The world of Early Childhood Education

Listen to the story of Captain Jack This is a story that my mom used to tell to me when I was little and now I wanted to share it will all of you Its is a very special story and even some magic happens. Click on the picture and enjoy the story. Did you like the story? Make your own boat and make some magic. Let the children tell you the story. How do I make a boat?  Follow step-by-step

We are spending a lot of time at home, let's be creative. Follow my guide and make your own amazing dolls. Woolly doll  Take a bunch of wires of 15-20 cm. Tie it together in the middle. Put  the ends together and then tie the head. A second set of wire about 15-20 cm are the arms. Put  the arms in between and you tie the bundles together by wrapping a wire crosswise around it. Now bind hands and feet and cut the ends off. Now your woolly doll is ready  Napkin doll Fun and easy, materials that we always have at home. 

BOARD GAME “SUPER” HERO  Make your own fun board game and play together. Board games is beneficial in several development areas. You learn to play together, wait turns, recognizing the number on the dice... When I created this board game I took the needs and interests of the children into account. Explanation game Goal collect as many as possible diamond cards. Who has the most wins. How? When you land on one of the 4 diamonds on the board. On those cards are written words like e.g. kind, caring, patience, brave, rescue, courage, … words that describe how “super” heroes are. Read the word and the card is yours. When You pass by start you get also a diamond card. When you land on the police, Mega Mindy, firefighter, superman, Spider-man or the doctor  you can choose to take a black, green or ABC card. When you answer is correct you can collect an extra diamond cards. What does the other cards mean?  Black shadow cards: They need to recognize the shape. E.g.

Stay inside and keep busy. In these times of the lock down  I started to do things that I didn't do for a while. I had a bag full of tin cans of baby food and other things. I painted them all and decorated them with a napkin technique that my mom taught  me when I was little. Some of the cans I decorated to use later in my class as visual storage tins (shells, stones, stick, corks, ..) I made also some for in the kitchen as storage for herbs, flower etc also great for the children in their home corner.  What do you need?  Paint (acrylic)  Vanish  Brush  Napkins  Scissors How do you start?  You can work on every material that you want. On wood, tins, tiles, roof tiles, flower pots, ... choose the napkins. Paint the object of your choise in a color that is close to the napkin then you will have the best result. Important point a napkin has more layers then one they have 3 till sometimes 5; it is important that you take all of them off till you have only top lay

Cooking at home  Now that we spend so much time at home with our children, it's an ideal moment to cook together. Lets make a delicious pick-nick to spend in our own garden. Help yourself with those step-by-step guides and maybe you will be surprised about the cooking skills of your child.  Skewer with fruit  Melon, banana, strawberry, grapes and apple. Lets make a colorful caterpillars on a stick. Vegetables  Fresh vegetables cut into strips and florets.Wash the vegetables under running water. Peel the carrots. Cut the cucumber, sweet pepper and carrot into strips and the cauliflower into florets. Cut the mini tomatoes into two.. Cheese and tomato Cut a large cheese block into small blocks.  Cut cherry tomatoes in half. Then first prick half a tomato, then a cube of cheese and again half a tomato on the pricker.  Potato salad Cut the potatoes into cubes. Cut the pickles into thin slices. Mix the diced potatoes with the pickles and green be