Tin Foil Easter Egg Art

I've been in the mood to try new things this week. Earlier in the week I fell in love with painting newspaper with watercolors and now we are using a totally new material to us, tin foil (aka aluminum foil). If you are looking for a simple and fun Easter art activity for your kids, this is it! This tin foil Easter egg art is vibrant and colorful and it's a great opportunity for children to let their creativity shine by creating a unique design on their egg. 

12 Bird Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers

I have loved birds since I was a small child and still do as an adult. I find them beautiful and intriguing creatures and without a doubt, they are my favorite type of craft. Learning about birds in preschool is a wonderful subject that is open to so many different types of crafts and learning activities. I've put together this collection of 12 bird crafts and activities for preschoolers from my creative preschool buddies that I know you are going to love!   

Preschool Cotton Ball Clouds Activity

My preschooler and I made a trip to the grocery store this morning in a thick fog. My daughter was having so much fun observing the fog that she insisted we drive with her window down so she could get a closer look. As we walked through the parking lot into the store she said, "Mommy, we are walking in the clouds!" Not only was I impressed with her observation but it couldn't have come at a more perfect time since our creative preschool theme this week is all about weather. When we returned home we made this preschool cotton ball clouds activity and spent the rest of the morning learning all about clouds. Make sure to check out the other preschool weather activities near the end of this post! 

Paper Bag Ninja Craft for Kids ...Hi-Yah!

Do your kids love ninjas? Mine sure do! They especially love to dress up and pretend to be ninjas. I taught them a simple trick of how to turn a long-sleeved black shirt into a ninja mask and ever since then it's been a favorite afternoon dress up activity that includes lots of pretend kicks and "hi-yah's". If your kids love ninjas as much as mine do, they will love this simple paper bag ninja craft. It's a craft and a puppet all in one and the repositionable arms and legs make it a fun and interactive activity for preschoolers. Make sure to check out more awesome ninja activities at the bottom of this post!    

Creative Preschool Robot Crafts and Activities

Do you and your preschoolers love robots? Here are six creative preschool robot crafts and activities that encourage and incorporate learning that kids will love! Find ideas that include everything from learning about shapes, math, fine motor skills, creative crafts and building robots with recyclable materials. 

Sponge Painted Shape Robots Craft

No matter how old you are, robots are always awesome! Their metal bodies, quirky movements and robotic voices always grasp interest and leave you in wonderment about science and technology. This makes them an especially fun topic to learn about in preschool. One fun way to explore robots in preschool is with using shapes. This week my preschooler and I had a blast sponge painting shapes and turning them into bright, kooky robots. Grab some sponges and get ready to have a riot of a good time with your preschooler making this sponge painted shape robots craft. Look for more fantastic robot themed preschool activities at the bottom of this post!

Doily Turkey Craft for Kids

Gobble, Gobble! We are gearing up for Thanksgiving and having a blast making turkey crafts. Our latest is this fun doily turkey craft for kids. Using Dot Markers to decorate the doily makes it a perfect craft for even the youngest toddler crafters. So gather round the table as a family, grab your supplies and get ready for some turkey crafting fun! 

Preschool Space Crafts and Activities

We love learning about Space and the Solar System at our house. It's such a fun theme to learn about with preschoolers! Last week I shared how my preschooler and I enjoyed making Marbled Planets Art and my creative preschool buddies also shared some amazing ideas related to a Space theme. In case you missed any of them, today I'm sharing all 6 of the out of this World Preschool Space Crafts and Activities! Summer is the perfect time of year to try out some of these fantastic hands on learning activities all about Space.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Kids Craft

It's time for another monthly craft challenge from the Kids Craft Stars. This months challenge was to create a craft based on a popular preschool children's book. If you are regular around here you already know that making crafts based on children's books is one of my absolute favorite things! I have so many favorites that it was difficult to choose which book to use but we decided to create a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Kids Craft. The craft is not only bright and colorful, but it's a great way for preschoolers to review their alphabet. We also used one of our favorite crafting materials to make it, cupcake liners.

Preschool Space Craft: Marbled Planets Art

I love how the different atmosphere's of the planets give them all a different marbled look about them. Our creative preschool buddies are focusing on a space and solar system theme this week and I decided it would be fun to focus on my love for the colored planets and create a preschool space craft with my daughter. We used a popular marbled shaving cream painting method to make this beautiful Marbled Planets Art. 

10 Preschool Ocean Crafts and Activities

Last week we shared our cute Octopus which is not only a cute craft, but is great for preschoolers to work on cutting practice and fine motor skills. My creative preschool buddies also shared some great ocean themed crafts and activities and today I'm excited to share them all with you in one post. Get ready to plan a fun week learning all about the Ocean with your preschooler because there are some fantastic ideas here! 

Preschool Scissor Cutting Practice Crafts and Activities

Last week we shared our Paper Straw Snowflake Craft which was not only a fun craft but coupled as great preschool scissor cutting practice for my daughter. My creative preschool buddies also shared some great tips, crafts and activities for scissor cutting practice and today I'm sharing them all with you in one post!

Paper Straw Snowflakes (Preschool Cutting Practice)

We love crafting with straws, especially paper straws. The different colors and patterns are simply irresistible. Another reason we love them so much is because they make such great scissor cutting practice for my preschooler! This week our Creative Preschoolers theme is scissor cutting practice so we made Paper Straw Snowflakes. If you have Frozen fanatics at your house, they are sure to love making these!

Preschool Halloween Crafts and Learning Activities

Holidays create a fun opportunity to incorporate crafting and learning activities into preschool. We had a great combination of both crafts, science and learning activities this past week shared from our Creative Preschool Collaborator Group and I'm excited to showcase them here in case you missed any of them.

Pumpkin Cutting Practice Jack-o-Lantern Craft

I set my daughter up with a scissor practice tray cutting up orange straws the other day. She loves doing this! Plus I thought the orange color coincided perfectly with Fall time and Halloween! Little did she know I had big plans for those cut up straws to be repurposed into a fun Pumpkin Jack-o-Lantern Craft. Today I'm sharing with you how to turn a cutting practice activity into a fun textured Pumpkin Craft for Halloween.

Triangle Ship Craft and Shape Matching Game

Do you ever feel burned out from trying to find new fun and educational ideas to do with your preschooler at home? I am very excited to have joined up with 4 other lovely bloggers to bring you a new Creative Preschoolers Series. Every 2 weeks each blogger will all share a different craft or activity all based on a common preschool learning theme. This week we are sharing activities focused around shapes. I am delighted to show you our fun Triangle Ship Craft that I think your preschooler will love and our Shapes Matching Game. (Make sure to check out the 4 other ideas at the end of this post!)

Apple Tree Craft for Preschoolers

My daughter just turned 4 years old and so over the next year we'll be focusing on practicing skills that will help her to be ready for Kindergarten while we do crafts together. This Apple Tree Craft is so simple and incorporates practicing lots of those skills so it is perfect for preschoolers.