Building Challenge: Design a kite that can fly!

Watch this video on TVO Kids: Go Fly a Kite

Using materials found around the house, design a kite that can fly when the wind blows.

Here are some possible materials you can use: paper (cardstock works the best), straws, string, ribbon, natural or popsicle sticks, thin wooden dowels, plastic bag.

Extension: What other things can you make that can fly? A paper airplane? A wind sock? A parachute? Don’t forget to send us pictures of your creations!

Today we are going to learn more about clouds. Let’s begin by listening to the story Cloud Questions. After listening to the story do you have any questions about clouds? Go outside (if you can) or stay indoors and look out the window. Take a moment and enjoy the sky above. Look up at the clouds and tell someone in your family what you see. What kinds of shapes, colours, and designs are in the sky. Do you see any pictures (e.g., animals, letters)? After looking at the clouds, let’s create what we see. Using paint, playdough, crayons or even chalk make some clouds. You could create chalk clouds on your driveway. You could use white crayons and make clouds on different coloured paper. Could you use cotton balls and create a cloud picture? We are excited to see what you create!

Extension: Clouds can be very calming when we watch them float across the sky. What else do you find calming? Perhaps you could create a “Calming Kit’ using items found around your house. Talk about which items you will need and how these will help you when you are experiencing different feelings (e.g., mad, happy, sad).

We have just gone through a long time away from school. We had time with our families. Maybe we learned something new and perhaps we found new ways to communicate with family and friends. This is part of your story, part of history, and we want a fun way to remember this time in our lives. This activity is to create a keepsake of your family during Covid-19 something you can look back at and remember this time of history.

Salt Dough Family Keepsake

Ingredients:

• 4 cups all purpose flour

• 1 cup salt

• 1 cup of water

1. Preheat your oven to 100 degrees or as low as your oven can go.

2. Combine all of your ingredients together and knead for 10 minutes. If your dough is too dry add a little more water and continue to knead.

3. Roll out the dough to a thickness that you’d like your keepsake to be, but don’t go too thin!

4. Using a large cookie cutter if you have one, or cut out a different shape with a knife.

5. Place this on a cookie sheet that has been lined with tin foil.

6. Have each family member place their hand into the salt dough. It's okay if you overlap or make it unique to your individual family.

7. Bake for 1-2 hours. If you find after this time it is still doughy, put it back in for longer. It’s going to depend on your thickness how long you need to bake for.

8. Once cool, you can decorate by painting with acrylic or kids paint. You can use sharpies to write messages, you can even add glitter!

9. To make your keepsake last longer, you can apply a clear glaze finish or finish with mod podge.

10. Enjoy your family’s work of art!