Ziploc jack-o-lanterns

This is a simple idea for mixing colors in the preschool classroom that I found on Teach Preschool's blog.

Step 1: what you need

Draw a jack-o-lantern face (or whatever goes along with your theme) on the bag with a Sharpie.

Step 2:
Add the two colors of paint you want to mix. We did red and yellow to make orange.

Step 3: squish away!

this week's newsletter

Day Night

tye-dye suns

Our director spotted these in the parking lot this week. Oil and water, perhaps?

day/nighttime animals

We are finishing up our day and night week. Today we discussed animals that thrive during the day and night. Then we graphed them!

We also made handprint suns! :)

Jar-O'-Lanterns

Ok, so one of the cutest Halloween crafts...ever. Seriously. And this is coming from the Halloween princess of the Campus School. I LIVE for Halloween. As you can tell, I am a seasonal teacher and <3 to decorate. Big time. One of my parents found this in Southern Living but my neighbor teacher/princess found it on Pinterest also, using gesso and tissue squares. I also saw a Frankenstein on Pinterest but you painted the inside of the jar instead of the outside. Presh!
Step 1: what you need

Step 2: paint the outside of the jar orange

Step 3: paint the lid green (or black)

Step 4: after the jar is dry, paint on a face with black

Ms. Jackson's mommy (aka Brittney) wanted me to paint her jar to look like her soap dispenser.

Step 5: spray with a clear coat to protect the paint. when that's dry, drop in a battery powered pumpkin light. voila!

shooting stars

We made coffee can shooting stars today! I cut a piece of black construction paper in 1/2 and placed it in the coffee can. I dropped 3 marbles in a cup of white paint and then dumped the marbles in the can.

I would have liked to have put the lid on the coffee can but since I used it for another activity, I didn't have a lid. So, I put a Ziploc bag over the top to keep the marbles from coming out. Then the students shook, shook, shook! While we clapped, clapped, clapped!

After they dried, the students added some star stickers to create the shooting star effect.

UWA Homecoming parade

We had a blast riding in the parade Saturday!!!!