Creativity at Work…
My Blue Pony
Watercolors
My Own Rendition
Pop Art
Looking for some winter day fun over the holiday vacation? Once the first snow hits, this will be a great snowy day activity.
What is it? An art project involving icicles and frozen blocks of colored ice
What will I need? Food coloring, water, ice trays, molds, muffin tins and other containers
You can’t have as much snow as we do and not have an abundance of icicles. We decided to incorporate some of ours into a sculpture, joining them to ice blocks made by freezing colored water in ice-cube trays, Jell-O molds and yogurt containers. We placed all the materials on an outdoor table, and everyone took turns building totem poles, monsters and free-form sculptures, gluing the blocks of ice with a little dribble of water (it quickly froze).
Helpful Hint: For consistency of hardness, consider making your colored blocks in the freezer rather than outdoors.
Connor loved sorting the buttons onto the different color jars. As he sorted the buttons, we talked about the different colors and shapes of each one. 
A scientist from “Mad Science” joined us today to introduce our preschoolers to the exciting world of color. The “Mad Scientist” walked us through some exciting demonstrations about primary colors and color mixing. Be sure to ask your little one what they learned today! The kids really seemed to enjoy everything she had to say and were intrigued at all of her experiments. They will visit again toward the end of the year to share a different program with about worms!
A turkey is a funny bird
The children have been using bright and beautiful water colors to create turkey feathers. This week we have been talking about the Thanksgiving holiday and they couldn’t wait to create their own turkeys! Here is a song we have been singing that you can try to sing at home!
(to the tune of “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
A Turkey is a funny bird
His head goes Wobble, Wobble
He only knows one word…
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!
sensory table colored pasta
This week our sensory table is full of colorful noodles! The kids have been digging their hands in this colorful pasta and scooping and dumping it! They have been using spoons to scoop the noodles into the bowls and pretend they are making soup! Since all of the noodles are different colors this has been a great way to practice our color recognition as well!
We encourage you to participate – Thank you for your comments. We love to hear from all of you!