Preschool Education & Everything Preschool

Here you go….. here are some of my favorite Easter crafts and activities to do with my children for the Easter Holidays. Kids love the Holidays for many reasons. But, I like to remind my children that bottom line the Holidays are about "Family". So, remind your children of that fact by involving the entire family in these fun Easter Crafts and Activities.

St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17th this year which is in another couple of days. In honor of the festivities I thought I would list a tons of super fun crafts to do with your kids to celebrate St. Patty’s Day. So, without further ado….. feast your eyes on St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids!!

	Pot Of Gold Collage - This pot of gold collage is an easy craft for kids of all ages.
	Handprint Shamrock - The kids will love making this shamrock craft for St. Patty’s Day. Fun & messy too!!
	St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hat - Help your kids make a Leprechaun Hat for St. Patrick’s day that they could play dress-up in.
	Leprechaun Wands - Children love wands and this is the perfect wand for St. Patrick’s Day.
	St. Patrick’s Rainbow Mobile - Make a rainbow mobile with a hanging pot of gold and shamrock to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
	Rainbow Streamers - Kids of all ages will enjoy this raibow streamer craft perfect for your little leprechauns on St. Patrick’s Day.
	Blarney Stone Craft - A Blarney Stone is a very famous stone. If you kiss the Blarney Stone, it is supposed to give you the gift of eloquence. Help the kids make this Blarney Stone Craft and tell them the story behind the Blarney Stone.
	St. Patrick’s Day Handprint Wreath - Don’t you just love handprint crafts? Use your children’s handprints to make this St. Patrick’s Day Wreath and you will cherish it for years to come.
	Shamrock Rubbings - Cool craft to make a crayon rubbing of shamrocks. A ton of fun and looks awesome when finished. Great project to do with the kids.
	Pony Bead Rainbow - This pretty rainbow is so easy even little ones can make it. Not only is this a fun craft perfect for the St. Patty’s Day Holiday, but it is also great for teaching kids their colors.
	Shamrock Luck Charms - Great St. Patrick’s Day Crafts that kids will have tons of fun making. Help your children make Shamrock Lucky Charms to place around the house. Nothing like a festive house for the Holidays.
	Clay Pot Leprechaun - Very cute clay pot craft that you and your kids will enjoy making for this March Holiday.
	Magnet & Door hanger - this pot of gold refrigerator magnet is the perfect companion to our St. Patrick’s Day door hanger.
	Leprechaun Hat for Chips - Help your child make this really great Leprechaun Hat that holds chips…. perfect for your March party.
	Pom Pom Shamrock - Fun & Easy craft to make with your Preschoolers for St. Patrick’s Day.

It is December 11th and it is the 8th and final day of Hanukkah 2007. Before Hanukkah was over I wanted to make sure to offer my viewers tons of links to Hanukkah / Chanukah Crafts and Activities to enjoy. Each link takes you to a site that will offer you and your Preschoolers a ton of Hanukkah fun!!

Whether you practice Judaism or not these Hanukkah Crafts and Activities are an excellent way to teach a bit about Judaism and the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah to your Preschooler.

Fall may be a terrific time of year for fun crafts but you don’t want to be so focused on the fun that you forget about the great educational opportunities that the season presents. Sure, it’s great to carve pumpkins and make Thanksgiving turkeys out of construction paper during these months. But in addition to these arts and crafts, you can come up with a number of different fall activities which give your children great educational skills. In fact, there are fall activities to cover all of the basic school subjects and then some.

Here are some educational fall activities for each subject:

Do you use the terms “fall” and “autumn” interchangeably? If so, you are just like most other people in America who agree that the two words are meant to mean the same thing (the season that comes after summer and before winter). But there is another school of thinking which says that autumn and fall are two subtly different seasons. How many people agree with this depends on where in the country you are living. In some places, the seasonal shift between the two is too subtle to warrant a difference in the name. But in other places, such as New England, there is an obvious difference between autumn and fall and people will tell you that this means there are five seasons instead of four.

October just might be the most fun month there is as far as fall preschool themes go. It’s early enough in the year that there are still plenty of outdoor activities that can be done with preschoolers. It’s also early enough in the year that you’re not suffering the stress of the upcoming winter holidays so you can relax some and really enjoy creative lessons with your kid(s). But it’s a busy month with a lot of fun kid-oriented activities (mostly centering on Halloween) so there are plenty of different things that you can incorporate into the day to keep things fun and interesting.

What better time to teach your child about fall than when we’re right about to enter the midst of it? Fall is a great teaching tool because it applies to so many different areas of life. Not only do kids learn about the seasons, but they also learn about the nature behind the seasons changing. As kids get older, these lessons can be used again and again in different ways. For example, as adolescents, they will learn about literature and poetry and the images and lessons of fall will play a big part in that. And when it comes time to learn hard lessons about death and loss, your kids will have a better grasp on it if they can compare it to the changing of the seasons.

September is rapidly coming to a close but that doesn’t mean that it’s too late to incorporate some great September themes into your preschool lesson plans. September is a fun month because it’s all about going back to school, meeting new people and getting ready for the holidays ahead. That makes September a terrific month for transitional themes that allow you to really explore some creative lessons. You can begin teaching fall themes during the month of September but you can also use themes that aren’t related to any particular season so it’s still an in-between kind of month.

Fall is an exciting time of year for preschoolers. School starts up again which is exciting itself. Plus, there are changes in the seasons which gets everyone a little bit excited. That excitement comes from knowing that fall is filled with lots of fun holidays and activities. And of course it means that the winter holidays are just around the corner so everyone’s fall months are filled with that great anticipation. To make the most of these months with your preschooler(s), you should incorporate a number of different fall themes into your lesson plans.

Here are some great ideas for preschool fall themes that you might want to use this year (and for many more fall seasons to come):

Since Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner I thought I would post some links to great Rosh Hashanah Preschool Activities, Games, Songs and Worksheets.

As I have stated in the past, fun activities is a great way to teach your Preschool aged Children. The Jewish Holiday, Rosh Hashanah, is no exception. Check out these fun Preschool Rosh Hashanah Activities because Rosh Hashanah is on September 13th this year… which is right around the corner.

• Song for Rosh Hashanah - ecewebguide.com has some really cute Rosh Hashanah Songs for Preschoolers. Teach your children all about the Jewish Holiday Rosh Hashanah through Music. Kids will have fun learning… it doesn’t get much better than that.
• Stuffed Round Challah - Here is a craft you can do with your Preschool children perfect for Rosh Hashanah. Make a stuffed Round Challah… you will find all the details you need for this Rosh Hashanah craft here.
• Rosh Hashanah Activities For Young Children at JewZ.com - Here are a couple of great Preschool Rosh Hashanah activities that you can do with your children at home. Stop by JewZ.com and learn how to make an Aluminum Foil Shofar and Your Own Greeting Cards for the New Year.
• Preschool by Stormie – Find not only Preschool Rosh Hashanah Crafts, but also some Rosh Hashanah History.
• Shofar Blasts - There are three types of shofar blasts that you hear during Rosh Hashanah.If you are curious what the Shofar sounds like when blown check out the Shofar Page at Akhlah.com. Here you can learn all about the shofar and what sound it makes when blown.

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