Halloween Sensory Table

This is such a fun sensory table idea. My kids all thought it was super cool and it is perfect for Halloween!

You will need:
Cooked Spaghetti
Food Coloring
Rubber Halloween Toys (Ghosts, Pumpkins, Skeletons, etc.)


How to:
Cook the spaghetti and drain water. Separate cooked spaghetti into bags and add different colors of food dye to each bag. Close bag and shake until color is evenly distributed throughout the entire bag of spaghetti.
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Cinnamon Play-Doh

Cinnamon Play-doh
I really wanted to make play-doh that smelt good, but wasn't made out of Kool-aid (I was growing tired of always making Kool-aid scented play-doh!) so I decided to make Cinnamon scented instead. The recipe is a very basic fool-proof recipe so if you are not the best baker in the world, you can still be successful in creating amazing play-doh.

You will need:
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 tsp Granulated Alum
2 Cups water
2 TBSP Oil
2 tsp red food coloring
2 or 3 tsp ground cinnamon

Step 1:
Mix all dry ingredients in large saucepan.

Step 2:
In a separate container add water, oil, and food coloring.

Step 3:
Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients in a saucepan. Stir.

Step 4:
Turn burner onto Medium-High heat and stir until a firm ball forms.

Step 5:
Take off burner and let cool.

Step 6:
Knead dough until it is smooth and feels like play-doh.

Step 7:
Store in an air-tight gallon Zip-Loc bag. Viola!

Big vs. Small

I wanted to create a visual for my preschoolers so that they could see what Big vs. Small looks like. So I pulled out my Cricut and "Doodlecharms" cartridge and put this together. The "big" things are cut at 6 inches and the "small" things are cut at 2 inches.

Unfortunately I used Elmer's school bottled glue and my poster got a little warped (WORST GLUE EVER! I usually use glue sticks)...I have it under a few dictionaries so hopefully it will flatten out. If not, I am laminating it so it should look fine.
Here is a photo. I will post another after lamination.

Word Wall

Here is the "Word Wall" poster that I created for our Circle Time bulletin board. After it is laminated, I will be able to write in the theme as well as 8 main vocabulary words for my kids.

Laminate posters and use dry-erase markers on them, then you can wipe off using a wet paper towel and use multiple times. You can even use Sharpie if you are going to post it for a while and then use a Mr. Clean (Target Brand works fine) Magic Eraser to erase it. :)

I used the Cricut Cartridge "Don Juan" for the lettering and "Learning Curve" for the rectangles to write on.

"Word Wall" cut at 3 1/2 Inches.
"Theme" cut at 2 3/4 Inches.
Rectangles cut at 7 inches.

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Community Helpers Sensory Table

Last week our theme was "Community Helpers." For our sensory table we had dirt with various vehicles seen in our community. For example: Construction trucks, police cars, Ambulance vehicles, and firetrucks. The kids actually did pretty well with keeping the dirt IN the sensory table-unlike the rice!!!! Here is a photo.

(Picture is a little blurry because I took it in the dark during nap time...Gotta take advantage of that Prep-time!)

Circle Time

Our Circle Time Board is pretty Plain right now because it is missing our Letter, Shape, Color, and Number of the week but here it is so far. Love the green paper against the blue walls.

Sensory Table

Right now we have a very simple sensory table for the kids. It consists of Colored Rice, Sequins, Scoops, and Measuring Spoons.