Yarn Theme

MAKE (Art Center) 

• Crafts Shaped Like the Letter Y/y
• Yarn Craft Shaped Like the Letter Y - The Measured Mom
• Fill in the Letter Y with Yarn - Storytime Katie
• Lace Around the Letter Y - East Coast Mommy
• Fingerprint Crafts
• Handprint Yarn - faithfullyinfertile.com
• Footprint Yarn
• Fingerprint Yarn - It Happens in a Blink
• Recyclable Crafts
• Yarn Paper Plate Shapes - Laughing Kids Learn
• Paper Plate Yarn Hearts - Red Ted Art
• Other Crafts
• Yarn Wrapped Shapes - 123homeschool4me.com
• Thread Shapes - Life As Mama
• Necklaces and Bracelets  - F.Y.I. by Lina
• Easy Geometric Art  - earlylearning.momtrusted.com
• Craft Stick Yarn Dolls  - Happy Hooligans
• Pom Pom Bunnies - jolenescrafting.org
• Popsicle Stick Weaving Craft - Pretty Opinionated
• Yarn Frame - Spoonful of Imagination
• DIY Yarn Balls - JeweBlog
• Yarn Flower Art - Easy Peasy and Fun
• Yarn Rainbow Art - Parents
• Finger Knitting - Listotic
• Pom Poms - Adventures of a DIY Mom
• Free Art
• Have art materials accessible to children such as a yarn coloring page, a yarn stencil, an easel, markers, stamps, colored pencils, crayons, play-dough, and tissue paper/construction paper/fabric squares for children to work with if they'd like as well.

EXPLORE (Sensory Centers)

• Paint with Yarn - Buggy and Buddy
• Water Color with Yarn - Arty Crafty Kids
• Rainbow Yarn Prints - Kids Play Box
• Yarn Play Dough Person (scissor activity) - Make Film Play
• Stamp Play Dough with Yarn - Fantastic Fun and Learning
• Practice Tracing the Letter Y Using Yarn - southernlovely.com
• Yarn Sensory Bin - Teach Me Mommy
• Threading Station Sensory Bin - Busy Toddler
• Yarn Sensory Bottle - teachpreschool.org

PLAY (Inside and Outside Games/Activities) 

• Puzzles/Board Games
• Geoboards - jakeandheatheryospe.blogspot.com
• Block Center/Building Ideas
• Build with Yarn and Blocks
• Dramatic Play
• Yarn Spaghetti Shop - Where Imagination Grows
• Quiet Activities
• Tracing Numbers, Letters, and Shapes with Yarn - Buggy and Buddy
• Braiding Hair Quiet Book - ebay.com
• File Folder Activities/Worksheets
• Alphabet Tracing Cards - Southernlovely.com
• Color Sorting, Measuring, Beadstringing, Counting, Adding - Buggy and Buddy
• Active Games/Outside PlayActivities
• Obstacle Course out of Yarn
• Spider Web Game - PreK, My Style
• Keep the Balloon Up Using Yarn as a Net - New Kids Center
• Limbo Using Yarn
• Bugs and Insects Game - resource.fragahs.com
• Crochet Water Balloons - Left in Knots
• Follow the Yarn - The Pinterested Parent
• Guess Your Height Using Yarn
• Finger Strings  - Fishpond.com.au
• Crochet Games - Moogly

READ (Circle Time/Books for the Book Center)

• Extra Yarn - Mac Barnett
• Knitting Nell - Julie Jersild Roth
• The Magic Ball of Wool - Susanna Isern
• Knitty Kitty - David Elliot 
• Mischief in the Forest - Derrick Jensen
• Phoebe's Sweater - Joanna Johnson
• Woolbur - Leslie Helakoski
• Little Lamb Have You Any Wool - Isabel Minhos Martins
• Annie and the Swiss Cheese Scarf - Alana Dakos
• Mr. Putter and Tabby Spin the Yarn - Cynthia Rylant

SING (Circle Time Songs/Poems)

EAT (Snack Center)

• Cheese Ball and Crackers
• Twizzlers

VISIT  (Visitor/Field Trip Ideas)

• Visitor - Have a guest come in and give a presentation on knitting/crocheting.
• Field Trip - Yarn Shop