truebluexf Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I know of ready-madepreschool.com, but it's a huge monetary investment. Are there any others out there? Even with small kits? I need something for my 3yo, but I'm so burnt out I don't feel like I have the time to make all kinds of kits and sets. Is there anything out there???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Abeka, Calvert, I think MFW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truebluexf Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 I'm thinking more along the lines of having premade activities...not a curriculum necessarily. Like, all the pieces come with it and are ready to go. Oh wait..I never looked at MFW preschool....hmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Oh, one that you don't have to put ANY work into? Sorry, I don't know of any other than one company that will send ONE project a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truebluexf Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 LOL yeah it's not that I want a curriculum so much as a bunch of fun things to pull out and occupy her constructively while we do other stuff. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Create a craft bucket or tin...or multiple ones. You can go to an educational store and purchase counting bears, stringing buttons, puzzles, etc. You can go to a craft store and get all kinds of goodies plus glue and put them in a tin for them to explore on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Carol's Affordable Curriculum. It comes with everything you need for the crafts minus glue, scissors and crayons. Very cute and fun. I used this with my big girl when she was younger and she loved it. It's monthly and it runs Sept - May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skueppers Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) I know this isn't exactly what you mean, but since I don't know of anything inexpensive (the learning box is about $50 a month and I've heard good things about it), I've had good success with the books "I Can Cut" and "I Can Paste". I Can Paste requires someone to help with cutting out, but my six-year-old likes doing that part for her brother. The paper is high quality and the projects are fun. The same series also has other books like "I Can Trace." Edited September 4, 2011 by skueppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Are you looking for activities or a curriculum made up of preassembled activities? For just activities places like Oriental Trading Company usually have lots of little crafts and kits. edited to add: You clarified while I was chasing toddlers! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 If you're looking for what I think you're looking for, there are a whole mess of monthly kit providers if you google "home preschool programs." They were originally designed for daycare providers, but most of them offer single student kits now for homeschoolers. When my girls were preschoolers many years ago, I reviewed a bunch of the kits for an article. Most of them were quite expensive back then, and probably still are. Last year, I ordered a couple of kits from Carol's Affordable Curriculum, and Shirley's Prepackaged Crafts. Both were primarily paper crafts. I just ordered the one kit from each and didn't bother with it again. I found that even with the prepackaged stuff, we just didn't get around to doing the crafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 We use Shirley's Prepackaged Crafts. It is like Carol's in that all you have to add are the markers/crayons, glue, and scissors. She will put in bits of yarn, craft sticks, rolly eyes, one straw - whatever the crafts call for are in there. It isn't cheap, but is exactly what I was looking for as a mom of "many" who doesn't make time to put together crafts or activities for the littles. My four year old will get his own box starting in January 2012. (My five year old has been doing them for over a year and loves them. She gets until December & then she 'graduates' out of them, which will be hard on her.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I was looking for the same sort of thing not too long ago. I found this website, 1+1+1=1 that might have what you are looking for. I always expand a bit on her packs and add additional things to it but in a pinch its great! Here is a blog post I did about her Princess Pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 We LOVED The Learning Box. It's a whole preschool in a box, though, ready-to-go. It may be more than you want, but you could just do the crafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truebluexf Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) I was looking for the same sort of thing not too long ago. I found this website, 1+1+1=1 that might have what you are looking for. I always expand a bit on her packs and add additional things to it but in a pinch its great! Here is a blog post I did about her Princess Pack. This is very cute! I like that it is in color already...these could be doable! :) Maybe this in combination with some activity bags or something. I missed out on the preschool activity bags swap locally, and I'm trying to start another one with our coop but not much interest yet. These could help hold us over. :) ETA Wow this site has a great collection of ideas all in one place...tot trays, etc. Nice!! Edited September 4, 2011 by truebluexf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indygirl Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 There is mothergoosetime.com too. It comes with just about everything you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 This is very cute! I like that it is in color already...these could be doable! :) Maybe this in combination with some activity bags or something. I missed out on the preschool activity bags swap locally, and I'm trying to start another one with our coop but not much interest yet. These could help hold us over. :) ETA Wow this site has a great collection of ideas all in one place...tot trays, etc. Nice!! Glad it looks like something you can use. I have been pretty pleased with everything I've used from there. It works great as "filler" and they have so many fun subjects and topics to choose from. Even movie and cartoon characters so you can really customize something that will hold your little one's interest. Plus, the packs are very easy to add to... Like the rock color-match game we did for the PrincessPack. My middle daughter was having so much fun with it that my oldest wanted to do it with her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov05mama Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 1+1+1=1 Definitely Carisa's site and Homeschool Creations too. There are also the Grasshopper Preschool Kits... http://grasshopperkits.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootyTooty Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Do you have a few friends or belong to a local list in which you can do a Activities in a Bag swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I was looking for the same sort of thing not too long ago. I found this website, 1+1+1=1 that might have what you are looking for. I always expand a bit on her packs and add additional things to it but in a pinch its great! Here is a blog post I did about her Princess Pack. I love the preschool packs and tot books. I just did the princess themed one last week with dd3 (almost 4), I blogged about it in my weekly review. I end up putting more work than needed into the themes by laminating stuff, getting books from the library on the theme and getting little extras (I bought dd a tiara and wand from the $ store to go with it). However, You can totally just print off what you need from the site and be good to go. So far we have done the camping theme, princess and I did the cars one with ds8. That site has awesome ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I love the preschool packs and tot books. I just did the princess themed one last week with dd3 (almost 4), I blogged about it in my weekly review. . I just tried commenting on your blog post but I keep getting an error message about cookies. I don't know if that's on my end or yours. In any event, I was just mentioning how we read lots of the same books on our princess theme. Also, one we added, which isn't a princess but a cool kick-butt girl is Jane and the Dragon. She is a young girl who doesn't want to be a lady-in-waiting- she wants to be a knight. They made it into a pretty decent cartoon that is airing on the Hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) I just tried commenting on your blog post but I keep getting an error message about cookies. I don't know if that's on my end or yours. In any event, I was just mentioning how we read lots of the same books on our princess theme. Also, one we added, which isn't a princess but a cool kick-butt girl is Jane and the Dragon. She is a young girl who doesn't want to be a lady-in-waiting- she wants to be a knight. They made it into a pretty decent cartoon that is airing on the Hub. I will have to put that one on hold. I had not heard of it before. I just made some changes to the settings on the comments section so hopefully no one else has troubles with it. Edited September 4, 2011 by swellmomma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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