Ideas for preschoolers

[ozziecat35]

So my oldest sons preschool teacher asked if I’d do a 15 minute presentation to the entire group of 3 classes during their transportation series in a couple of weeks. Any one have good ideas to keep a group of 4-6 year olds mildly entertained about airplanes/ being a pilot? Obviously this needs to be uber basic. Gonna try and get a bunch of plastic wings from my employer...kids like swag right?

 

[N3901C]

Bring a VCR pop in Iron Eagle, that’s what got me interested in being a pilot at that age.

 

[ppragman]

So my oldest sons preschool teacher asked if I’d do a 15 minute presentation to the entire group of 3 classes during their transportation series in a couple of weeks. Any one have good ideas to keep a group of 4-6 year olds mildly entertained about airplanes/ being a pilot? Obviously this needs to be uber basic. Gonna try and get a bunch of plastic wings from my employer...kids like swag right?

Wear your uniform, and bring wings for sure. Bring in any cockpit posters you might have lying around and maps.

 

[A Life Aloft]

So my oldest sons preschool teacher asked if I’d do a 15 minute presentation to the entire group of 3 classes during their transportation series in a couple of weeks. Any one have good ideas to keep a group of 4-6 year olds mildly entertained about airplanes/ being a pilot? Obviously this needs to be uber basic. Gonna try and get a bunch of plastic wings from my employer...kids like swag right?

Wings for sure and see if you can get lanyards or pens too.

You can order a bunch of those inexpensive balsa plane kits that they can stick together in 3 minutes and fly/soar and you can explain also a very basic description of how planes fly. They'll love that. Look on ebay, amazon and online hobby and toy shops.

 

[EIR]

Show them Jerry's Youtube channel and then explain to them the proper way to fly an airplane.

 

[knot4u]

Cake. Teach them early.

 

[BigZ]

Show 'em Captain Roger Victor.
Kids dig puppets.

 

[moxiepilot]

Just quote Airplane!

 

[bp]

See if alpa can give you any resources to bring
Clearedtodream.org

 

[Lawman]

Go to military surplus store....

Buy a used flight suit and d-bag sunglasses for a total investment of 52 dollars.....

Show up to presentation and play YouTube video of the Blue Angles to Van Halen’s “Dreams”



In all honesty I did this kind of presentation for my niece. Best question by far, “so do you guys fight like... the boss bad guy or something?”

 

[killbilly]

Cake. Teach them early.

Best. Answer. Ever.

 

[DogwoodLynx]

Wings for sure and see if you can get lanyards or pens too.

You can order a bunch of those inexpensive balsa plane kits that they can stick together in 3 minutes and fly/soar and you can explain also a very basic description of how planes fly. They'll love that. Look on ebay, amazon and online hobby and toy shops.

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This.

 

[Murdoughnut]

If you have any headsets, they'd probably like to wear those

 

[ClarkGriswold]

Show 'em Captain Roger Victor.
Kids dig puppets.

No. They'll probably be able to pick up that an adult bringing a stupid puppet around on trips is weird and probably is why he's still at a regional.

 

[BigZ]

No. They'll probably be able to pick up that an adult bringing a stupid puppet around on trips is weird and probably is why he's still at a regional.

Don't be hatin', that guy is the best thing since "Living the dream"

 

[ClarkGriswold]

Don't be hatin', that guy is the best thing since "Living the dream"

No

 

[BigZ]

No

Ok

 

[alaskadrifter]

Cake. Teach them early.

Yup, it’s still funny.

I think the cockpit poster is a good idea.

 

[NovemberEcho]

If the preschool has a computer bring a copy of flight simulator and a joystick

 

[AAPalmTree]