Is your active preschooler
starting to drive you crazy from boredom? Janine
Lynn is sure to help out with these sample ideas,
straight from her book, "Help! I'm bored!" Remember,
busy kids are happy kids!
Preschool Craft: PUDDING PAINT
Make your favorite flavor of pudding, according to
the directions. Then, use clean fingers or kitchen
utensils to "paint" pictures or designs on a cookie
sheet. Have a few licks now and then.
Preschool Craft: PEANUT BUTTER PLAYDOUGH
Mix together 1 C. peanut butter, 1/2 C. honey or
corn syrup, and 1 C. icing sugar (or Graham Wafer
crumbs, powdered milk, or flaked coconut). Use a
rolling pin, cookie cutters, forks, garlic press, or
your fingers to make various creatures or shapes.
Preschool Craft: PAINTED TOAST
Stir a few drops of food coloring into 2 T. milk.
With a pastry brush, paint a face or design on
bread. Toast and serve.
Preschool Craft: COLORED MACARONI
Sprinkle several drops of food coloring into a bowl
of dry macaroni. Mix well, and spread on cookie
sheet to dry. Glue different colors onto heavy paper
to make a picture.
Preschool Craft: KITCHEN SANDBOX
Partly fill a large plastic tub with cornmeal, rice,
or colored macaroni, as described above. Then, use
cups, spoons, colanders, sieves, etc. to dig, scoop,
and measure "sand".
Preschool Craft: CARPET TUNNEL
Roll up a scrap piece of carpet or foam mattress to
make a tunnel to crawl through. Tie to secure.
Preschool Craft: RADICAL RAMPS
Build ramps or tunnels for your toy cars to run down
by balancing skinny boards or tubes on chairs of
stairs.
Preschool Craft: WONDERFUL WET-PRINTS
Pour water into cake or bread pan. Dip your bare
feet or hands into water and make "wet-prints" on
the sidewalk.
Preschool Craft: BAGEL BIRDFEEDER
Sandwich bagel between plastic lids. Thread string
through hole in lids and tie a big fat knot on
bottom. Hang on tree for birds to enjoy.
Preschool Craft: COUNTING CRUNCHIES
In turn, two or more players shake a dice and take
that number of Cheerios from a bowl. When bowl is
empty, count your Cheerios to see who has the most.
Janine Lynn is a parent,
author, and educator. Born and raised in Alberta,
she is the author of "Help! I'm Bored! - Over 300
Children's Activities for Ages 2-12". She wrote this
book because she wanted all of her favorite teaching
ideas collaborated into one book , ready to use for
any occasion. Find out more about "Help! I'm Bored!"
at: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/cscltd/page16
or E-mail Janine at:
dale&janine@3web.net
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