September 9, 2009

Using Crafts as an Educational Tool for Preschoolers

in arts and crafts, homeschooling, learning ideas/activities, unplugged play

My four year old recently fell in love with making designs with Perler Beads. I thought it was cute, so I picked up a few sets for her.

(If you are unfamiliar with Perler Beads, they are “beads” that you put on a peg board to form a design. You then use the ironing paper that comes with it to cover the design and iron over it. This melts the beads a bit and fuses the design together.)

I was shocked one day when she made her third design with the beads to see…(to read the rest of “Using Crafts as an Educational Tool for Preschoolers,” check out my post today at The Homeschool Classroom.)

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