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Wind Socks added
3-7-99 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1
6 oz. foam cup for each child, Sharpened pencil,
crepe paper streamers ( 6 colors), glue,
yarn
Directions: Use a sharp pencil and poke six
holes in the bottom of the cup. Space holes evenly
about 1/4" from the sides of the cup. Cut 6 18in crepe paper
streamers
for each child. Roll the end of the paper and stick in
hole on cup. On inside of cup, add a drop of
glue on the side of the cup and glue the paper to the
side of the cup. Do all 6 and glue. Poke a hole on each side of the
cup- this will be the handle part- add yarn to make the
handle. Have the children decorate the outside
of the cup with extra pieces of Crete paper. We
took ours to the playground and hung then on the fence. Its was so colorful
and pretty!
3 -D kites added
4-18-99 Original Author Unknown
Need:
Wallpaper, sponges, paper, glue, ribbon
Directions:
Let children cut out diamond shape kites using wallpaper. The kids can
even trace around a cardboard diamond shape. Now cut a tiny square of
sponge & glue this onto a piece of construction paper & place the
kite shape on top of the tiny sponge adding some more glue. . The sponge
will make the kite stand out. We usually staple a piece of ribbon or yarn
on the end of the kite for a tail. Let dry. The children might like to
draw a background for the kites.
Paper Windsock
added 4-5-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Large
paper, Bingo dabbers, streamers
Directions: First
we took a large sheet of construction paper and use bingo dabbers and made
some cute designs and then after they were dry we stabled the paper into a
tube going to the short way , and the finally
step we hung streamers on the end of the windsock - 4 of them
and when someone walks by creating enough breeze the windsock will move
up and down and side to side.
Wind Chimes
added 3-23-00 Original
Author Unknown
Need: See what
materials the children suggest
Directions:
Make wind chimes for children to hang outside. Wind chimes can be
made of many different things. See what materials the children
suggest. Forks, spoons, shells, sticks, pieces of metal, aluminum pie
pans etc. Tape record the sound of the chimes and let the children listen
to it at circle time or nap time.
Kites: Paper Bag Kite
added 3-23-00 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Paper bags, Watercolors, paint, or
markers, stickers, Streamers, tape or glue, string
Directions:
Decorate a clean paper lunch bag. Use water colors, poster paints or
markers. Add your favorite stickers or make your own. Cut four 16 inch
streamers or ribbons. Glue or tape them to the bottom corners of the bag.
For a handle cut a 20 inch length of string. Place the two ends of the
string inside the bag, about 1 inch down from the edge of each of the side
creases. Attach with masking tape.
Rain Painting
added 8-25-00 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Rain,
food coloring, and a paper plate
Directions: On
a rainy day, take your children outdoors. Give them each a paper
plate on which you have sprinkled drops of food coloring. Let the
children hold their plates in the rain for about a minute. When they
bring their plates inside, talk about the designs created by the rain.
3d Rainy Clouds
added 5-25-01 Submitted
by: Edward O'Connor
Need: White Construction paper, gray paint (or mix white and black),
newspaper and a stapler.
Directions: First you
cut out a cloud pattern for the children to trace. Children then trace
pattern on white construction paper twice. The children paint both clouds
with gray paint, let it dry over night. Cut out the clouds, then staple
two together half way and stuff them with about once piece of newspaper
then staple the rest of the way up. Great project to hang from the
ceiling!
Rain Clouds
added 6-26-01 Submitted
by: Libby P. Pierce
Need: Construction paper, white and black paint, icicles (I call
it tinsel)
Directions: Have children finger-paint a
cloud mixing black and white paint. After it dries, cut out cloud
shape. Turn over on the back and tape icicles (the ones used at
Christmas).
Cloud Dough
added 10-22-01 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Flour,
salad oil, water, air tight container
Directions:
Mix together 6 cups flour and 1 cup salad oil. Add enough water to make
the dough soft and pliable. This dough is soft and elastic and does not
harden. Keep it in covered containers. Encourage children to make
different cloud shapes.
Cloud Art
added 10-22-01 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Light
blue paper, white paint
Directions: Give
each child a piece of light blue construction paper. Fold paper in half
and then unfold. Let the children squeeze 3-4 drop of white paint from a
eyedropper Have them refold and rub across with hands. Open to reveal
cloud pictures.
Sun Rainbow Sun Catcher
added 3-5-02 Submitted
by: Mary Susan Kelly
Need: 2 CD's (you can get them free almost
everywhere these days), yellow and orange triangles, glue, string or yarn
Directions: Have the children glue yellow and
orange triangles on the colored printed side (not the shiny side) of one
of the CD's in the pattern of yellow/ orange/ yellow/ orange/ yellow/
orange. The triangle should hang off the edge of the CD. Then glue the
other CD, shiny side up onto the other CD. Put a sting or yarn through the
middle and hang up in the room. Hopefully you have a room with
windows and sun. As the sun shines on the CD's it reflects a
rainbow. Or have the children take them home to hang in a sunny
place. This very simple activity was done with 3 yr. olds to help teach
patterning and about rainbows and sunlight. They loved the end result.
Cloud
Mobiles
added 3-24-02 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Construction paper (white), scissors, glue, cotton balls, string,
wooden dowel (1 per child) or a wire hanger, hole punch
Directions:
Have
each child cut four or five cloud shapes from white construction paper.
Spread glue on the clouds and to stick cotton balls on them. Punch a hole
in each cloud and tie one end of a piece of string onto the cloud and the
other end of the string onto the wooden dowel or hanger. Then hang.
Walking in
the Rain added 3-24-02 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
glue, paper, toothpicks, blue food coloring,
small bowls or other containers, crayons and markers
Directions: Use
blue food coloring to tint small containers of glue. Ask children to draw
a picture. Have kids dot over the picture with toothpicks dipped into the
tinted glue, creating a falling rain scene.
Rain, rain can you come in? added
6-2-02 Submitted by:
April Washington
Need: rainy
day, food coloring, spray bottle, large paper
Directions: On the days
that you are lucky enough to get rain, you can make a rainy day rainbow
indoors.. Catch some of the rain in a pail and put it in 3 spray bottles.
Decide together what colors you would like the rain to be. Add food color
to the rain water. Spread a big piece of paper on the floor (secured with
tape, and be sure to protect the floor around it.) and 3 children at a
time spray the colored water up in the air so it falls down onto the
paper. When it dries we call it a rainy day rainbow! Who ever said a rainy
day isn't fun?
Rain Shaker added
9-24-02 Submitted by:
Dana Coates-Work
Need: A soda pop can or
soup can with lid off, plastic wrap, construction paper, bingo dabbers or
decorations, beans, tape.
Directions: Have
each child place 1 tbsp of bean mixture into the can. Cover top with
thick plastic wrap. Have the children decorate their construction paper.
Wrap paper around the can and tape in place.
Optional: Cut out circles for top and bottom
of can and tape in place. Shake rain maker and sing rain songs.
Rainbow Necklace
added 2-10-03
Original Author Unknown
Need: fruit loops, yarn
Directions: Give the children fruit loops to
string onto yarn to make an edible rainbow necklace.
Rainbow Noodles
added 2-16-03
Original Author Unknown
Need: macaroni noodles, paper, glue or string
Directions: Dye
small macaroni the colors of a rainbow. Have children make a rainbow
gluing those onto paper. Or Pattern them on string to make rainbow
necklaces.
Cereal Rainbows
added 3-3-03
Original Author Unknown
Need: Fruit Loops Cereal, glue, paper
Directions: You will
need a box of Fruit Loops (or similar cereal), paper, pencil and
glue. For younger children, you should draw a rainbow shape on to
the paper then have the children glue the fruit loops inside the
shape. Older children can make their own rainbow shape, or trace it.
You Are My Sunshine
added 7-1-03
Original Author Unknown
Need: Tagboard circle
cutout yellow tissue paper yellow streamers gold glitter glue
Directions: Have the child glue the yellow tissue
paper pieces all over the circle cutout to cover it. Then sprinkle glitter
over circle. Finish by attaching the yellow streamers to the edges to
create a sun.
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