochis® plush characters and feelings look like toys, but they are actually TOOLS. Kimochis® are tools to help teach children (and adults!) how to communicate feelings in positive ways, which builds confidence, self-esteem, and emotional intelligence. Change the way your family and school communicates!

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Messy, sensory play at its best! Shaving cream is great for sensory exploration and provides endless opportunities for children to play and discover.

What you will need?

You will need a tray, shaving cream, paint brush and food colouring. We purchased a sensitive skin version of shaving cream as this is more gentle on sensitive skin.

I set up 3 trays with shaving cream and a paint brush, one for each child. I also set up each tray with a different colour with the aim that each child will change trays without washing their hands and then mix their colour with another colour to see new colour form.

Tip: have an old towel handy for those little accidents.

Mixing through a few drops of food colouring.

Drawing with a paint brush in the shaving cream.

Swap and change trays to mix 2 different colours together to form a new colour.

Let's Learn

Miss 3 absolutely loved getting messy and started to climb into the shaving cream.

Sensory play promotes many learning experiences:

Sensory play encourages children to manipulate and mould materials, building up their fine motor skills and coordination.Sensory play uses all 5 senses, but the sense of touch is often the most frequent. Toddlers and children process information through their senses. They learn through exploring these.

Sensory play is unstructured, open-ended, not product-oriented; it is the purest sense of exploratory learning

Self-esteem: sensory play offers kids the opportunity for self-expression because there is no right answer and children feel safe to change or experiment with what they are doing.

Language development- experimenting with language and descriptive words.

Develop social skills: practising negotiation skills, turn taking and sharing. Provides opportunities for working out problems and experimenting with solutions.

Encourages Imagination and creative play.

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Messy, sensory play at its best! Shaving cream is great for sensory exploration and provides endless opportunities for children to play and discover. You will need a tray, shaving cream, paint brush and food colouring. We purchased a sensitive skin version of shaving cream as this is more gentle on sensitive skin.

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Friday's maybe could be a cooking activity day for you and your kids. Make something fun. Attached are some examples.

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Cooking can help young kids learn and practice some basic math concepts and build language skills. And reating meals with you can help build their self-confidence and lay the foundation for healthy eating habits.

It may take a little flexibility and some simple prep work. But with the right expectations, your time in the kitchen with your preschooler can be an adventure you'll both enjoy.

How Cooking Can Help Preschoolers

Bringing kids into the kitchen can be good for them in a number of ways. Cooking can help:

Build basic skills. Help build basic math skills by doing something as simple as counting eggs or pouring water into a measuring cup. You can ask what comes first, second, and third or count together as you spoon dough onto a cookie sheet. When you read a recipe together, you introduce new words to your child's vocabulary and promote literacy. Following steps in the recipe can work on listening skills.

Encourage an adventurous palate. Preschoolers are picky eaters, and bringing them into the kitchen to cook can help get them to open up to new tastes. When your 3-year-old plays chef, she might sample dishes she wouldn't try if you just served them to her. So encourage kids to taste new ingredients you're working with and talk about what they like and how healthy foods make a body grow.

Help young kids explore with their senses. Kids learn by exploring with their senses and the kitchen is an ideal place to do that. Invite them to listen to the whir of the mixer, pound dough and watch it rise, smell it baking in the oven, and finally taste the warm bread fresh from the oven. If it smells good, looks appealing, and is easy to eat they may just be willing to try it!

Boost confidence. Preschoolers love to show what they can do and working in the kitchen provides opportunities to gain a sense of accomplishment. If they helped assemble the pizza, let them know that their help was important. You could name the pizza or another dish after your child. Serve "Jalen's Pizza" or "Ella's Salad" for dinner tonight. Even if the results are not exactly what you expected, praise their efforts.

Ideal Jobs for Preschoolers in the Kitchen

A few tasks in the kitchen are particularly well-suited to kids ages 3 to 5. The key is to give them "jobs" that meet their skill level and are something they enjoy. So if your child loves to pound, bring out the bread dough and let your preschooler pound away.

Here are some other ways kids can help:

stirring pancake batter

tearing lettuce for salad

adding ingredients

assembling a pizza

helping you "read" a cookbook by turning the pages

Getting Started

From riding a tricycle to getting dressed, preschoolers are learning how much they can do all by themselves.

So look for a few cooking-related activities that your child can do independently or with just a little help from you. Simple tasks like pouring liquid into the bowl, sprinkling cheese on top of the casserole, or using cookie cutters are a good fit for most preschoolers.

Don't plan an elaborate project - 5 to 10 minutes might be all your child wants to spend on an activity. Start small and keep it fun.

As kids grow, they will develop the skills, attention span, and interest to do bigger cooking jobs, like squeezing the juice out of a lemon, measuring ingredients into cups and spoons, and beating eggs or mashing potatoes.

Preschoolers will also enjoy learning with you. For safety reasons, you should be in the kitchen with them at all times, supervising and monitoring progress.

Spending time in the kitchen with your kids can foster an interest in food and cooking that will last for life!

Date reviewed: November 2021

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It may take a little flexibility and prep work, but time in the kitchen with your preschooler can be a culinary adventure you'll both enjoy.

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Enjoy making some pancakes with your kids and let them help stir and even help crack and egg. Maybe add some bananas or whatever hey like to eat.

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We love to make pancakes. My big sister, Snowy, like simple lemon and sugar, while I like juicy summer berries. Tulip, our buffalo friend, likes maple syrup and cinnamon. How about you?

(This recipe was originally printed on the inside dust jacket of our third book, Snowy & Chinook. Children can help measure, sift and stir. While the grown-ups are cooking the pancakes, children might want to set and decorate the table and plan their toppings. - Robin & Judith)

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We love to make pancakes. My big sister, Snowy, like simple lemon and sugar, while I like juicy summer berries. Tulip, our buffalo friend, likes maple syrup and cinnamon. How about you? (This recipe was originally printed on the inside dust jacket of our third book, Snowy & Chinoo

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My daughter is terrified of spiders! My husband has taught her to be afraid of spiders from his upbringing in Australia. With all the poisonous spiders in his homeland, the children are taught to stay away from spiders and to always check dark places before putting their hands inside.

In contrast, growing up in Canada, I was taught to pick up spiders gently and take them outside. So I'm particularly taken aback by my child who freaks out about spiders! I see spiders as part of our ecosystem that need to be taken care of.

So when we moved to New England, where our back yard is full of bugs and insects, my daughter had to get used to the little critters. Our garden is full of dragonflies, ladybugs, snails, bees, butterflies, ants, caterpillars, mosquitos, beetles, and even our resident snakes.

Learning about bugs and insects is such a fun way for children to learn about nature, as well as how to respect other living creatures. My daughter likes to create mini-homes for insects with her neighborhood friends. It's a good time to talk about what insects need and how to be gentle with them.

5 Insect and Bug Yoga Poses for Kids

Besides exploring the garden, having interesting discussions, and reading books about insects, you could also add movement to your learning. Try these five yoga poses below inspired by bugs and insects that live in our garden. They are listed in a logical sequence to invite flow from one pose to the next. Feel free to use your creativity and add your own insect and bug yoga poses, as well.

1. Pretend to be a dragonfly.

How to practice Warrior 3 Pose: Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot. Bend your torso forward and take your arms back alongside your body. Pretend to be a dragonfly flying around the garden. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

2. Pretend to be a ladybug.

How to practice Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest on the floor in front of your knees, rest your arms down alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths. Pretend to be a ladybug resting on a leaf.

3. Pretend to be a snail.

How to practice Hare Pose: Come to sitting on your heels in a Hero Pose. Slowly place your head out in front of you on the ground. Take your hands back alongside your body. Then lift your buttocks, being careful to not put too much pressure on your head. Pretend to be a snail making its home in the dirt.

4. Pretend to be a bee.

How to practice Hero Pose: Come to rest upright on your heels with your palms resting on your knees. Pretend to be a bee collecting pollen from a flower.

5. Pretend to be a butterfly.

How to practice Cobbler's Pose: Sit on your buttocks with a tall spine, bend your legs, place the soles of your feet together, and gently flap your legs like a butterfly fluttering around the vegetable garden.

PIN IT FOR LATER

Bugs and crawly creatures fascinate children. Perhaps it's their size, their shape, or their movement that draws kids to them.

Invite kids to move and stretch while they pretend to be an earthworm, a mantis, and a dragonfly.

The deck of 53 colorful cards includes:

an index card listing the bugs keywords in a sequence

instructions for 20 bug-themed yoga poses

20 illustrated cards showing the postures

20 matching bug and crawly creatures cards

yoga teaching tips

Purchase your Bugs & Crawly Creatures Yoga Cards for Kids here.

Bug & Crawly Creatures Yoga Poses

Learn about the garden through simple yoga poses!
Pretend to be a bird, bunny, and butterfly! Download these 52 garden yoga cards to learn through movement in your home, classroom, or studio. The set includes an Index Card, Yoga Tips, Pose Instructions, 20 Yoga Pose Cards, and 20 matching Garden Cards. The multicultural yoga kids are from seven countries. Ages 3+.

"These cards are such a fun way to have kids practice yoga and relate it to the garden. They are perfect for doing in the garden or inside when a child needs a little relaxation. There are so many possibilities on how to use them, and the pictures are beautiful." - Carrie, Crafty Moms Share

"These are gorgeous! My kids are really finding the 'characters' of the cards to be really relatable, which makes it extra fun for them. I chose to print them four to a page and made them into little cards, perfect for our calm-down corner!" - Katie

Purchase the GARDEN YOGA CARDS FOR KIDS here.

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Act out a day in the garden with Rachel!

Join Rachel as she and her adorable puppy look for signs of spring in the garden. Crawl like a caterpillar, buzz like a bee, and flutter like a butterfly. Discover spring, explore movement, and learn the colors of the rainbow! Ages 3+.

"Shardlow has mastered the art of integrating yoga, art, education, and story into engaging books that promote movement, relaxation, literacy and connection. Rachel's Day in the Garden is no exception and, in fact, might be the best one yet! The Kids Yoga Stories series belongs in the hands of every child, parent, and educator!" - Lisa Flynn, Founder of ChildLight Yoga and Yoga 4 Classrooms, Author of Yoga for Children and Yoga 4 Classrooms Activity Card Deck

"Giselle Shardlow has done it again! Rachel's Day in the Garden, with its sweet story line and beautiful illustrations, makes it so easy for parents and teachers to bring simple, fun yoga poses into their homes and classrooms. The lovely depictions of the garden and natural world lend themselves to singing lots of traditional songs along with the book, too: 'You Are My Sunshine' and 'Rain, Rain, Go Away!'" - Kira Willey, Musical Yogini, Creator of Dance for the Sun CD and Mindful Moments for Kids CD

Purchase RACHEL'S DAY IN THE GARDEN here.

Rachel's Day in the Garden
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Color activities: Pick one that works with items in your home

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Use tape on a table  to make some shapes and have the kids put buttons, pasta, beans or whatever is available on the tape to identify the shape. Note: the shapes don't need to be too big otherwise they may loose interest.

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Place some paper or household objects that you don't worry about on a carpet. If using a hardwood floor you can use tape but make sure it is painters tape so it doesn't ruin the floor with tape residue ( I have done that 😒. Have the kids jump or step from object to object. you can write letters on pieces of paper and use it as a letter learning activity as well.

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My daughter is terrified of spiders! My husband has taught her to be afraid of spiders from his upbringing in Australia. With all the poisonous spiders in his homeland, the children are taught to stay away from spiders and to always check dark places before putting their hands inside.

In contrast, growing up in Canada, I was taught to pick up spiders gently and take them outside. So I'm particularly taken aback by my child who freaks out about spiders! I see spiders as part of our ecosystem that need to be taken care of.

So when we moved to New England, where our back yard is full of bugs and insects, my daughter had to get used to the little critters. Our garden is full of dragonflies, ladybugs, snails, bees, butterflies, ants, caterpillars, mosquitos, beetles, and even our resident snakes.

Learning about bugs and insects is such a fun way for children to learn about nature, as well as how to respect other living creatures. My daughter likes to create mini-homes for insects with her neighborhood friends. It's a good time to talk about what insects need and how to be gentle with them.

5 Insect and Bug Yoga Poses for Kids

Besides exploring the garden, having interesting discussions, and reading books about insects, you could also add movement to your learning. Try these five yoga poses below inspired by bugs and insects that live in our garden. They are listed in a logical sequence to invite flow from one pose to the next. Feel free to use your creativity and add your own insect and bug yoga poses, as well.

1. Pretend to be a dragonfly.

How to practice Warrior 3 Pose: Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot. Bend your torso forward and take your arms back alongside your body. Pretend to be a dragonfly flying around the garden. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

2. Pretend to be a ladybug.

How to practice Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest on the floor in front of your knees, rest your arms down alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths. Pretend to be a ladybug resting on a leaf.

3. Pretend to be a snail.

How to practice Hare Pose: Come to sitting on your heels in a Hero Pose. Slowly place your head out in front of you on the ground. Take your hands back alongside your body. Then lift your buttocks, being careful to not put too much pressure on your head. Pretend to be a snail making its home in the dirt.

4. Pretend to be a bee.

How to practice Hero Pose: Come to rest upright on your heels with your palms resting on your knees. Pretend to be a bee collecting pollen from a flower.

5. Pretend to be a butterfly.

How to practice Cobbler's Pose: Sit on your buttocks with a tall spine, bend your legs, place the soles of your feet together, and gently flap your legs like a butterfly fluttering around the vegetable garden.

PIN IT FOR LATER

Bugs and crawly creatures fascinate children. Perhaps it's their size, their shape, or their movement that draws kids to them.

Invite kids to move and stretch while they pretend to be an earthworm, a mantis, and a dragonfly.

The deck of 53 colorful cards includes:

an index card listing the bugs keywords in a sequence

instructions for 20 bug-themed yoga poses

20 illustrated cards showing the postures

20 matching bug and crawly creatures cards

yoga teaching tips

Purchase your Bugs & Crawly Creatures Yoga Cards for Kids here.

Bug & Crawly Creatures Yoga Poses

Learn about the garden through simple yoga poses!
Pretend to be a bird, bunny, and butterfly! Download these 52 garden yoga cards to learn through movement in your home, classroom, or studio. The set includes an Index Card, Yoga Tips, Pose Instructions, 20 Yoga Pose Cards, and 20 matching Garden Cards. The multicultural yoga kids are from seven countries. Ages 3+.

"These cards are such a fun way to have kids practice yoga and relate it to the garden. They are perfect for doing in the garden or inside when a child needs a little relaxation. There are so many possibilities on how to use them, and the pictures are beautiful." - Carrie, Crafty Moms Share

"These are gorgeous! My kids are really finding the 'characters' of the cards to be really relatable, which makes it extra fun for them. I chose to print them four to a page and made them into little cards, perfect for our calm-down corner!" - Katie

Purchase the GARDEN YOGA CARDS FOR KIDS here.

Free Garden Yoga Poses for Kids Poster

Act out a day in the garden with Rachel!

Join Rachel as she and her adorable puppy look for signs of spring in the garden. Crawl like a caterpillar, buzz like a bee, and flutter like a butterfly. Discover spring, explore movement, and learn the colors of the rainbow! Ages 3+.

"Shardlow has mastered the art of integrating yoga, art, education, and story into engaging books that promote movement, relaxation, literacy and connection. Rachel's Day in the Garden is no exception and, in fact, might be the best one yet! The Kids Yoga Stories series belongs in the hands of every child, parent, and educator!" - Lisa Flynn, Founder of ChildLight Yoga and Yoga 4 Classrooms, Author of Yoga for Children and Yoga 4 Classrooms Activity Card Deck

"Giselle Shardlow has done it again! Rachel's Day in the Garden, with its sweet story line and beautiful illustrations, makes it so easy for parents and teachers to bring simple, fun yoga poses into their homes and classrooms. The lovely depictions of the garden and natural world lend themselves to singing lots of traditional songs along with the book, too: 'You Are My Sunshine' and 'Rain, Rain, Go Away!'" - Kira Willey, Musical Yogini, Creator of Dance for the Sun CD and Mindful Moments for Kids CD

Purchase RACHEL'S DAY IN THE GARDEN here.

Rachel's Day in the Garden
Other Garden and Spring Links You Might Like

Click on the images below to find more garden and spring ideas:

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Claude Monet is well known for his beautiful water scenes! This Monet Art Project for Kids is a fun (and messy) finger painting craft that will leave children with beautiful results. The materials used are simple and you're sure to have them on hand in your art supply closet. I suggest you try this craft beforehand to get a feel for removing the tape.

Monet Art Project Materials:

Cardstock Paper

Fingerpaint

Painters Tape or Masking Tape

Monet Art Project for Kids:

Step 1: Build Your Bridge

For this craft, you'll need some masking tape to make your bridge shape. I cut our tape in half to get thinner strips. You want to form the shape of the bridge using your masking tape. You can do this ahead of time for younger children if needed.

Continue building your bridge using small sections of tape for the slats. Try to add five or six of them across the bridge at equal intervals.

Step 2: Monet Finger Paint Art

Time to fingerpaint! Provide students with a rainbow of colors for them to dip their fingers in, then show them how to dab their finger multiple times to start filling in the canvas.

This is a great time to teach children about color blending and using similar colors (hues) together to create depth. Show children how to overlap their fingerprints to blend the different colors together.

Continue to fill in your canvas with a multitude of colors and blends. Don't worry about painting over the tape. As long as it's securly fixed to your paper the paint will not seep through.

Add more fingerprints over the bridge and below until your entire canvas is filled up.

Step 3: Allow to Dry

As tempting as it is to peel off the tape, set your art asside and allow your art to dry. Keep the little ones busy by reading one of the many beautiful children's stories of Monet.

Step 4: Peel to Reveal Your Masterpiece!

Once your art project has dried, carefully peel back the sections of tape to reveal Monet's bridge! Mount these masterpieces to colored construction paper and hang up in your homeschool classroom or in your classroom bulletin board.

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This Claude Monet craft for kids is a fun way to make art in your homeschool or classroom! Children will enjoy creating a fingerpainting that mimics his style.

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Fun Play-dough mats to use at home! You can practice the words on the worksheet if appropriate for your child.

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Fun Play-dough mats to use at home! You can practice the words on the worksheet if appropriate for your child.