Thursday, July 30, 2009
Valentine Science Project
For A Valentine's science idea use white carnations and mix up red food coloring and water. Cut the stem to fit in your vase and then cut a vertical X in the base of the stem and place the flowers in the red water. The next day it will already be turning a light red color and will keep changing. It is exciting to see the flowers change colors!
Fun Activity
Silhouette:
You will need:
White construction paper,
Red construction paper,
glue,
scissors,
markers,
pencil,
masking tape,
smooth wall,
and a light source (lamp, overhead projector, etc.)
Directions:
1. Use masking tape to affix White construction paper onto a smooth wall.
2. Turn on light source.
3. Place child in front of white construction paper facing sideways so that their profile creates a shadow that will fit onto white construction paper. Depending on the size of the child's profile you might have to move the light source closer or further back to make it fit on to the white construction paper.
4. Once established, trace the child's profile with a pencil.
5. Re-trace in black marker. Remove from wall.
6. Cut out white construction paper profile with scissors.
7. Glue profile onto Red construction paper and write the child's name, age, and date on it. And there you have a personal silhouette of your child! Note: You can have your child stand or sit (be sure to provide a chair) inside a large box or a ward robe box while posing for their profile. You can use this for anytime of the year too. Traditionally, silhouettes are traced on Black Construction paper (with white chalk) with a White Construction paper background
Silhouette:
You will need:
White construction paper,
Red construction paper,
glue,
scissors,
markers,
pencil,
masking tape,
smooth wall,
and a light source (lamp, overhead projector, etc.)
Directions:
1. Use masking tape to affix White construction paper onto a smooth wall.
2. Turn on light source.
3. Place child in front of white construction paper facing sideways so that their profile creates a shadow that will fit onto white construction paper. Depending on the size of the child's profile you might have to move the light source closer or further back to make it fit on to the white construction paper.
4. Once established, trace the child's profile with a pencil.
5. Re-trace in black marker. Remove from wall.
6. Cut out white construction paper profile with scissors.
7. Glue profile onto Red construction paper and write the child's name, age, and date on it. And there you have a personal silhouette of your child! Note: You can have your child stand or sit (be sure to provide a chair) inside a large box or a ward robe box while posing for their profile. You can use this for anytime of the year too. Traditionally, silhouettes are traced on Black Construction paper (with white chalk) with a White Construction paper background
Valentine Craft
Arts and Crafts Activity
1. Heart Animals: Make animals out of different shaped hearts.
2. Empty a small box of conversation hearts. Make sure you get the boxes that have the heart shaped cut out with cellophane over it. Take individual pictures of your class using a white background with red hearts hung all around. Cut the front of the box off from the rest of the box. Cut the child's picture out so that it will fit into the heart shape cutout in the box. Laminate and put a magnet on the back. The front of the box makes a precious picture frame
3. Valentine Necklace:
Using cheap clear plastic table cloths or clear plastic cut out hearts (about hand size). Put two together and hole punch them around the edges. Have kids sew them together with red, pink, or white yarn/string. Have them leave an opening at the top. Inside they can stuff a variety of things into the heart like shredded red and pink paper, conversation hearts, valentine candies, etc. Be creative! Then, finish sewing it up, and leave extra string to make a necklace!
1. Heart Animals: Make animals out of different shaped hearts.
2. Empty a small box of conversation hearts. Make sure you get the boxes that have the heart shaped cut out with cellophane over it. Take individual pictures of your class using a white background with red hearts hung all around. Cut the front of the box off from the rest of the box. Cut the child's picture out so that it will fit into the heart shape cutout in the box. Laminate and put a magnet on the back. The front of the box makes a precious picture frame
3. Valentine Necklace:
Using cheap clear plastic table cloths or clear plastic cut out hearts (about hand size). Put two together and hole punch them around the edges. Have kids sew them together with red, pink, or white yarn/string. Have them leave an opening at the top. Inside they can stuff a variety of things into the heart like shredded red and pink paper, conversation hearts, valentine candies, etc. Be creative! Then, finish sewing it up, and leave extra string to make a necklace!
Valentine Math Activity
Conversation Heart Counting: Play a counting and sorting game with conversation heart candies. Try sequencing by making patterns of colors.
On a large piece of poster board, draw five large hearts. In each heart write a number one through five. Each child gets a turn tossing a beanbag to hit the highest number. Or can use more beanbags and the child has to add his score. This also works great in the summer with sidewalk chalk on the driveway.
On a large piece of poster board, draw five large hearts. In each heart write a number one through five. Each child gets a turn tossing a beanbag to hit the highest number. Or can use more beanbags and the child has to add his score. This also works great in the summer with sidewalk chalk on the driveway.
Valentine Literacy Activity
Capital/Lower-case Letter Game:
To help kids learn their capital and small letters cut out small hearts of a variety of colors and write a letter on each one. Place all the small letter hearts into a container. Divide the big letter hearts among the children (or play in teams). A heart will be pulled from the container and the child will say if the letter matches.
To help kids learn their capital and small letters cut out small hearts of a variety of colors and write a letter on each one. Place all the small letter hearts into a container. Divide the big letter hearts among the children (or play in teams). A heart will be pulled from the container and the child will say if the letter matches.
Valentine Music Activity
Music Activity
Mailman, Mailman Where's My Mail?:
Choose one child to be the postman and give him/her the mailman's hat (red strip of paper with pink heart that says mailman).
The mailman must hide his/her eyes while you give another child a valentine to hide behind their back.
Then the mailman uncovers his/her eyes and faces his/her classmates who say, "Mailman, mailman, where's the mail?”
The mailman gets three guesses to find out who is hiding the mail.
If he/she guesses correctly, he/she continues as postman.
If he/she guesses incorrectly, the person with the mail becomes the mailman.
Mailman, Mailman Where's My Mail?:
Choose one child to be the postman and give him/her the mailman's hat (red strip of paper with pink heart that says mailman).
The mailman must hide his/her eyes while you give another child a valentine to hide behind their back.
Then the mailman uncovers his/her eyes and faces his/her classmates who say, "Mailman, mailman, where's the mail?”
The mailman gets three guesses to find out who is hiding the mail.
If he/she guesses correctly, he/she continues as postman.
If he/she guesses incorrectly, the person with the mail becomes the mailman.
Apple craft
-Apple Core
Need: paper plate, jagged scissors, red paint, watermelon seeds (or black beans work well too.), glue
Directions: Take a paper plate and cut out both sides with jagged scissors. It will look kind of like an hour glass. Use red tempera paint and paint both ends of the plate. Then get watermelon seeds (dry them) and glue three in a triangle in the center of the paper plate. Wa la, an apple core.
Need: paper plate, jagged scissors, red paint, watermelon seeds (or black beans work well too.), glue
Directions: Take a paper plate and cut out both sides with jagged scissors. It will look kind of like an hour glass. Use red tempera paint and paint both ends of the plate. Then get watermelon seeds (dry them) and glue three in a triangle in the center of the paper plate. Wa la, an apple core.
Math -
Apple Counting Book
Need: paper, crayons or markers, apple stickers, stapler
Directions: Draw a basic tree shape & make 11 copies per book. Depending on the ages & skills of the children, you may color the trees or have them color them. The book cover will be a colored tree and the words "My Apple Counting Book". Page one will have a tree and the words "One apple in my apple tree." Have the children place one apple sticker in their apple trees. Page two will have a tree and the words "Two apples in my apple tree." Have the children place two apple stickers in their apple trees, and so on. 3 year olds usually lose interest after 5 pages, so either make the counting book stop at 5, or break the activity in to two parts and work on 6 - 10 another time. Staple at the left edge. OR draw a tree together and help your child write 1 A’ on the tree and then 2 A’s and then 3 A’s and so on…
Apple Counting Book
Need: paper, crayons or markers, apple stickers, stapler
Directions: Draw a basic tree shape & make 11 copies per book. Depending on the ages & skills of the children, you may color the trees or have them color them. The book cover will be a colored tree and the words "My Apple Counting Book". Page one will have a tree and the words "One apple in my apple tree." Have the children place one apple sticker in their apple trees. Page two will have a tree and the words "Two apples in my apple tree." Have the children place two apple stickers in their apple trees, and so on. 3 year olds usually lose interest after 5 pages, so either make the counting book stop at 5, or break the activity in to two parts and work on 6 - 10 another time. Staple at the left edge. OR draw a tree together and help your child write 1 A’ on the tree and then 2 A’s and then 3 A’s and so on…
Riddle for the letter A
(Object: For each letter, cut 4 pictures out of magazines that begin with the intended letter and give them to the children. Make sure that 1 of the pictures is the item the riddle is about. After reading the riddle to the children, let them choose whichever picture is the answer.)
(For ages 2 to 5.)
Aa
A core in the middle and a stem on top. Picked from a tree or bought in a shop. Red, yellow, or green and, oh, so sweet. Crunchy to bite and healthy to eat. What is it?
Answer: apple
Memorize an “A” poem together:
Example: Aa A is for alligator. A is for ants. A is for apples on my pants.
Make up your own for other letters
(For ages 2 to 5.)
Aa
A core in the middle and a stem on top. Picked from a tree or bought in a shop. Red, yellow, or green and, oh, so sweet. Crunchy to bite and healthy to eat. What is it?
Answer: apple
Memorize an “A” poem together:
Example: Aa A is for alligator. A is for ants. A is for apples on my pants.
Make up your own for other letters
Nutrition Science Project
Ritz Mock Apple Pie
Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie 36 RITZ Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs)
1 3/4 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons lemon juice Grated peel of one lemon
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
1. Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie plate. Place cracker crumbs in prepared crust; set aside.
2. Heat water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil in saucepan over high heat; simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and peel; cool.
3. Pour syrup over cracker crumbs. Dot with margarine or butter; sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie. Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape.
4. Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden. Cool completely.Makes 10 servings
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION per serving413 calories, 3 g protein, 63 g carbohydrate, 17 g total fat, 3 g saturated fat, 339 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber. Preparation Time: 45 mins.Cook Time: 30 mins.Cooling Time: 3 hrs. Total Time: 4 hrs. 15 mins.
OR if you don’t have time to do the pie, teach your child about the workings of a refrigerator. To find out for yourself so you can explain it to your child go to: http://home.howstuffworks.com/refrigerator.htm (CTRL + click to follow link)
In this experiment the crackers will end up tasting and looking like apples. Cool trick.
Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie 36 RITZ Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs)
1 3/4 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons lemon juice Grated peel of one lemon
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
1. Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie plate. Place cracker crumbs in prepared crust; set aside.
2. Heat water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil in saucepan over high heat; simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and peel; cool.
3. Pour syrup over cracker crumbs. Dot with margarine or butter; sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie. Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape.
4. Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden. Cool completely.Makes 10 servings
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION per serving413 calories, 3 g protein, 63 g carbohydrate, 17 g total fat, 3 g saturated fat, 339 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber. Preparation Time: 45 mins.Cook Time: 30 mins.Cooling Time: 3 hrs. Total Time: 4 hrs. 15 mins.
OR if you don’t have time to do the pie, teach your child about the workings of a refrigerator. To find out for yourself so you can explain it to your child go to: http://home.howstuffworks.com/refrigerator.htm (CTRL + click to follow link)
In this experiment the crackers will end up tasting and looking like apples. Cool trick.
My Body Machine History day
Country or History Day
Find pictures of children from another country (preferably ones with different skin colors). Point out the different skin colors and then point out that they all have two legs, arms, one head, etc… They may look different, but we all have bodies that move and play.
Try playing a game that kids from that country like to play.
Find pictures of children from another country (preferably ones with different skin colors). Point out the different skin colors and then point out that they all have two legs, arms, one head, etc… They may look different, but we all have bodies that move and play.
Try playing a game that kids from that country like to play.
My Body Machine craft
Take the children outside or turn a bright light on in the house.
Take a white piece of construction paper Have the children stand with their side to the paper so that the shadow of their head profile is on the paper.
Trace with pencil.
Take a black piece of paper and place it under the white one and cut out the profile of the head. Glue it onto a large piece of colored paper.
Take a white piece of construction paper Have the children stand with their side to the paper so that the shadow of their head profile is on the paper.
Trace with pencil.
Take a black piece of paper and place it under the white one and cut out the profile of the head. Glue it onto a large piece of colored paper.
My Body Machine Math Project
Math Activity
Using paint and a piece of paper paint the bottom of your child’s feet (one foot at a time) and have them stand on the piece of paper to leave their footprint. Have them number their toes so that they can see how many toes are on each foot. You can do hands too and number the fingers.
A nice substitute is to get their feet wet outside and have them leave foot prints on the sidewalk. They can still count toes without the mess!
Using paint and a piece of paper paint the bottom of your child’s feet (one foot at a time) and have them stand on the piece of paper to leave their footprint. Have them number their toes so that they can see how many toes are on each foot. You can do hands too and number the fingers.
A nice substitute is to get their feet wet outside and have them leave foot prints on the sidewalk. They can still count toes without the mess!
My Body machine Literacy Project
1.
Have the children try to form their bodies to different letters. Try spelling words, like their name, and take pictures to make fun posters so the children can see what they look like as a letter.
2.
Cut out different body parts (arms, hands, feet, etc) and have the kids glue them on a piece of paper to form the letter ‘B’.
Have the children try to form their bodies to different letters. Try spelling words, like their name, and take pictures to make fun posters so the children can see what they look like as a letter.
2.
Cut out different body parts (arms, hands, feet, etc) and have the kids glue them on a piece of paper to form the letter ‘B’.
My Body machine Science Project
Science Activity
Take a long piece of paper approx. 4 ft long. Have your child lay down on the paper and trace around their whole body.
Then use a sponge for the brain and glue it on the paper.
Use spaghetti for bones,
rubber bands for muscles,
kidneys beans for kidneys,
string egg carton cups together for the spine,
balloon for the heart.
Use a rolled up piece of paper for the esophagus,
sponges for the lungs,
yarn for intestines.
Draw the eyes, nose, mouth, and hair then have the children name their person. This is a great way to talk about body parts and their functions.
Take a long piece of paper approx. 4 ft long. Have your child lay down on the paper and trace around their whole body.
Then use a sponge for the brain and glue it on the paper.
Use spaghetti for bones,
rubber bands for muscles,
kidneys beans for kidneys,
string egg carton cups together for the spine,
balloon for the heart.
Use a rolled up piece of paper for the esophagus,
sponges for the lungs,
yarn for intestines.
Draw the eyes, nose, mouth, and hair then have the children name their person. This is a great way to talk about body parts and their functions.
Clown face
Math:
Make a clown face with shapes. These websites have the templates you can use. Just print, color, cut and glue.
http://www.first-school.ws/t/esclownc1.htm
http://www.first-school.ws/t/esclownc3.htm
Make a clown face with shapes. These websites have the templates you can use. Just print, color, cut and glue.
http://www.first-school.ws/t/esclownc1.htm
http://www.first-school.ws/t/esclownc3.htm
Emotions Pizza
Science:
Cooking. Make pizza dough and create faces to show different emotions out of the toppings. Bake the pizza and enjoy!
Cooking. Make pizza dough and create faces to show different emotions out of the toppings. Bake the pizza and enjoy!
Where does Halloween Come From
Country or History Day
Read “Where does Halloween Come From?” and talk about Ireland, Scotland and the Celtic People.
WHERE DOES HALLOWEEN COME FROM?
We celebrate Halloween every year on October 31st. Where
does the holiday come from?
The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts.
The Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. On
November 1st they celebrated the end of summer. They thought
ghosts visited the living on October 31st. They dressed up like
ghosts so the spirits would not harm them.
Today, many countries still remember the dead on
November 1st. It is called All Saints Day. Another name for it is All
Hallow’s Day. The day before, October 31st, is called All Hallow’s
Eve, or Halloween for short.
Halloween is an old tradition in Ireland and Scotland. In
those countries, people dressed up and carried lanterns made of
turnips. When people moved from Ireland and Scotland to the
United States, they started using pumpkins. This is where the
jack-o’-lantern comes from.
They also had a tradition of giving food to the spirits. Later,
they gave the food to poor people. This is where trick-or-treating
comes from.
Halloween has changed a lot since its origins. New people
have brought new traditions, and changed the old ones. What do
you think Halloween will be like in another two thousand years?
I would probably pick one or two things to teach the kids not all they may get bored. Spruce up with pictures or crafts etc.
Read “Where does Halloween Come From?” and talk about Ireland, Scotland and the Celtic People.
WHERE DOES HALLOWEEN COME FROM?
We celebrate Halloween every year on October 31st. Where
does the holiday come from?
The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts.
The Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. On
November 1st they celebrated the end of summer. They thought
ghosts visited the living on October 31st. They dressed up like
ghosts so the spirits would not harm them.
Today, many countries still remember the dead on
November 1st. It is called All Saints Day. Another name for it is All
Hallow’s Day. The day before, October 31st, is called All Hallow’s
Eve, or Halloween for short.
Halloween is an old tradition in Ireland and Scotland. In
those countries, people dressed up and carried lanterns made of
turnips. When people moved from Ireland and Scotland to the
United States, they started using pumpkins. This is where the
jack-o’-lantern comes from.
They also had a tradition of giving food to the spirits. Later,
they gave the food to poor people. This is where trick-or-treating
comes from.
Halloween has changed a lot since its origins. New people
have brought new traditions, and changed the old ones. What do
you think Halloween will be like in another two thousand years?
I would probably pick one or two things to teach the kids not all they may get bored. Spruce up with pictures or crafts etc.
Balloon Jack O Lanterns
Balloon Jack o Lanterns
Blow up an orange balloon and let the child use a black marker, stickers, or finger paint to draw a face on it.
Blow up an orange balloon and let the child use a black marker, stickers, or finger paint to draw a face on it.
Tissue Ghosts
Tissue Ghosts
You’ll Need: A lollipop, a tissue, a piece of yarn and a marker.
Put the tissue over the sucker, tie around with the string.
Draw eyes and mouth
You’ll Need: A lollipop, a tissue, a piece of yarn and a marker.
Put the tissue over the sucker, tie around with the string.
Draw eyes and mouth
Halloween math activity
Math Activity
Get candy corn, candy pumpkins, and another favorite Halloween treat. Sort them, count them and eat them! Yummy, yum, yum!
Get candy corn, candy pumpkins, and another favorite Halloween treat. Sort them, count them and eat them! Yummy, yum, yum!
Cauldron Bubbles
What you will need:
Clear glasses
water
oil
salt
sugar
sand
You can make different objects fall and rise in water. You can do this with bubbles of oil too!
Directions:
Fill a glass half full of water.
Add about a half-inch of oil. The oil will float on top because it is less dense than the water.
Pour in some salt. What do you see?
When you pour in the salt, it brings a bubble of oil down with it. The salt and the oil together are more dense than the water, so they sink. When the salt dissolves in the water, the oil floats back to the top because now it is less dense than the water.
See if you can make cauldron bubbles with different materials. Try sugar and sand.
Make predictions about what you think will happen with each different material.
Clear glasses
water
oil
salt
sugar
sand
You can make different objects fall and rise in water. You can do this with bubbles of oil too!
Directions:
Fill a glass half full of water.
Add about a half-inch of oil. The oil will float on top because it is less dense than the water.
Pour in some salt. What do you see?
When you pour in the salt, it brings a bubble of oil down with it. The salt and the oil together are more dense than the water, so they sink. When the salt dissolves in the water, the oil floats back to the top because now it is less dense than the water.
See if you can make cauldron bubbles with different materials. Try sugar and sand.
Make predictions about what you think will happen with each different material.
Insects Around the World
Country or History Activity – Insects Around the World
Talk about the insects you found on the Scavenger Hunt. Explain they are found here in Arizona. Show them a map of the world (Globe) and point out AZ. Proceed to tell them about other insects found around the globe while reading the info below and pointing to the corresponding location on the map. Add any you many know of.
On the land however there isn't anywhere you can go that you can't find some insects, even in the frozen extremes of Arctica and Antartica you will find some insects alive and active during the warmer months.
Acteon Beetle (Megasoma acteon) from South America the males of which can be 9cms long by 5cms wide by 4cms thick
Heaviest insect in the world in the form of the True Wetas from New Zealand.
Longhorn beetles are nearly as large and may look even bigger because of their longer legs i.e. Xixuthrus heros from Fiji.
In Africa swarms of Orthoptera ( Desert Locusts Schistocerca gregaria) may contain as many as 28,000,000,000 individuals. Although each Locust only weighs about 2.5grams when they are all added up together this comes to 70,000 tons of locust.
Ants are social animals and live in colonies, sometimes these colonies may contain only 50 or so individuals, but, one supercolony of Formica yessensis on the coast of Japan is reported to have had 1,080,000 queens and 306,000,000 workers in 45,000 interconnected nests.
In 1943 Profeesor Salt found that an acre of British pastureland near Cambridge supported over 1,000,000,000 Arthropods of which nearly 400,000,000 were Insects and 666,000,000 were Mites the remaining 38,000,000 were Myriapods (Centipedes and Millipedes).
Talk about the insects you found on the Scavenger Hunt. Explain they are found here in Arizona. Show them a map of the world (Globe) and point out AZ. Proceed to tell them about other insects found around the globe while reading the info below and pointing to the corresponding location on the map. Add any you many know of.
On the land however there isn't anywhere you can go that you can't find some insects, even in the frozen extremes of Arctica and Antartica you will find some insects alive and active during the warmer months.
Acteon Beetle (Megasoma acteon) from South America the males of which can be 9cms long by 5cms wide by 4cms thick
Heaviest insect in the world in the form of the True Wetas from New Zealand.
Longhorn beetles are nearly as large and may look even bigger because of their longer legs i.e. Xixuthrus heros from Fiji.
In Africa swarms of Orthoptera ( Desert Locusts Schistocerca gregaria) may contain as many as 28,000,000,000 individuals. Although each Locust only weighs about 2.5grams when they are all added up together this comes to 70,000 tons of locust.
Ants are social animals and live in colonies, sometimes these colonies may contain only 50 or so individuals, but, one supercolony of Formica yessensis on the coast of Japan is reported to have had 1,080,000 queens and 306,000,000 workers in 45,000 interconnected nests.
In 1943 Profeesor Salt found that an acre of British pastureland near Cambridge supported over 1,000,000,000 Arthropods of which nearly 400,000,000 were Insects and 666,000,000 were Mites the remaining 38,000,000 were Myriapods (Centipedes and Millipedes).
Ants on a Log
Arts and Crafts Activity - Ants on a Log
Have a piece of paper with a line 4inches long on it. Help each child cut a piece of celery to match the line. Give them 1tbls of peanut butter to put inside the celery stick. Let them each have a pile of raisins to be snacking on and tell them to count out 6 and save them to be their ants. Have them put the raisins on top of the peanut butter.
Have a piece of paper with a line 4inches long on it. Help each child cut a piece of celery to match the line. Give them 1tbls of peanut butter to put inside the celery stick. Let them each have a pile of raisins to be snacking on and tell them to count out 6 and save them to be their ants. Have them put the raisins on top of the peanut butter.
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Get the kids really excited by talking about the “hunt” and what they will find.
Write on a piece of paper the types of insects you will be looking for.
Example – spiders, crickets, ants, beetles, bees, butterflies, roach, worm, moth, fly (anything you can think of that you’ll really find when going outside.)
You will have the best luck in the early evening around dusk. When you find an insect, have the child checkmark it off your list and count how many of that insect you have found and write the number down. Have fun and be creative – perhaps use a magnifying glass and a flashlight.
Get the kids really excited by talking about the “hunt” and what they will find.
Write on a piece of paper the types of insects you will be looking for.
Example – spiders, crickets, ants, beetles, bees, butterflies, roach, worm, moth, fly (anything you can think of that you’ll really find when going outside.)
You will have the best luck in the early evening around dusk. When you find an insect, have the child checkmark it off your list and count how many of that insect you have found and write the number down. Have fun and be creative – perhaps use a magnifying glass and a flashlight.
Thumb Print Craft
Thumb print craft
*a thumbprint caterpillar with alternating colors,
*a thumbprint flower (4 prints for the petals and 2 prints for the leaves),
*a thumbprint butterfly (4 prints of the same color),
*a thumbprint sun (a whole bunch of prints in a circle),
*a thumbprint bush (prints in a bunch) and
*thumbprint grass (prints in a row)
*you can also use single thumbprints (younger kids) and draw bug legs/faces on them.
Kitty adds: for less experienced crafters, make small pencil marks on the paper to help guide them as to where they should be putting their thumbprints -- this helps with their hand/eye coordination, direction following skills and gets the caterpillars to look like caterpillars!
Let dry, then take your black marker and draw legs a face on the caterpillar, a stem and center on the flower, and a body and antenna on the butterfly.
*a thumbprint caterpillar with alternating colors,
*a thumbprint flower (4 prints for the petals and 2 prints for the leaves),
*a thumbprint butterfly (4 prints of the same color),
*a thumbprint sun (a whole bunch of prints in a circle),
*a thumbprint bush (prints in a bunch) and
*thumbprint grass (prints in a row)
*you can also use single thumbprints (younger kids) and draw bug legs/faces on them.
Kitty adds: for less experienced crafters, make small pencil marks on the paper to help guide them as to where they should be putting their thumbprints -- this helps with their hand/eye coordination, direction following skills and gets the caterpillars to look like caterpillars!
Let dry, then take your black marker and draw legs a face on the caterpillar, a stem and center on the flower, and a body and antenna on the butterfly.
Bug House
– Bug House
Use a 2 ltr soda bottle, glass jar, little aquarium or old fishtank. Add dirt, sticks, a little grass, rocks and leaves. Have the kids help with suggestions of what a bug would like to have in their home. You can have your husband catch a few insects and put in the habitat or go to Petsmart and buy a couple of insects for the kids to watch. Place some fruit inside for them to eat. Have the kids watch them for a day and release them the next day.
Use a 2 ltr soda bottle, glass jar, little aquarium or old fishtank. Add dirt, sticks, a little grass, rocks and leaves. Have the kids help with suggestions of what a bug would like to have in their home. You can have your husband catch a few insects and put in the habitat or go to Petsmart and buy a couple of insects for the kids to watch. Place some fruit inside for them to eat. Have the kids watch them for a day and release them the next day.
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