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How to Create Snowman Crafts in Preschool

Snowman crafts in preschool are not only delightful but also provide a fantastic way for young children to explore their creativity while developing important fine motor skills. Snowmen, a beloved symbol of winter, offer an ideal theme for best preschools in India art projects. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into various snowman craft ideas suitable for preschoolers. You'll find detailed instructions and insights into the educational benefits of these creative activities.

The Significance of Art and Craft Activities in Preschool Education

Art and craft activities play a crucial role in preschool education, offering a host of benefits beyond mere creative expression:

Fine Motor Skills Development: Engaging in craft activities helps preschoolers refine their fine motor skills, which are essential for tasks like writing, buttoning, and more.

Encouraging Creativity and Imagination: Art projects encourage children to think creatively and use their imagination. They have the freedom to express themselves and make choices about colors, shapes, and designs.

Cognitive Skills Enhancement: Craft activities promote cognitive development by requiring children to follow instructions, solve problems, and make decisions. These activities enhance their critical thinking and decision-making abilities.

Language Development: Engaging in art and craft projects provides opportunities for conversation. Preschoolers can discuss their creations, describe what they are doing, and learn new vocabulary related to colors, shapes, and materials.

Emotional Expression: Art allows children to express their emotions in a non-verbal way. It can be therapeutic and help them process their feelings.

Social Interaction: Many art and craft activities are done in groups, fostering social interaction and cooperation. Children learn to share materials, collaborate, and appreciate each other's work.

Now, let's explore some engaging snowman craft ideas that incorporate these educational benefits.

1. Cotton Ball Snowman

Materials Needed:

White cotton balls

Construction paper (various colors)

Glue

Child-safe scissors

Googly eyes

Buttons

Orange construction paper (for the carrot nose)

Craft sticks (optional)

Instructions:

Provide each child with a piece of blue construction paper as the background.

Let the preschoolers create their snowmen by gluing white cotton balls onto the paper in the shape of snowman bodies. The cotton balls represent the snow.

Encourage the children to cut out colorful construction paper hats, scarves, and mittens for their snowmen. These can be glued onto the cotton ball snowman to add personality.

Attach googly eyes, buttons for the snowman's "coal" buttons, and an orange construction paper carrot nose.

If desired, craft sticks can be glued to the bottom of the snowmen to make them look like they are standing on the ground.

Educational Benefits:

Fine Motor Skills: Cutting and gluing the paper accessories improve fine motor skills.

Creativity: Children can personalize their snowmen with unique accessories.

Color Recognition: Identifying and using different colors for hats, scarves, and mittens.

Social Interaction: Sharing materials and discussing their creations.

2. Paper Plate Snowman

Materials Needed:

White paper plates

Child-safe scissors

White and colored construction paper

Glue

Black markers

Googly eyes

Buttons

Instructions:

Give each child a white paper plate. This will be the snowman's head.

Preschoolers can cut out a top hat, scarf, and mittens from colored construction paper. These accessories add a festive touch to the snowman's appearance.

Glue the hat, scarf, and mittens onto the paper plate.

Attach googly eyes, a carrot-shaped nose cut from orange construction paper, and buttons down the front of the snowman.

Use a black marker to draw a smile and other facial features on the snowman's face.

Educational Benefits:

Cutting Skills: Cutting out shapes for the hat, scarf, and mittens enhances cutting skills.

Creative Expression: Decorating the snowman with different elements encourages creativity.

Shape Recognition: Identifying and using shapes for facial features.

3. Fingerpaint Snowmen

Materials Needed:

White fingerpaint

Construction paper (various colors)

Glue

Child-safe scissors

Googly eyes

Buttons

Instructions:

Provide each child with a piece of construction paper as a canvas.

Let the preschoolers create snowmen by using their fingers to paint white snowman shapes on the paper. Finger Painting is a fun and sensory activity.

Allow the fingerpaint to dry.

Once the paint is dry, children can glue on googly eyes, buttons, and construction paper accessories like hats and scarves.

Use markers or crayons to add details like the snowman's mouth and arms.

Educational Benefits:

Sensory Experience: Finger Painting offers a tactile and sensory experience.

Creativity: Children can freely paint and decorate their snowmen.

Color Recognition: Identifying and using different colors for accessories.

4. Snowman Puzzle Craft

Materials Needed:

White paper

Markers or crayons

Child-safe scissors

Ziplock bags

Instructions:

Give each child a piece of white paper and encourage them to draw a snowman on it. This will serve as their snowman template.

Help the children cut out their snowman templates and divide them into three pieces: the head, middle section, and bottom section.

Place the pieces in individual Ziplock bags.

Challenge the preschoolers to put their snowmen back together, just like a puzzle.

Educational Benefits:

Drawing Skills: Drawing a snowman template improves drawing skills.

Problem-Solving: Assembling the puzzle pieces enhances problem-solving abilities.

Coordination: Manipulating the pieces develops hand-eye coordination.

Incorporating Educational Goals

While these snowman craft activities are undoubtedly enjoyable for preschoolers, they can also be adapted to meet specific educational goals:

Math: Counting the number of buttons or snowballs on the snowmen.

Science: Discussing the concept of melting snow and why snowmen are associated with winter.

Language: Encouraging children to describe their snowmen or narrate a snowman-themed story.

In conclusion, snowman crafts in preschool are a fantastic way to engage young learners in creative, educational, and fun activities. These crafts promote fine motor skills, creativity, and cognitive development, all while allowing children to embrace their imagination. Whether it's cotton ball snowmen, paper plate snowmen, fingerpaint snowmen, or snowman puzzles, these activities offer a well-rounded learning experience for preschoolers during the winter season.

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10 Delightful Christmas Craft Ideas for Preschoolers and Kids

Certainly! Crafting during the holiday season is a wonderful way to engage children in creative activities and spread festive cheer. Here are 10 delightful Christmas craft ideas suitable for preschoolers and kids:

1. Paper Plate Santa Claus:

a. Materials: Paper plates, cotton balls, red and white construction paper, googly eyes, glue, and markers.

b. Instructions: Have kids transform a paper plate into Santa's face by using construction paper for his hat, cotton balls for his beard, and googly eyes.

2. Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments:

a. Materials: Popsicle sticks, paint, glue, and decorative embellishments.

b. Instructions: Paint popsicle sticks green, let them dry, then arrange and glue them into a triangle shape. Add ornaments with paint or small decorations.

3. Handprint Reindeer:

a. Materials: Brown construction paper, googly eyes, red pom-pom, glue, and markers.

b. Instructions: Trace and cut out handprints from brown construction paper, then assemble them to create a reindeer. Add googly eyes, a red pom-pom for the nose, and antlers.

4. Cotton Ball Snowman:

a. Materials: Cotton balls, construction paper, glue, and markers.

b. Instructions: Kids can glue cotton balls onto paper to create a snowman, and then use construction paper for the hat, scarf, and other features.

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Holiday WIP

Late for Christmas but still think it will be entirely done in time for the winter holiday theme. Fairytale type AU loosely in the Fate universe with Rei telling the story of a cranky dragon queen and her attempt to steal the winter festival.

The Setup: When You Give a Martian an Opening 

The scent of freshly baked cookies drifted through the house, mingling with the conversations breezing randomly about between the kitchen, living room, and hallway.  Makoto finished dusting a cooled batch with powdered sugar, then brushed her hands on the Mrs. Claus apron Michiru had gifted her upon her arrival.  She grinned to herself.  She would have been glad to bake cookies for them just because her friends’ kitchen was a dream.  Though she did find this thinly veiled plot to keep her in the kitchen and away from the temptation to lift so much as a tinsel box highly entertaining.

She glanced across the kitchen to see that Michiru and Usagi were almost done crafting the marshmallow snowmen for the coco.  Wanting to find out where everyone was in the decoration sorting and needing to get the kids’ cups, because there was no way she was sending chocolate milk anywhere near Michiru’s pristine rug without tightly sealed sippy tops, Makoto wandered over to the doorway.  Leaning against the frame with an amused smirk on her face, she watched a box with gold garland spilling over the top pass down from Haruka to Mamoru to Rei.  She crossed her arms and let them rest on the swell of her belly.  “I really can help, you know.  If I can lift a preschooler, I can lift a box of ornaments.”

Rei snorted as she walked by.

“Sorry, Mako-chan,” called down Haruka as she stuck her head out of the attic.  “Ami says otherwise, and she scares me more than you do, so…”

Directing her comment into the living room, Makoto waved a hand in feigned annoyance.  “Fine, fine.  Let me just take my barefoot and pregnant self back into the kitchen.  Since apparently that’s where my wife thinks I belong.”

Showing no remorse whatsoever and not even looking up from the box of kid-friendly ornaments she was going through with Miki, Ami returned, “You really do make the best cookies and coco, Mako-chan.”

Hearing the barefoot part, and worried about his mama’s toes getting cold, Miki held up his socked foot.  “You want my socks, mama?”

“No, sweetie, but thank you,” she answered, her toes unconsciously wiggling in the thick Rudolph socks that matched Miki’s and Ami’s.  “But you can bring me your snowman cup.  And see if Aunt Minako will get you Hitomi’s, too.”

“I got it,” said Rei as she sat on the floor between Minako and Ami.  She leaned back and snagged Hitomi’s diaper bag from under the coffee table.

Standing in Minako’s lap and transfixed by the musical snowglobe the blonde was holding in front of her, Hitomi almost missed her mama pulling her cup out.  Then her mama handed it to Miki, and this was definitely wrong because that was her cup.  The toddler reached towards Rei as Miki ran off, her dark spiky pigtails bouncing with her movements as both hands made grabby gestures.  “I drink!”

“Not yet,” answered Rei as she pulled the little girl into her lap.  She picked up one of the ornaments and held it up for her daughter.  “This first.”

Hitomi gave her a toothy grin and grabbed the chunky snowflake.  “Snow!”  She waved it so Minako could see, too.  “Snow, mama!”

Back in the hallway, a green plastic box of tree lights was handed down to Setsuna.  “I think that’s the last one,” said Haruka.  She scanned the attic for Hotaru’s lanky frame.  “Unless you’re having any luck?”

Without standing upright from the row of boxes she was searching around, Hotaru waved a hand in the negative.  “Nothing.  I don’t think they’re up here.  Chibi-usa?”

A pink head popped up from a cramped spot only she could fit into.  “Nothing over here, either.”

“Damn,” muttered Haruka through a frown.  “Michiru really hid them good this year.”  She tapped a finger to her lips.  “Okay, girls, come on.  We need to regroup and come up with a plan.  We are going to find my elves.”

Walking into the living room, Setsuna chuckled and tossed a quick glance at Ami.  Their eyes held for just a second, and the tiniest satisfied grin formed on Ami’s lips.  Three Christmases in, and the young woman still disavowed any knowledge of either the ridiculously complex technical aspects of Haruka’s holiday display or the annual disappearance of the elves.  And Setsuna thought she was doing an admirable job of playing both sides of the fence.

Finding a chair close to the fireplace, Setsuna took care not to disturb Luna or Artemis - both of whom had found comfortable places near the hearth well away from feet, small children, and randomly dropped boxes.  Then she set about getting the lights ready to string on the tree.

As Setsuna was unwinding the first strand of lights, Hitomi moved to the open box of ornaments and began exploring like it was her toy chest.  Rei’s hand clutching her jumper was the only thing that kept her from going in head first.  A moment later, Miki came running back in with half a chocolate chip cookie in each hand.  With her attention divided between the light strands and the way Hitomi was moving her lips like a baby bird so her cousin would feed her a piece of cookie, Setsuna completely missed the glint in Rei’s eyes.  The others came back into the living room with cookies and coco just as she plugged in the first set of lights to test them.  A triumphant smile formed on her lips as each bulb lit up, and that was all the opening Rei needed.

“You know,” the miko intoned, a shiny green bauble hanging from her finger, “dragons have always liked shiny things.”

Miki went wide-eyed and Minako grinned impishly.  “Is that so?” she asked, a hint of conspiracy in her tone as she ignored the small sigh that escaped from Setsuna.

“It is,” went on Rei as coco was passed around and everyone settled into their seats.  “That’s why villages have to be careful when they have their winter festivals.  All the shiny surfaces reflecting different colors into the mountains during the day, then all the candle light at night.  It tends to catch the dragons’ attention.”

Minako pulled Hitomi back into her lap and traded ornaments for her sippy cup.  “Surely the dragon queen must have been vexed by that.”

Now perched in Hotaru’s lap with his cookies and milk, Miki tilted his head back to look up at her.  “What does vexed mean?”

“It means she has a bad attitude and gets easily upset with people,” the girl answered, giggling at Setsuna’s wounded expression.

“I’m sure, though,” interjected Setsuna, “that even with her bad attitude she wasn’t inclined to ruin the winter festival every year.”

Rei nodded.  “She usually left the village alone to celebrate, no matter how cross they might all make her.  But there was that one year she was just in a particularly bad mood.”  She glanced around, her gaze finally landing on Ami.  “And it all started with an idea from the alchemist…”

The Tale: When a Dragon Queen Gets Cranky

“Ami… love… you know I trust you and all, but,” the hunter glanced nervously around the open rocky expanse that separated their village from the Shadow Mountains.  The full moon had crept across the sky as they worked, though it hadn’t provided nearly enough light to make this ugly, craggy space any more inviting.  No one with any sense lingered here, the area keeping a tenuous peace between the Dragon Queen and them as long as it wasn’t overly violated.  “Are you really sure this is a good idea?”

“Oh, definitely,” returned the alchemist.  She held a small lantern closer to the object she was calibrating.  Faint light was just beginning to break over the mountains, and she wanted to be done before the dawn fully arrived.  She adjusted her heavy wool cloak, annoyed by how it kept falling in her way, and dropped one more magnifier over her spectacles.  “I’ve got the mixture on the detonation compound up to 92% and the flare powder up to 86%.  We’re really only testing for timing and luminosity adjustment at this point.  We’ll be fine.”

Makoto thought both should be closer to 100% before ‘fine’ entered the conversation, but Ami was one of the best alchemists on the continent, so she wasn’t going to question it.  She laid down another flare in the long line she had set up, then rubbed her gloved hands together briskly.  She could feel her big toe poking through the hole in her thick socks each time she moved.  It rubbed against the inside of her boot uncomfortably, but this was her own fault for not taking the time to fix it before being dragged out here in the cold dark.

She glanced up at the sky before moving down the line to set the last flare.  There were two dragons circling in the predawn sky.  Scouts, spies, or just curious observers she couldn’t tell, and she really didn’t want to find out.  So she tried saying something to Ami one last time.

Ami let out a sigh and shifted her magnifiers to her head, readjusting her hood to protect her ears from the chill.  She stood and turned to Makoto, her long skirts swishing around her legs as she did.  She really was quite certain she wasn’t going to blow them up, and she began to explain in detail, once again, why.

Makoto stepped over to her, cutting her off mid explanation, and Ami’s head tilted in question at the smirk on the hunter’s face.  Makoto laid a hand gently against her cheek, then took her shoulders and turned her so she was staring towards the mountains.  “It’s not you blowing us up that I’m entirely worried about,” said Makoto, pointing to the dragons doing lazy figure eights above them.

“Oh,” returned Ami, her eyes widening in surprise.  She hadn’t noticed their company.  She thought for a moment, then turned back to Makoto.  “I don’t think it will be a problem.  We shouldn’t feel the detonation or hear it beyond a small pop.  The sparklers only produce a very low hiss and are only marginally brighter than a candle.  Even with their hearing, it shouldn’t be worth their attention.  And this really is the only place to test them safely.”

She took a step closer to Makoto, the open fingers of her working gloves coming up to run along the fur trim of Makoto’s green tunic.  “Please?  The festival begins in just a few days, and I really would like to have something special ready this year.”

Makoto smiled and brushed a hand along Ami’s bangs.  "You don't have to prove anything.”

Ami nodded a bit reluctantly.  "Still, I’d like something to show that my methods aren’t as outdated as some think.  Perhaps also show the village something they haven’t seen before and that’s a bit more impressive than my usual wares.”  Then she shook her head and let out a rueful chuckle.  “And in my singular focus on preparing this experiment, I forgot to mention that I received word from Princess Minako that she and her little sister will be joining us this year.  She would like to experience something quainter - her word - than the Kingdom’s elaborate festival.  And the sparkles will amuse Usagi.”

An amused huff escaped Makoto.  “Well, that explains Rei.  She came into town all in a tizzy the other day.  Picked up a couple packages from the tailor, then tracked me down at the Firefly to see if I could hunt her up something nicer than her usual.  You know she can’t trap anything worth a damn, and that dragon of hers is going to eat her out of hearth and castle if she doesn’t make him start hunting more on his own.”

“She’s too soft a heart to deny her pet anything,” grinned Ami.

Makoto laughed.  “Don’t let her hear you say that.  She’ll turn you into a turtle or something.”  She took a step back and clapped her hands together.  “Alright, let’s do this.  I promised Hotaru I’d be at the tavern in time to cook for the lunch crowd.  If I’m late, Chibiusa is the only backup.”

Ami nodded and moved them both to the detonator box she’d been toying with earlier.  She pulled a small bottle of cloudy silver liquid from her bag, then carefully loosed three drops into the small funnel built into the top.  After six seconds - the exact amount of time she’d calculated - a small pop made the box jump.  This was also just as she’d calculated, the igniter liquid sparking the specially coated twine that ran the length of her experiment.

What she had not calculated, however, was the residual gurgle, like an upset stomach, that continued to rattle the box.  Her eyes narrowed.  The twine burned green as the tiny flame exited the box with more speed than it should and more noticeable colored flame than her calculations predicted.  Ami held out an arm, her hand resting on Makoto’s chest and pushing lightly as she began to step them both backward.

“I believe we may want to put a bit more distance between…”

The first sparkler ignited before the alchemist could finish her sentence.  A spray of white, green, and red sparks poured out from an explosion several times what they’d been expecting, obliterating the powder cylinder.  The green flame moved faster and grew larger with each cylinder it consumed, each resulting explosion a grander display of sparks and colors.

Makoto had grabbed Ami and was trying to turn and run when the blast from the second sparkler knocked them off their feet.  She covered Ami instinctively, hearing the unhappy howl of the dragons mix with the whine and whistle of the fireworks.

After the sixth and final blast, she chanced peeking out from where they were huddled on the ground.  She could feel Ami doing the same, the alchemist’s forehead pressing against her arm as she held tightly to her.  The colors of the Winter Festival fell all around them like little stars, the fiery sparks landing with a fizzle on the now scorched earth.

“Hmmm,” murmured Ami, a contemplative look replacing the shock on her face.  She sat up and tapped a finger to her lips.  “Perhaps the ball of twine in the detonator was oversaturated?  Or it could be the mixture I used for the color.  Yes, I could see how the Wolf Thistle might throw off the balance with the igniter fluid in this quantity.  Perhaps if I weaken…”

Makoto cut her off by hauling her to her feet.  “How about we contemplate all that back at the shop?” she said hurriedly.  She began collecting what remained of their experiment.  Looking up, she saw the dragons were no longer there.  “Because right now we really need to go.” 

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The Dragon Queen did not pretend to be a patient or caring or particularly understanding person.  She was not any of these things, and that was just the simple truth of the matter.  The young wizard, for example, had learned that first hand when she’d asked for tutelage.  The hatred in those violet eyes hadn’t been at all unexpected when she’d placed the Eternal Chain around Rei’s neck, the price for her services.  Even her own daughter, who was one of the rare individuals Setsuna showed any sort of affection, was well acquainted with her often cold and disagreeable manner.

Her nature had kept the villagers quite far away from her.  This generally did not bother her.  On the occasions in centuries past when she had tried to live among them, the people annoyed her.  The darkness of her countenance - forest green hair that flowed like a river, deep red eyes that bore into the soul, obsidian nails tipped in gold that matched the paint on her lips and eyes - unnerved people.  She towered over all of them, intimidating when she wasn’t trying and terrifying when she was.  That she possessed and so easily manipulated the old magic, as well as her easy affinity with the dragons, had been the nail in her socially unacceptable coffin.

No matter.  She was glad to be rid of them.

Then they had arrived in her valley.  She had made the mountains entirely inhospitable, and the pass through them was nearly impossible to cross.  And yet they had come, bringing their noisy, messy lives with them.

A bit of draft drifted into her quarters, her children bringing the cold in with them as they began to settle after a night of play.  She waved a hand in the direction of her fireplace and the flames lept, filling the large hearth carved into the cavern wall.

Winter.  While she enjoyed the longer nights, she did not like the cold.  She pulled the plush sides of her deep purple dressing coat tighter around her as she sat before her large mirrored vanity.  She lifted her silver brush and began running it through her hair.

Winter also brought with it an extra flurry of activity in the village.  Not only were these people preoccupied with chores for their continued cold weather survival, they had become enamored of a celebration centered around the growing dark and the lessening odds that they would survive to see another spring.  The entire idea would have been amusing if it hadn’t made so little sense.  That her daughter so enjoyed it made even less sense.  And as there had been no occasion on which she had been invited to observe it up close for herself, the entire thing remained an annoying mystery.

Her mind wandered briefly to Hotaru and the other two.  It had been awhile since she’d seen them.  Perhaps she’d send one of her children to…

The bang and whine of a distant chain explosion interrupted her thoughts.  On the heels of it, her children began to whine and bellow.  Her brush slammed to the vanity’s surface, and she stood, knocking the bench over as she did.  A cloud of purple swirled around her, replacing her sleep clothes with the deep maroon scales of her gown.  As she charged down the torch-lit corridors, the firelight reflected off the gold and amethyst of her jewelry, little pinpoints of light bouncing with each sharp click of an obsidian heel.

“What’s going on!” she demanded of the first scout she saw.

The red dragon immediately bowed before her, its voice a soft, distressed coo as it explained what it had seen.

A fire flashed in the Dragon Queen’s eyes.  “Really?” she intoned, a hard set in her jaw.  “Well.  It seems they’re forgetting their place.  Perhaps it’s time for a reminder.”

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Winter Course B: Holidays around the world

Class: Preschool

Holiday: Christmas

Activity: Ornament and Snowman craft

Today is the last day of course B in particular and the winter school in general. On today’s lesson, we saw some fun fact about Christmas like eating Christmas pudding and mince pie during Christmas, exchanging Christmas cards and presents on Christmas Day as well as putting up decorations like wreaths, stockings and Christmas trees.

For our activities, we made a marshmallow snowman and a Christmas ornament. It was a fun day learning and having fun. We hope they can share what they’ve learned and experience together at home too. See you next time!Happy holidays!

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Top 6 STEAM Activities for Preschoolers

Incorporating STEAM and STEM activities for kids into your preschool curriculum is a great way to encourage young students to think independently with more creativity.

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math. And STEAM has an A that stands for Art. Both are an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to teaching that sparks creativity and advanced thinking in pre-school age students at Nursery Schools in Wimbledon. STEAM helps students at playschools in Wimbledon to be innovative, think creatively, problem-solve, connect the dots, and ask questions.

Many preschools in Wimbledon, including Wimbledon Day Nursery, have caught on to the many benefits of doing STEAM activities with pre-school students such as sparking creativity and imagination.

Top 6 STEAM Activities for Preschooler

1. I Like Myself Collage

Use craft stick shape mats as a base so the students can construct their own self-portraits on top. This fun activity is perfect for your next kindness lesson or growth mindset lesson. It’s one of those awesome STEAM projects that pre-schoolers will really enjoy.

2. Moon Phases

Learning about the different cycles of the moon can be very interesting and also a treat for kids! When learning about new and abstract concepts, younger students can benefit from visual aids. Using apples or oranges (that they can eat later) can help to illustrate the different phases of the moon. When they craft their own moon mobile, it promotes independent learning.

3. LEGO Marble Run

There is no limit to the different types of creations that pre-school kids can create as they design and build their very own marble run course.

4. Candy Rainbow

It’s great fun for kids to mix science with art. Making a rainbow out of candy with coloured wrappers is a great way to grab their attention and keep them focused on the project.

5. Straw Bridges

This fun STEAM experiment is an excellent way to introduce students to engineering. as they work on building a bridge out of straws.

6. Melting Snowman Science Activities

Most children have had fun building a snowman, but they often overlook how or why a snowman melts. This activity will teach them all about it. At Wimbledon Day Nursery, we are dedicated to being the best Day Care in Wimbledon.

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Preschool Crafts - Winter Snowman and More

Soapy Snowman - Easy t to create using easily found household objects.

Snowman Paper Plate Windsock - Celebrate winter with this cheery snowman windsock.

Snowman Puppet - perfect for child creative play

Snowman Garland - Decorate your preschool classroom with this snowman garland

Cottonball Snowman - simple craft for preschoolers

Winter Songs - sing along to familiar tunes

Winter Wonderland - Create a winter wonderland scene

Snow Storm Art. - Fun preschool art project

Snow Gauge. - teach math by measuring snow

Penguin Maze. - fine motor skills for students

Snowball Cookies - a fun winter treat for kids

Snowflakes Everlasting - snow required

Let it Snow - the science of snow

Homemade Snow. -

Birdfeeder - preschool bird craft

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Holidailies 2022, Day 12: A Box of Dim Memories

I let my mind wander about today's entry and what I might like to talk about, and I thought about the garbage bag of Christmas tree decorations my mom sent me, the very last box she would ever send, as she no longer has my mailing address. Inside the package where a bunch of ornaments she'd accumulated over the years, and for some reason had decided that this was the time to, uh, pass down the junk. I mean, it's very nice junk and I'm sure it has sentimental value, but for one, I don't celebrate, and for two, she could have saved herself the postage and thrown all of this away herself, or flung it at sibling to dispose of or utilize for her own family.

Included in the bag was a clothespin reindeer, a paper plate with a Santa face childishly doodled on it, a slightly warped Shrinky Dink square with a snowman on it, and some other crafted stuff from my days in preschool, church Sunday school, and kindergarten. There's a tacky metal ornament shaped like an angel with my birth year on it. There's some macrame stuff my mom made, back in the days when she made such things. There's some other homemade baubles and plush things from her in there as well. And finally, the well-worn, falling-apart plastic tree topper.

I dimly remember making my crafted items that contributed to the annual tree detritus, I already know my birth year, and I have no emotional ties to the rest of it. Apparently it didn't mean much to her either.  I don't do holidays, for the most part. I can't tell if I'm just getting old, or just getting comfy and enjoying the season for what it is.

This isn't meant to be a downer entry, it just is what it is, you know?

#holidailies #daily writing challenge

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kid-friendly recipes! By VORPHY

Admit it - this is the part of the year you've been waiting for all year. You're not alone. We are a group of holiday enthusiasts who share the same accusations and we understand you! The cold winter breezes, the kaleidoscope of Christmas lights, the sound of Christmas carols ringing from open doors and windows, and the food! Christmas has the gift of making us kids again, like clockwork every year. And its effect on toddlers! Whether it's building a snowman in the yard, opening presents under the tree, or munching on Christmas treats, being a kid at Christmas is a joy. What if your child could help you hit said foods rather than just chewing them? Sound can't? Luckily, we've scoured the Internet for preschool-friendly cake recipes that are perfect for the holiday season. And yes, we have tricks to make meals sweeter. Let's cook!

 

Christmas tree made of cookies!

 

Ah, the Christmas tree! Ah, the Christmas tree! Who doesn't love you? Kids love their beloved Christmas tree and they love cookies! This innovative recipe from Taste of Home creates the perfect match between the two. The great thing is that it allows you to get rid of the pre-made cookie dough. Another benefit is decorating these cookie trees. Your little one will have fun!

 

Kidd Pirates:

Don't worry if you don't have round cookie cutters of various sizes. You can use the items in your kitchen! Wine glasses, bottle caps, small bowls, jar lids, etc. will do well. Turn it into a game! Ask the children to look for them as if they were participating in a mini treasure hunt. Cute and edible gingerbread people

 

 

Ah, the aroma of grilled gingerbread! Gingerbread cookies are a must if you have toddlers at home. Why? Well, those are tiny human-shaped cookies! And there are plenty of ways to experiment when decorating. M&M's, ice, sprinkles and assorted candied sugar will find their place on your delicious gingerbread rolls. Helen from Cooking with My Kids has a toddler-friendly recipe that proves this dish is so much loved by toddlers. Check it out!

 

Kidd Pirates:

There are so many opportunities to cook and learn with this one. Your child can improve their color and shape recognition skills, fine motor skills (all those crafting and decorating with ice cream!) and even enhance their understanding of emotions with expressions lovely for gingerbread people.

Christmas tree brownies on pretzel sticks!

 

Can you say that we are obsessed with Christmas trees? Here is another interesting fact:

We also love the chocolate macaroons! And something tells us that your little elf shares these obsessions with us. If so, they'll have the time of their lives to bake Christmas tree Brownies from The Spruce Eats with you. Honestly, it's hard to think of a more eye-catching and delicious Christmas twist to a classic roast. And look at those pretzel bars!

 

Kidd Pirates:

The dark green Christmas tree is the original Christmas decoration, but we know that many children adore white Christmas trees. If yours is one of them, skip the green food coloring. Interesting! Delicious red nose reindeer face

 

It's true what they say:

First, we eat with our eyes. And these red-nosed reindeer face cookies are a treat for the eyes as well as a treat for the palate. A sweet and creative poem for everyone's favourite reindeer, this cookie recipe has it all:

oranges, almonds, dark chocolate and M&Ms. Again, you can play around with sizes using kitchen accessories and kids can do a lot:

Knead, cut cookies and decorate!

 

Kidd Pirates:

If you're like us and want your edible Rudolph to look more realistic in color, you can replace the almonds with a bit of cocoa! Remember to balance these flavors.

Star and Star Cranberry Shortbread

You can't go through Christmas without sprinkling a lot of pentagrams, can you? And if there are stars, why not make them edible? Another super easy recipe from Taste of Home, these Cranberry Shortcake Stars are quick and fun to snack on. And while the deep red color of cranberries makes them a real Christmas treat, you and your little elf can get creative with blueberries, nuts, and chocolate chips, too!

 

Kidd Pirates:

The dried cranberries in this recipe can make it difficult to cut out the perfect stars, especially for kids. A quick way to reduce stickiness is to toss your cranberries in the flour before mixing them into the dough. Your junior chef might enjoy making this. Snowman melting on cookies

 

Helen from Cooking with My Kids took the art of cookie making snow to the next level with this one, and she did it with her kids! All it takes to turn a basic cookie recipe into a convenient Christmas treat is… marshmallows and icing sugar! An absolute joy to create, these melted snowman cookies can be made even more Christmas with red and green M&Ms for the buttons and snake lollipops for the waistbands!

 

Kidd Pirates:

Remember how things got so creative with chocolate when creating those reindeer faces? Apply the same sweet magic to your snowmen and give them twig-like arms!

Twisted Cookies

Twisted treats aren't just goodies to be enjoyed at Halloween. They can be a Christmas delight too, especially when they're in the shape and colors of candy cane! What makes this an absolute winner is the rolling and twisting involved. It will be just like playing with clay dough — only this time, the end result will be wonderfully edible! Kidd hack: We know this is a Candy Cane Cookie recipe, but if you curve the ends of each cane completely and join them, you get another holly, jolly Christmas motif: the wreath! Section off a portion of your dough, add a spot of green food coloring, and stick Christmassy sugar candy shapes on if you prefer your wreaths to look more authentic. Whatever you do, we promise it will be delicious.

Nutella-center Christmas trees

We start this list with plants, and we'll end with pretty things. This time there's a generous amount of Nutella in the mix! However, you serve it to a child, Nutella is a win. Place it between two mini Christmas tree cookies and you've got a baked Christmas dessert they'll want year after year. Sprinkle golden pearl dust on the plant and you'll take a humble cookie recipe to golden heights.

 

Kidd Pirates:

Taste of Home calls for a cookie press to make Touch-of-Gold Christmas trees, but the cookie cutters should do the trick, as long as you get delicious, sprinkled Nutella sandwiches golden chocolate and has the shape of a Christmas tree.

 

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17+ Really Fun Snowman Crafts For Kids

17+ Really Fun Snowman Crafts For Kids

These snowman crafts are so easy to do and so much fun! Kids of all ages including toddlers, preschoolers, and older kids will be able to enjoy everyone of these snowman crafts. From edible crafts, to messy crafts, and even mess-free crafts, we’ve got all of the fun snowman crafts! Looking for some fun winter crafts? Fun Snowmen Crafts For Kids Building a snowman is one of the best things about…

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Creating a Fun and Educational Birthday Chart for Kids

Preschool is a time of joy, exploration, and celebrating special moments, and what's more special to a child than their birthday? Creating a birthday chart for preschool is not only a delightful way to acknowledge each child's special day but also an educational tool that teaches them about dates, months, and the concept of time. In this article, we'll explore how to create a fun and informative birthday chart for preschoolers.

1. Gather Your Supplies:

Before you begin, gather all the necessary supplies. You'll need a large poster board, colorful markers, stickers, a ruler, and adhesive materials like glue or double-sided tape. Make sure the poster board is large enough to accommodate all the months of the year and some extra space for decoration.

2. Design the Chart:

Start by drawing a calendar-like grid on the poster board. Create a section for each month, with enough space to write the names of the children whose birthdays fall in that month. Be sure to leave extra space for decorating and adding visual elements.

3. Add the Months:

Write the names of the months at the top of each section. Use large, colorful letters to make it visually appealing for the preschoolers. Encourage the children to repeat the names of the months as you write them.

4. Create Birthday Cards:

Have each child create a small birthday card or drawing that represents their birthday month. For example, if a child's birthday is in December, they can draw a snowman or a holiday-themed picture. Attach these cards or drawings to the corresponding month section on the chart.

5. Write the Birthdays:

As each child's birthday approaches, write their name and birthdate on the chart under the appropriate month. You can use stickers, colorful markers, or cut-out letters to make it stand out. This serves as a visual reminder for the children and teachers.

6. Celebrate Birthdays:

When a child's birthday arrives, make it a special occasion in the classroom. Sing the birthday song, let the birthday child wear a birthday crown or hat, and celebrate with a small treat like cupcakes or cookies. Encourage the other children to participate in the celebration.

7. Learn About Dates:

Use the birthday chart as an educational tool. During circle time, discuss whose birthday is next and what date it will be. Teach the children about the concept of time, days of the week, and counting down to special events.

8. Decorate and Update:

Encourage the children to decorate the birthday chart with stickers, drawings, or other craft materials. Keep the chart updated throughout the year as new birthdays approach.

9. Foster a Sense of Belonging:

The birthday chart helps each child feel special and valued within the community's best preschools in India. It fosters a sense of belonging and teaches children to recognize and appreciate the uniqueness of their peers.

10. Document Memories:

Consider taking photos of each child on their birthday and attaching them to the chart. This creates a wonderful visual record of the children's growth and memorable moments throughout the year.

In conclusion, creating a birthday chart for preschool is a delightful and educational activity that adds joy to the classroom. It helps children learn about dates, months, and the passage of time while celebrating each child's special day. Additionally, it fosters a sense of togetherness and creates lasting memories for both the children and teachers.

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Jolly Christmas Craft Ideas for Preschoolers: Festive and Fun DIY Projects for Little Hands

Certainly! Here are some jolly Christmas craft ideas that are perfect for preschoolers. These festive and fun DIY projects are designed to be simple, safe, and enjoyable for little hands:

Here is some Easy Christmas Craft Ideas for Preschoolers

1. Paper Plate Santa Claus:

a. Materials: Paper plates, red and white construction paper, cotton balls, googly eyes, glue, and markers.

b. Instructions: Have the kids paint the paper plate red. Cut out a triangle hat from red construction paper and a fluffy beard from white construction paper. Glue the hat, googly eyes, and beard onto the paper plate. Add a cotton ball at the tip of the hat for extra flair.

2. Pom-Pom Christmas Tree:

a. Materials: Green construction paper, pom-poms, glue, and star stickers.

b. Instructions: Cut a Christmas tree shape out of green construction paper. Have the children glue colorful pom-poms onto the tree as ornaments. Finish by adding a star sticker to the top of the tree.

3. Handprint Reindeer:

a. Materials: Brown construction paper, googly eyes, red pom-pom, glue, and markers.

b. Instructions: Trace the child's hand on brown construction paper and cut it out. Glue googly eyes onto the thumb as the reindeer's eyes and a red pom-pom at the base of the handprint for the nose. Add antlers using brown paper or markers.

4. Candy Cane Ornaments:

a. Materials: Pipe cleaners and red and white beads.

b. Instructions: Have the kids thread alternating red and white beads onto a pipe cleaner, creating a candy cane pattern. Once done, bend the pipe cleaner into a candy cane shape and twist the ends together. Attach a small ribbon for hanging.

5. Sock Snowmen:

a. Materials: White socks, rice, rubber bands, buttons, fabric scraps, and markers.

b. Instructions: Fill a sock with rice, leaving enough room to tie a rubber band at the top to create the head. Decorate the snowman by adding buttons for eyes and a fabric scrap for a scarf. Use markers to draw a mouth and nose.

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Creating Kids Christmas Ornaments For Preschoolers and Toddlers

Christmas is a great time of year for families and friends to get together and have fun. Many people decorate their houses for Christmas, but it is really children who take center stage at Christmastime. Kids Christmas Ornaments adds a magical touch to your home when you let them come up with their own ornaments to adorn your tree. With so many beautiful shapes, colorful beads and multi-colored decorations, it can be difficult for kids to decide which ornaments they want to use for their Christmas tree. This year, you will be able to give your kids unique Christmas ornaments that no one else will have.

If you want to get your kids involved in decorating their Christmas tree this year, you should consider taking some time to make some ornaments together. All of the ornaments in this particular list are easy enough to create with items you probably already have on hand. From paper, CDs and old CDs, to Styrofoam and old newspaper, you will find plenty of ornaments to choose from for your kids to create for their Christmas tree this year.

Most of the Christmas ornaments that you will find are designed for smaller branches and twigs, but there are some that are made to fit any size branches or tree. If you are looking for something a little more elaborate, then you can buy some ornaments that are multi-colored. This will add a splash of color to your tree. These multi-colored Christmas ornaments are especially fun if you pair them off with snowflakes or ribbons.

If you are looking for a way to keep your kids occupied in the Christmas season, then one option is to purchase a few of their favorite toys and then make their own homemade Christmas ornaments. There are a number of easy crafts that toddlers and preschoolers love to do. You can make these crafts at home with materials found in most households. Some of these crafts include a tree made from paper and decorated with crayons. If you cannot find the supplies you need to make these crafts, many craft stores carry small kits that include all of the material needed to make the ornament.

Another option for making handmade Christmas ornaments is a salt dough Christmas ornament. This ornament would look great hanging from the mantel, on the railings of a windowsill, or as an outdoor ornament. There are a few things that you will need to get this project started.

First, you will need a child-size craft stick or wire cutter and an egg-shaped plastic mold that has a handle. Next, you will need a child-size piece of flannel fabric that you will use to hem the bottom of the plastic mold. You will also need some safety pins and Bobby pins. Kids’ Christmas tree usually consists of a couple of smaller ornaments, such as tinsel, ribbons, bows, or snowflakes, and a Christmas wreath or garland that hangs from the chimney or roof.

To make your own kids Christmas ornaments, you will need some glue, needle, wire, buttons, and a safety pin. Start by placing the wire or button collection into the mold. Then stick a child-size ornament onto the first wire. Make sure the wire touches the ornament without gaps between the two.

After the glue dries, you can start making your own preschoolers and toddlers Christmas ornaments. The ideas are limitless when it comes to making these little Christmas decorations. You can create a Santa hat for a boy or a little girl, make a snowman or penguins for a girl, and even add some sparkle with sparkling icicles. If you’re not sure how to decorate with the different types of shapes, you can always buy some clear or opaque icicle ornaments and stick them on the tree.

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Coloring pages and child development

Can you draw a straight line? Most adults dont consider themselves artistic. Parents do, however, worry about their toddlers art abilities. As a child care provider for the past 10 years, Ive had many discussions with parents about how their toddler is doing as far as getting ready for preschool or kindergarten. They worry a lot about the final product of their toddlers art projects. I try to explain to them that art is not just knowing how to draw a flower or a puppy, or whether or not little Jason colors in the lines. Little kids need to experience self-expression and the doing of art more than having a page from a coloring book to hang on the refrigerator.

When a two-year old puts his chubby little hand in a tub of finger paint and happily smears all of the colors together on the paper or when he makes yet another snowman out of play-doh, hes creating. Granted, he will certainly tell you that his painting is his dads truck even though you just cant see it. The important thing to remember is that by allowing our little kids to experience art in their own way, we let them show us how they see the world around them, how they feel and think.

I always enjoy art time with my toddler and preschool age groups. Yeah, they can make a mess, but they just wiggle with excitement when I take out the arts & crafts tub of supplies! Having lived in a few different places, Ive always returned to providing home day care. As a result, Ive had to make do with whatever space I can find in the various homes weve lived in. Theres not always a lot of room, but art can take place just about anywhere. Ive found that the activity is most effective when its pre-planned and when Ive set goals for the activity.

Art is important for toddlers because of the way it makes little kids feel special and good about themselves. When your toddler finishes a magazine cut-out collage and holds up his masterpiece to you with that beaming smile doesnt that make you feel good about both of you? Through creating simple art projects, that same toddler is not only learning to take pride in his accomplishments, but also to think and refine his hand-eye coordination and physical skills. Through art, children learn to identify colors, cause-and-effect, shapes, problem solving, sharing and cooperation among many other skills.

Parents must remember to ask toddlers or preschoolers questions about their projects that will make them think about what theyve made rather than ask them What is that? For example, C.J., tell Mommy about your painting. C.J will start to talk about his work or anything else he feels important at the time! This also shows your child that you are interested in what he thinks and arent just confused about what you see! Make sure to hang the art work up in a prominent place in your home so the entire family can enjoy it.

Art experiences are a major part of a toddlers daily activities. They have grown enough to grasp objects and tear paper and hold crayons and brushes. Naturally they are thrilled with the anticipation of a new art project, and most importantly, with the quality time spent with the important adults in his/her life.

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violin: what’s your go-to plan for when you’re sad?

At a certain level of sadness, my go to would be putting on my “Hadestown beats” playlist (the upbeat songs). If I can, I’ll sing and “dance” to it. I also read nice message and asks on here ☺️. If it’s too much though, I just wait for the end of the day and go to sleep, hoping it’ll be better when I wake up.

trumpet: how far are you from the place you most want to be?

Considering I don’t know exactly what that is, I’m not sure. I’m “knowing where I want to be” far away, because as soon as I figure it out, I’ll know how to get there. I just have to decide what I want.

flute: earliest memory?

I was maybe three, and my preschool teacher was showing me how to do a new craft because I’d already finished the assignment everyone was working on. It was a snowman ornament made of popsicle sticks. That’s so specific 😂

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Winter Crafts

Most Popular Winter Crafts For Kids

Winter is the season of crafts. With a variety of winter animals and snowmen to choose from. As well as some great snow art designs. You will have a lot of inspiration to keep kids busy this winter!

Winter Crafts For Kids projects can keep children busy when it is not easy to play outside. The arts and crafts are very important for children. As it helps to develop good motor skills, improve collaboration and problem-solving skills. As you work through these simple winter crafts, you will find that these ideas are very simple with super easy steps to follow!

17 Of The Most Creative Winter Crafts For Kids

Let's see some of the most basic and simple winter crafts that are popular around the world!

1. Winter Mitten Craft

2. Cute Snowflakes

3. Cute Footprint Penguin

4. Jingle Bell Toss Game

5. Pine Cone Winter Craft

6. Paper Plate Snowman

7. Snowman Tissue Box

8. Fish Bowl Snowman

9. Balloon and Yarn Snowman

10. Clothespin Snowman

11. Paper Plate Christmas Tree

12. Felt Christmas Gnome

13. Reindeer Bags

14. Paper Plate Santa

15. Family Handprint Christmas Tree

16. Snowman Christmas Ornaments

17. DIY Glitter Ornaments

You'll find a great variety of winter projects that will appeal to kids of all ages, but especially for toddlers and preschoolers. These art projects are simple enough for kids of all ages but beautiful enough to hang on the wall afterward. Kids will love working on these winter crafts inside when it is too cold to play outside. Not only are they educational, but these winter crafts will also have children practicing their fine motor skills, working on color recognition, and more!

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