Tag: preschool

Make It! Germbusters! Clean Hands Sensory Bag

Scrub scrub scrub those germs away!

The object is for kids is to “clean their hands” by scrubbing the beads away. This sensory bag is also soothing to touch and can be a great stress reliever!

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MATERIALS NEEDED

  • 1 Gallon Size, Freezer Grade Zip Bag
  • 2 Cups Clear Hair Gel
  • 20-25 Beads (You can use rice, small pasta, or beans too!)
  • 1 Permanent Marker
  • Masking Tape
  • Old Toothbrush (You can use a paintbrush or small comb too!)

STEP 1

Place your hands in the middle of the bag and outline using a permanent marker.

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STEP 2

Open the bag and fill it with 2 cups of hair gel.

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STEP 3

Add in beads.

STEP 4

Turn the bag over so that the marker side is facing down.

STEP 5

Push all of the beads inside the hands. Hand your little one a toothbrush and have them “clean the hands” by srubbing and pushing the beads outside the hands

Talk about the importance of regular handwashing. There are some great resources for families of young children on the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website.

Pinterest Gone Wild!

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Preschool Teacher Edna and Staff are crazy about crafts. Preschool projects have become even more creative and awesome since the introduction of Pinterest, the social online tool for collecting and organizing your items of interest. Staff perused the pages of Pinterest only to find this incredibly innovative use for plastic milk jugs! With the help of a local Peet’s Coffee, they were able to commandeer the 400 or so jugs needed to create this project, while alleviating the coffee shop of some major recycling.

Armed with milk jugs, hot glue guns and plenty of kidpower, our crew went to work on constructing the igloo. The staff handled the hot glue guns and the children helped to wash and deliver jugs, screw on tops and place jugs, all while learning a little bit about construction, physics and math.

Check out their awesome upcycled playhouse!

Click here for instructions to make one of your own.

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Polliwogers Moving to the Beat!

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Polliwog Fun

While many of you have been stuck at the office, our preschool-aged Polliwogers have been hard at work enjoying the sun! Well, except for Monday and Tuesday when we had an abnormal weather pattern which sent our campers to Red Morton Center. But rest assured, our staff made the BEST of it, and on Wednesday, they resumed at Stulsaft Park!

This week, Camp Polliwog‘s  “Moving to the Beat” theme resulted in many COOL musical instruments during craft time. Today they flexed their creative muscles by crafting awesome banjos out of granola bar boxes, paint sticks, rubber bands and decorated them. Here’s a link if you want to make a similar type of banjo with your kids at home. http://craftsforkidsblog.com/2013/04/tutorial-shoe-box-banjo/. They also created tamborines, maracas, rainsticks and domoroo drums!

Our camp activities revolve around a theme each week. This week’s activities included storytimes, games, musical obstacle courses, exploring hands-on musical instruments, freeze dance, and a lot of camp-song-singing!  Also, on Fridays we play in the creek – which is a highlight of the week.

Next week’s theme is All Stars (7/1-7/5, no 7/4)  There are still a few open spots for this popular camp (that is primarily full). Register your child here online, today!

Happy Summer!