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Fast
Friends
Puppet |
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Materials:
- Construction
paper or cardboard
- Crayons,
markers
- Goodly
eyes, buttons, pipe cleaners or other face decorating
materials
- Scissors
- Rubber
band
- Glue
Directions:
Cut a strip of construction paper about 12" long.
Strip should be the width of the child's hand. Fold
the strip in half. Next, fold the strip in quarters
(fold the half in half). Open out the ends so that the
fold goes into the child's had and the flaps go up and
down so that they flap together when the child squeezes
the fold. Have the children caret a face using the end
flaps. The face could be a replica of their face, or
an animal face. Place the rubber band along the fold
so the child can slip his fingers in and make the face
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Batic
Butterflies |
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Materials:
- Heavy
paper towel
- Food
colouring
- Eye
dropper or cotton swab
- Scissors
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Directions:
Cut out butterfly shapes from heavy paper towel. Let
the children use eye droppers or a cotton swab to apply
a mixture of food colouring and water to the towel to
decorate their butterfly. Provide at least three colours
so that the children can experiment with making different
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Mini
Terrarium
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Materials:
- 2
clear plastic cups
- Potting
soil
- Large
bucket or bowl
- Small
garden trawl or scoop
- Transparent
tape
- Radish
or grass seed
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Directions:
Place the soil in a large bucket and have the children
pour a little bit of water on the soil to make it moist.
Next, have the children scoop enough soil from the bucket
to fill one half of one of the cups.
Sprinkle the seeds lightly on top of the soil. Invert
the remaining cup over the top of the seeded cup and
tape the seams. Place in a warm, sunny spot and wait
for the seeds to sprout. This makes a great little science
project where the children can keep a journal of how
their seeds grew each day. And, it's a great way to
teach children about how a terrarium is like a world
of it's own. The moisture from the soil is trapped inside
the container
and recycles itself constantly as it evaporates then
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Milk
Carton Bird Feeder
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Materials:
- Wax
milk carton
- Bird
feed
- String
- Hole
punch
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Directions:
Stand carton upright and cut a window low enough on
the carton
for the birds to reach the food (i.e.: leaving a one
inch lip at the bottom). Punch a hole on each side of
the
top of the container where it folds closed. Attach a
string to both holes. Hang the bird feeder in a quiet
place
where the children can watch the bird enjoy their treat.
Have the children help you replenish the bird feed as
need be. This is a great opportunity to teach the children
about the different kinds of birds who visit the feeder
or fly about their backyard. |
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Paper
Bag Kite
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Materials
- Large
paper grocery bag
- String
and kite rope
- Paper
ring reinforcements
- Stickers
or other decorating materials such as markers
- Glue
- Crepe
paper streamers
- One-hole
punch
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Directions:
Punch
a hole in each of the four corners of the bag (at least
3 cm from
the top). Put a paper reinforcement
on both sides of each hole. Cut two pieces of string
abut 80 cm and tie each end to a hole to form two loops
to put the long pull string through. Have the children
decorate their bags with the stickers or by colouring
on them. Help the children glue pieces of the crepe
streamers to the bottom end of the bag to form the tail.
Tie a kite rope to the pieces of looped string. Take
the children to the park and let them run with their
kites catching the wind in the bag.
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Painted
Stones
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Materials:
- Stones
of various sizes and shapes (flatter ones work
best)
- Paint
- Paint
brushes
- Decorations
such as beads, etc.
- Crayons
or marker
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Directions:
Walk around your neighbourhood and have the children
collect a variety of stones from the park or gravel
pathways. Wash the stones to remove any dirt and let
them dry. Let the children paint their stones different
colours. You could use a market or crayon to write each
child's name on the stone, or use an assortment of beads,
etc., to decorate. These make great paperweights or
small ornaments. |
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Play
Dough Letters |
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Materials:
- Play
dough (can be boughten or made)
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Directions:
After the children have played with the dough a bit,
have them roll the dough between their hands or along
the table to make long strands. Help them use the strands
to make the letters of their name. Allow the dough to
dry (this may take a couple of days). The children can
either take their letters home or they can glue them
on a sheet to hang on the wall.
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Aquariums |
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Materials:
- Construction
paper
- Magazines
(National Geographic, fishing, outdoor type work
best)
- Scissors
- Crayons
or markers
- Glue
- Water
- Pain
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Directions:
Have the children cut out pictures
or small fish or draw fish on the construction paper
and cut them out. Give each child a piece of construction
paper and help them fill in their aquarium with things
like seaweed, stones, etc. For a more realistic touch
you could actually collect some small stones, sand,
pieces of plants, etc. and help the children glue the
objects to their paper. When they are done with the
design, allow the children to pain over their work with
blue, aqua, green, or water coloured pain to give the
look of actual water over the entire art. Allow to dry.
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Butterfly
Wand |
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Materials:
- Popsicle
sticks
- Pipe
cleaners
- Cone-shaped
coffee filters
- Markers
or crayons
- Glue
(hot glue gun works best
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Directions:
Glue a pipe cleaner to the popsicle stick (towards the
top of the stick and the middle of the pipe cleaner
to act as antenna and hold the wings together) while
the children decorate their coffee filter with markers
or crayons. Scrunch the filter in half to fit inside
the pipe cleaner and on top of the popsicle stick to
make the wings. Bend the ends to form antennae. |
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Sunny
Sunflower |
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Materials:
- White
construction paper
- Card
stock
- Markers
or crayons
- Glue
or glue stick
- Clear
contact paper
- Craft
stick
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Directions:
Draw large sunflowers on the construction paper, complete
with a stem and leaves, or help the children draw their
own. Have the children colour their flower petals yellow,
the stem and leaves green, and the center of flower
dark brown. Cut the sunflower out or help the children
cut their own flowers. Cover the flower with the contact
paper and glue to the stick. The children can put all
their sun flowers together in a large vase or place
them in an outside container to enjoy.
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Family
Mobile |
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Materials:
- Cardboard
- Family
picutures from each child's family (pets included)
- Yarn
- Glue
- Plastic
hanger
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Directions:
Have each child cut out pictures of their family members
and pets or draw them on construction paper. Glue each
picture on pieces of construction paper cut out like
flowers, hearts, etc.. Hang the pictures on a hanger
with yarn or string
to make a mobile. Hang the mobile
in the daycare.
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Family
Neighbourhood |
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Materials:
- Shoe
box or cracker box
- Construction
paper
- Markers
or crayons
- Tongue
depressors or popsicle sticks
- Glue
& scissors
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Directions:
Use a shoe box or cracker box and cover with construction
paper. Have children add windows, doors, trees, etc.cut
from construction paper or drawn on to resemble the
child's house.
Have the children draw the
members
of their families and pets on construction paper then
glue them to the tongue depressors and place them into
the house. Have the children form a town using their
houses and take their family members around to each
friend's house for a visit.
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Potato
Porcupine |
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Materials:
- Potato
- Grass
Seed
- Dirt
- Toothpicks
- Raisins
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Directions:
Hollow out a portion of each potato. Have the children
sprinkle the hollowed out portion of the potato with
dirt. Pat down slightly, then sprinkle with grass seed.
Add water if necessary. The toothpicks and raisins can
be used to make legs,
eyes and a nose. The children have
a lot of fun watching the porcipine quills grow from
the grass seed.
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Pinwheels |
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Materials:
- Coloured
paper
- Straws
- Cardboard
- Crayons
or markers
- Pins
- Tape
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Directions:
Give each child a square sheet of paper and have them
colour it brightly with swirls or any other design.
While the children are colouring,
cut out small round disks from the cardboard. Next,
take each child's sheet and fold it diagonally twice.
Cut the fold almost to the center. Help the child fold
the paper inwards to make the pinwheel. Take the pin
and place it through the cardboard disk. Finally, place
the pin through center of the pinwheel and the straw,
bending the pin after it is through the straw and taping
so the child won't pick him/herself.
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Q-tip
Painting |
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Materials:
- Q-tips
- Styrofoam
trays or pie pans
- Paint
- Paper
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Directions:
Pour paint into the trays or pans. Have the children
dip the Q-tip into the paint then paint with it on the
paper using the Q-tip as a paint brush. The children
can use a number of Q-tips together to make a colourful
rainbow or a different type of design.
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Paper
Caterpillar Chain |
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Materials:
- Green
construction paper
- Markers
or crayons
- Googly
eyes
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Scissors
- Glue
stick
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Directions:
Cut out 13 strips of paper for each child approximately
1 inch by 6 inches. Cut out one 4 inch square. Finally
cut two small triangles to make the triangular jaws.
Form
one of the strips into a circle and
secure it with glue. Take the next paper strip, connect
it to the first loop and glue. Continue
making the chain until all 13 circles are connected.
Cut a head for the caterpillar from the square paper.
Add eyes with crayons or glue on googly eyes and triangular
jaws (mandibles).
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