I’ve seen this recipe in many teacher magazines, books, and websites. Since it’s pretty hot outside, I thought it would be a good time to share this children’s activity and recipe with you.
You Will Need
1 tablespoon Sugar
1/2 cup Milk or half & half
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
6 tablespoons Rock salt
1 pint-size Ziploc plastic bag
1 gallon-size Ziploc plastic […]
Check out this easy and thrifty craft idea for Father’s Day. We made these this week in my preschool class. Last week I took pictures of the kids as they were holding a child size fishing pole. Today we used jumbo colored craft sticks and glued them around the picture. Then we used fish craft […]
Every year I have the difficult task of picking a craft for my kids at school to do for their moms. And you know how school budgets are, so it has to be a thrifty craft. More importantly, it has to be something that the kids made themselves and that the moms […]
Usually when a holiday comes around, I do at least one post on fun activities to do with your kids. Yes, I did post A Natural Way to Dye Eggs, but I didn’t give you a whole list of ideas. I’m sorry. I’m not quite sure what happened this time.
Thankfully, my friend Revka at “Little […]
I remember being in 4th grade. We had to give “how to” speeches in front of the class. One girl gave a speech on how to dye eggs using natural things from your kitchen. My mom and I tried it right away.
Some suggested items for dyeing eggs are onion skins, red cabbage, coffee, beets, and tumeric. […]
This week at preschool we learned about the weather. To go along with the weather theme, I had my darling students make these adorable handprint crafts. (Get it . . . March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb?)
Parents love handprint crafts. They are great keepsakes. I love a thrifty craft.
For the […]
St. Patrick’s Day is only a week away. I’ve done some searching for you and found some great sites for St. Patrick’s Day ideas. Hope you enjoy this collection. These sites are definitely worth bookmarking to use another time.
Parents.com - info on Irish traditions, recipe for Shamrock pancakes and warm potato salad
Better Homes & Gardens - food […]
Just as promised, I have some pictures of the Valentine crafts that I suggested for this week. At the top are samples of the heart collages we made. (Once again, I love the die cut machine. What a time saver!) Next, are the painted hearts we did with marbles. And finally there are the Valentine cards for […]
Valentine’s Day is just two days away and I feel like I have failed you. I am normally good at giving ideas for holidays (or at least I think I am ;) ) and I am behind on getting ideas to you for Valentine’s Day. Honestly, I have to blame this crazy cold for part […]
If you’ll notice, “The Porch Light” is listed under our links of favorite blogs. Revka is a stay-at-home mom of 3 young little girls. She writes about life, family, cleaning, and many other issues moms face. Recently, Revka launched another blog focusing on ideas to use with your preschoolers. At Revka’s “Little Fun; Little Learning” […]
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