Preschool activity and snack idea

This was a fun idea we did with our preschool group. It's adapted from Get Ready, Set, Grow! A Preplanned Calendar of Preschool Activities by Eileen Morris and Stephanie Crilly. I found a printable ghost I liked online (or draw your own) and followed these instructions from the book:

Cut same ghost shape out of construction paper in 6-8 colors, including white, red, and purple. Laminate for more durability.

Stack ghosts, placing white one on top.

Hold ghosts up and being story: "One day Jolly Ghost was hungry. He went to the refrigerator and ate some purple grapes. He looked in the mirror and saw he had turned purple. (put white ghost in back of pile and show purple ghost) He was so upset he ate a tomato, and to his surprise, he turned red." (show red ghost)

Continue story, adding foods to match the ghost's color. End story by saying, "Finally he was so thirsty he drank some milk and turned white again."

We got creative and added many more colors. We had one of those giant construction paper packs from Costco and we came up with some funny things he could eat. So you could make the story as long or as short as you want. The kids loved it. They can tell the story themselves and make up their own stuff. I would say it's not only good for color recognition, but it uses the imagination in so many ways. Playing teacher, telling stories, food ideas, emotions/moods, etc.

For snacks, use some of the ghost's colored foods from the story and a glass/carton of milk.

HF was kind enough to draw a different face for each ghost, showing the different moods of the ghost. Here's one of my favorites. The ghost's cheeks are full and he's about to puke. HA.