Preschool Adventure Box: BFIAR Corduroy

THEME: Teddy Bears

Read aloud go along books

Excuse the very dirty socks. They have a mother who hates wearing shoes. Say no more. — Excuse the very dirty socks. They have a mother who hates wearing shoes, even outside. Say no more. And they’re odd.

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Dress up

I had them dress up after giving them an invite to a teddy bears picnic. Oh, the fun!

Waiting to start their teddy bear's picnic with a teddy bear muffin tin to share between them all — Waiting to start their teddy bear’s picnic with a teddy bear muffin tin to share between them all

My cute lil' teddy bears — My cute lil’ teddy bears

Our Corduroy MTM: soft cheese sandwiches, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrot and pear sticks, teddy bear crisps and home made teddy bear chocolates — Our Corduroy MTM: soft cheese sandwiches, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrot and pear sticks, teddy bear crisps and home-made teddy bear chocolates. The children all shared this amongst themselves during the picnic.

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Trays

I was able to reuse activities we had used during previous rows. It was interesting to see how far B2 had come since before Christmas.

Ceramic bears to paint and pop on our fridge (they were magnetic)

And here are a few photos of them doing all the activities:

Games or group activities

The older girls put together a toy shop for A4 and B2 to buy toys from:

Special A4 and Mummy activity

Over the last week or so I had gathered bits and pieces for a small needlework basket. I knew that this would greatly excite A4, given that she always wants to be like her older sisters, both of whom enjoy sewing:

Into the basket I put scissors, scraps of material, ribbon, needles, iron on patches, buttons and decoration

We had bought a bear from a charity shop for 40p, which whilst not exactly like corduroy, was close enough. Especially if one was to add green overalls. And this was my plan. I had just enough green felt to cut a pair of overalls out. I cut tiny holes around the seams to make it simple for A4 to sew them together. I added a couple of buttons and we were away!

Our 'dress Corduroy' activity — Our ‘dress Corduroy’ tray activity

For just 40p we had made a Corduroy!

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Special B1 and Mummy activity

I cut a bear out of black foam and then a set of green overalls from felt. I added a couple of buttons and some foam bits for a face in a contrasting colour and we had us an activity!