The Last Week of Preschool

Here we go on our last week of preschool.  It doesn't quite feel like it's time, but maybe that's because it's not sunny and warm, not that I'm fussing about all the fabulous rain.

Chalk - Always love time outside and the backyard is all muddy, so front yard it is!
A princess and a sword.

 

Cookies - The kiddos are my "Smart Cookies" - so today we made a cookie craft.  The kiddos frosted their cookies with glue, then sprinkled on paper bits.

 The kiddos enjoyed cutting and punching little bits to become the sprinkles for their cookies.

Science - Lemonade Fizz Drink - The kiddos loved squeezing oranges during snack this year, so today we got to make juice officially.  The kiddos squeezed lemons.  They of course tasted them too.  
Here's the science part.  We added a bit of baking soda and look what happened!  Then we added some sugar and drank our yummy fizzy lemonade.

Wow!  Sunshine! - For our last day of preschool we ended up with warm sunshine!  Wahoo!

Outside Fun - You can't go wrong with water and liquid chalks!

 

We started with paintbrushes, but found it was much more fun to dribble with the toothbrushes.

We enjoyed creating "rainbow waterfalls".  At the end, the boys were dumping the last dribbly bits of chalk into our rivers. 

Once the chalk dried, it was glossy and really smooth.  It cleaned up really easily with water.

Liquid Chalk Recipe:

1 - 10 oz. box of cornstarch

2 1/2 cups water

food coloring

* This recipe fills one 12 cup muffin tin.

Water Play -  First the kiddos cleaned off the liquid chalk.  Then they played soak the driveway.  As soon as the sun dried a spot, they were right there to soak it again.

Then they started in on watering the road and a bit of each other!  And of course, some on Ms. Sara.  "Toes only please!"

* Well, that's it.  The end of the school year.  I'll post our summer camp adventures (see topics and dates in the right side bar).  Otherwise, see you in September!

Learning Station - Chalk Shout

For this activity you're suppose to dip chalk in fabric softener, but I didn't have any, so we used Shout (stain remover) and it worked great.  When you dip the chalk and then draw or write, the colors are much more vibrant and the chalk just glides across the paper.  It's very pleasant to work with.  I asked the kiddos to write their name and then draw a forest animal.