The kids really liked this caterpillar snack I made for them. Just use 4 Ritz crackers and spread peanut butter and jelly on them. I would use a peanut butter cracker for the head so the face sticks on easier. I used little strips of strawberries as the antennaes and cupcake sprinkles for the face. Yum!
Kids LOVE to help in the kitchen! Last week we made pumpking muffins (I ate way too many!) and the kids were so eager to help out. They all fight over who gets to crack the egg, so I think I need to have an egg cracking rotation calendar. Haha. Anyway, they all love to stir the mix once all the ingredients are in. Now that cooler weather is beginning, I see us cooking a lot more in the kitchen :-)
Last week we were learning about Letter C, so I threw some cotton balls in a small bin and let them go to town. I thought that they would be bored with it, but it turns out this was a hit! Children's imaginations are just amazing! They pretended they were making ice cream and different types of food. I gave them spoons and they practiced taking a cotton ball out with the spoon. They played in this box for a good hour before they got bored. This is a great, easy and cheap idea to keep them entertained!
Playing in shaving cream is a favorite in my daycare! The kids think it is so funny that they can play in shaving cream. It is really a great sensory activity for them to do. They can trace letters in the shaving cream or just rub it all around, which is usually what my kids do. Even one of my older boys likes to play with the shaving cream. It does get messy, but it is such an easy clean up because it rinses right off.
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