Space Crafts and Activities

Solar system color, cut and glue found here.

Astronauts to Earth game found here.  I printed and laminated one of the game boards.  I put colored dot stickers on a dice and we rolled to see which astronaut would make it to earth first.  We used our pom pom magnets as our markers.  It was fun and kept her entertained.

Blast Off Rocket Craft

Gather your supplies: a paper towel tube, paint, foam for wings and top and ribbon.

Paint the tube.

Glue and tape it all together.

I used the number cards from Homeschool Creations to make our countdown.  First she put her cars in order the lined them up on the floor.  Finally we counted down and blasted off!

Zoo Cage Craft

Here is an easy craft to cage the animals!  

Fold a sheet of heavy paper in half and cut a window out of one side.  Punch holes on the top and the bottom of the window.  Fill the cage with animal stickers then lace pipe cleaners in the top and bottom holes to make bars.  Done!

Zoo Cages and Keys Book

We found this printable book at Chit Chat and Small Talk to go along with the story Goodnight Gorilla.  I ended up laminating the pieces to make it a little sturdier.  She colored the animals and we put it all together. She loves unlocking the cages to let the animal out or feed them and locking them back up.  Cute idea!

Coloring.

Putting it together.

Reading and playing.

Pretend Play: Zookeeper

For zoo week we had several opportunities to play zookeeper!

Use plastic animals, kitchen items, colored rice, dirt, rocks, etc. to make a zoo.

Make playdough zoo cages with popsicle sticks (wearing a safari always helps as well).

Not pictured: Make a zoo with stuffed animals and boxes.  Make sure to feed the animals!

Z for Zoo Activities and Worksheets

This week we worked on the letter Z and focused on a Zoo theme.  (More zoo craft posts coming).

Make a Z zebra and put it in the zoo.

Zebra worksheets found at Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Which one is different page from 3 Dinosaurs.

Zoo Beginning Sound Clip Cards from 2 Teaching Mommies.

This Put Me in the Zoo page was fun to do while reading the book.  It is found at Making Learning Fun.

Letter Y Ideas

Make a yellow Y.

Yarn worksheets from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Yarn matching page found here.

Yo-yo cutting page.

Y lacing page found at Making Learning Fun.

Fall Printables, Worksheets and Activities

There are so many fall themed printables online!  I usually choose a few pages from several packets to mix things up and give a good variety.  Here are several we did this time.

This counting wheel came from Homeschool Creations.  We used clothespins with numbers written on them to identify how many items were in each section.

We did the color pumpkin page and pumpkin feelings book from 1+1+1=1.

This pumpkin magnet page came from 2 Teaching Mommies.

I printed these scarecrow number and letter pages from Making Learning Fun.

For more fall preschool packs check out this list at Totally Tots.

Paper Scrap Pumpkin

This is a cute fall table decoration but was a little hard for my 3 year old to do by herself.  Gather your supplies.

Cut strips of orange and yellow paper, vertically.  We covered our toilet paper tube with orange paper as well.  Tape both ends of the paper strips to the inside of the tube (I assisted with this).

For the stem we rolled up some brown paper and taped it to the inside.  She cut some green scraps we turned into a leaf.

The result...an adorable decoration for the table this fall!

Pumpkin Patch Craft

We loved this one!  First gather your supplies.  We used a sheet of green foam for the base, brown ribbon for the vines, green felt with an adhesive back for the leaves, orange pom-poms, gold pipe cleansers for the stems and googly eyes.

Start putting the patch together!  Ribbon down first, then add leaves.  Glue on eyes and stems.  Finally glue the pumpkins on the vine.

Show it off with a cheesy jack-o-lantern grin!

Fall Tree

Yesterday we went for a walk and collect leaves to make our fall tree.

I cut the bottom of a toilet paper roll and glued and taped it to a piece of cardboard.  I then taped several strips of construction paper to the top of the tube for hanging branches.

We used yellow, red, and orange paint.  She wasn't as interested in painting the leaves so our tree is a little bare...but that's a fall tree I guess!

Acorn Tree Math Game

I made my own version of the Acorn Tree Math game from Toddler Approved.  I made 2 game game board by drawing a tree on each and laminating them.  I printed off acorns, cut them out and laminated them.  When we started the game I taped a piece of contact paper to the game board so our acorns stick.  You can also put magnets on the acorns and use a magnet board, or just place the acorns on the tree without them sticking.

Here are the supplies you need.

To play the game we took turns rolling the dice, adding the numbers together and placing that many acorns on our board.  We each rolled 3 times.  The player with the most acorns on their tree won.  We played several times.

Pirate dad even joined in the fun later the day when he got home from work.

Fall Theme

This week we are doing letter Yy with our friend but I decided to focus on fall as we've been enjoying my favorite time of year!

Our board this week.

Here is our list of activities and crafts.

Doctor Kit Craft

Make a doctor kit!  This is an easy craft with things we had laying around the house.  I used construction paper to make a doctor bag and used several items in our first aid kit to fill it up.  You can also print pictures from the computer of items to go in a doctor kit.