Have children use ordinary crayons to print their names on patches. Cover each patch with a paper bag and wax paper. Iron the patch until the paper is stained with crayon. Replace the bag and wax paper and iron again. Repeat the process until no more crayon comes off on the paper. Use fabric glue to attach the patch to a cloth bag.
Use cookie cutters to create stamps out of potatoes. Give each child a stack of cards with one word printed at the bottom of each card and a large square printed above the word. Each word describes one of the potato stamps. Children read a word, select the stamp that is associated with that word, dip the stamp in paint and stamp the square area above the word just read. For example, children stamp a pig on the card with the word "PIG" printed at the bottom. Children also might decorate the pictures created by the stamps. For example, they might add eyes, a mouth and some food to the picture created by the pig stamp. Assemble the cards to create a dictionary for each child.
Give each child a crossword board. Instead of listing clues next to the board, the clues -- namely, small pictures of animals and objects -- are given near the corresponding blank cells. For example, a picture of a dog is near the three blank cells going down that are reserved for the word "DOG," and a picture of a pig is near the cells reserved for the word "PIG." Children use letter stamps and ink to label each picture in the reserved cells. Children are encouraged to use preschool dictionaries to look up any pictures they do not recognize.
Tell the children the story of Hansel and Gretel. Have them make a "gingerbread house" out of brown paper bags and construction paper, then decorate it with candy. Fill a plain brown bag with newspaper; tape the bag shut. Create a roof by gluing another brown paper bag over the taped bag. Create windows, a chimney and a door from a contrasting color of construction paper. Glue the fixtures to the house. Have the children decorate the house by gluing assorted candies to the house.
Ask each child to create a story, tell it to the class, then illustrate the story on a sheet of white paper using fabric transfer crayons. Lay each illustration face down on a T-shirt, placing a second sheet of paper over the first sheet. Set your iron to cotton, and iron each illustration thoroughly.