I’ll be honest.  There’s one thing I don’t like about preschool: Prep Time. And if I had to survey 100 preschool or child care teachers I bet they’d agree: Prepping for preschool takes too much of our time, and we’d rather spend it with our families. So what does preschool prep time include?  It includes [...]

If you want your preschoolers to paint some shirts for a special activity, parade, or field trip, then follow these fun tips for your child to learn to paint on shirts.

Does your child ALWAYS want to crack the eggs when you cook?  Are you tired of fishing out the slimy egg shells that leave your hands dripping with goo?  Then bring your child over and learn some great tips on how to crack eggs… the right way! My children and I had a blast making these [...]

Want an insider’s peek into my preschool?  Check out this video we took during Mother’s Day Week this year.  The preschool class was so excited to do a flower arts and crafts project!  They used silk flowers to create a flower bouquet for their mothers (and fathers!)  I’m sure their parents were thrilled to receive [...]

So I’ve noticed that when parents bring in their children to my preschool, half of the preschoolers don’t know how to correctly use scissors to cut paper. I’ve figured out a few tips during these last few years of teaching preschool, so I hope they help you teach your own child how to cut with [...]

Make your astronaut theme come to life with these fun preschool activities: Put various glow in the dark stars, planets, comets, etc… in a box for children to sort. Spray paint a shoe box and its lid black.  Cut a small hole (about the size of a dime) in the lid.  Set it by the glow in [...]