activities for home
All About My Dad: Remember your dad on Father's Day (it's every June). He'll love to read what you know and love about him!
Handprint BBQ: Want to make your handprints look like BBQ flames? Paint your hands with some red and yellow paint and use construction paper to make the grill. Write a message to your dad or to whoever is the griller in your home!
Summery Seashells: Have any seashells from a trip to the beach? The hobby shops do and they cost under $5 per bag. Paint them in bright solids or patterns, then put them in a glass bowl to be admired.
Ram Trivia: Since we're Ralph Moody Rams, test your knowledge with a quiz on this interesting and beautiful animal.
Explore the Surface of Mars! On November 26, 2011, an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Mars Curiosity Rover launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It travelled 352 million miles, which took over 8 months, until it finally landed on Mars. Would you want to travel to Mars? Thanks to NASA's Curiosity, you can explore Mars from home.
Cardboard Canvas: Color pieces of cardboard with paint or markers and even glue on items you like. Or, first cover the cardboard in aluminum foil for a shimmery effect.
Creative Writing: Have a favorite character from a book or movie? Write a new ending in a special journal. Anything can happen with your imagination.
Cosmic Kids! Yoga: Kids love listening to stories while doing all the many yoga poses. There are tons to choose from on YouTube, so give one a try.
Mac & Cheese Bombs: Cooking together makes eating together more fun. Try this recipe and enjoy knowing you helped make a meal.
Homemade Pinata: Here is an easy-to-follow website for making your own pinata. You might need help, but what's great is you'll have an original pinata filled with exactly what you want. All those little trinkets you have in drawers? Add them to the candy! Then, have fun breaking it open.
Scavenger Hunt: This game requires clever thinking. Write a clue on a small piece of paper to a location or item in your home. Tuck this clue in your pocket for now. Then, go to that spot and place a clue that leads to yet another spot. There, place another clue, and so on. At the last clue, leave a special note or reward. Hand someone the clue from your pocket and the hunt has begun.
Taco Cups: Another yummy recipe to help make at home, and it doesn't have to be Tuesday.
Nature Paintings: Go on a nature walk in your neighborhood to collect sticks, flowers, grass, and leaves. Tie them together with a rubber band or twist tie. Then, paint with them! See how different art can look with just a different brush?
Stuffed Animal Fun: Do you love making pretend worlds for your stuffed animals? You will, too! Use shoe boxes, paper, cardboard, blankets, or anything else you already have, to build a zoo, store, space ship, house, or even a whole town! Your stuffed animals will enjoy hanging out in a new world that you made them.
GoNoodle: Need to get out your wiggles and giggles? Don't forget this classroom favorite. And check out the GoNoodle App on Android and iOS. It has lots of free games to get you moving!
Board Games: Have a closet with a stack of games? Get one out you've never played and learn how. Or, play an old favorite for game night.
Hidden Worlds of the National Parks: Check out these parks you'll explore hidden areas most people don't get to see. Plug in those headphones, or listen from the speakers, and enjoy!
May Day Pet Rocks: May Day is on May 1, an official holiday in 66 countries and it's celebrated in many more. What's interesting is it's rarely celebrated in the country where it began - the United States. May Day celebrates the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. In this project, Ms. Kim changed it from flowers to pet rocks with special messages.
Movie Character Coloring Sheets: Does anyone not like Olaf and R2D2? Probably not. Bring them to life with some crayons and markers, hang them on your fridge, and watch Frozen and Star Wars.
Nature Bracelet: Put tape around your wrist with the stickey side on the outside. Collect and attach items you find on a nature walk.
Wizard Potion: Collect items outside and add them to a cup of water to stir up a magical potion. Write down your ingredients and what your potion will do.
Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Use this list or make your own.
5-Minute Playdough: Mrs. Fortin says this is the BEST recipe out there. And what's better than making your own playdough? We know - making playdough desserts served on playdough plates for playdough customers. :)))
Your Family Tree: Do you know all your family members by name and where they fit on your family tree? Start with yourself and go back in time. Ask for help if you need it.
Coloring: Get out your crayons and relax with coloring sheets.
Homemade Lava Lamps: Mrs. Fortin really likes these because they are easy to make, are really neat to watch, and can be any color you like.
Chalk Maze: Challenge someone to a maze where half the fun is making it.
Word Search: How many of words can you find?
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