Things to tell your children

We love Roald Dahl

See the little bunnies sleeping till it's noon

See the little bunnies song

See the little bunnies sleeping till it's nearly noon

Shall we go and wake them with a merry tune

They're so still, are they ill?

Wake up little bunnies (gentle prod)

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop,

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop,

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop.

Valentines Activities

Valentines day activities for PreSchoolers ....

Marbleized Hearts

Water. Oil. Food Coloring. Paper.

If you have those 4 ingredients, you too can make marbleized hearts! 

I poured some cooking oil into a baby food jar and added some red food coloring and had the 3's stir it around with the pipette until it was pretty well mixed.

I filled large baking trays with water so it barely covered the top of the paper. The 3's placed their heart-shaped paper into the water and poked on it with some tongs until it was covered with water.

Then, they dropped the red tinted oil on top of the heart, watching it move around their hearts.

I didn't change the water in between, so it got pretty red by the time the 15th student had a turn, but it still worked great!

For some, it was a wonderful sensory activity as they placed their hands in the oil and water.

When you pull the hearts out of the water, you get this beautiful marble effect.

Crayon Hearts

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Martha Stewart Living, February 2000

If the sun seems to peer right into your window, give it something pretty to look at -- and through. These translucent hanging hearts are easy to make from waxed paper and crayons. In return, sunbeams will color your room with cheer. Begin with a 12-by-16-inch sheet of waxed paper. Fold it in half along its length; unfold. Deposit wax-crayon shavings (made with a handheld pencil sharpener) evenly but not thickly across one half of the paper. Fold the clean half of the paper over the shavings. Crimp the three open edges with a 1/2-inch fold to hold the shavings. Protect your ironing surface with kraft paper. Place the waxed paper on the kraft paper, and cover it with another sheet of kraft paper. Iron lightly on medium heat, checking after every few passes. Stop when all the shavings have melted; let cool. Next, trace and cut out hearts of various sizes. String each heart with a silk thread for hanging.

Five little ducks

Five Little Ducks
5 little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mommy (daddy) duck called quack quack quack,
But only 4 little ducks came back.
4 little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mommy (daddy) duck called quack quack quack,
But only 3 little ducks came back.
3 little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mommy (daddy) duck called quack quack quack,
But only 2 little ducks came back.
2 little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mommy (daddy) duck called quack quack quack,
But only 1 little duck came back.
1 little duck went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mommy (daddy) duck called quack quack quack,
But  no little ducks came wondering  back.
No little  ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mommy (daddy) duck called quack quack quack,
And 5 little ducks came wandering back