What little child doesn’t love an Eric Carle book?! The Very Busy Spider is a super fun book that can be used to learn about spiders. I am going to show you how to use it and cover geography, literacy, theatre arts, math, science, art & crafts, fine motor skills, and hand & eye coordination activities. You can also discuss the importance of being a hard worker and finishing your work before you go play as seen demonstrated in the book by the very busy spider. The Arts A fun way … [Read more...]
6 Easy Spider Web Crafts
Spiders totally creep me out. I know that I'm much bigger than them, but I just really dislike spiders. They always seem to pop up when I least expect it! My kids are the opposite...they love anything to do with creepy crawlies. Since spiders are popular this time of year, I wanted to do a spider web craft with them. I had some leftover spider cut-outs from the sensory bottle we made, so we decided to make an easy spider web craft with them. First, we made a spider web design on black paper … [Read more...]
Oreo Spiders
Here's a quick, tasty Halloween treat your kids will love...Oreo Spiders! We made these with our friends yesterday. Here's what you'll need: *Oreos *Pretzel Sticks (break in half for legs) *M&M's or Sixlets (for eyes) *Frosting or peanut butter We had some friends over to help make these! :) Enjoy this tasty treat! … [Read more...]