5 – 6 years

Shamrock painting ideas for kids

Watercolor techniques : Positive and Negative Shamrocks

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We love simple watercolor projects. So many watercolor techniques can be customized easily for kids. Our favorite technique is resist which we used to create tulips and peacock. Today we used the same resist technique to create these positive and negative Shamrocks. Watercolor techniques! Materials required for these paintings: Contact paper Watercolor paper Watercolor paint Brushes …

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Tissue paper sun catcher shamrock

Simple tissue paper suncatcher : Shamrock

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The weather was pretty good over the weekend! It was in mid 50s and sun was shinning. Not bad for February! We made the classic and  simple tissue paper suncatcher in shamrock shape to decorate our window. It is very beautiful when the sun shines through it! Simple tissue paper suncatcher! Affiliation links are used …

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Montessori lacing activity ideas for preschool

St.Patrick’s day Shamrock lacing activity

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Today’s post is about a lacing activity which is a Montessori inspired idea. St.Patrick’s day Shamrock lacing activity can be customized for any shapes.   St.Patrick’s day Shamrock lacing activity! Materials needed to set up lacing activity: A thin cardboard – we used an empty pasta box Green construction paper Shoe lace Hole punch School glue …

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Shamrock painting ideas for St.Patrick's day

St Patricks crafts : Lid painted Shamrocks

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I can’t believe that we are in the middle of February and St.Patrick’s day is just around the corner. Today’s post is about one of the simplest St Patricks crafts – painting Shamrocks with water bottle lid. We have already made Christmas light using water bottle lid. It is always fun to use day today materials for creating …

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Color mixing activities for preschool

Color mixing activities : Ice play

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We reused the ice cubes used in our ice color sorting activity, to do a color mixing activity. Color mixing activities teach kids about making new colors from basic colors. Ice adds an additional interest making this activity a hit with preschoolers and toddlers. Color mixing activities! Materials needed for this color mixing activity: Ice …

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St Patrick's day craft ideas for kids

Pointillism technique : Positive and Negative clover

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Dots are used to make the image in pointillism technique. We used pointillism  to create  positive and negative clovers. This activity is a great way to introduce pointillism to preschoolers or bigger kids. Pointillism technique! This post has affiliation links. Materials required: Do A Dot Art markers Printer paper Shamrock template. Tape Method: Print a …

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Simple dandelion painting idea for kids

Painting dandelions – Simple acrylic paint idea

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We tried painting dandelions with kitchen scrubber. Stainless steel scrub pad is one of our most loved painting tools. We had painted  wreath and  snowman using scrubber. Scrubber did not disappoint us this time too. It created a beautiful dandelion painting. Painting dandelions! Materials needed for this dandelions painting: Affiliation links are used in the post. Metal …

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Salt and watercolor painting ideas for kids

Simple snowman painting : Watercolor and Contact paper

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We are expecting a feet of snow today! Schools are closed. What a perfect time to do a simple snowman painting? You will surely agree that it is a simple painting idea after you read the post. This snowman painting idea is suitable for toddlers, preschoolers and big kids.    Simple snowman painting! Affiliation links are used …

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Watercolor and salt painting ideas for kids

Non candy Valentines day gift ideas

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Whenever my preschooler eats candy or  chocolate, she becomes sick. So, I always prefer non candy treats.  I have posted about our non candy Valentines day gift ideas like Valentine’s day card and Watercolor resist bookmarks! Today  I am back with simple and beautiful watercolor cards and bookmarks ideas. Non candy Valentines day gift ideas! Disclosure:  Some of the items used …

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Preschool valentine crafts

Valentines day math art activity

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I had written about sneaking in sight words matching in our yarn wrapped heart craft. Today I am sharing about sneaking in number recognition and counting in a painting activity. Its a Math + Art activity. Isn’t Valentines day math art activity fun? It is very simple to set up! Valentines day math art activity! …

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