Literacy learning with stamping

I love to tie in learning with play with my kids. We have been working on sight words with Jake and the other day I was going through my scrapbook stuff and found some alphabet stamps.

I knew there was something we could do with them, so I kept thinking and came up with stamping words from our flash cards.

Wasn't too sure how Jake would like doing it, but I took them out and he liked it. Plus it is great for fine motor and eye hand coordination skills as well.

Materials are simple......ink pad, alphabet stamps, paper and flash cards or you can spell words. I like the flash cards cause they can do it while you are cooking or working on something else.

Below are some other fun ways we have tied learning into play. Be sure to check them out.

Counting with cupcakes

Alphabet matching puzzles

Hands on science learning

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Handmade picture flowers in a pot

Every holiday we are always making fun keepsakes for meme, grandma and other special family members. Two years ago we made these special flower pots and placed baby pictures of the kids in them .

The are very easy to make. For the flower part we used cupcake holders and for the stem we used popsicle sticks. Then to hold the special picture flowers in the flower pot we used styrofoam. This craft is fun and easy for all ages. You can get all the supplies from the Dollar Store and have enough supplies to make several.

If you like to make handmade gifts for that special someone in your family or life be sure to check out the links below.

Handprint crafts

Word picture frame

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Fizzing Shape Art

We are working on shapes with Cate and I saw this great idea using popsicle sticks from A, Bee, C preschool. So I added our own little twist to it.

This is a fun and easy way for kids to learn shapes. After we put the shapes together I had the kids sprinkle kool-aid baking soda inside to make shape art. After the shape was formed they sprayed their vinegar on the shape and had fizzing shape art.

Materials:

Kool-Aid packet

Baking soda

Vinegar

Foam or popsicle sticks (we used foam sticks bought from the Dollar Tree)

This is a fun way to tie learning in with art, plus it is a great fine motor skill for preschoolers. 

We love to add learning to our fun activities be sure to check out some other ways to below.

Jelly bean counting

Frog sensory game

Alphabet ice play 

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Alphabet crafts for each letter

 There is so many fun ways you can teach the alphabet to your kids. I put together a list below of fun literacy learning with crafts. We love making crafts so I thought it would be fun to share some of the crafts we have done and some that other great bloggers have done with their little ones.

 

 

 

Letter A is for Apple

by: Momma's Fun World 





 

Letter B is for bumble bee

by: Our Alphabet Adventure

 

C is for car painting

by: Momma's Fun World 

Letter D

by: Play and Learn with Dana

 



Letter E for Elephant

by: Homeschool Creations





Letter F is for flower

by: The Princess and the Tot





Letter G is for grass

by: No Time For Flashcards

 

Letter H is for horse

by: Miss Maren's Monkeys

Letter I craft is for ice cream

by: Play and Learn with Dana

 

Letter J is for jaguar

by: Meet the Dubiens

Letter K is for kisses

by: Kiboomu kids crafts

Letter L is for ladybug

by: The Princess and the Tot

Letter M is for muffin

by: Tot School

 

 

Letter N is for nest

by: Rockabye Butterfly

  

 

Letter O is for ocean

by: Walking by the way

Letter P is for penguin

by: Totally Tot

 

 

 

Letter Q is for quail

by: Rockabye Butterfly

 

 

 



Letter R is for rabbit

by: Play and Learn with Dana

Letter S is for sunflower
by: Momma's Fun World





Letter T is for turkey

by: Mrs. Nelson's Class

 

 

Letter U for untensils and umbrella
by: Rockabye Butterfly 

 

Letter V is for vase

by: Counting Coconuts

 

Letter W is for walrus

by: Our Alphabet Adventure

 

Letter X is for xylophone

by: Crayons Glue and Scissors

 

 

Letter Y is for yellow

by: No Time for Flash Cards

 

 

Letter Z is for zebra

by: Momma Smarty Pants

 

You can also teach the alphabet making your own learning games. Below are several fun ways we did literacy learning with hands on games.

 

Alphabet puzzle matching

Alphabet matching game

 

 

Alphabet learning fun

 

 

 

 

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Melted pony beads, Valentine's art

We made these fun Valentine's melted fuse beads last week and the kids had fun making them. We have LOTS of pony beads on hand and they are plastic so we melted them as well.

Lets just say they turned out VERY pretty and you can also hang them in the window like a sun catcher.

Materials:

Pony beads @ Craft project ideas

Metal cookie cutters

Old pan to place them on and put in the oven

You can make them into magnets, ornaments, sun catchers or you can glue them to wood to make a plaque.

This is a great fine motor and eye/hand coordination for kids of all ages

How to make: 

1. Place the pony beads in a metal cookie cutter on a cookie sheet

2. Heat oven to 350 degrees

3. Place cookie sheet in over or 15-20 minutes (make sure beads are melted)

4. Take out of oven and let them cool.

5. After beads are cool will pop out of cookie cutters.

Then you can place a magnet on the back or ribbon using glue gun.

Adult needs to do steps 3-4

Below are some other fun ways to enjoy Valentine's crafts

Homemade puff paint hearts

Salt dough thumb print keepsake

You color my heart melted crayon craft

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Homemade microwave scented puff paint art

We made this fun Puff paint over Christmas and decorated foam trees, but you had to let the paint sit for several hours to let it dry. So today I tried a new way by adding self-rising flour and placing it in the microwave. "J" got the biggest kick out of what happen when you placed it in the microwave.

No joke we must have made 25 hearts and placed them in the microwave to make the paint puff.

Materials:
Self rising flour 2 cups
Salt 2 cups
Water 2 cups
Kool-aid packet or Frosting Creation packet
Heart lollipops...pack of 8 for $1.00 @ Wal-Mart

This craft is super inexpensive to make. You could make a class of 25 for less than $5.00 and the nice thing about this is it has a personal touch from the kids.

NOTE: Kool-aid works good when mixed with the water first. My favorite was the Frosting Creation cause the smell was so YUMMY!!

How to make:
1.Mix all ingredients in a bowl and stir til all is blended well, no clumps
2. Then pour into the squeeze bottles
3. Once you are done with your art you place in the microwave for 5-10 seconds and take out. You have dried puff paint art.

You can also make it without the scent like Mom's craft space did and they used baking powder along with flour.

"J" was so excited when he took it out of the microwave and saw the paint puffed up.

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