You have to hand it to teachers– they are SO creative!  Who would ever think an auto oil drip pan would make such an awesome center activity.  If you are joining me on my “Cookie Sheet Challenge” I know what you’re thinking.  An oil drip pan is “technically” not a cookie sheet.  I have tons of paint left in that spray can and I’m desperate.   Just think of it as a really big cookie sheet!  To make this activity, I painted my oil drip pan with navy blue metal paint.  Since I wanted to use the pan for letter/sounds, I used white electrical tape to make the squares.  I then mounted the drip pan  (aka really big cookie sheet) by running