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Tee Pee Craft for Kids

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Native American Tee Pee Craft; preschool crafts; H is for House lesson

Our preschool class made this craft on “H is for House” day.  As it was also our last time to meet before Thanksgiving, we killed “two birds with one stone”, so to speak, and made a Native American House (Tee Pee.) No birds were harmed in this project. LOL

When you do this craft, you will want to consider the age of the children making it and how many are involved. As a classroom preschool activity, there should be at least one adult helper for every 3 children for them to be involved in the whole process. If you don’t have that, I suggest preparing the top of the tee pees in advance. That is what I did.

Older children can do so much more for themselves;  they will enjoy doing the tops.

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Tee Pee Craft

Supplies

Waffle cones
Thanksgiving display mat (optional -free printable below)

1. Clip the bottoms and tops of the waffle cones.

  • Tops: use scissors
  • Bottoms: pinch off bottoms with your fingers. Keep trying to stand it up. If it topples over, pinch a tiny bit more off till it does stand. The cone is so brittle, using scissors will take too much off the bottom. Pinching works best!

2. Pre-test the size of the opening at the top of the cone. If two pretzel sticks do not fit at the same time, gently increase the size of the hole.
3. Melt the chocolates.
4. Dip the top of the cones in chocolate. Insert two pretzel sticks about 1-2″ long. Press them against the chocolate so that they stick. Lay them on their side to harden.
5. Take the cones, after the tops have solidified, and dip the bottoms in the bowl of melted chocolate and then in a bowl of either colored sunflower seeds (pictured here) or sprinkles.
6. Lay them on waxed or parchment paper until dry.
7. Place a tee-pee on our display mat at the end of the stone walkway and you have a nice little scene!

Thanksgiving craft for preschoolers; kids crafts; tee pees, H is for House

Free Printable Tee Pee Display Mat:  Here


Supplemental Learning: Depending on the tribe, Native Americans lived in a variety of styles of houses: Tee Pees, Longhouses & Pueblo Homes

 

Another Fun Thanksgiving Activity …
T is for Turkey Preschool Craft

Enjoy!

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Preschool Colored Rice Activities

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Colored rice preschool sensory activities #DucksnaRow #preschool #kidsactivities

 

One of the things I love about preschool is all the bright colors. Kids love color and so do I. We introduced colored rice in our classroom with our R is for Rainbows unit. I tinted some rice — blue, purple, red, orange, yellow and green — and we made layers of color in clear plastic cups. Rainbows!

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Rice rainbows in cups.

Later on I re-introduced our colored rice in a large plastic bin for sensory play. My expectation was that only 4 children – no more – could play around that bin successfully. I was wrong. Six and even seven youngsters gathered around with little cups, lids, cars, bottle caps, other toys and their imaginations for nearly an hour of fun.  The rice, of course, became speckled with color, as it quickly mixed in. Still pretty, it was now inseparably combined–and much was lost on the floor. Oh well–no biggie! That’s what vacuums were made for.

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How To Color Rice

Supplies

1 cup of long-grain white rice
1/2 tsp white vinegar
Several drops of food coloring
Plastic 2 cup container with lid
Zip lock bags for storage
 
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Directions

Put food coloring and vinegar in a plastic container.
Add rice.
Cover tightly with lid and shake until all of the rice is covered.
Put rice in a plastic bag and seal.
 
Tip:  Wash and dry container before making the next color.

Enjoy!

            
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How To Get a Throat Culture Without Gagging

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How to get a throat culture without gagging!

Did you ever think it was possible to get a throat culture and NOT gag?

I always thought gagging was the miserable part of the deal. My opinion totally changed when my son’s pediatrician shared a nifty tip with us that WORKS. And the fun part is that she learned it from one of her little patients.

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As Dr. Francis was giving a little boy a throat culture, the 4 year old grabbed his forefinger with his other hand. He was gripping that finger with all his might. The doctor asked him what he was doing. He exclaimed “It is so I won’t gag.” And he didn’t. No one does, if they remember to do it.

Having witnessed it work with my own little guy time and time again, I truly believe it is the answer. For some strange reason, it seems to circumvent to gag reflex. Try it! Just squeeze your index finger with the other hand while that swab is going down your throat. It is hard to believe that it could stop the gagging….but it does!

 

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Enjoy!

Photo credit: Child Getting Throat Culture by David Costillo Domenici Freedigital Photos

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Nutter Butter Kiss Acorn Treats {A Fall Kid Craft-Snack}

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Hi Y’all! My name is Emily and my blog is called A Tossed Salad Life. I’m so happy to be here at Ducks ‘N A Row. Thanks Sinea for having me! 

Some people wonder how my blog got its name. I have two boys, a big one and a little one, and my husband is my big kiddo’s stepfather, Some people might call us “blended” family. When I was engaged to my fabulous husband, a friend and mentor told me that living in a step-family was less like a blended smoothie, and more like a tossed salad. Each person has his/her own special flavor that stands alone, but together all of the pieces make something delicious. 
My blog includes deals with children, cookies, crafts and crock-pot creations, I’d love it for you to stop by or connect with me via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest. Today I’m going to be sharing a quick and easy treat for you to make with your kiddos during this wonderful fall season: Nutter Butter-Kiss Acorn Treats! 
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I was at the local bakery this weekend, picking up an Everything Bagel for my husband, and a Sesame Bagel for me, and I saw these sweet little acorn treats for sale. They were $12.99 a pound, and were a tiny cookie, a hershey’s kiss and a little chocolate chip. When I saw them, I thought they would be the perfect snack project to make with my big kid. 
They are an easy to make dessert, and look darling. Now, you can certainly make your own cookies for this project, but if you want something that you can do with a classroom of kids for their fall party, or at a fall festival, this is an easy to make project that kiddos are sure to love. Unfortunately, none of the products, with the exception of the frosting will work for children with peanut or nut allergies. If you have children with nut allergies, you’ll need to modify this project. As I don’t have a lot of experience with allergies, I certainly don’t want to speak to what what the best alternatives are.
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To make the Nutter Butter Kiss Acorns, you’ll need a package of Nutter Butter Bites, Hershey’s Kisses, Chocolate Chips, a tub of icing and a butter knife. There are many different possibilities for this project, you can use the special fall Pumpkin Spice Hershey’s Kisses, or peanut butter chips. If you were doing this for a class party, you might want to get several different variety of frosting, kisses and chips to suit the different tastes of children. I got milk chocolate chips and the classic Kisses. My big kiddo and I are not crazy about dark chocolate, so I tend to use milk chocolate chips the most.
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The first step is to cover the base of the Hershey’s kiss with frosting. 

We used cream cheese frosting and spread a thin layer on the bottom of the kiss. We then stuck the kiss to the Nutter Butter Bite. The two appear to be exactly the same size, so the fit is perfect.

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The next step is to put a thin layer of frosting on the base of the chocolate chip. This will be the one step that is a bit trickier for your preschool aged children, as it takes a bit of fine motor control. However, you can easily lick up any mistakes you make! Nibble on a few extra chocolate chips while you are at it.
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Once the chips are on, you are done! 
What we found is that the limiting factor in this project is the Nutter Butter Bites. The package of them is the smallest. You’ll have a ton of extra frosting left over, so you may want to have a back up plan for the extra frosting. Perhaps you can make a cake and decorate the top of the cake topped with edible acorns?! (Or better yet, pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting!)
Thanks so much, Emily, for the delicious recipe! Wow!
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