Block Fun Bulletin Board Idea

Materials Needed:
Wooden blocks
Cardboard blocks
Cars, trucks, assorted vehicles

Directions:
I set out the tubs of wooden and cardboard blocks ( I have two age groups in care.
 Children that are three and over play with wooden blocks. Children younger than
 3 play with the cardboard blocks.) There are also small cars, mail truck, fire truck,
 dump trucks, helicopters, airplane and other assorted vehicles in the block area.
I invite the children to build a structure with their blocks. When they finish I
take their picture next to their structure and we display it on our picture board.

This Tool Is Cool

Create a bulletin board to display your children's favorite tools.  Ask each child to draw a
 picture of herself using her favorite tool.  Have her dictate an ending to the sentence starter
"This tool is cool because..."  Write each child's sentence on her picture.  Display the pictures
 on a bulletin board.  Then make a unique border with this fun painting technique.  Purchase
 a disposable plastic trowel and a few large car washing sponges at your local hardware store.
  Dip each sponge into a different color of tempera paint.  Have a child press the trowel onto
 the sponge of her choice and then press it onto a sheet of white paper.  Wipe the trowel
 clean before changing paint colors to make more prints.  When all the papers have dried,
 trim the prints and use them to make a border around the bulletin board.