Category: 3.5-4 Years

  • Styrofoam Construction

    Styrofoam Construction

    We had a large fish tank at the old house – it was nice to have and now that Landon is allergic to both cats and dogs, these are some pets he can have in the house that won’t make him break out in hives or irritate his eczema. We bought a new fish tank…

  • Glittery Snowflakes

    Glittery Snowflakes

    This is a simple, but fun project that we did on the spur of the moment. Landon’s idea was the glitter. Honestly I hate glitter. I mean I love how it’s sparkly and makes things pretty – but it is so messy. We do everything we can to keep the mess down by doing it in a…

  • Crayon Resist Snowman

    Crayon Resist Snowman

    I do this project every year in kindergarten. I wanted to try it, knowing it would be a bit of a stretch developmentally for Landon. His independent drawing is still in the scribble and call it a dolphin phase. So I decided to try some directed drawing with him to help him make a snowman for this…

  • Paper Plate Snowman

    Paper Plate Snowman

    I absolutely love these snowmen. I love anything that involves the hands of my kiddos, and they love it to – Riley especially, he loves having his hands traced. He’d be happy doing that all day long. Seriously. Paper Plate Snowman Paper Plate Black, orange, and scarf colored construction paper (let your child pick!) Googly eyes Crayons…

  • Simple Catapult

    Simple Catapult

    A few days after the Christmas craziness Brad and the boys created a simple catapult that created hours of endless fun. When I say simple – I mean simple. We took some of the wooden spoons from the kitchen and laid them on the edge of the table with a small ball in the scoop…

  • Name writing with bingo dobbers

    Name writing with bingo dobbers

    When your young child is learning how to write their name small pencils are not the best option to start with. Their small hands lack the fine motor control to manipulate the tiny pencil. Fat pencils, markers and the fat crayons are good for helping them grip and have better control. One medium I love…

  • Puffy Snowman Craft

    Puffy Snowman Craft

    I love using shaving cream and glue to paint. I’ve done a lot of projects with this medium and it’s great because it’s thick and puffy and stays that way when it dries. You could color it if you wanted to open endless possibilities. Puffy Snowman Craft Glue Shaving Cream Blue Construction paper Googly Eyes…

  • Puffy Hand Print Santa Craft

    Puffy Hand Print Santa Craft

    This is a fun variation on the hand print Santa using one of my favorite mediums of “paint” Puffy Hand Print Santa Craft Brown or Tan construction paper Red construction paper Glue Shaving Cream Googly Eyes Cotton balls (optional) Mix equal parts of shaving cream and glue. Once well combined, liberally paint your child’s hand…

  • Footprint Reindeer

    Footprint Reindeer

    Landon announced this morning that he wanted to do a reindeer project. I really didn’t have anything in mind on the spot other than a footprint reindeer where you do painted footprints and hand prints (very similar to the end result of this project and a great messy variation), but Riley was awake and I…

  • Christmas Tree Math {ordering by length}

    Christmas Tree Math {ordering by length}

    This is a great project that I’ve done almost every year in my classroom. It’s a great Christmas craft, but in addition your child can work on ordering objects by length and the math vocabulary and concept of longer and shorter. Christmas Tree Math 9×12 Piece of Green Construction Paper Large (18×24) Piece of White…