Preschooler Busy Bag Ideas ~ Animal Match

Animal Match. Here is a copy of the Animal Match. Print 2 copies, cut one of them apart and your preschooler starts matching them.

Animal Shadow Match. You can use any themed foam stickers that you may already have. I purchased mine at a local craft store. They also have sea animals, zoo animals, dinosaurs, etc. Just trace around your stickers and color them in. Here is the pattern sheet for mine, if you happen to find the same cats and dogs.

Animal Match~
*You can have them match on their own
*You can call out a specific animal
*You can give a hint to an animal and have them guess the animal and then match

Animal Shadow Match~
*Match on their own
*Match the color
*Match all the dogs and then all the cats

Preschooler Busy Bag Ideas ~ Colors

A fun, Fishing way to learn your colors. Here is the pattern to cut out the felt fish  (you will need to cut out 2 of each color and glue together), 12" dowel rod, 4 washers to sew in mouth, eye hook for end of rod, small 8" rope tied in eye hook and a circle magnet hot glued to the end of rope.

Laundry anyone? Here is the pattern to cut out the felt clothes (adapted from MoneySavingMom) for the Clothesline Busy Bag. You need to cut out the clothes, a 3-5 foot string and clothespins

Summer is Coming. Popsicle Color Match anyone? Here is the pattern for the popsicles. (you will need to cut out 2 of each color and glue the outside edges together, leaving a space to insert the popsicle stick), and 6 popsicle sticks with the color names and colored ends to match with the felt pieces.

Here are some color matching Busy Bags Ideas to get you started.

Fishing Busy Bag~
*You say a color and your preschooler fishes for it.
*You can cut out more fish and have them create color patterns.

Clothesline Busy Bag~
*Tie the clothesline up outside or between two chairs and have your preschooler practice hanging up the clothes. 
*You say a color and have your preschooler hang up that color
*  Your preschooler can actually wash the clothes and hang them up to dry. Mine loves to play in soapy water. A water table would nice alternative

Popsicle Color Match~
*Call out the colors and have your preschooler pick up the popsicle
*Introduce the written color word and the colored end of the popsicle stick
*Match the stick to the popsicle felt piece by colored end then by color word

Happy Easter!

Preschool Easter Theme Review

We spent more time outside this week and I was able to get the older kids caught up on their school work. JJ read his first story this week, OK the whole story was only 3 words repeated over a few pages, but that's reading! Next week is Easter Break, so I will be posting "Busy Bag Ideas"

Have a Wonderful Easter! 

Preschool Easter Theme ~ Friday

Today was the big day to color Easter eggs.

Tips for coloring Easter eggs:
    Mix 3Tbl of vinegar with color tabs or food coloring for vibrant colors, mix and the add 1/2 cup water

We love to draw on them first with a wax crayon before coloring. The wax resists the color, leaving your picture or name behind.

Preschool Easter Theme ~ Thursday

Today, was Easter themed painting. You need Jellybeans, Peeps, Plastic Eggs and Paint

He dipped what he wanted in the paint and began painting. The eggs make nice circles, the Jellybeans make dots and the Peep made the ocean.

He glued some green rice to make grass and a Peep is riding a jetski in the ocean.

Now, it's raining Jellybeans.

Preschool Easter Theme ~ Wednesday

I went over the Resurrection Eggs Story with all of my children. I like my children to know the real reason we celebrate.

This is a a butterfly resurrection egg

It comes with a colorful butterfly and story

It turns out its like the wordless, salvation story. Each color represents what Jesus did for us.

We missed our neighborhood Easter party last Sun., so JJ wanted to have one of his own. He is stuffing the eggs with treats.

Now, he is trying to find the ones I hid.