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by Mary Robertson / July 17, 2012
There are many beautiful colors outdoors in the summertime! Explore the colors with an outdoor color hunt. First, take some time to go through some crayons. The children can pick out a few of their favorite colors of crayons to bring outdoors. Take the crayons outside onto the preschool playground and let the hunt […]
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by Mary Robertson / July 3, 2012
Looking for an Independence Day outdoor activity? Try decorating the grass of your children’s outdoor play area with big patriotic flour stars. Materials: Piece of cardboard large enough for the star you would like to make Scissors Spray Bottle with water Flour Sifter 1. To make stars on your preschool playground lawn, cut out large […]
by Mary Robertson / May 15, 2012
Earlier, Clark was discussing how the different intelligences of Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences apply to outdoor play. Another of Gardner’s intelligences that can be addressed outdoors on the preschool playground is the musical intelligence. Children who have high musical intelligence learn best through song, rhythm, beat, and rhymes. A child with a high […]
by Stephanie Ginter / March 13, 2012
Having a class pet is a fun idea, but not always practical or allowed. So, if you want your children to learn while taking care of an animal, you could take care of the animals on your preschool playground. Now that Spring is on its way, it’s the perfect time to give the birds a […]
by Stephanie Ginter / February 28, 2012
Here at The Adventurous Child we make lots of site plans for preschool playgrounds. We enjoy it and I bet your preschool children would too! Take clipboards with blank paper outside so the children can make maps of their playground. They can walk around and draw in the different equipment such as slides, sandboxes, art […]
by Stephanie Ginter / February 14, 2012
Looking for some fun activities to do on the preschool playground for Valentines Day? Try making some Valentine Bubble Art! First, bend some craft wire or old wire coat hangers into heart shapes. These become your special Valentines Day bubble wands. Next, put some red or pink food coloring in the bubble soap and mix […]
by Clark Kugler / April 28, 2011
Q: Our preschool teachers would like to allow children to explore letter writing with various textures. The children commented that they like using shaving cream at home. We are not able to use this at our center. Do you have any ideas? A: Here is a good alternative to shaving cream. You can keep the […]
by Clark Kugler / March 28, 2011
The Adventurous Child likes to create products and equipment that are multipurpose in nature. A great example of this is our weaving panel: It encourages artistic development, use of prepositional phrases, and it promotes cooperative play! Children can intertwine various materials, such as ribbon, yarn and string. This unique piece of children’s playground equipment […]
by Clark Kugler / March 24, 2011
After discussing the colors that are being produced by the wheel, encourage your children to paint a picture with some (or all!) of those colors on an easel. Even better: a double-sided easel allows children to socialize and work with one another while drawing, painting and writing. Our extra wide outdoor art easel allows two […]
by Clark Kugler / March 21, 2011
The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color.Hans Hofmann – Artist Consider adding a color wheel to your outdoor classroom. Its unique design allows children to mix sunlight with primary colors to create secondary colors. One of the wheels remains in a fixed position while the […]
by Clark Kugler / March 17, 2011
Art is not just ornamental, an enhancement of life. It is a path in itself, a way out of the predictable and conventional… a map to self discovery. (Gabrielle Roth) To wrap up our series on fine arts, we’re going to look at visual art this week. The Adventurous Child wants to help you create […]
by Clark Kugler / July 8, 2010
Recently, one of my co-workers was reminiscing about her musical toys as a child. She had a small xylophone about 12” long. It was the perfect size for her to play with by herself, but imagine if she’d wanted to share her instrument with others! This xylophone is 32” long – perfect for sharing with […]
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