Making Piñatas & Paper Maché
GENERAL GUIDLINES Materials: 2 cups flour 3 cups water 1 balloon Newspaper strips Paint, crayons, or markers Tissue paper (optional) …
Themes & Lesson Planning
Here you will find an abundance of arts, crafts, lesson planning, and theme ideas. Whether it’s planning for a specific month or looking for a specific theme idea, you will find it here.
The Importance of Child Care Program Assessment
Why is it beneficial to conduct training need assessments? Four reasons are: 1. To decide what specific training each employee needs. …
Tips, Articles and Advice on Bullying
In the USA~October, 2014 marks the ninth PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Month that unites communities nationwide to raise awareness of bullying prevention. This event …
Diversity Through Language, Culture, and Literacy
LANGUAGE Some languages have more than one word for what English speakers think of as a single entity. Since ice …
Creative Ideas for School Age Programs! Pg. 1
CREATIVE means… Original, resourceful, imaginative, inspired, artistic, inventive, ingenious, innovative, productive, having vision, freshness, novel, unique…. Do you have any ideas that …
Literacy: Games and Creative Story Telling
TABLE & CIRCLE GAMES – Some great ideas for child caregivers & teachers!!!WHY…BECAUSE 1. Each person writes down a question beginning with “Why” Example- …
57 Fun Gardening Activities for Preschoolers
Garden Themed Fun Let’s talk about kids in the garden. How do you build a child’s interest in gardening? You …
61 Recycling Projects for Kids [Trash to Treasure Crafts and Activities]
Recycling Projects for Kids Teach kids the importance of reusing with these 61 recycling projects for kids. Help them make …
Diversity Through Food and other Activities
PRESENT DIVERSITY USING FOOD!Offer authentic ethnic foods! Many kids have tasted egg rolls, tacos and spaghetti; why not try something …
112 Earth Themed Games and Activity Ideas for Kids
Earth Themed Games and Activities It happens every year; April 22nd is officially Earth Day. This is a day devoted …