Today I'm sharing a variety of ways to make the letter S in preschool. I printed a giant letter S, and my preschooler filled it with square color tiles. (These are a great manipulative to own! We find a lot of uses for them.) Next, he made an S out of sea shells. As a child I lived by the beach, so we always had jars of sea shells we'd gathered. Now ... Read More
Letter S Crafts
Letter S Crafts We had a few days off of school for the big kids (kindergarten and second grade), so for letter S I found a big variety of arts and crafts. Many of these are open-ended art projects that older children will enjoy as well. Circle Snail My Two sat on my lap and helped me use my circle cutter to punch holes in scrapbook paper. (No, I don't find time to scrapbook anymore!) I ... Read More
Writing letter R in preschool
Today I'm sharing a variety of ways to write letter R in preschool. We like to make the alphabet in creative ways before we tackle those handwriting sheets. I printed a giant letter R, and my preschooler filled it with raisins. Next, he made an R out of rocks that we bought at the craft store. My husband found some old rope in the garage. I cut it into pieces, and my Four used ... Read More
Letter R Crafts
Today I'm sharing 9 letter R crafts and art projects for preschoolers. Have fun! Letter R Crafts Tool Scraps Robot Can we say coolest kid craft ever? My husband supplied us with some scraps from his tool bench. I helped my Four glue down the CD case and applied the hot glue for the rest of his robot. He added all the detail with a Sharpie. And the coolest part? The CD case opens and ... Read More
Rainbow sensory play for toddlers
Today I'm sharing a rainbow sensory play idea perfect for toddlers - and bigger kids too! I've been sharing a sensory play idea for every letter of the alphabet. For letter R, we made rainbow-colored oats! Making six colors of oats was actually pretty simple, and of course my toddler (pictured) and preschooler wanted to be a part of it. We followed a tutorial using old-fashioned oats, water, ... Read More
Nursery rhymes and songs for letter R
Today I'm sharing six nursery rhymes and songs for letter R in a printable mini-book for toddlers and preschoolers. Nursery rhymes and songs for letter R Ring around the Rosie Ring around the rosie,A pocket full of posies.Ashes, ashes,We all fall down! It's Raining, It's Pouring It's raining, it's pouring,The old man is snoring.He went to bed and bumped his headAnd couldn't get up in the morning. Round and Round ... Read More
Learning to write letter U
Read on for a variety of ways to make letter U! I printed a giant U and some block arrows. Then we put them on the U, saying, "uh, uh, UP." We made the letter out of unifix cubes. I've found that millet makes a really good writing surface! So I poured some on a baking sheet, and my Four wrote with a chopstick. It's so fun to shake the tray and write again and ... Read More
Letter U crafts
Cupcake Liner Umbrellas Family Crafts gave us the inspiration for this fun umbrella craft. We decided to use blue puffy paint for the raindrops, which was a little tricky. You might be surprised that my Two did the neater project on the left; my Four did the one on the right. But that's because I was holding my Two's hand while he squeezed the puffy paint, and my Four did it all on his own. So be ... Read More
Sensory play for letter U
Today I'm sharing some sensory play for letter U. Just find a bare spot in your flower bed or garden and let your child discover what's underground. My kids love to dig and explore outside. But I don't have any pictures. Because I missed my window! Right now my little boys are outside raking wet leaves. No, raking leaves isn't one of their chores - they're doing it so they have a pile to ... Read More
Free letter book – songs and rhymes for letter U
Today I'm sharing another free letter book! Free letter book - songs and rhymes for letter U We're almost done sharing our entire collection of little letter books! Today I'm sharing rhymes and songs for letter U. When you print and assemble the little book, your child will have six songs and rhymes to listen to. My now four-year-old started to learn his alphabet by listening to these books over and over when he ... Read More