This month in my son's toddler class at church he is learning about Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday. {Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter.} There is a pretend Jesus riding a large wooden donkey during the story time. The toddlers are given fake Palm branches to wave while singing, "Ho Ho Ho Hosanna, Ha Ha Hallelujah". My Little Man LOVES it. So this week, for our toddler craft time, I put on some great Easter music from the Cedarmont Kids, read him a … [Read more...]
Handprint Tree and Leaves Craft
This time of year life just feels so much more busier. Here in the Long house we just finished our 6th week of homeschooling Kindergarten. We are flying out of Montreal back to the States and I am so excited to be heading home. We have fun traveling, but truly there is no place like home. We are not home long before we head out to Denver, CO. This time we are staying in a one bedroom hotel suite that has an indoor pool, internet, cable TV, and free breakfast each day. We are all excited about … [Read more...]
Handprint Butterfly Craft
In January, my Princess made a toilet paper craft at church - a butterfly that you could place a secret message in. She wanted to make it again for our craft time this last week. So we decided to turn it into a handprint butterfly craft. We have been saving our empty toilet paper rolls for craft time. I pulled out her construction paper, tape, glue scissors and markers and we made a simple handprint craft. She carefully rolled her black construction paper around the toilet paper roll and … [Read more...]
Handprint Easter Chick Preschool Craft
This week we read a story about a grandmother and granddaughter who were feeding the chickens. The hen just had chicks and the granddaughter could not see them under the wings. Grandma explained that the momma chick protected her little chicks under her wings when they were frightened, or when it was cold. She then shared a Bible verse from Psalm 91 - which my Princess and I are learning this week: He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings... Psalm 91:4 NLT We … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Preschool Card
I showed my Princess the Mother's Day preschool card ideas I found online. After checking them all out, she choose to make the hand print flower pot card. It was fun and easy craft for us to work on together. We like to do hand print crafts and I love when I don't need any fancy craft supplies. (I like to keep it simple.) What you need: Construction paper Scissors Glue Pencil I outlined my Princess' hand and let her cut it out. I then drew a flower pot for her to cut out. … [Read more...]
Preschool Easter Craft
Last week in K4 Homeschool, we reviewed shapes and worked on cutting out shapes. We are still working on cutting this week as well. So when I saw this craft - Handprint Easter Craft - I knew it would be perfect for our homeschool time. A chance to work on cutting and do a craft is something my Princess loves - a fun easy preschool Easter craft. What you need: Construction paper Scissors Glue Stick or Tape Pencil Step 1: Trace your child handprint on colored construction paper. I … [Read more...]
