Magic at Preschool

The outdoor play in a 4-5 year old classroom can be very interesting to observe. There are a lot of powerful play themes, often including super heroes and such. Recently the Orca class has been playing Harry Potter. Teacher Kim is often Voldemort, and Isabelle is her helper, Quirl (forgive me if I get the names wrong. It's been a while since I read the books). These games involve a lot of chasing. The kids have been signing out colorful stir sticks to use as magic wands, and practicing all kinds of spells. They don't often work. One day we tried our hand at making potions. There were potions for all kinds of things.

Then we made our own magic wand. First, we had to find just the right stick that felt perfect when we waved it to make a spell. Then we added more magic to them, painting and doecrating them and adding sparkles and magic coming out of the ends.

Here are the finished wands, drying, waiting for a day of casting spells. The children drew their wands in their journals and told about what kind of spells they could cast with thier wands. Watch for more magical posts coming soon!