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Preschool valentine crafts

Valentines day math art activity

I had written about sneaking in sight words matching in our yarn wrapped heart craft. Today I am sharing about sneaking in number recognition and counting in a painting activity. Its a Math + Art activity. Isn’t Valentines day math art activity fun? It is very simple to set up! Valentines day math art activity! …

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Valentine literacy activities for preschool

Valentines day literacy activity – Yarn heart

I  like to sneak in some learning into our activities whenever possible. We made a yarn heart which gives a good workout on fine motor skills. I made it a sight word activity for my preschooler to make it a valentines day literacy activity. You can just make the yarn heart which is suitable for …

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Summer activities for preschool

Color sorting activities : Ice Play

Color sorting activities are enjoyed by toddlers and preschoolers. We can slightly twist the color sorting activities to develop other skills like fine motor skills. I was little hesitant about setting up a color sorting activity for my preschooler thinking it might be very simple for her, but she enjoyed to the core.  Color Sorting Activities! …

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Indian flag craft ideas for kids

Indian Flag painting ideas – Lotus flower drawing

My mother draws kolam or otherwise called as Rangoli everyday in front of our house. Every Friday she draws lotus kolam as Friday is auspicious for lord Lakshmi  who lives in the lotus flower.  When my ten year wanted to make a craft in Indian flag’s tricolor, first thing that came to my mind was …

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Indian flag craft ideas

Indian Republic day crafts for kids – Flag painting

Indian republic day is on January 26th. This Indian flag painting activity is one of the last minute and simple Indian Republic day crafts for kids. Indian flag has 3 colors – Orange, White and Green with a wheel at the middle. Materials used for Indian flag painting: Washable tempera paint in 2 colors – Orange and Green …

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Valentines day preschool free printables

Valentine’s day math activity : Secret message

I am sharing a free Valentine’s day math activity printable. It is suitable for preschoolers and kindergartners who are working on their addition skill. This fun addition activity  also can be used to send secret valentine message. Download Valentine’s day math activity printable here Hope you enjoy the free printable! You may be interested in free mandala coloring …

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Paper peacock craft

Peacock craft for preschool

Today’s post is about a simple peacock craft for preschool aged kids. My preschooler wanted to do a peacock craft after seeing her sister’s watercolor peacock paintings with crayon and with marker. We made this simple paper peacock. Peacock craft for preschool! Materials needed to make this simple peacock craft: Washable tempera paints Printer papers Googly …

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Easy valentines crafts

Kids Valentine Crafts : Contract heart painting

Today’s post is about a simple heart painting idea. It is one of the simplest kids valentine crafts. My preschooler loves to paint and she paints the entire paper in no time. So we painted few papers and made this beautiful heart art. Kids Valentine Crafts idea! Materials needed to make this simple valentine craft …

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Ice painting ideas for preschool

Magnet science experiments : Fun with ice painting

Magnets not only attract metals but also kids. Magnet science experiments can also be made as a painting activity. We made a beautiful watercolor processed art with ice and magnet. It is a combination of art and science. We had already painted with snow. As my daughters loved snow painting, I made up this ice painting activity. …

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