Art Display Boards
Create stunning displays for precious works of art by covering ordinary displays with felt.

CwC Letter Cutouts
Great for preschool and kindergarten teachers who are introducing letters and sounds!

Stepping Stones
Use plant saucers for balancing and loose part play activities.

Birthday Sensory Bin
This easy activity is great for preschoolers and toddlers and only requires colored rice, a plastic bin, measuring cups and birthday candles.

Identity Boxes
Using construction paper, magazines and ordinary boxes, these students express who they are and their career paths.

The Magic of Kindness Enjoy story time with Danise DiStasi, author of the Louie’s Little Legs series. Watch The Magic of Kindness with your students and then use the questions at the link below to discuss with your class.
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Sonic Sound Speakers
Build speakers from ice cream containers and toilet paper tubes. (designed by students at Xavier University)
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Photo Booth Backdrop
Here's a clever way in which one teacher drew the attention of her students to the writing program.

Ball Chair
A ball, milk crate and felt (to make it easy to slide and protect the floor) are all you need.

Classroom Door Decor
Made with makeup boxes, wrapping paper, pipe cleaners, gift tags, stick-on letters and more.

Christmas Cottage
Build a playhouse in your classroom by using large presentation boards, construction paper and paint.

Study Scrolls
Hands-on building experience with writing, drawing, math and more. (designed by students at Xavier University)
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Seed Starter
Ice cream containers make excellent seed starter pots for your class garden.

Mini Craft Album
Photo calendars make up the cover and pages, with various craft items used to make each booklet unique.

Quiet Critters
Placed on kindergartners’ desks if they are working quietly, and removed if they start talking too much, these crafty critters were created with items found in the Free Store.

Reading Mat
Make a comfy floor mat by using fabric samples, cardboard and yarn.

Innovation Station
Talk to the students about what innovation is and how important it is for innovators, entrepreneurs, and dream makers. Discuss what they saw or will see during their time in the Made in Cincinnati exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
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Origami Frog
Turn an ordinary index card into an extraordinary craft project.
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Letter Chips
Turn poker chips, stickers and Mod Podge into sorting, matching and CVC word building activities.

Catapult
Students read Knights and Castles and made handheld catapults with jumbo craft sticks, rubber bands and spoons and launched pompoms at a knight’s shield.

Building Structures
This is one of many different structures these K-5 students built using ice cream containers.