Shadow theme for preschool

In this fun activity, you will create shadow puppets and find out how to change the size and shape of their shadows.

Shadow activities for preschoolers, including this fun outdoor shadow activity, making shadows with your body.

Shadows are formed when light is blocked by an object. On sunny days, shadows of ourselves, trees, houses, and many more are visible. The light from the sun helps create these darker areas. Explore this fact through these ten enlightening shadow activities that are exciting and interesting for young children.

Making your own shadow names, or shadow shapes, is a super easy activity to pull together on a hot and sunny summer day, with very little preparation needed. Once the kids have the idea of

Discover our enchanting shadow craft! 🌳✨ In this video, watch how students create a self-portrait and a tree on white paper, then teachers cut and flip them down to form whimsical shadows in the...

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Learn how to make animal shadow puppets with this easy tutorial including free printables and templates. (Bonus: Puss in Boots pattern)

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Guess who silhouette of our 3's preschool class at Noblesville Methodist preschool. We had shadow day and did this as a fun way to "keep" our shadows. The children sat between a flash light and the black paper while the teachers traced their shadows. Then we cut the out and mounted then on white paper. We added a photo of the child in the silhouette under the red paper to make this a fun game for the parents in our school. Can you guess who? We did all this as we studied ground hogs day!