Love Monster is a sweet book about love, friendship, frustration, loneliness and being different. The monster lives in Cutesville and feels out of place amongst all the cute animals. Everyone loves fluffy kittens, puppies and bunnies, but not funny-looking hairy monsters, so he sets off to find someone who will love him just like him.
Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity for children to celebrate friendship, kindness, and creativity. Through simple crafts and playful activities, children can express love and appreciation for the special people in their lives- whether family, friends, or classmates. These activities encourage teamwork, imagination, and reflection, while helping children understand that Valentine’s Day is about caring for others and spreading joy.
Chocolate Box Letter Matching enables children to recognise the letters and match the correct chocolate in the correct chocolate box.
Counting Heart Biscuits is a counting activity from 1 to 10 for children to match the correct number of heart decorations o the corresponding number on the biscuit. This activity is great for number recognition, for children learning their numbers and for one-to-one correspondence.
Colour Heart Sorting enables children to categorise and sort hearts based on their colour. This is a great experience for children to distinguish between different colours and to begin to match and sort based on colours too.
Heart Animals Cut and Paste enables children to make animals from heart shapes. Two pages are included per each animal. One page with the shapes to cut out and the second page of how the animal should look once it's put together. These are very cute to create for Valentine's Day.
Thumbprint Heart Glass Magnets are an easy craft that children can make for Valentine's Day. A great keepsake for families.
Using salt dough children can make this easy gift for Valentine's Day. They can be used to keep tiny objects like rings or keys or some other nick-nacks.
I am a little Valentine,
Red and white,
With ribbons and lace,
I am a beautiful sight.
I can say ‘I LOVE YOU’,
On Valentine’s Day,
Just put me in an envelope,
And give me away.
I put my hands together ,
This is how I start
I curve my finger right around,
And I can make a heart!
I can say ‘I LOVE YOU’,
On Valentine’s Day,
Just put me in an envelope,
And give me away.
I am a little Valentine,
Red and white,
With ribbons and lace,
I am a beautiful sight.
I can say ‘I LOVE YOU’,
On Valentine’s Day,
Just put me in an envelope,
And give me away.
References:
Kidsparkz.com
Bussongs.com
Encourage children to eat a variety of fruits with this fruit salad full of love! Children can help by using heart shaped cookie cutters to cut the fruits.
Open ended questions cannot be responded to with one word answers such as yes or no. These types of questions enables a child to provide… Read More
During your child’s preschool years, an important milestone begins to emerge. This is the development of pre-writing skills. Pre-writing skills are used to encourage, develop… Read More
An Acknowledgment of the Country is a way of showing respect for the Traditional Owners and can be given by both non-Indigenous people and Aboriginal… Read More
Open ended materials enables children to play freely. They are objects that have no rules to follow, use or function. Raw materials that can be… Read More
Language plays an important role in a child’s development. It enables a child to communicate effectively with their family, learn at school, socialize with friends,… Read More
Like adults, children have to deal with their own stress in life. Moving house, starting a new school, preparing for a new sibling - these are… Read More
Playdough is such a versatile material. It provides numerous benefits to children as they manipulate it, it is safe and soothing and provides children with… Read More
Teaching children about sustainability enables them to appreciate and respect the natural environment. Early childhood services can provide meaningful hand on learning experiences in order… Read More
Recycling is an important concept that teaches children to care for the environment. It encourages children to be responsible and show a growing appreciating for… Read More
Incursions provide children with the opportunity to explore meaningful learning experiences in the comfort of their early childhood service. The following provides a directory of… Read More
There may be times when despite giving your best, your service might have to face...
See more...
Here’s a playful set of questions you can use during group time to explore children’s...
See more...
Belonging, Being and Becoming: The EYLF lists ‘High Expectations’ as one of five Principles that...
See more...