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--Dr. Maria Montessori



Friday, February 11, 2011

Feature Friday

SAVE THE BOX!

Finally a way to treat yourself to all of those delicious chocolates your sweetie gives you for Valentines Day!
The valentine box is more than just a box it is also an experience, so save those boxes (But you have to eat the chocolates first - do it for the sake of quality early childhood education!).  Try these ideas.

The chocolate dividers inside the valentine box can be used for a little sensory play, patterning, and a sorting game!



Don’t forget the big heart that comes in most valentine boxes. This big heart makes a great canvas for painting or decorating. Just flip the heart over to the side without any print and decorate it!



And that fabulous shiny red paper that the box is all wrapped in should be saved too. The shiny paper tears easily and can be used to make a wonderful collage on clear contact paper!



And what can you do with the chocolates that are in the box? Well, you can eat them or the children can try a little taste testing! Let the children predict what will be in each chocolate morsel and then take a bite!

Ideas taken from Teach Preschool

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