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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Pirate Costume Theme with Daily Activities
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Day 1: Pirate
- Create - Paper Plate Pirate by I Heart Crafty Things
- Read -
- Pirate Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
- No Bath, No Cake! : Polly's Pirate Party by Matthias Weinert
- There Was An Old Pirate Who Swallowed A Fish by Jennifer Ward
- Ahoy, Li'l Buccaneers! by Mark Lacolina
- Pirate Bob by Kathryn Lasky
- Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel
- Watch -
- The Pirate Alphabet
- A Pirate's Tale
- When You Subtract With A Pirate
- Captain Hook and His Singing Pirates
- Color - P is for Pirate by Twisty Noodle
Day 2: Treasure Chest & Gold
- Buy - Chest from Michael's and fill it with gold coins from Party City and necklaces from the Dollar Store.
- Read -
- Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure by Gloria Estefan
- The Treasure Chest by Dominique Falda
- Watch - Mystery Of The Missing Treasure
- Color - Treasure Chest by Twisty Noodle
- Play Dough -
- Black Treasure Rum Pirate Play Dough by H Is For Homeschooling
- Pirate Island Play Dough by The Imagination Tree
Day 3: Pirate Ship & Spyglass
- Create - Pirate Ship Craft by Macaroni Kid
- Buy - Spyglass from Amazon
- Read -
- Can You See What I See? : Treasure Ship by Walter Wick
- Port Side Pirates! by Oscar Seaworthy
- A Pirate's Life for Me!: A Day Aboard A Pirate Ship by Julie Thompson
- Watch -
- Color -
- Pirate Ship by Twisty Noodle
- Spyglass by First School
Day 4: Treasure Map & Compass
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- Create - Treasure Map by The Imagination Tree
- Buy - Compass on Amazon
- Read -
- No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou by Rhonda Gowler Greene
- Pirate Pete by Kim Kennedy
- Color - Treasure Map by Coloring Pages
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Halloween Night Theme with Daily Activities
Day 1: Skeleton
- Create - Q-Tip Skeleton by Preschool Crafts for Kids
- Read -
- Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson
- Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
- Boogie Bones by Elizabeth Loredo
- Watch -
- Game - Pin The Heart On The Skeleton by Honest to Nod. I painted the skeleton on black poster board. Play the game during the day and at night using a black light. Had to use glow in the dark paint over the white paint. Also used pink glow in the dark paint on the foam hearts. Used Velcro stickers on the board and heart.
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| Q-Tip Skeleton |
- Create - Salt Ghost by Crafty Morning
- Read -
- Ghost In The House by Ammi-Joan Paquette
- Bedtime For Boo by Mickie Matheis
- Haunted Party by Iza Trapani
- Watch - Ghost Busters from Just Dance 2014
- Color - How Many Ghost? by Twisty Noodle
- Sensory Bin - Glow In The Dark by Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Game - Boo Bowling! by It's Written On The Wall
- Play Dough - Glow In the Dark Play Dough by Tinker Lab
- Treat - Ghost Meringues by Smart School House. Place them on top of chocolate pancakes.
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| Salt Ghost |
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| Ghost Meringues |
Day 3: Frankenstein
- Create - Puffy Paint Frankenstein by Crafty Morning. Print this Frankenstein Template.
- Read -
- Dracula and Frankenstein are Friends by Katherine Brown Tegen
- Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon
- Watch - If a Monster Came In Our Room (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
- Color - Frankenstein by She Knows
- Treat - Frankenstein Pudding Cups by a Turtle's Life for Me
Day 4: Jack-O-Lantern
- Create - Jack-O-Lantern Pinatas by Preschool Crafts for Kids
- Read -
- Joey the Jack-O-Lantern by Janet Palazzo-Craig
- Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
- Grandma's Smile by Elaine Moore
- Watch -
- Pumpkin Pumpkin
- This Is the Way We Carve a Pumpkin
- Can You Make A Happy Face?
- Berenstain Bears The Spookiest Pumpkin
- Color - Jack O' Lantern by Twisty Noodle
- Carve Pumpkin - Over 700 Pumpkin Stencils by Sisters Saving Cents. We used the Black Pearl Stencil by Ashley Rains.
- Game - Play Pumpkin Toss
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| The Black Pearl |
Day 5: Trick or Treat
- Read -
- Just Say Boo! by Susan Hood
- 10 Trick-or-Treaters by Janet Schulman
- the Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan Berenstain
- Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin
- Watch -
- Knock, Knock, Trick or Treat?
- Who Took the Candy?
- Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat Just like the book, but better.
- Donald Duck Trick or Treat
- Color - Trick or Treat by Twisty Noodle
- Create - Paper Plate Black Cat by Crafts by Amanda
- Read -
- Moonlight: The Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant
- Halloween Cat by Christine Ricci
- Scaredy-Cat, Splat! by Rob Scotton
- Watch - Halloween Cat
- Color - Witch's Cat by Coloring Pages and More
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Halloween Theme with Daily Activites
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Day 1: Bat
- Create - TP Roll Bat by Craftaholics Anonymous. Use the wing template from My Preschool Crafts.
- Read -
- Littlebat's Halloween Story by Diane Mayr
- Bat’s at the library by Brian Lies
- Bat Jamboree by Kathi Appelt
- Watch - Sesame Street: Batty Bat
- Color - How Many Bats by Twisty Noodle
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| TP Roll Bat's |
- Create -
- Candy Corn Hat by Celebrations
- Candy Corn Man by Mrs. Schmelzer. Use candy corn template from Clip Art Best
- Read - Halloween by Jerry Seinfeld. I recommend this for those that are Jerry Seinfeld fans. If you read this to your toddler you may want to alter some words.
- Treat - Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse by Glorious Treats
- Sensory Bin - Candy Corn Sensory Seek by Tutus & Tea Parties. How to dye rice using vinegar by Happy Hooligans. I also mixed in Candy Corn M&M's.
- Play Dough - Glitter & Scented Candy Corn Play Dough. I used Jello to scent the play dough: orange, pina colada (couldn't find-used coconut extract instead), & island pineapple, click here for recipe. If you only have one child, I recommend only making half the recipe for the white & yellow. Make a full batch of the orange and set aside half so it can be used for Halloween day.
- Color - C is for Candy Corn by Twisty Noodle
- Breakfast - Candy Corn Pancakes by Living In the 100. Substitute the blueberries with 1/4 C of M&M Candy Corn. Top with whip cream and one candy corn per pancake. Pumpkin Latte's by Living In the 100.
- Night Time Cocktail for Mom & Dad - Candy Corn Martini by We Are Not Martha.
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| Candy Corn Play Dough Sensory Tray |
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| Candy Corn with M&M Sensory Seek |
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| Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse |
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| Candy Corn Hat |
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| Candy Corn Man |
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| Candy Corn Pancakes with Pumpkin Latte |
Day 3: Costumes
- Read -
- Halloween Surprise by Corinne Demas
- What Will You Be For Halloween? by Mark Todd
- The Costume Copycat by Maryann Macdonald
- Color - C is for Costumes
- Dress up day - Wear Halloween Costume!
Day 4: Halloween
- Read -
- Alpha Oops! H is for Halloween by Alethea Kontis
- Halloween is by Gail Gibbons
- Arthur’s Halloween by Marc Brown
- Froggy’s Halloween by Jonathan London
- Clifford’s First Halloween by Norman Bridwell
- Who Said Boo? by Nancy White Carlstrom
- Watch -
- Play Dough - Sparkly Spooky Dough by Wonky Wonderful. Set aside half of the black for spider day and half of the green for witch day. Use Anise extract to scent the black play dough. To scent the green dough I recommend the lime Jello.
- Color - Happy Halloween
- Create -
- Egg Carton Halloween Spiders by Mamas Like Me
- Spider Hands by Yellow Mums
- Spider Headband by Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Read -
- The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out! by Troy Cummings
- Bitsy’s Harvest Party by Melody Carlson
- Play Dough -
- Spider Play Dough by Fantastic Fun and Learning. How to make black play dough by Buggy and Buddy. Use Anise extract to scent the black play dough.
- Sensory Bin - Spider and Bats by Tutus & Tea Parties. I couldn't find bats. I found black mice and small spiders at the dollar store. Target has a bag of larger spiders for $3.
- Color - Spider by Twisty Noodle
- Snack - Spooky Spider by Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons
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| Spider Sensory Tray |
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| Egg Carton Halloween Spiders |
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| Spider Hands |
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| Spider Sensory Bin |
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| Spider Headband |
- Create - Paper Plate Witch by Crafty Morning
- Read -
- The House That Witchy Built by Dianne De las Casas
- One Witch by Laura Leuck
- Watch - Witches' Brew
- Games -
- Witch Pitch by Chica and Jo
- Witches' Hat Ring Toss by Sometimes Creative. Mine is with a twist: Make green blobs under hats (melted witches). Use bright green paint and then green glow in the dark paint. The rings are glow sticks (necklaces and bracelets) from the dollar store. Use a different color per player. Once glow has depleted, then they can be used to play the game during the daytime. And the hats are from Party City. Also we used a black light to help enhance the green glow of the witches. Our son loves this game!
- Color - W is for Witch by Twisty Noodle
- Play Dough - You will need Sparkly Green Play Dough, googly eyes, black pom pom's for warts, small witch hat from party city, orange pipe cleaners for hair. The concept for the Witch Play Dough Created by Learning Letter Tiles.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Autumn Theme with Daily Activities
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Day 1: Leaves
- Read -
- Leaves by David Ezra Stein
- Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
- Create - Easy Fall Painted Leaves by No Time For Flash Cards, I used leaf templates from Preschool Mom
- Color - The Leaves by Twisty Noodle
- Watch -
- Fall Leaves - Names of Fall Leaves by Preschool Mom
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| Easy Fall Painted Leaves |
- Read - How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor
- Create - Stained Glass Pumpkin by Crunchy & Green. I used the pumpkin template by Best Coloring Pages for Kids.
- Color - P is for Pumpkin by Twisty Noodle
- Watch -
- Game - Pumpkin Toss Game by Momma's Fun World. I couldn't find the ping pong balls from the dollar store so I used orange pit balls. Use a black light for night time play. From Party City we bought black light ping pong balls. Paint the pumpkin with glow in the dark paint. We also found a glow in the dark pumpkin bucket from the dollar store.
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| Pumpkin Toss Game |
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| Pumpkin Toss Game @ Night |
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| Stained Glass Pumpkin |
Day 3: Rake
- Create - Rake and Leaves by Preschool Wonders. We used dollar store leaves and white pipe cleaners for the rake. I wanted to use silver but didn't have any on hand.
- Color - R is for Rake by Twisty Noodle
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| Rake and Leaves Craft |
Day 4: Scarecrow
- Read - The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
- Create -
- Stick Scarecrows by Little Family Fun
- Paper Plate Scarecrow by Crafts For Preschoolers
- Color - S is for Scarecrow by Twisty Noodle
- Watch - Scarecrow
- Nursery Rhyme - Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
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| Stick Scarecrow |
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| Paper Plate Scarecrow |
Day 5: Autumn
- Read -
- I Know It's Autumn by Eileen Spinelli
- Clifford's First Autumn by Norman Bridwell
- Create - Autumn Cork Painting by The Picky Apple
- Color - First Day of Autumn by Twisty Noodle
Day 6: Fall
- Read -
- Fall Mixed Up by Bob Raczka
- Who Loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka
- How Do You Know It's Fall? by Allan Fowler
- Word Search - Fall Harvest
- Color - Fall Coloring Pages by Kindergarten Teacher Resources
- Sensory Bin - Fall by 1+1+1=1
- Play Dough - Fall Colored and Scented by Craftulate
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| Fall Colored and Scented Play Dough Sensory Tray |
Friday, September 19, 2014
Fall Theme with Daily Activities
Day 1: Sunflower
- Read -
- Sunflower House by Eve Bunting
- From Seed To Sunflower by Anita Ganeri
- Create -
- Sunflower Craft by I Heart Crafty Things
- S is for Sunflower by Mamas Like Me - We did our's a little different. But that's the fun thing about art you can do what you want. Be Creative!!
- Color - The Sunflower is Yellow by Twisty Noodle
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| Sunflower Craft |
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| Sunflower Hand Prints |
- Read - Cheers For A Dozen Ears by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
- Create - Corn Craft by Crafty Morning
- Color - C is for Corn by Honkey Donkey
- Watch - Jimmy Crack Corn
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| Popcorn Corn Craft |
Day 3: Acorn
- Read -
- The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado
- The Boy Who Dreamed Of An Acorn by Leigh Casler
- Create -
- Acorn Lacing Activity by Mamas Like Me
- Sensory Acorn Craft by Kiwi Crate
- Color - Acorn by the Twisty Noodle
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| Sensory Acorn |
Day 4: Apple
- Read - How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
- Create - Apple Craft by Story Time Crafts - Print out template from this site. We used tissue paper (water down glue) on the template then sprinkled glitter on the apple part.
- Color - A is for Apple by Twisty Noodle
- Watch - Apple Song
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Day 5: Apple Tree
- Read - I Am An Apple by Jean Marzollo
- Create - Apple Tree Craft by The Picky Apple - The apple idea came from the Picky Apple, but I used foam sheets for the tree. Be Creative!!
- Color - Apple Poem Book by Twisty Noodle
- Watch - Way up high in an apple tree
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| Apple Tree |
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| Apple Poem Book |
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| Apple Poem Book |
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