the story Bone Soup which about a skeleton named Finning who hopes to stir up a cauldron’s worth of Halloween tuff tray with a cauldron + ladle of slime and/or water, spooky critters, bones, eyeballs, and more halloween

After reading the story together, I created three simple Mouse Count invitations to bring the book beyond Retell, Sequence & Count the Mice: I brought Mouse Count to life using a plush snake & mice, a clear : I created a loose-parts counting invitation in our tuff tray inspired by the colorful snake in Mouse I drew snakes on large poster paper & provided a tinker tray filled with colorful loose parts (cubes, I cut recycled cardboard into snake shapes & paired them with Colorations® paint (tempera, fluorescent

Here is a fun festive way to do it for Halloween .

That freedom is one of the reasons I have loved introducing his work to young children throughout my Over the years, I have taken his artwork far beyond simply looking at a painting. I created two different bases to encourage children to investigate his work in new ways. On the first, I drew simple Kandinsky-inspired outlines and designs. For the second invitation, I used mirrors as the base, giving children a completely blank canvas for

I cut pool noodles into slices, and they instantly became the perfect pretend doughnuts. I arranged the doughnuts on our Tuff Tray alongside the book, connecting the story with the materials For our "frosting," I mixed shaving cream with Colorations® Fluorescent BioColor® Paint, creating vibrant This is exactly why I love using children's books as the beginning of an invitation rather than the end

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Since the children at our centers are excited for Halloween we decided to honor their current interests

I love how this story celebrates the simple joys of gathering ingredients and creating something delicious To bring the story to life, I filled our Tuff Tray with expired oats that I’ve been repurposing for sensory I placed food dispensers filled with oats for children to use independently and added cinnamon spice

Halloween is approaching and slime the perfect sensory play staple when creating invitations this time sensory play tray , spooky cups, cauldrons , testing tubes , spooky critters , skulls , and any other halloween

Kusama shaped so much of why I wanted to expose young children to the work of real artists in the first Over the years, I have watched children cover entire spaces in dots, transform ordinary objects, experiment I will continue introducing young children to Yayoi Kusama, learning about her life, stepping into her Stepping inside the immersive installations I had admired for so long, the scale, repetition, reflections wonder gave me an even deeper appreciation for the artist who had inspired so many of the experiences I

Five years ago I was lucky enough to go with two of my best friends to Mexico City and we made it out I still can't believe I got to see it in person. The Art The Kitchen Bedroom For severals years I have been dressing up as her when she is the artist of the month at the centers I do administration for.

Since the children at our centers are excited for Halloween we decided to honor their current interests