subject: Teaching Ideas - Preschool Crafts [print this page] All preschool crafts should be carefully supervised, and if any activity such as hot glueing is required then it should be done so only by an adult to prevent burning and the piece not handed back to the child until it is thoroughly dry. All arts and crafts materials should be non-toxic and washable as parents will not be pleased to find clothes splattered with paint that doesn't come out! Plenty of teaching ideas and literacy resources for helping teachers plan ways to keep children interested can be found online. The internet is a very helpful resource for preschool teachers looking for new and innovative ways to teach young children and keep them enthralled with arts and craft projects.