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Butterfly Footprints

          I’ve found painting is always a hit with kids.  As a toddler, my son would walk around the house with a dry paintbrush ‘painting’ everything in sight.  This is an art project we did last … Continue reading

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Caterpillars & Butterflies

Our May unit was caterpillars and butterflies.  Here are a few things we did… Butterfly Sensory Bin   Infant Butterfly Sensory Bin   Caterpillar/Butterfly Books We also did a number of butterfly crafts and snacks, more on them later…

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Caterpillar/ Butterfly Books

The Butterfly Alphabet by Kjell B Sandved This is a fantastic book for multiple ages or abilities. Each page has a letter, a butterfly, and a closeup of a part of the butterfly, showcasing the letter in the design of … Continue reading

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Butterfly Sensory Bin- Infant

Sensory bins are a big hit in our preschool, but we have a couple younger siblings that still want to chew on everything!  So, I’ve developed new, infant sensory bins which do not contain choking hazards. Contents: – Medium sized … Continue reading

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Butterfly Sensory Bin

Our new unit is studying caterpillars and butterflies.  I put this sensory bin together using mostly items from the dollar store.  I made the caterpillars by gluing 5 pompoms together.  I bought 2 bags of pompoms (one bright and one … Continue reading

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