FirstSchool.ws offers numerous beach-themed crafts for young artists. Click here to find coloring pages that also reinforce alphabet learning in a fun way and teach interesting facts that your preschooler can share with family members and friends.
For example, for the letter D, the focus is on a friendly ocean animal – the dolphin. Multiple coloring pages are provided that you can print out for your child, and you can also print and cut out pieces for an age-appropriate dolphin puzzle.
Fun facts provided include:
Here’s a fun game for your preschooler that will help to build his or her memory. This game can be played indoors – or out, on a calm day. Simply print out this page, cut out each of the summer-themed pictures and turn them upside down for your child, mixing up their positions. Your youngster turns over two cards and, if they match, he or she gets to keep the cards. If there isn’t a match, the cards get turned face-side down again. Your child keeps trying until he or she matches up all of the cards. The site also offers printable summer-themed dominos for another fun game.
If you’re going on a family vacation – or even an enjoyable day trip – Enchanted Learning shares instructions to create a journal so your child can write or draw what you do, recording memories to enjoy again later. For this journal, the site provides printable pages for:
Besides paper and a printer, all you need to create this journal is a piece of thin cardboard to make a cover (you can use cardboard from a cereal box), a stapler and crayons. If you’re going on a longer trip, you might also want to create a car activity book for your child.
It’s also crucial to choose the right summer program for your child and we’d love to talk to you about your needs.