Preschool Crafts - Teach The Letters “D” , “E” and “M”

Executive Summary by Mary Robinson

Preschool Craft

Preschool crafts allow children an opportunity to express their individuality and creativity as well as teaching discipline, basic color theory, and fine motor skills. Since the possibilities are nearly endless where preschool craft are concerned, especially when approaching a topic as broad as the alphabet, here are a few simple ideas for the letters D, E and M.

When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth…

Children are fascinated by the idea of gigantic, hulking beasts called dinosaurs roaming the earth before humans even existed. This provides a wealth of crafting possibilities, such as this Dinosaur Travel Book.

Encourage children to depict many different kinds of dinosaurs, and show them pictures of dinosaurs to help get the creative juices flowing.

Children may use whatever artistic means are at their disposal, from crayons to markers to finger paint. After their pictures are completed, punch three holes in the side of each picture and join the pictures with string to form a book.

Since fossils are the only clue as to how the dinosaurs lived, try this preschool crafts called Dinosaur Skeletons. This craft requires construction paper, dried pasta, popsicles sticks, and glue. Give each child a piece of construction paper and a selection of pasta and popsicle sticks to recreate their dinosaur skeleton. Next, here’s a craft that requires paper plates, construction paper, paint and glue. Children will be creating daisies using the paper plates as the centers. To begin, have the children paint the paper plates yellow. Next, have them trace the petals onto pieces of construction paper. After all the petals are cut out, glue or staple them to the edges of the paper plate.

Hatching Eggs and Fancy Elephants

This preschool crafts, called “What’s in an Egg” has children use their imaginations to decide what they wish could hatch out of an egg. Children love dressing up and wearing masks, so why not let them create their own? Here’s a quick and easy way to create elephant masks using only construction paper, toilet paper tubes, and paper plates. To begin, children will paint their paper plates gray and cut them in half to make the ears. Next, cut the construction paper in half and staple it together, forming a band that will fit on a child’s forehead. Now, staple the ears to the side of the band.

Magic Magnets and a Me Collage

Magnets are a great, fun way to introduce science into the preschool classroom without getting too technical. Here’s a fun craft to explore the seemingly magical movement of magnets. To begin the craft, tape a big piece of paper to a table. Give each child a large magnet and a selection of small metal objects such as nuts, bolts or screws. Dip the metal objects into paint and place them on the paper. Now, have the children place the magnets underneath the table and use their magnetic power to move the painted metal objects around the paper to create interesting and fun designs.

Another great topic for exploring the letter “M” is a favorite of many preschoolers- me. To begin the preschool crafts, trace an outline of each child on a big piece of white paper. Cut out the outlines and allow children to decorate their outlines to resemble themselves. Once all the children are finished decorating their collages, post the collages on the wall and try to see if they can guess who is who.

Next, here’s a great craft called “Me in a Coat and Mittens” for those cold and windy winter months, or to teach those fortunate enough to be in warm climates about what others go through during the roughest season. To begin this craft, have the children draw their face in the middle of a paper plate.

Next, have children cut a coat from their choice of colored construction paper. The coats can be decorated with buttons, pockets, small pieces of material or fake fur, or anything else that is in the craft supply closet. Once they are finished making and decorating their coats, glue or staple the coat to the paper plate head.

Finally, have the children make a pair of mittens from construction paper, and attach the mittens together with a length of yarn before attaching them to the coat.

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