Winter Mittens Handprint Craft
Warm hands, warm heart! Make a winter or Valentine’s Day card or craft with toddlers and preschoolers using the Winter Mittens Handprint Craft page. Download…
B is for Bear Den
Experience Early Learning’s Winter in the Woods Preschool theme includes learning about animals in the woods. We learned about bears and B is for Bear…
Pokey Like a Hedgehog
This month is all about Winter in the Woods with Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time) preschool curriculum. The first week’s lessons are all…
Frozen Ice Gems Outdoor Winter Art
Winter in Wisconsin has been brutal this winter with sub zero temps. Like -29 and wind chills of up to -50! It’s crazy cold so…
Hear the Owl?
Hear the owl? One of the most fascinating sights and sounds of winter is the snowy owl. Owls are nocturnal, they hunt for their food…
Winter Ice
One of our awesome days of Experience Preschool Curriculum lessons focusing on Sights and Sounds of winter was all about winter ice. Other topics we’ve covered…
Animal Tracks in the Snow
We’ve had an amazing week learning about Sights and Sounds with Experience Curriculum (previously Mother Goose Time!) One of our topics this week was Animal…
The Sound of Drums
This December our preschool theme is Sights and Sounds (Cozy Winter Senses – 2021) from Experience Curriculum. We’re starting with Wonder About Orchestra in Lessons…
Dress Frosty the Felt Snowman
One thing I never really realized until I was an adult and child care provider, attempting to make snowmen with my group was that it…
Winter Wonderland Snowflakes
Such a great start to December with Winter Wonderland Snowflakes! We haven’t seen any real snowflakes yet so the anticipation is exciting. Winter Wonderland Snowflakes Here’s…
What’s in the Box? Winter Wonderland
Doesn’t it seem like November has just flown by? I can’t believe we’re headed towards Thanksgiving and the December holidays. My December Mother Goose Time…
Frozen Fruit & Ice Wreath
Create a gorgeous frozen fruit & ice wreath. It can be used multiple ways. Consider using it to keep a fruit punch or sangria bowl cold.…
Winter in the Woods Dioramas
We’re so enjoying our Winter in the woods theme this month! I’m always trying to find ways to really make the theme we’re working with…
Winter in Woods: Mittens
Week 2 of Winter in the Woods is all about Winter Gear: Mittens, snowshoes, sled, coat, hat & scarf. It’s going to be a fun…
Snowstorm Art Invitation to Create
It’s Winter in the Woods! It’s not winter without snow and we have lots of it and more on the way! Snowstorms are exciting (for…
Thread Wrapped Pinecones & More
I love December’s theme, Winter in the Woods. It fits in so well with our winter in Wisconsin. It’s not really holiday themed, but it…
Snowy Mitten Art
It’s time to celebrate winter! We’ve had our first snowfall and we’re playing outside in the snow every day. I can’t help but sing this…
Let it Snow Ornaments
Here in Wisconsin, we’re waiting for some snow before the holidays. Our first snow arrived last weekend but it’s nearly melted already. This weekend we’re…
What’s in the Box? Winter in the Woods Theme
December is almost here! If you use Experience Curriculum (formerly Mother Goose Time), a lot of you are waiting for your box to arrive. Mine…
More Sights & Sounds of Winter
We finished December with more Sights & Sounds of Winter with Mother Goose Time. It’s always such a busy time of year with extra crafts…
Fizzy Ice Sensory & Science Experiment
During our Outdoor Sights & Sounds of Winter theme with Mother Goose Time, we covered the topic of ice. Simple materials like ice cubes, vinegar,…
Outdoor Sights and Sounds of Winter
What outdoor sights and sounds of winter can we find out? In week two of Sights and Sounds of Winter Mother Goose Time curriculum, we…
Recycled Can Lid Snowman Ornament
Sometimes while I’m working, I have an idea. I was washing out tomato paste cans and thought, “What could I use these for?” Any early…
Winter Wonderland Paintings
This post contains an affiliate link to Discount School Supply. Our beautiful Winter Wonderland paintings are just simple paintings at the easel, but the experience…
Winter in the Woods Invitation to Play & Small World Play
Invitation to play & small world play captures my interest and how much more a child’s! And I do love to create them! After 10…
Winter Snow Bin Sensory Play
Here in Wisconsin, it’s -2F with the windchill at noon today. There’s a wind chill advisory for tonight and it’s expected to be -18 to…
Art Outdoors: Snow Paint Markers
Take Art Outdoors with Snow Paint Markers! How fun are these snow paint markers?! It’s fun to create art outside and fresh snow is a…
Hedgehogs
Today we learned about hedgehogs. We learned: Hedgehogs hibernate. They curl into a ball to protect themselves. They eat mice, worms and bugs. They make…