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A supply of columned paper encourages children to draw the steps in how to make things. These can be used as directions or recipes by other children.
3-4 sweet apples
½ cup water
½ tsp cinnamon
Combine in a saucepan and cook on stovetop until mushy. Cool a little and enjoy!
- 1 bottle liquid detergent
- 1 small bottle of glycerine
- Water (amount will vary depending on number of children)
- Wire loops
Mix 1 cup of detergent with 1 tbsp of water and 1 tbsp of glycerine. Mixture should be smooth. Test by dipping in the bubble wand and blowing.
Core an apple, fill with soft cheese, peanut butter, raisins, etc. Great for taking on walks or for picnics.
Use a large-holed, blunt needle and thread to string dried fruit bits, cheerios, puffed rice, popcorn and small pretzel knots. Wear your “jewellery” while exploring a park.
It’s definitely hot enough today in southwestern Ontario! It’s a perfect day for brewing some iced tea.
Place 1 quart of water and 2 tea bags in a large covered glass jar. Set in the sun for 2 to 3 hours. Add sugar if desired, ice cubes and orange or lemon slices. Mmmmm . . .
A lot of children don’t realize that lemonade can be made without a can!
- 1 cup fresh squeezed or bottled lemon juice
- 1 cup of sugar
- 5 cups of cold water
Dissolve the sugar as much as possible in one cup of cold water. This will take some serious stirring. Add the rest of the water and the lemon juice and mix well. Add ice cubes and enjoy!
Creative
- Show children how to make tree bark rubbings with paper and crayons pressed sideways.
- Set recycled boxes aside for one week, then let children “build” box creations (car, train, house, instrument, etc.).
- Provide children with wide paint brushes, paint rollers or spray bottles, and show them how they can “paint” the house or fence with a bucket of plain water.
- Give children sidewalk chalk and pavement limits to create beautiful murals. Wait for the rain to wash them away, and start all over again.
- Let children put up stage sets outdoors, buy a couple of throw-away cameras for a day of “say cheese please”. After photos are developed, let the children scrapbook them into an album or book.
- Collect old magazines, coloured flyers, scissors and glue for children to create collages. This could be done outdoors as long as it is not too windy.
- Don’t wait for Christmas to build those gingerbread houses, buy some graham crackers for walls, shreddies for roof tiles, icing to hold it all together, and candies for decoration, and have your children build “summer cottages”.
- Have children join you in making playdough, and let them create a playdough zoo or bakery.
- Bake cookies with children. They can make Peanut Butter Puppy cookies for the family pet by mixing 2 cups of whole wheat flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 cup peanut butter with 1 cup milk. Roll out dough to 1/4 ” . Cut out shapes with cookie cutters, and bake until lightly brown (20 minutes) on a greased sheet at 375 F.
½ cup Plaster of Paris
¼ cup water (for coloured chalk, add food colouring to water)
· In a small container (margarine tub) put Plaster of Paris.
· Add water – DO NOT MIX YET!
· With masking tape, cover up one end of a toilet paper roll.
· Stir mixture into a soupy consistency.
· With a spatula, put half of the mixture into the toilet roll.
· Tap down the toilet roll to release air bubbles.
· Pour the rest of the mixture into the toilet roll.
· Tap down again to release the rest of the bubbles.
· Let stand for 24 hours.
· Tear off the toilet roll and enjoy!
My children love sinking their hands in play dough, and on our first visit to the playroom, they made a bee-line for the play dough table. It smelled so good. It wasn’t sticky or gooey. It was the perfect consistency. It will last you a couple of weeks with no worries. I had to have the recipe. This stuff is way too easy to make. You’ll be making it for every tot you know! Trust me – this is the real deal.
PLAY DOUGH RECIPE
Mix together:
3 cups flour
1\2 cup salt
2 pkg. unsweetened kool aid
Add:
2 cups boiling water
2 tbsp oil
Mix, knead and store in an air tight container. Enjoy!
Get creative. Add sparkles. For Valentine’s Day, make cherry red play dough. Make orange with black sparkles for Halloween. Add cinnamon for a sensory treat. Wrap up in little cellophane bags and ribbons with a few cookie cutters for birthday loot to take home. The ideas are endless!
Nadine Reeves, Administrative Assistant
