valentines....

I didn't take many pictures...but the kids really enjoyed their valentines and goodies! It was all over a good day! <3

Hearts.....

Matching hearts.....large, medium, small, one through 5, and color matching.

The hearts in the basket match the hearts on the heart. :)

CUTE! I put up purple hearts with the childrens names on them and then made different color hearts with their names on them. They have velcro on the back and they need to match all the names to the right ones. Great for name recognition.

They are not all up here...but color recognition, sizes, counting how many, and matching colors. They also love to put these in little baskets and carry them around the room :)

Valentines....Be Mine

I saw this on someone elses blog...I just wrapped string around blocks...some printed, some smooshed it around to make strokes, some just globbed. I think I will use bigger blocks next time and a little less paint. But I like this. :)

Patterning :)

Sponges with liquid watercolor make great stamp pads!! We started out making hearts with fingerprints and decided that using your whole hand was soooooo much coooooler!

This is a nipple that you would use to feed a calf.....makes great circles!It sure is hard not to eat the candy hearts that we are using for project!!!!!!!Salt Tray.....

Valentine collage....

Korina set out paper, doilies, cut out hearts, heart stickers, heart puffy 'sayings' stickers, and red straw pieces...with glue. Olivia asked what all the sayings were on the hearts. They said things like....LOL, BFF, Love You, Text Me, and Be Mine. She memorized them and read them back to all the kids. :) She will be reading by the time she goes to school!

Q-tip painting with all the Valentine colors.....

We got out tin foil...I thought to paint on, Olivia had a different idea. She cut it up and glued it to her painting....very good idea Olivia!

valentine....

This is part of our new science area. I want to do a few more things to it before I totally blog about it. They really like what is already there! Right now I put in pink playdough that smells like vanilla and cinnamon, smooth shiney rocks, large noodles, copper cake pans, heart placemats, and later I added heart cupcake papers.

In the sensory bin there is a variety of colors of rice. I made it simply by adding dropfuls of liquid watercolor from www.discountschoolsupply I added heart playing cards they can match up and heart containers.

The easle has pink, white, purple, and red....They all decided to come into the messy room this morning. I did just put out the playdough...nice and warm. The other table has some stamping. I just added some liquid watercolor to paper towel strips and let them stamp away with heart stamps.Armaan and Alondra are sitting in the reading area and Alondra was reading him a book. Of course she moved before I could take the shot. She loves to 'take care' of him!

Valentines... around the room

The sensory bin is filled with purple, pink, violet, and white rice. I use the colorations watercolor to color the rice. Super easy! Just put some rice in a bag, add color, shake up, and pour out. Sponge heart painting...Large, medium, and small.I got these Birthday cakes at Lakeshore Learning. The kids LOVE these! Anna is reading the directions to Olivia. and Bryan is singing Happy Birthday to himself.Heart at the Easle. Red and White make....Quincy is sharing his gluing ability with Jackson. Glue is sooo cool. Watercolor table...

Valentine stuff

Bryan wasn't too sure about this activity but he gave it a go.
Ashley looked up at me "Annie....I put red and white together!" my reply...oh yeah (because I am waiting....) "It made pink! Red and White make Pink!"
Bingo!

"I am making something for Lainey. When she is not here she can't even know what it is. And she can't tell because it is wrapped. I like Lainey, and I know she is not here everyday, and that is why I made it for her."

Process vs Product

The kids were working hard on emptying out the glue bottles. (very good for finger, small motor strength) I always keep a ton of glue on hand! Remember....the process is the most important part, not the product. Watching glue drip is a very mezmorizing activity. Cutting is also just as facinating! Cut away Kamil!.....Just as long as it is paper.

So, when you see your darling child's crazy art work....just know that lot's of thought and imagination has gone into it.
Don't forget to ask them about their project....not what is it (because they may not know) but "Tell me about your picture" or "What's happening in your picture"