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Smart Idea: Oil drip pan from Walmart as a giant magnet board ($12) ...could use this in the office or studio, too

Smart Idea: Oil drip pan from Walmart as a giant magnet board ($12) ...could use this in the office or studio, too

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Outdoor art: mosaic / collage garden tile art using recycled junk and natural materials

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Creative Play. Creating a habitat using natural materials.

Love the color in the window!

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Thing One & Thing Two Paper Bag Puppets - with printable page

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Ribbon Weaving with Dollar Store Sink Mats.

From egg cartons! So cute!

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Put some paint in a freezer ziploc, slip a white sheet of paper underneath, and tape it down to the table! Fun, mess-free #sensory #art for #kids!

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reggio inspired classroom

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Recycling old markers to make watercolor paint.

Writing in salt (this site has Montessori & Montessori-inspired activities).

Gallon Ziploc bags + Duck tape = An art quilt! Students' work slides in the back. You won't see where it says Ziploc because that is on the back side!

A Mind Jar is a meditation tool to use whenever a child feels stressed,overwhelmed or upset. Imagine the glitter as your thoughts. When you shake the jar, imagine your head full of whirling thoughts, then watch them slowly settle while you calm down

love this for sensory activities with my kids. using it ASAP!

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moonsand: mix together 4 cups sand, 2 cups cornflour, and 1 cup of water.

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Calm Down Jar. It is really easy to make. The goal is that when they are feeling out of control, they shake the jar, then sit and watch the glitter settle in the water. When the glitter settles, they can get up. This one is a really great technique to use in lieu of timeout.

by herewearetogether

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Holy cute! Perfect for our ocean theme week.

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Sponges soaked in finger paint. Stops kids from scooping huge balls of paint on their paper! GENIUS!

These drawers are made from an advent calendar for sorting little ABC toys.

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How fun! Drawn water on the floor for play ships!

Watertable

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Christmas craft for the kids.

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Tonya Barnett What is it made with? Glue?? I run a Daycare and would love to do this~~

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Kathy Hunsaker Miller Yes, glue! Super easy to do!

What a wonderful building area! From GRAUER STRONGSTART in Richmond BC Canada

Jellyfish in a bottle (from a plastic bag) -- so very, very cool

construction play box. Love the contained mess!

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This is so fun! Fairies in a jar.

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Socktopuses: Take a sock, stuff with fabric or plastic bags. Sew shut. Cut bottom of sock into legs. Ta-Da.

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cute gift for the daycare kids

elephant stilts made from cans - I made these all the time as a kid, but never thought to decorate them like feet of an animal!

I am in love with this site! I have so many ideas for Sybilla, especially now that she is in daddy daycare every day!

Paper Plate Snowmen... Fun craft for kids!

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