Seasons Archives - Books and Giggles Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:46:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.9 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png Seasons Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 Preschool Pot of Gold Craft for St. Patrick’s Day https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/ https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:56:20 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10400 Inside: Grab the free printable template and make an ABC or torn paper “pot of gold” craft with your preschool or kindergarten students. Today is your lucky day! I have a free printable “pot of gold” craft for you just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. There is the ABC version shown above, or you...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/feed/ 2 Watermelon Summer Name Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/watermelon-summer-name-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/watermelon-summer-name-craft/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 02:39:01 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9920 Looking for a fun and easy summer name craft? This watermelon craft will help your students work on spelling their names – and also brighten everyone’s day. When I think of summertime I imagine hot days, dips in the pool, flip-flops, and perfectly ripe watermelon. I can remember learning how to spit the slippery seeds...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/watermelon-summer-name-craft/feed/ 0 Friendly Monster Halloween Name Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/monster-halloween-name-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/monster-halloween-name-craft/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2023 18:17:29 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9332 This Halloween name craft for preschool uses simple materials that you probably already have on hand – so it’s basically free! It focuses solely on the first letter of each child’s name, so it’s perfect for littles early in their learning path. Teaching children about the first letter in their name is a super relevant...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/monster-halloween-name-craft/feed/ 4 Letter T Craft for Father’s Day: T is for Tie https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-t-craft-for-fathers-day/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-t-craft-for-fathers-day/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:49:21 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7650 Inside: a letter T craft for preschoolers and soon-to-be kindergartners learning the alphabet and letter sounds. Includes a free printable template and worksheet! Father’s Day is around the corner – can you believe it?! I just published a great book list of Father’s Day books for preschoolers, and I wanted to add an educational father’s...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-t-craft-for-fathers-day/feed/ 0 Christmas Letter S Worksheets {Free Printables} https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-s-worksheets/ https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-s-worksheets/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:19:37 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=6769 These letter S worksheets are ready for Christmas! Just print them off and grab some everyday supplies for an engaging alphabet activity. I know that when December rolls around, teachers are tired and stressed out – trying to wrangle littles and take care of their holiday to-do list too. However, it’s also that magical time...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-s-worksheets/feed/ 2 25 Sun Crafts for Kids https://booksandgiggles.com/sun-crafts-for-kids/ https://booksandgiggles.com/sun-crafts-for-kids/#respond Thu, 20 May 2021 01:01:24 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5975 Inside: You’ll find sun crafts for every kid in this huge organized list. Get your summer crafts started with your favorites. Sun Crafts Summer is heating up, and it’s time to get the kids making some fun sun crafts! I’ve rounded up 25 of my favorites for you here, so that you can pick the...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/sun-crafts-for-kids/feed/ 0 Preschool Sun Crafts – an Invitation to Create https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-sun-crafts/ https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-sun-crafts/#comments Tue, 18 May 2021 18:21:42 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5993 Last week I posted a cool sensory play sun suncatcher craft, but I still had preschool sun crafts on the brain here! While the suncatchers were more about playing with them once they’re finished, this one is all about the process of creating. No, this isn’t quite process art – that has its own important...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-sun-crafts/feed/ 1 25 Adorable Pumpkin Crafts For Preschoolers https://booksandgiggles.com/pumpkin-crafts-for-preschoolers/ https://booksandgiggles.com/pumpkin-crafts-for-preschoolers/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:28:29 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=3628 Inside: 25 pumpkin crafts for preschoolers, categorized by type of material used. I love that look of utmost concentration preschoolers get when they’re busy crafting. They’re working those fine motor muscles so hard! And as little scientists, they’re fascinated with the results. All they need to get started is a little bit of inspiration, plus...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/pumpkin-crafts-for-preschoolers/feed/ 0 5 Halloween Puppets for Dramatic Play https://booksandgiggles.com/halloween-puppets/ https://booksandgiggles.com/halloween-puppets/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:27:47 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=3629 These cute Halloween puppets are a fun way to support oral language development and story retelling. You can have the children paint the craft stick bases, and then help them add the unique features to each puppet. If you’re looking for Halloween craft ideas that are inexpensive and have some play value, these craft stick...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/halloween-puppets/feed/ 0 Easter Preschool Activity – Letter Recognition Egg Craft {Free Printable} https://booksandgiggles.com/easter-preschool-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/easter-preschool-activity/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:47:20 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=3415 Inside: This Easter preschool activity includes a free printable that gives children a chance to practice letter recognition My whole classroom was quiet recently while my little preschool Sunday school class painted with watercolors. Each child created and investigated the colors with the utmost concentration at his or her own level of development. I had...

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