Showing posts with label Learning Activities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learning Activities. Show all posts
Fun and Festive Ways to Celebrate the Olympics with Your Kids
We are so excited for the Olympic Games! I wanted to come up with some fun ways to celebrate as a family and also fun ways to educate my kids about the Olympics.
1: Themed Snacks:
Olympic Torches
- Ingredients Needed: Ice cream cones and Cheetos
- Instructions:
- Fill the ice cream cones with Cheetos to mimic the flame.
- Presentation Tips: Arrange the torches in a decorative holder or on a platter.
Edible Medals
- Ingredients Needed: Oreos, Fruit by the Foot, and icing.
- Instructions:
- Separate the Oreos and place a small amount of icing in the center.
- Attach a strip of Fruit by the Foot to mimic the ribbon, placing it in the icing.
- Reassemble the Oreos and let the icing set.
- Presentation Tips: Display the medals on a tray, or hang them around the necks of stuffed animals or dolls.
Section 2: Fun Activities
2.1 Ring Toss Game
- Materials Needed: Plastic rings, bottles or cones for targets.
- Instructions:
- Set up bottles or cones at different distances.
- Each player takes turns tossing rings onto the targets.
- Points can be assigned based on difficulty or distance.
- Tips for Variation: Use colored tape to mark different scoring zones or add themed decorations to the targets.
DIY Olympic Flag Craft
- Materials Needed: Construction paper, paint, straws, ribbon, cardboard tube
- Instructions:
- Use construction paper to cut out flag shape.
- Using a paper towel cardboard tube, dip paint and create Olympic rings.
- Attach the finished flags to straws and decorate with ribbon.
- Display Ideas: Create a flag parade or display them in a decorated vase or container.
Rainy Day Activities For Kids
Rainy weather putting a damper on your outdoor plans? I’ve got you covered with these three indoor activities that will keep your kids busy for hours!
Balloon Bouncing Bed:
Using vacuum bags and balloons you can create a fun and soft bouncing playground for your kids. Just simply blow up the balloons, insert them into the vacuum bag and vacuum all the air out.
Ball Rolling Game:
Using any table and ping pong balls you can create a fun and engaging game. Slightly elevate the table and tape cups to the end up the table. Have fun racing the balls down and trying to land them in the cups.
Color Sorting Game:
For this game I used cones and designated each one to represent a certain color. Next I cut up pool noodles into small pieces. Have your kids match the color of the pool noodle to the cone.
Felt Snowman Advent Calendar
This is my toddlers favorite advent calendar. It’s very simple to make and your kids can play with it all month long. I made a snowman design but you could do a Santa, nativity scene, etc.
Instructions:
- Begin with picking your design. You will need a large piece of felt for your background.
- Cut out different shapes using different colors.
- Make sure you have enough pieces for your countdown. I did twelve instead of 25.
- If some of your pieces are bigger they may need a small piece of velcro added to help it stick.
- Add fun sensory objects like buttons and pompoms.
- Start your countdown!
Santa Beard Christmas Countdown
This is such a fun twist on the classic paper chain countdown. Starting December 1st and every day after, use scissors to cut off one paper chain from the beard. When you are finished cutting off the last paper chain strip, it’s Christmas Day!!
Supplies needed:
- Paper plate
- Flesh colored paint
- Scissors
- Paper Cutter
- White copy paper
- White and red cardstock paper
- Cotton balls
- White boa
- Googley eyes
Instructions:- Paint the inside circle of your paper plate with flesh colored paint. Set aside to dry.
- Cut out 25 white strips of copy paper.
- Cut a triangle out of red paper to make the Santa hat.
- You can design the paper chain beard for your Santa anyway you choose with your 25 paper strips.
- Cut off a small strip along the top of your plate to make a straight edge.
- Glue hat to plate.
- Add mustache, nose and eyes.
- Add cotton balls to beard line.
- Add boa to hat.
- Paint the inside circle of your paper plate with flesh colored paint. Set aside to dry.
- Cut out 25 white strips of copy paper.
- Cut a triangle out of red paper to make the Santa hat.
- You can design the paper chain beard for your Santa anyway you choose with your 25 paper strips.
- Cut off a small strip along the top of your plate to make a straight edge.
- Glue hat to plate.
- Add mustache, nose and eyes.
- Add cotton balls to beard line.
- Add boa to hat.
Hello Spring!! I am so excited that it is finally starting to warm up outside! To celebrate I wanted to do some gardening with Lola... So we put together this edible sensory bin. It is messy so we took it outside. She loved being able to play in the dirt (chocolate cereal), eat the worms (sour candy worms) and plant flowers. It was easy to put together and I found most of my supplies from the dollar store.
Supplies Needed:
- Chocolate cereal
- Fake flowers
- Small pots
- Chocolate frosting
- Gummy worms
- Plastic container
Directions:
- Spread a thin layer of frosting on the bottom of the container
2. Add gummy worms to frosting
3. Blend chocolate cereal to create edible dirt
4. Add edible dirt to container
5. Add in pots, flowers and anything else you want!
6. Take it outside and have fun!!
I am a HUGE fan of sensory play and this is one of my favorites! It's perfect for Lola because it keeps her attention and is also edible. We are still in the phase of her putting everything in her mouth... 😅
I also love this activity because I had most of the things needed at home and everything else I found at the dollar store.
Supplies Needed:
- Blue Jello
- Cheerios
- Sea Creatures
- Blender
- Container
Directions:
- Make Jello as per instructions on box.
- Add in sea creatures
- Refrigerate on slight angle for four hours
- Blend cheerios to create edible sand
- Pour sand into container
- Have fun!!
Lola had so much fun! It can get a little messy so I would suggest having your baby do it in a diaper or placing in on top of a plastic tablecloth. I loved watching her explore with touch, taste and smell. Taste was by far her favorite.
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