Anyone got any fantastic new ideas? Some of my older kids have been making the same toilet paper tube turkeys for years. Looking for some fresh new ideas, something outside of the box.
Welcome to Ask An ECE, the only community on the Internet developed by & for Early Childhood Educators. We are dedicated to providing quality information and advice for parents of children from birth to High School, and resources for teachers.
Check out our Discussion Forums, or Ask our Experts your questions about child care.
Join us now, or log in below if you are already a member.
one i loved to do with my kids, was doing handprint turkeys , using construction paper, or for the older children using red, orange and yellow paint.
Handprints are really versatile. I love what the kids imagination can turn them in to. I did an entire weekly theme on handprint art once. The kids really enjoyed it.
We did place cards this year. Most of the kids we have now are younger/not real advanced, so we cut out bristol board cards, and had them colour them and then glue fabric leaves (dollar store - best place ever) onto them. We then cut out orange construction paper and wrote on it what they were thankful for, and stuck them on the outside of the cards.
Last year my four year olds made napkin holders, and the standby handprint turkeys
We also did footprint turkeys - the foot outline is the body, and handprint outlines (we cut ours out with brown/orange construction paper) were the feathers.
The toddler room made place mats this morning. Cut out pictures of things they were thankful for. They turned out great. Toddler teacher laminated them so they can actually be used.
The preschool room made centerpieces. Folded small boxes out of cardboard and decorated with fall leaves. Filled the inside with fabric flowers. They turned out really well.