tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503179430011500716.post5324955586738578482..comments2024-03-20T02:15:05.372-05:00Comments on What Happens In Storytime...: Storytime Overview Winter/Spring 2012Mollie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369808298953696723noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503179430011500716.post-63939915203368548192012-05-23T11:09:42.697-05:002012-05-23T11:09:42.697-05:00I too learned the evils of offering crafts in more...I too learned the evils of offering crafts in more than one color. Some parents were good about saying "you get what you get" basically but not all. No more of that. It ends up causing tantrums for my kids sometimes, some of who are winding down towards nap/lunch time.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143076553082307597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503179430011500716.post-12054077014174834482012-05-22T15:27:17.744-05:002012-05-22T15:27:17.744-05:00I have gotten away from complicated crafts - why c...I have gotten away from complicated crafts - why cut them out just for them to glue back together?? I did this for years & just figured that one out. I have also change the crafts to have a rotation like this: playdough(purchased ABC & animal cookie cutters & made homemade playdough), stamping day (bought large ink pads, craft foam abc letters & also use bingo daubers), sticker day (buy cheap stickers to put on scrap paper), tracing day (let children draw around die cut alphabet lets). Notice all of these activities involved fine motor skills where our local Kindergarten teachers state is one of the most needed skills to enter that grade. I have also been known to say: You get what you get and don't throw a fit!GrandmaGippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520223478342868062noreply@blogger.com