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by Renee Goodrich

1. LARGE EGG

Draw a large egg onto thin colored A4 card. To save time, cut out the first egg and use it as a template. Students then decorate their egg with a collage of colored paper, tissue, cellophane, sparkly material and dots. These look fantastic when they are done on a range of colored cards and glued onto a dark background as a classroom display.

2. SMALL EGGS

Cut out lots of small cardboard eggs (about the size of a normal egg). The students can do this. Draw some eggs onto A4 card and then photocopy them. You could also use scrap cardboard and draw them by hand. The students decorate these with paint or crayon. These are perfect to use for a egg hunt game. They are also great for counting games. They fit neatly into an egg carton. If you cut an egg carton in half you have an easy counting to six game.

3. BABY CHICKS

Use a large circle of sponge and a smaller circle of sponge (about half the size of the large one).
Dip the sponge in yellow paint and create a chick by printing the large shape at the bottom and the small shape at the top. Here is a great opportunity to talk about big and small! To finish the chicks, let them dry and then using a black marker add two dots for eyes and v’s for a beak and wings. If you really want the picture to be special add small sponged circles of different colors for flowers. The stems are added later with a black marker. This process is perfect for a magical classroom mural.

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by Rachel Paxton

This week my boys got to make two different cute snowman crafts. One is made with marshmallows, and one is made with cotton balls. These crafts are great for preschool-aged children.

For the first craft, you will need:

• Construction paper
• Large marshmallows
• Small marshmallows
• Scissors
• Marker

Let your child help cut the marshmallows in half. You will need three large marshmallow halves to make the snowman, and 10 or so small marsmallow halves for snowflakes.

The fun part about this activity is that the marshmallows actually stick to the page! After the marshmallows are cut in half, use the large marshmallow halves to create the snowman on a piece of construction paper. Just place the cut side down on the page and press down. Next have your child place the small marshmallow halves randomly all over the page for snowflakes. Have your child use the marker to draw a face, buttons, and arms on the snowman. This activity is really fun, and fast too, if you need a quick project.

For the next project you will need:

• Paper plate
• Cotton balls
• Orange, black, blue construction paper
• Scissors
• Elmer’s glue

You will be using the paper plate to make the face of a snowman. Pour some Elmer’s glue on another paper plate. Let your child dip cotton balls in the glue and place the cotton balls all over the paper plate.

Use the construction paper to make eyes, a carrot nose, and a hat for the snowman. Glue them in place. This is also a fun, easy project. Just takes a little while for the glue to dry.

Books to read about snowmen: The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll, and Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner.