K is for {Chocolate} Kisses!

• Read “The Biggest Kiss” by Joanna Walsh & Judi Abbott
  1. A very cute story about lots of different kisses!
  2. I love the illustrations.

 

• Preschool Journal K Page
  1. Practice writing Kk and “Kiss”
  2. Put kiss stickers all over the page
  3. Or put on red lipstick and kiss the page!

  

• Memory Match Kiss Game … A fun twist on one of our favorite games. Inspiration here.
• Use dot stickers to put matching labels on the bottom of several Hershey’s kisses. We did matching pairs of all the letters A-K.
• Use the kisses to play a game of memory match

• Kiss Number Line … a simple introduction to adding and subtracting using a number line. Original idea found here
  • Have the kids write 1-10 on blank kisses
  • Glue in order on a long strip of paper.
  • Give simple addition or subtraction problems. Use chocolate kisses to move up and down the number line.

• Chocolate Kiss Drawings … a fun idea we found here
  • Use a sturdy white paper plate. I found that a plain paper plate worked much better than the glossy finish.
  • Use the tip of a Hershey’s kiss to draw a chocolatey picture.

• Christmas Kiss ABC Game
  • Print out the Christmas tree game here.
  • You’ll need a big bowl of Hershey’s kisses (at least 26 for each preschooler)
  • Use a set of A-Z letter tiles, or magnet letters or letter cards.
  • Have the kids choose a letter and say it’s name.
  • Cover the matching letter on their Christmas tree with a kiss.
  • Continue until all the letters are covered and you have a glimmering, chocolately Christmas tree!

• Christmas Kiss Countdown … a tradition around here
  • Use the same Christmas tree game and kisses from above.
  • Hot glue the kisses to the tree. I put a dot of hot glue in each circle and the kids carefully put a chocolate kiss on the glue.
  • Hang up your Christmas countdown! My kids get to choose one kiss each day after their morning jobs are done.
  • See another version we’ve done in the past here.

K is for Kiss

• Glue K page
  1. Draw a large letter K on your paper
  2. Put red lipstick on your lips and kiss the K!
  3. My kids thought this was silly, but fun

 

•  Chocolate Kiss Countdown
  1. Make this sweet countdown for Christmas (or any holiday if you’re not in December!)
  2. Use a long piece of ribbon.
  3. Hot glue 25 chocolate kisses (if you’re starting December 1st) to the ribbon.
  4. Add a small folded piece of cardstock to the top and let your kids write their name. It also reinforces the top where the thumbtack goes, otherwise we’ve noticed that the thumbtack tears through the ribbon.
  5. Hang vertically and eat one kiss each day until your day! 

• Read “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn
• After you read …
  1. Trace your preschooler’s hand on cardstock and cut it out.
  2. Glue a small picture of you and your preschooler on the palm of the hand. Or just place a heart sticker on the center of the palm. Or both!
  3. Laminate if possible.
  4. Punch a hole and tie a string through so your kissing hand can be worn as a necklace.
  5. Don’t forget to give them a kiss when you’re done
• Kissing Hand Counting
  1. Trace around your preschooler’s hand 5 times on paper or foam craft paper.
  2. Cut out the hands.
  3. Write numbers 1-5 on the palm of each hand cutout.
  4. Cut out 15 hearts from red paper or red foam craft paper.
  5. To Play: Count out the right number of hearts to place on the palm of each hand.
• More books from Audrey Penn that would be great this week!

 

Treat Idea: Kissing Hand sugar cookies

1. Make your favorite sugar cookie recipe.
2. Use a hand cookie cutter (or use a knife to trace around your hand)
3. Bake, cool, frost.
4. Add a chocolate kiss to the center of the palm.