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Science is for ALL ages!

4/29/2018

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Infant Science!

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Jell-O Frog Eyes



Materials Needed:
Lime Jell-O
Raisins
Plastic Easter eggs
Egg carton
Cooking spray
Boiling water
Sugar



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Directions:
Prepare for lesson by creating Jell-O eggs.
Follow instructions on Jell-O package.
While that is cooking, place the bottoms of the plastic Easter eggs in the open egg carton.
Spray with cooking spray.
When Jell-O is ready, pour into eggs.
Add a raisin to each egg and chill them overnight.
The next day, pop the eyes out, and let the child use their senses. 

Toddler Science!

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​Child Safe Cloud Dough
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Materials Needed:
8 cups flour
1 cup vegetable or canola Oil
Food coloring (if desired)
Measuring scoops/spoons or toys
Large bucket/sensory bin





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Directions:
Mix the food coloring with the oil.
Incorporate it well and add it to the flour mixture.
Add it all into a large bucket/sensory bin.
Add in some toys or measuring spoons/scoops.

Preschool Science!

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Rainbow Eruptions

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Materials Needed:
Small cups (one for each color)
Kool-Aid
Baking soda
Vinegar
Squeeze bottles





Directions:
Combine equal parts of baking soda and Kool-Aid in small cups (one for each of the colors of the rainbow)
Pour vinegar into a squeeze bottle (one for each child)
Set the baking soda/Kool-Aid mixture cups in rainbow order (ROYGBIV - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
Have one child squeeze vinegar into a cup

**We used 5 colors instead of 7**
**Multiple colors of each can be made if there are more than 7 children participating**

School Age Science!

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Whale Blubber


Materials Needed:
Shortening
2 Gallon-sized zip-lock bags
Duct tape
Spoon
A bowl with ice and water



Directions:
Fill one zip-loc bag with shortening. 
Place the empty zip-loc bag inside of the shortening zip-loc bag.
Tape the zipper parts of the bags together, so all of the shortening is trapped between the two bags and the children can cleanly put their hand in the inner bag. 
Put the bags inside of the ice and water bowl. 
Notice the children's reactions when they put their hands inside the bag that is in the cold water.
 

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Birds! Birds! Birds!

4/26/2018

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Birds are all over the place in the spring time! Here are some great ways to make feeders, nest makers, and crafts. 

Different Bird Feeders!

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Oranges!
Cut an orange in half and scoop out the orange pieces.
Cut a small hole in either side of the orange peel and string some twine through either hole. 
Mix bird seed and corn syrup together.
Fill the orange peel with the bird seed and corn syrup mixture.
​Tie the ends and hang from a branch.


Cereal!
Cut some strings at different lengths.
String some O-cereal onto the string. 
​Tie the ends and hang from a branch.
Egg Carton!
Tear off the top cover to an egg carton.
Cut small holes in each of the four sides and string some twine through the holes.
Fill the egg compartments with bird seed.
​Tie the ends and hang from a branch.
Suet!

Materials Needed:
1/2 cup lard/bacon fat
1 cup bird seed
1 cup oats
1/2 cup peanut butter (or alternative if allergies are present)
1 cup corn meal
1/2 cup flour
Paper or ceramic cup
Mesh (if desired)
Twine

Directions:
Melt lard/bacon fat and peanut butter in the microwave for a minute, mix well.
Add all other ingredients, mix well. 
Fill a cup (or two) and cool them in the freezer until they are solid.
You can use paper cups and tear them away for a suet cup shape, then place them in a mesh bag and hang it from a tree branch. You can also use a coffee mug and tie twine to the handle and hang it from a tree branch. 

Nest Makers!

Fill an old suet feeder, bird feeder, or wire baskets with dog/cat hair, string, twigs, old fabric scraps, etc. 
The birds can come by and take what they want for their nests. 
They can always use any help for those nests!

Bird Crafts!

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Paper Plate Birds

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Materials Needed:
Paper plates
Construction paper
Paint or markers
Feathers
Glue 





Directions:
Provide each child with a paper plate and some decorating materials.
Make sure there is enough glue for everyone to share.
Encourage children to fold their paper plates in half and decorate them with their own creativity. 



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Toilet Paper Roll Bird
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Materials Needed:
Toilet paper tube (or paper towel tube)
Construction paper
Glue
Feathers
Googly eyes
Markers
Scissors




Directions: 
Provide each child with a tube and some decorating materials.
Make sure there is enough glue for everyone to share.
Encourage children to decorate their tubes with their own creativity. 

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Cheap and FUN Spring Activities

4/23/2018

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Do you need some fun spring time activities to do with your children?

  • Go for a walk
  • Plant some flowers
  • Go hiking
  • Fly a kite
  • Play at a playground
  • Go on a picnic​​
  • Make play dough
  • ​Watch butterflies
  • Go on a nature walk
  • Go stargazing
  • Blow bubbles
  • Play hide and seek
  • Play tag
  • Pick berries
  • Climb a tree
  • Go on a bike ride
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Spring Foods!

4/19/2018

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Food Songs!​

I Like To Eat, Eat, Eat Apples and Bananas
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays
I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays

I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees
I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees

I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and bi-ni-nis
I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and bi-ni-nis

like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos
I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos


Do You Know The Muffin Man?
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
Who lives in Drury Lane?
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Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
Who lives in Drury Lane.

Taste Testing Spring Foods!

This is a great game to see if children can figure out what they are eating. It will be super funny to see their guesses and reactions to each food. (I would do this with children two years old or older, so they can verbalize what they think they are tasting.)

Spoon different flavors of baby food into individual bowls. (I recommend peas, carrots, and strawberries for spring seasonal foods.) 
You could have the children take a spoonful of each flavor and place them on a small paper plate or you could do it for them depending on their developmental abilities.
Gather the fresh versions of each food or have pictures printed of them. 
When they taste each food, they can guess which flavor it is based off of the fresh foods or the pictures.

Peas and Carrots Sensory Play!

​Sensory play is so important for all ages! Here is one that uses two spring vegetables. Peas and carrots!
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​Fill a bucket or sensory bin with some fresh, dry, canned, or frozen peas. They could have shells or already be shelled. Add in some carrots. You could use carrots with the tops still on, baby carrots, frozen, or canned. It's all up to the ages of the children and what you feel you want to clean up later. Just remember, it's fun!

Strawberry Playdough!

I know everyone has their own best playdough recipe! Here's the one that works best for me!

Materials Needed:
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup hot water
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
3 oz package of Strawberry Jello
Food coloring (if needed)

Directions:
Mix the flour, salt, and cream of tartar together. Add the hot water and cooking oil to the flour, salt, and cream of tartar mixture. Mix and then kneed it together. Add in the Strawberry Jello and food coloring (if desired). Kneed it again. You can add in poppy seeds to look like the seeds on the outside of the strawberries also!
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Rain, Rain, Go Away!

4/16/2018

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Rain Songs!

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Rain, Rain, Go Away
Rain, rain, go away
Come again some other day
We want to go outside and play
Come again some other day

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5 Little Raindrops
One little raindrop in the dark, dark sky.
Two little raindrops, watch the clouds roll by.
Three little raindrops go splat, splat, splat!
Four little raindrops, we'll need boots for that!
Five little raindrops and still no sun?
That's too much for us, we better run!
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(This is a great fingerplay song that the children will definitely try to repeat every time it's raining!)

Puddle Game!

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Puddle Jumping

Here is a large motor game that can be played inside or outside! The children will be asking to play it again and again! You can write sight words, number, or letters on the "puddles" to make it an all around learning experience.
I've played it multiple times and the children love it! It's a great movement game if it's raining outside to burn off some of that energy safely inside! I've used it with older children for learning their upper and lowercase letters and younger children just to practice jumping.
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Use blue construction paper and cut it into "puddles"
Tape them to the floor (close enough for children to jump from one to another) 
Have the children jump from one puddle to another
​**You can laminate them to save them for later or cover them on the floor with clear contact paper.*

Rain Crafts!

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Umbrella Craft

​Materials Needed:
blue construction paper
cupcake liners
pipe cleaners
blue paint
glue


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​Directions:
  1. Fold the cupcake liners in half and glue them on the paper. 
  2. Cut a pipe cleaner in half and bend it to create an umbrella handle.
  3. Glue the pipe cleaner inside the folded cupcake liner.
  4. Create fingerprint rain drops on and around the umbrellas.
**You could use pompoms instead of paint for raindrops if the children do not like paint on their fingers. (See example below)**
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Alternative to paint raindrops
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Rain Stick Craft
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Materials Needed:
plastic bottle with a lid (a skinny and tall one works best)
lots of toothpicks or wooden skewers
small grains (quinoa, barley, rice, etc.)
funnel
hot glue gun with glue sticks


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Directions:
  1. Fill the bottle with the toothpicks or skewers. Leave about an inch of space at the top of the bottle.
  2. Using the funnel, pour in about an inch or two of the grains. 
  3. Twist the lid on and shake or turn upside down to create the rain sound.
  4. Add more toothpicks/skewers or grains if necessary to create the desired rain sound that you would like. 
  5. Hot glue the lid onto the bottle when the sound is right.
 ​(For younger children, you could make it for them and they can explore the sounds it makes. This is a great sensory bottle idea for older infants.)


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It's Spring Time!

4/14/2018

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​Lets bring out that sun with a fun song, game, and activities!
Mr. Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun Song

Oh Mr. Sun Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh Mr. Sun Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Hiding behind a tree
Little children are asking you
Please come out so we can play with you
Oh Mr. Sun Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh Mr. Sun Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh Mr. Sun Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Hiding behind a tree
Little children are asking you
Please come out so we can play with you
Oh Mr. Sun Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Please shine down on me. 
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Mr. Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun Activity

A great way to get children moving while singing a song is to make a game out of it. This one is sort of like "Duck, Duck, Goose" with a twist. (This may be best with children preschool age or older, but can be adapted to fit younger age groups if you wanted.)


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  • 5 to 8 children and teacher will sit in a circle, with enough room for one child to walk or run around the circle (may be done outside for more space).
  • The teacher will hold a ball and pass it to the child on their right while everyone starts to sing the "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun" song.
  • The child that received the ball will pass it along to the child on their right, you get the idea.
  • All of the children and teacher will sing the song as the ball is being passed around.
  • When the song ends, the child holding the ball will walk or run around the circle one time and sit in the middle of the circle when they are done.
  • The song will start over with the child who walked or ran still sitting in the middle.
  • When the song finishes, the first child in the middle can either stay there with the new child who walks or runs around the circle or choose to move back to the circle. (If each child stays in the middle, this will ensure that all the children receive a turn to walk or run around the circle)
  • This game can be repeated as long as the children are interested. 

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Wind Chime and Sun Catcher


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Materials Needed:
beads
muffin pan
yarn
glue
scissors
clothes hanger







​Directions:
  1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Arrange your beads in a single layer in the bottom of your muffin pan. 
  3. Place your muffin pan in the oven. Check the melting progress every few minutes.
  4. When the beads have melted completely, CAREFULLY remove the pan.  It will be VERY hot!  Set it aside until it cools completely. Then, simply tap the bottom of the pan and the melted bead sun catcher will pop right out.
  5. Once your melted bead sun catcher has cooled, then glue a piece of yarn to the back of each sun catcher. For best results, cut the yarn to different lengths.
  6. Tie the opposite end of the yarn to the bottom of a clothes hanger.
**We decided to decorate the top of the clothes hanger by coloring and cutting out a sun graphic, like the one pictured below.**

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Sun graphic that was used to decorate the clothes hanger
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Sunshine Patterns

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This is a great way to have children practice their patterns and color recognition. 






You can create a pattern for them to follow or allow them to create their own. 
A few examples may be: 
Red, Yellow, Orange
Orange, Red, Red, Yellow
​We tried: Orange, Yellow, Red and Yellow, Red, Orange, Red (pictured below)

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