Still Playing School: small world

Polar Themed Process Art for Kids

Process art not only opens doors for kids' creativity but it really allows me the chance to step back and relinquish control as an adult, too. This art project took a totally different turn than what I had expected once the kids had a say in the process which is exactly the beauty in process art invitations. They saw a polar animal setting in their work so that's what it became. 

Polar animal themed process art activity for kids

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Kid Made Neighborhood Building Blocks

Our kids love small world play! We set out an invitation for them to create their own buildings since we've been learning to identify places in our community. This creative project also showed just how much they've noticed about our neighborhood!

Kids can make their own buildings for small world pretend play!

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Quick as a Cricket Sensory Play

We love the book Quick as a Cricket! We extended the learning by acting out parts of the story with sensory play outside! 

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Construction Truck Small World Play

If your kids love digging with construction vehicles, we have the perfect substitute for gravel, dirt, or rocks. The idea came about by accident but it led to the most wonderful construction truck small world play!

I would have never thought to use this for construction vehicle play but it's taste safe and easy to make for kids!
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