Explore food, recipes, measuring and so much more with our many manipulation, role play, and early science activities. This theme will help you create a special restaurant within your daycare!

Creative Projects

Creative Projects Archives

Allison McDonald has been teaching young children in various capacities since 1993. She started as a day camp leader in high school, taught various preschool programs at community centers through university, worked as a tutor while pursuing a second degree in elementary education, and most recently worked as a director and preschool teacher before becoming a full time mom. Now that she is at home she keeps one foot in education while sharing that side of her life with her son and the results have been amazing.

Wish Upon A Star!

Star-3

I love stars! The recent meteor showers had me thinking about shooting
stars so we made this a few days ago. I like how it turned out and my son loves squishing the center
of the star. One suggestion would be to make the star larger, the center was tricky to make
because it had to be so small. A larger star would fix that. Also, don't skip the sequins if you want
to give little ones an opportunity to work on their fine motor skills and pincer grasp!

1. Gather your materials. You will need a piece of yellow construction paper and a piece of black construction paper along with some contact paper, gold sequins, glitter glue, white glue, markers, and scissors.

Star-4

2. Start by drawing (or tracing) a star on the yellow paper. Draw some tails too.

Star-5

3. Have children color the star and tails with markers.

Star-1

4. Cut a small piece of contact paper and peel the backing.

Star-6

5. Add sequins to the contact paper.

Star-7

6. Squeeze some glitter on.

Star-2

7. Fold in two and press. Cut to size. I used a large piece of contact paper so my son could add the sequins but then I had to cut it so small to fit it inside the star. I'd make a larger star next time.

8. Cut the star and tails out. Cut the center of the star out. Make sure the hole is big enough to show off the glitter, but not too big. There shouldn't be any gaps.

Star-8

9. Glue the glitter packet on the paper.

Star-9

10. Glue the star over it. Add the tails. Let dry.

Allie

www.notimeforflashcards.com

No element of this text may be copied, reproduced, distributed, published, translated, downloaded, posted, or transmitted, in any way, without prior written authorization from Educatall and the copyright holder. Elements may be posted and/or downloaded solely for personal and non-commercial use provided no modifications are made and all notices of intellectual property are fully shown (name of the author, title of the article, name of the website, date the text is used and the date of the part in question).

*Share and use*

Among the 150 best websites on the Toile du Québec in 2006

Considered Innovation of the year by the Salon des Générations

Awarded the Canadian Prime Minister’s prize for Excellence in early childhood education 2002-2003

Among the best websites to succeed in school according to the annual guide 2007-2008