Valentine's Day Ideas...

I'm not teaching our co-op preschool this week.  But if I was all the other kids would definitely be feeling the love with this great Valentine's Day math/graphing idea.  Curly loved sorting her candy hearts.

And then we'd make some of these hearts, because it's one of Curly's favorite crafts.  Something about peeling crayons and ironing them really makes her happy.

Groundhog in his hole

Groundhog in his hole

Need: Brown paper or picture of a small groundhog, Styrofoam cup, straw, tape

Directions: Cut out the shape of a Groundhog on Brown paper or print one out Make sure the picture is small enough to fit in a paper cup. Let the children color the groundhog. Poke a small hole in the bottom of a cup. Tape the groundhog they colored onto a straw (a Popsicle stick or pipe cleaner also will work). Push the straw through the hole in the cup. Now when you move the straw up and down you have a groundhog puppet.

(or if you have way too much time on your hands, here's a tutorial for a similar but fancier and SUPER cute groundhog puppet.)