Summer Activities for the Family
April 6, 2010 News Comments OffSummer Activities for the Family
MAKE BUBBLES
Materials: 2 cups Joy Dish Soap
6 cups water
¾ cups Karo Syrup
Directions: Mix all ingredients together and let sit for 6 hours. Then enjoy and use outdoors! Find various bubble wands to make big/small bubbles and fast/ slow bubbles.
SHAKER BOTTLES
Materials: Empty Water Bottles
Rice, confetti, buttons, glitter, pennies
Directions: Have your child fill the water bottle about ½ full with rice and add various small items to the bottle for extra sounds and colors. Then, tape or glue the cover on and enjoy. Have a marching band outdoors!
SUPER SUN CATCHERS
Materials: White paper
Crayons
Baby Oil
Cotton Balls
Newspaper
Directions: Have your child draw a picture on the white paper with crayons, pressing hard. Then, dip a cotton ball into Baby Oil and rub it on the paper until translucent. Last, let it dry on the newspaper. As it is drying predict what will happen and what it will look like.
SNACK: DIRT CUPS
Materials: Chocolate Pudding
Gummy Worms
Oreo Cookies
Cups & Spoons
Directions: Have each child crumble a cookie into the bottom of their cups into small pieces. Then, have the child spoon some pudding over the cookies. Next, place worms into the cup and mix it all up. Last, eat it and enjoy! As you’re eating it talk about worms and where they live. Go on a worm hunt later and find long worms, fat worms, skinny worms and fast worms.
