Sunday June 7th / Cuties Cookin' / Butterfly Sandwich
Toddler and Preschooler
You need:
Bread
Cream Cheese or Peanut Butter or Marmite
Banana, Raisens, Pickle, Veggies
Directions:
1. Cut the bread diagonaly
2. Spread cheese (or other spread)
3. Decorate or have your child decorate the wings
4. Put wings together and add antennae with carrots or green peppers
5. EAT!
Monday June 8th /Teddy Bear Swing
Toddler and Preschooler:
I have to tell you. I laughed at this idea and worried it might look a little too much like we were "hanging" the teddy bear... It was fun, no one cried, the kids laughed, whew.
You need:
Teddy Bear
Rope
Drap the rope around a tree limb.
Make a large loop to insert the bear and other stuffed animals.
Place bear in loop.
SWING the bear in their very own Bear Swing.
Try as many other animals and dolls as you like.
You may need to adjust the loop size so they don't fall out.
Tuesday June 9th / Life Size Game Board
Todddler and Preschooler
You need:
Sidwalk chalk
Large Space
Make a game board in your driveway!
First draw the spaces
Now fill in spaces with things you have to do.
Ideas: Jump up and down 4 times, Mooo like a cow, say the ABC's, Sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Give Mommy a kiss, whisper "I Love You" to your sister, Run around the car, Touch your ears, etc.
Decide how you will move forward.
Ideas: Use large dice or draw a card from a deck of cards (I suggest using only 1-10)
Now play the game! You are the game pieces and you need to actually move through the game. You can use a rock to hold your place while the other person takes their turn or you have to run around the car.
Show them how to drop them in. Help them examine each coin. Who is on it? How much is it? What is teh name of this coin? They will love the noise too!
Wednesday June 10th Music / Number Sense / 5 Little Monkeys
Toddler and Preschooler
Sing the song and do the hand motions.
It helps your child with numbers.
5 Little monkeys jumping on a bed (hold up five fingers, bouncing)
one jumped up and bumped his head. (hold one finger up and tap on head)
Mom called the Doctor and the Doctor said
(hold fist to ear with thumb and pinky out like a phone)
"no more monkeys jumping on a bed." (shake pointer finger)
"Five minus One equals Four"(hold up five fingers and use one beat for each word, taking away one finger leaving four)
4 Little monkeys jumping on a bed
(same hand actions as above for all the rest, but use the correct number of fingers)
one jumped up and bumped his head.
Mom called the Doctor and the Doctor said
"no more monkeys jumping on a bed."
"four minus one equals three"
3 Little monkeys jumping on a bed
one jumped up and bumped his head.
Mom called the Doctor and the Doctor said
"no more monkeys jumping on a bed."
"three minus one equals two"
2 Little monkeys jumping on a bed
one jumped up and bumped his head.
Mom called the Doctor and the Doctor said
"no more monkeys jumping on a bed."
"Two minus One equals One"
1 Little monkey jumping on a bed
one jumped up and bumped his head.
Mom called the Doctor and the Doctor said
"no more monkeys jumping on a bed."
"One minus One Is None!" (make a "O" with your hand)
Thursday June 11th / Drama / Artsy Fartsy / Create Fairy Houses
True Fact:
There is an island off of Maine called Monhegan Island where visitors build fairy houses and leave them for others to find. This is a link with pictures of some of the houses. You and your child can look at the houses before you go and build your own.
http://www.spokaneoutdoors.com/fairy.htm
http://www.fairyhouses.com/feature1.html
Toddler or Preschooler:
Take your child out for a walk to a woodsy area or look for a spot in your own garden, under a tree, or in some special secret spot. Gather up materials. Build. Make a simple house or spend hours on it, your choice! While you are out in the woods, see if you can find other fairy houses.
You need:
What ever you can find! Creativity is key in this activity!
Leaves, twigs, grass, acorns, rocks, stones, pinecones, etc.
You can also try to find other fairy houses orplaces that look like they might have been fairy houses before.
This is an activity that has no age limit!
Care Giver Info / Songs
When children learn, create, or dance to songs, they experience flow and phrasing. When the songs have lyrics children must ponder the meaning of words. And because those words are important to them, they have much more relevance than vocabulary lists or a spelling test.
-Jump Into Literacy: Active Learning for Preschool Children
Rea Pica
Friday June 12th Let's Get Messy / Body Painting
Toddler and Preschooler
You need:
flour
water
food coloring
We did this activity in the bathtub this week. We had small baby plastic bowls with different colors and they dipped their whole hands into them and smeared colors all over arms, legs, and tummies. It became a "paint the walls" session as well but I didn't care because it was very fun. At first we just spread it. Then when the intial excitement was over, we painted shapes and pictures.
Here is a second recipe:
2 tbs solid shortening
1 tbs cornstarch
food coloring
make up sponges
Mix, add color, apply
If you want to add glitter, I am sure they would love it!
Saturday June 13th Large Motor / Texture Dances
Idea #1 Bubble Wrap
Line your hallway floor with bubble wrap.
Run across it, stomp it, dance, find as many ways to pop the bubbles as you can!
Idea #2
Roll out a sheet of contact paper with the "sticky side up".
Run, walk, and dance across it with barefeet.
Tape the edges down so it does not roll up.
BONUS Activity!!
Another Free and FUN Field Trip Idea
Go to the pet store!
Some allow you to touch and pet the animals.
Even if they do not, your child will be able to get a very close view of reptiles, birds, fish, cats, dogs and rodents.
It is like the zoo, but cheap, quick, and less lines! :-)
Your local Humane Society is another place to go and see animals.
I can't do this one because I would end up with too many animals!
Remember to READ 15 minutes a day to your child!
"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."
-Heraclitus
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