{Around the Web} Chick Art

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Creative Preschool Resources

I love seeing all the wonderful and creative crafts posted on the web! So much information is at our fingertips and I’m so thankful. Below is a collection of my VERY FAVORITE chicks that I found on the web and believe me, I combed through a lot of sites. :)

Chick by Fun Hand print and Foot Print Art

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Paper Plate Easter Chick by Simple as That

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I like this one for it’s pure simplicity. Paper plate chick by Crafts for Preschool Kids

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And if you are ever wondering what to do with all that scrapbooking paper you never use… here’s an idea! So cute! Hey Chick - MadebyMolliesMom

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And one of my favorites is a chick made of pom poms by me!! It’s in a washed out eggshell and so cute! You can do traditional yellow or branch out.

Spring Craft Baby Bird by Creative Preschool Resources

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Happy crafting with your little ones!

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Need more rainbows?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Creative Preschool Resources

Need more rainbow ideas? Here are a few that I found on-line, but for this DIYer I think the google page is actually even better than pinterest. Sometimes I just need to see an idea and I can make it my own without clicking through to a website. Hope you enjoy these ideas.

Google Image Page

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Cloud Craft from Live, Learn, Love

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Rainbow Paper Strips by The Nerd’s Wife

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Happy rainbow crafting and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

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Rainbow Hats

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Creative Preschool Resources

Who doesn’t love St. Patrick’s Day? The green, the rainbows… the GOLD. :) This year in conjunction with our Noah and the Ark unit we are learning about rainbows and tying in St. Patrick’s Day. Rainbow hat cover

First begin by cutting colored construction paper into rainbow colored strips. The longer the strips the higher the hat will be, so this is just an example of size: rainbow hat 2

red - 12 inches, orange -11.5 inches, yellow- 11 inches, green- 10.5 inches, blue- 10 inches and purple 9.5 inches. (I actually did a little bit smaller than this for mine, but use any length in increments of a half an inch.

Have the students put them in rainbow order. rainbow hat 1

Staple each side together to get a rainbow.

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Attach the rainbow to a paper hat, then glue on “clouds” aka cotton balls. Super cute!

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It’s not too late to throw these together for St. Patrick’s Day on Monday. Happy crafting!

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Introducing “Write It!”

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Creative Preschool Resources

I am so excited that part of my dream is beginning to come true. I am beginning write my own curriculum!! I know, AHHHHH!!! Totally scary and fun at the same time!

All of this excitement has stemmed from the multiple A-Z curricula I piece together as I teach one letter a week. (Curricula is a weird plural version of curriculum, believe me, I looked it up.) I’m working on creating my own A-Z printables and this is the first set I’m sharing with you.

My students complete this page as one of their letter learning activities. We teach letter formation over a few days in creative ways and this page is the culmination of what they’ve learned. The top portion is to “rainbow write” both the capital and lower case letters with crayon. The middle portion is to practice writing each letter with a pencil and the bottom rectangle is intended for the student to draw something beginning with the letter.

This 26 page custom made set is available HERE in my store for just $1.99.

Keep an eye out for MORE A-Z sets in the next few weeks/months! Happy learning!