The beginning of the year is such an exciting time for preschoolers! One of my very favorite first day activities is making “Magic” play dough! First make a batch of colored play dough. Be sure to add enough food coloring or liquid water colors to make the dough dark. Make little balls of the colored…
Recipes
Making Butter
Learning about nutrition is important, especially when children are young. Hands-on activities stick with them for a lifetime, but it can be tricky cooking with a class of eager learners. Making butter by hand is a simple activity that requires only one ingredient – heavy cream! The teacher should ask students if they are familiar…
Oobleck
So many of our students thrive on sensory experiences. Their hands need to be touching, feeling, manipulating and moving all the time. Last week when we were learning about pigs, we mixed up some “mud” for them to play in. The mud is really “Oobleck”– a weird, strangely intriguing corn starch mixture that looks like…
Cloud Dough – 2 Ingredients!
Make some incredibly cool “Cloud Dough” at the art center today. This easy no-cook dough requires just 2 ingredients: cornstarch and hair conditioner. Easy enough! Mix equal parts together in a bowl. There is no cooking required and students can get their hands messy while helping to make it. Cloud Dough Ingredients Corn Starch (aka…
Cinnamon Ornaments
These Cinnamon Ornaments are a hit every year and make the classroom smell amazing. They fill multiple roles – a sensory activity, a craft, and cooking too! This recipe has been used in the Play to Learn classroom for years, and always turns out great. The giant container of cinnamon was found at Costco. Creating…