Cool and Crazy Cars...

For our Monday Fun stART class this week,
the theme was Cool and Crazy Cars...

First, I read the kiddos a classic...

...Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
by
Virginia Lee Burton.

The Steam Shovel featured in the story,
Mary Ann,
had quite a fun personality...

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In honor of Mary Ann's spunky spirit,
I had the kiddos decorate their own
Cool and Crazy Cars...

Using Match Box Cars,
craft glue,
and a host of fun "toppings,"
such as beads, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners...

...the kiddos...

...worked intensely...

...on creating......cars...

...worthy of Cars' Pit Row.

I "ran across" this idea over at the
Family Fun website...

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While their cars were "in the shop"
(aka "drying"),
I brought...

...Chocolate Play Dough...

...and cars
(along with our other collection of Play Dough toys)
to play with.

When the Play Dough is all run over by cars,
it reminds me of a dirt race track...

...and the smell made all of us hungry for brownies!

(You can find the recipe I used for the
Chocolate Play Dough
by clicking HERE.)

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What a fun day!

Up Next: Beautiful Bugs...

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For more creative kiddos inspiration,
please head on over to the following fun link-ups:

Feed Me Books Friday,
Kids Get Crafty!,
Preschool Corner,
Read, Explore, Learn,
and
stART...