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Tiles Gone Wild: New Directions In Mixed Media Mosaics by Chrissie Grace

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Tiles Gone Wild: New Directions In Mixed Media Mosaics by Chrissie Grace is such a fun exploration into using just about everything you can put your hands on and using it in a new way to make fabulous mosaic projects.

I made a mold for casting bricks out of aluminum flashing and I impressed words into them but as I was flipping though this book Chrissie has a fabulous project for adding mosaic work to the top of store bought bricks. I know it’s the simple things, but I just never thought of it! She has projects that include using broken dishes, bottle caps and broken glass. All of her projects include fabulous step by step instruction with great photos to guide you along your own creative trail. There are projects for indoors and out. There are also some great instructions for working with photos and computer designs in addition to working on flat surfaces and dimensional. If you are looking to recycle some broken stuff you have been keeping around, this book is packed full of way s you can make it into something new and fabulous.

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Pet Themed Learning Activities

This month we’ve looked at cat learning activities and dog learning activities, but what if you have a different kind of pet? Here are some other pet themed learning activities you can try at home or in the classroom.

Tot Schooling has a cute pet bingo game, which does include dogs and cats but also lizards, snakes and fish. They also have a cute mathing game for learning about pets and their homes.

No Time for Flashcards has a ton of great pet themed learning activities including crafts, printables and more. There’s a PDF in there with a super cute animal checkup sheet for doing a pretend play vets office.

Planning Playtime has a great set of pet themed printables available for purchase, including things like making patterns with feathers, pet racing with unit cubes, beginning sounds, shapes and more. These would be great for a classroom.

Speaking of classrooms, Pocket of Preschool has ideas for pet-focused centers you can set up in the classroom, including counting, number lines and this cute frog shape I spy activity pictured.

If you have a pet store where you live you can try this pet store scavenger hunt from Toddler Approved. Or head to the library and see if you can find books about these different kinds of pets. You can also grab a pet-themed scavenger hunt you can do at home or in the classroom as part of the printable pack from Crafty Life Mom. If you don’t have all the items you can use pictures.

Let kids invent their own pets with this activity from Stories by Storie based on the book Invent a Pet. The printables are free when you sign up for their newsletter.

Sunny Day Family has adorable templates kids can use to build pets, including a dog, cat, rabbit, lizard, mouse and bird. These blank slate designs allow kids to add features including faces, stripes and more.

Make pets with playdough with the printable playdough mats from Preschool Play and Learn.