The mitten craft preschool

This week at Small Talk, we're all about one of my favorite winter stories, The Mitten by Jan Brett. It's a great story about forest animals who all push their way into a cozy mitten that was dropped in the snow. I thought I'd share one of the activities we'll be doing with you. It is this easy mitten "craftivity" that your little ones are sure to love and you can use to cover a variety of goals. Start by tracing a large mitten shape onto white card stock and cut it out. Next, cut a smaller…

A collection of 30+ activities, crafts, and printables to go along with the book The Mitten by Jan Brett.

So I (Amber) have had this mitten pattern for years. We always cut two and glue or staple them together and put the characters aside. And honestlybit was driving me nuts! They always got torn, or put too much glue for their animals to fit, and I just really didn't like the project. So this year I changed it up. I decided a paper bag would be the perfect way to have an opening for sequencing the story. I just cut about half of the bag off so that it would be the same size as the mitten tracer…

These free mitten templates are a great indoor craft for when the weather changes, and teaches kids about seasons and temperatures.

Library Story Time - The Mitten Activities and Printables.

Free printable The Mitten sequencing activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids. Great The Mitten extension activity.

Looking for a fun Winter Preschool Craft? This Mitten Craft is super easy and versatile as you can color or paint it! With the free mitten template, it makes an easy arts and crafts idea for kids!

Winter is one of my favorite preschool themes! Something about snowflakes and snowballs is so much fun! Here is a peek inside my Winter Preschool Pack. There are TONS of math, literacy, and writing centers and activities for little learners. You can grab this pack in my TPT shop. Be sure to scroll to the end of the post for a fun, winter FREEBIE! Winter Preschool Pack Mitten Name Craft- I LOVE name crafts! They are so much fun for preschoolers, and great for scissor skills, gluing, and…

This winter, keep the kids busy with this super easy paper plate and cardstock paper mouse in a mitten craft!