Finally, we can call it SPRING! There are so many lovely Springtime activities that the preschoolers get to do now that's it's Spring! We talked about the changing seasons and how the trees are starting to grow leaves again after the winter. I got these little crystal tree growing kits for the preschoolers. They started growing in just an hour. We started them right away when the preschoolers got here on Monday.
After 1 hour:
After 2 hours:
After 3 hours:
This is what they looked like on Tuesday morning. They were extremely fragile, and although we initially had plans to send them home with everyone, they wouldn't have made it.
With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, we decided to set a leprechaun trap. On Wednesday, we put out an empty pot (for the gold), and painted rainbows, and put St. Patrick's Day window clings up… They are such talented little artists!
On Thursday we put the pictures into frames and set them up, to lure any wandering leprechauns into the room. Our table time activity that day was coloring on the big butcher paper that I spread over both of the tables, and while we were playing outside, a leprechaun must have snuck inside, because we found green footprints on the big paper! It was very exciting!
On Friday, we made one last attempt at catching a leprechaun. We went for a nature walk to pick lucky clovers to show the leprechaun that we were really nice, and he should share his gold with us.
And guess what, it worked! We didn't get to see him, but he did leave us his gold and some chocolate coins! It was very exciting! We had to whisper and talk quietly so we would scare him away, just in case he was somewhere in the room still. The preschoolers loved it. Parents, if you don't want to keep this up, you can tell them leprechauns only come to preschool. :)
We also played lots of games! Connect 4 and Cooties were the favorites.
The Color Clix, as always, were a hit. They are so creative with them!
The super heroes are always a favorite too. These kids play so nicely with each other!
Playing in the tents inside while it rained us out of our normal outside time was fun. We went camping and roasted (pretend) marshmallows, and went fishing, and built fires, and sang songs. It was a very fun couple of camping days!
We also FINISHED our letters! Practice at home the different letter sounds. Your preschoolers are very smart and would love to show off their skills!
