Pet Groomer- Donations Letter

Dramatic Play Center- Pet Groomer Items Needed

We are creating a fun and inviting environment for the children at our school and we need your help! We are currently working on a Pet Groomer theme for the children to learn and explore through. With this new play area they will develop an understanding of responsibility as they care for and nurture pets (and pretend pets). To create this fun and exciting new play area we need donations from businesses in our community. Please consider donating the following. Remember our school is a non-profit and your donation is a tax deduction.
Items we are looking for include:
• Pet brushes
• Bandannas
• Bows
• Empty shampoo bottles
• Leashes
• Anything else you can think of to make this a great learning experience for the children.

Restaurant- Donations Letter

Dramatic Play Center- Restaurant Items Needed

We are creating a fun and inviting environment for the children at our school and we need your help! We are currently working on a Restaurant theme for the children to learn and explore through. With this new play area the children will learn about the operations of food services, nutrition as it relates to them, participation and cooperation. To create this fun and exciting new play area we need donations from businesses in our community. Please consider donating the following. Remember our school is a non-profit and your donation is a tax deduction.
Items we are looking for include:
• Take out containers
• Trays to carry food
• Paper hats, hair nets
• Pitchers
• Plastic plates, cups, bowls
• Cooking utensils
• Eating utensils
• Anything else you can think of to make this a great learning experience for the children.

Sensory Bags

One of my very favorite things to make are Sensory Bags well sensory bags and sensory bottles. These two items just scream preschool and fun to me. They are cheap to make create ours of entertainment, wonder, and exploration and are just plain awesome!

So here we go how to make Sensory Bags:
This is just one way to make sensory baggies. You can check out my Rainbow Stew Baggies recipe by clicking on the link.

Materials Needed:
Hair gel or thick shampoo (I prefer hair gel you can get it at the $1 Store by the tub)
Food Coloring
optional: Various themed goodies, sequins, glitter etc

Directions:
1. Add hair gel to the baggie just a few tablespoons you don't want the baggie to full.
2. Add coloring and any optional themed enrichments i.e. sea creatures, glitter, confetti etc.
3. Seal baggie with tape
4. place inside another baggie
5. Seal this baggie on all edges with clear packing tape

Space Baggie - Glitter, Hair Gel, Foam Starburst and Black Liquid Watercolor for color

My favorite Baggie ever! Hair gel, packing peanuts and if you like some glitter.




Sensory Bags are easy to incorporate in your writing center as well as your science center.


Have the children practice their Letters, numbers, etc by using their fingers to create symbols on the baggies when done just press flat and start again.

Making a Light Box

Here are the Materials Needed:
I used a light strand instead use a 18 inch florescent light fixture it gives off much less heat
drill
duct tape
and plastic tote

For this project Iwas making the light box for an Imaginary Play station Vet set up so I added a clothespin and hanging element.

Make sure you use a light strand that does not give off a lot of heat I also drilled holes in the side for air flow.

For the museum I will be using the light box as well but laying it on down and adding color paddles etc.

Playdough Recipes

 Cooked Playdough (Most Popular)******
Cream Cheese Playdough
Candy Clay
Candy Cane Playdough
Laundry Lint Playdough
Salty Playdough
Cotton Ball Playdough
Starch and Soda Playdough
Soft Pinch Pot Dough
Sand Playdough
Oatmeal Playdough
Lavender Playdough
Cornstarch and Salt Playdough
Kool-Aid Playdough
Fluffy Cloud Dough
Cinnamon Clay
Clean Mud
Dough Ornaments
Gingerbread Playdough
Chocolate Dream Scented Playdough (non-edible)
Coffee Playdough
vanilla Alum Playdough Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Sensitive Skin Playdough
Shampoo Playdough
Soap Playdough
JELLO Playdough
Soapy Stretchy Playdough
Lemon Poppyseed Playdough (non-edible)
Strawberry Cake Playdough (non-edible)
Pumpkin Bread Dough (non-edible)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Play Dough (non-edible)
Any Scent You Want Playdough
Vanilla Ice Cream/ Sugar Cookie Playdough (non-edible)
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Playdough (non-edible)
Moon Sand/ Cloud Dough/ Snow Dough (Three Recipes)
Floam

Hidden Object Box

We made a hidden object box so the kids can guess what objects are inside by feeling the texture, size, and other attributes of objects hidden within

First I let the kids play with and touch all the objects that would be eventually hidden within the box

Next one object at a time was placed in the box and then they got a chance to feel and guess what the object was

They then pulled the item out and found out whether they were right or not.

Next they went around the house collecting objects without showing the other the object they would place it in the box for the other to guess. Make your own hidden box: Materials Needed: Box old sock Tape stuff to decorate outside if desired Directions: 1. Cut a hole in one or more sides (depending on how many socks you want to attach) 2. Cut the closed end of the sock off and attach to the hole cut in the box 3. Decorate the outside of the box with different textures if desired

Planet Painitngs

Materials Needed:

Tempera Paint
Shaving Cream
School Glue
Paper Plates

Directions:
Mix the ingredients into dishes until they reach the desired consistency.

I would say 1 part paint, 1 part glue, 3 parts shaving cream sounds about right. But mess with it until you get it the way you want it.