Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts

Saturday, October 31, 2009

P is for Pumpkin

On the 27th we learned about the letter P. We also got a surprise outside, a snowstorm during preschool! We started off playing with pumkin pie playdough. It was hard getting them to put it away and move on to our next activity!
Next, we printed some pumpkins with potatoes and paint to make placemats.

While those dried, we pressed out some pizza dough,

put on the sauce,

and placed the cheese and pepperoni to make them look like pumpkins!

As they baked and cooled, the kids beaded pipe cleaner pumpkins.


For a poem, we did the five little pumpkins fingerplay. Then it was time for snack and the kids loved how these turned out!

We read LOTS of pumpkin and Halloween books and then made paper bag puppy puppets,


and adorable paper plate pandas.

The kids then drew faces on their pumpkins and I laminated them in my handy pouch laminator. Next time I think I'll add some green vines to them, but they still turned out cute.


So many pumpkin themed activities, and we had a blast! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Friday, October 30, 2009

G is for Ghost

On October 20th we learned about the letter G. We practiced with scissors cutting crepe paper streamers for the ghosts.
A big hit was the gumdrop geometric shape making activity.
But warning--be careful with toothpicks! Sierra ate the gumdrops off her creation when she got home and misplaced a toothpick in the carpet. As she was jumping around, the thing impaled her foot and broke off. It was so deep that she had to get it removed by the doctor!
They fingerprinted the spots on their jointed giraffes.



We had granola bars for snack and made glitter bottles which I didn't get a good picture of. We read "Inside a House that is Haunted" because one of the creatures in the story is a ghost. It is so cute! It is a rebus read-along book and the kids loved shouting out what the little pictures were. At the end of class we made kleenex ghost suckers and counted out some gummy bears.

We didn't get around to doing some math excercises with these lima bean ghosts, but the kids had fun playing with them for a bit.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

H is for Horse

Some H themed craft ideas-click for links!clothespin horse

handprint turkey
All Kids Network

house craft
Southern Moms

hamster ball
Craftzine

Halloween haunted house
eHow

Head, shoulders, knees and toes song cards
ESL Kid Stuff

Pilgrim hat cookies
Woman's Day

handprint hedgehog
Activity Village

pompom hummingbird
The Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

hibernating bear cave craft
Almost Unschoolers

hippo puppet
Preschool Storytime Crafts

shape house
Texas State Library

framed handprint turkey
Kaboose

Hickory, dickory, dock activity
Adventures in Mommydom

collage horse
1st Presswood Rainbows

homemade hummingbird feeder
eHow

heart match-up file folder game
Preschool Printables

hula skirt
Preschool Playbook

Backyardigans printable hopscotch mat
Nick Jr.

hedgehog cupcakes
Family Fun

hungry hippo craft

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

P is for Pumpkin

So many fun pumpkin crafts, I wish I had time to do them all! Images are linked, as usual :)
paper bag pumpkin

paper plate panda puppet
Let's Explore

pompom & pipe cleaner finger puppets
Craft jr

paper plate pig
DLTK

puppet theater
Childhood 101

Five Little Pumpkins felt board story
DLTK

pompom polar bear
Kaboose

paper bag princess
DLTK

paper plate pumpkin mask
DLTK

pink pig pot
Create kids crafts.com

Corn Flake pumpkins
Smashed Peas & Carrots

pattern block mats
PreKinders

penguin puppet
Texas State Library

paper strip pumpkin
All Kids Network

personalized place mats
Squiglys Arts & Crafts

milk jug pumpkin pots (trick-or-treat buckets)
Filth Wizardry

popcicle stick pencil holder
Making Friends

pumpkin cycle sequencing cards
Kiz club

pilgrim place cards
Family Fun

toilet paper pumpkin
Real Life

potato printing
Create Studio

pirate crafts (this & many more)
Busy Bee Kids Crafts

pumpkin pizzas
The Lighter Side of Low-carb

paper sack puppy (& kitty)
Making Friends

beaded pumpkin
Blissfully Domestic

bathtub paint
Quirky Moma

pompom pencil toppers
All Free Crafts

pipe cleaner preppy people
Family Fun

paper sack picnic basket
nickelodeon Parents Connect

yarn pumpkins
Make and Takes

paper pizza
Making Friends

paper sculptures
Making Friends

pot pals
Making Friends

popcicle stick haunted houses
Making Friends

paper pirate swords
Filth Wizardry

pumpkin mosaic
Activity Village

pig pens
Family Fun

pyramid
Periwinkles and Pine

Three Little Pig playset
Frugal Family Fun Blog

flapping paper parakeet
Blogger

3-D paper pumpkin
eHow

puffy paint
A Mommy's Adventures

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater craft