Make Art with Me: Cheetah Mask

Watch this great Mother Goose Time video on how to make a cheetah mask. Even a 2 year old can do this project.

Click here to see the entire video. Supplies included in the February Mother Goose Time Curriculum kit. www.mothergoosetime.com

Go on Safari with Mother Goose Time. Enjoy this amazing new theme where children learn all about the grasslands, african animals, and rich african culture. Filled with adorable crafts, upbeat music on the free music CD and educational games that teach letters, numbers, colors, shapes and friendship.

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FREE MUSIC

Mother Goose Time's newest release is the Treehouse Club, featuring folk-inspired children's music. With 3000 copies already sold, we know you'll love this quality children's music.

The songs will have your children singing along to silly songs about trees, leaves, spiders, bees, and even a big moose.

Enjoy this free download today.

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Octopus Craft

Can you count to 8? Preschoolers will love this simple art project where they cut straight lines, stick stickers and draw a face on their adorable Octopus. Try it today!

Download the complete direction sheet.

Preschool Art Project used with permission from Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum.

Teaching Textures

We all know children learn best by doing. Here are some quick and easy ideas that use their sense of TOUCH to learn about the world around them.

Texture Cookies Match Game:

CREATE

• Cut out 6 circles.
  
• On two circles have child stick on foam stickers.
  
• On two circles have child decorate with glue and glitter.
• On last two circles glue on pieces of soft fabric or felt
  
• Talk about how each set of cookies feel.

PLAY

• Hide one of the six cookies and ask the child which cookie is missing. Invite them to look around the room and try to find the match.
  
• Turn all cookies upside down. Play cookie memory!
  

Transform your Room into a Mystery Island

Imagine transforming your room into a mystery island where your preschoolers become the texture detectives! Here's a quick and easy way to get started.

• Go on a texture hunt.
• Ask them to find something smooth, rough, hard, soft.
• Use the kit provided through Mother Goose Time for theme-based daily lesson plans, project and art materials, games, story book, science experiments and a free original 17 song children's CD all included in this comprehensive monthly kit. Affordable kits available for 1 child or 1000+ children! Easy online ordering at www.mothergoosetime.com or call 1(800) 523-6933.