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Pre School Arts and Crafts Ideas

Preschool and Child care providers and teachers share arts and crafts ideas!

Sparkle Pictures

Color on dark construction paper. Then paint the entire picture with a mixture of lots of salt and water. When the water dries, the picture will sparkle.
~Amber

Scratch N Sniff

Mix a Package of Kool-Aid with 1 TBSP of warm water. Let the children paint with it and allow it to dry for 24 hours. Scratch N Sniff the paintings. Use various flavors of Kool-Aid for different smells.
~ Susan

Sun Prints

Arrange different shaped items on dark construction paper so their silhouettes will look nice. Place in direct sunlight for a few hours. You will see the paper has faded around the objects.
~Polinea

Photo Puzzle

Get a photo of the child blown up. The child can glue the photo on to a heavy cardboard backing. With adult assistance they can cut the photo into puzzle pieces. Put into a decorated box titled "I Love You to Pieces".
~Belle Rudolph