The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For the Month of February we dove into many books.  One of the favorites was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".  We had some fun activities and great art projects that went along with this book.

 

Creating our OWN Very Hungry Caterpillars!

The kids each created their own little caterpillars.  They started off by drawing the bodies.  Next we painted the bodies green and the heads red with black legs.  Last we glued on some googly eyes and drew on a mouth and nose.  I cut them out and they turned out so super cute.  Each had their own fun little personalities. (These have been one of my most favorite art projects of the year so far.)

Valentines Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a fun-filled day all centered around hearts, love, and sugar.  Isn't that what Valentine's Day is all about?  Take a look for yourself and see all of the smiles (and frosting covered faces).

We also did some sorting and graphing with candy hearts.  I was impressed with how well they did with this activity.

 

  

Under the Sea

We had a fun month of January learning about all different kinds of creatures that live under the sea.  We explored jelly fish, sea turtles, rainbow fish, sharks, crabs, sea horses and much more amazing sea life.

 We also had the opportunity to make our own colored glass bottles.  The kids loved this project and really enjoyed deciding what type of pattern they wanted to make with their colored sand.

What a fun month of preschool!

Decorating Gingerbread Houses

It's just not Christmas Time at Shining Stars Preschool unless you get the chance to decorate a Gingerbread House.  The kids really enjoyed this very messy, very creative art project.  Plus a bonus that candy and frosting is involved.  Take a peek and see each of their masterful creations that they made.

Final Gingerbread Masterpieces!