Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. ― Peg Bracken Salt Dough Ornaments make adorable little gifts! Younger children will enjoy manipulating the dough and relish the sensory feedback they are getting, especially from their tactile sense! Squishing, rolling and cutting the dough are fun activities by…
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Leaf Imprints and Nature Necklaces
Nature crafts are great to encourage children to go outside and engage their senses. As we go on nature walks we observe the changing seasons and collect little treasures: Colorful leaves, pinecones, rocks – anything with beautiful colors, interesting shapes and patterns. Since the children were especially interested in investigating leaf veins and have been…
Salt Dough Valentines
Salt Dough is easy and quick to make and lends itself perfectly to creating little gifts, not to mention homemade Valentine’s gifts for relatives and teachers. Salt Dough is simple enough for younger children to handle and offers many open-ended ways to sculpt or decorate with. In the past we have used Salt Dough to make…
