| At first glance, preschool arts and crafts might look like | | | | the pictures for your child. Lastly, laminate the picture to |
| lots of mess mixed in with a bit of chaos. However, if | | | | complete your wipe-proof placemat. |
| you introduce a little focus and preparation to your | | | | Family Tree |
| preschool craft ideas it is possible to turn craft-time | | | | You will need: Large piece of paper or cardboard, |
| into a great learning experience. | | | | family photos, glue, marker pens, crayons, pencils. |
| Everyone learns differently and even young children | | | | When the time comes to teach your preschooler the |
| will show a preference toward visual (sight), aural | | | | relationships between the people in his or her life, the |
| (sound) or kinesthetic (doing) learning. If you are | | | | good old family tree is a useful place to start...and it is a |
| teaching your preschooler something new, art and | | | | fun project to do together. Make your child the starting |
| craft is a great tool as it incorporates all of these | | | | point for the family and take it from there - siblings, |
| learning/teaching methods and give your little one the | | | | parent, grandparents, uncles and aunties etc. Glue the |
| best chance of 'getting it'. | | | | photos in place as you go and use the marker pen to |
| Preschoolers have usually developed sufficient | | | | right the names. Once the family part of the tree is |
| dexterity to handle scissors safely and can therefore | | | | complete, get your child to add in leaves and branches |
| be more involved in the process than they might have | | | | with the crayons and pencils. |
| been as toddlers. Here are 3 easy, learning, arts and | | | | Dried Pasta Name Writing |
| crafts projects to do with your preschoolers. | | | | You will need: Cardboard, tricolor dried pasta, PVA |
| Make a Learning Placemat | | | | glue and a marker pen. |
| You will need: Paper, child-safe scissors, old children's | | | | Write your child's name in large letters on the piece of |
| wrapping paper, pictures printed off internet and | | | | cardboard, saying the letters as you write it. Then get |
| magazines, glue, crayons, pencils, pens and a laminator. | | | | your little one to glue the pasta onto the cardboard |
| This is a great project if you are teaching your child a | | | | making the letters a different color from the back |
| new concept such as shapes or seasons. Get your | | | | ground. |
| preschooler to cut out pictures representing the | | | | Even if there is lots of mess, don't forget to heap on |
| various new ideas and then get them to glue the | | | | the praise. It is crucial to your child's self-esteem that |
| pictures onto a piece of paper. Once the collage is dry, | | | | they get encouragement and recognition for their |
| use marker pens to write any words which go with | | | | efforts and achievements. |