by Wendy | Fine Motor, Play, Preschool Activities, Sensory Play
Nature Tools With Play Dough You might already know that I love to use play dough with preschool kids. I love the soft squishiness of it, and its soothing properties. Especially when it’s scented in various ways. So adding open-ended items from nature for...
by Wendy | Art, Fine Motor, Play, Preschool Activities
Glue: The Messy Way! Preschoolers love to play, and when they play they build so many important early learning skills! Now, not all kids like to get sticky, and if you’ve got some of those sweeties in your life, you’ll definitely want to check out this...
by Wendy | Art, Art, Fine Motor, Fine Motor, Play, Preschool Activities, Toddler Activities, Uncategorized
Simple Preschool Art Tools: Glue (part one)! Glue. Plus kids. Equals a mess. It’s true. But, glue plus kids also equals fine motor, creative, problem-solving fun! In my opinion, glue should be available every day in a preschool classroom. And in the homes...
by Wendy | Art, Fine Motor, Play, Preschool Activities
Two More Simple Fine Motor Art Tools We started talking about simple fine motor art tools in my last blog post. Now, let’s explore a couple more ideas. The art area of your home or classroom naturally encourages fine motor development. As kids use the tools...
by Wendy | Art, Fine Motor, Play, Preschool Activities
Simple Fine Motor Art Tools (Part I) Simple fine motor tools for preschool kids are so important to add to your home and classroom. And having tools that encourage fine motor development in the art area is incredibly easy. Art is done (mostly) with the hands, so art...
by Wendy | Circle Time, Early Literacy, Fine Motor, Music, Play, Preschool Activities, Sensory Play, Story Time, Uncategorized
Preschoolers Like Ducks In my experience, preschool kids dig ducks. And anytime a preschooler likes something, they’re bound to learn a lot as they play with that thing. So let’s give them lots of duck stuff to do! Preschool duck activities galore,...
