Fun and Well-being
Suggested Activities
Suggested Activities
* Do some baking and talk about the measurements.
* Do some baking and talk about the measurements.
* Learn to tie your shoe laces.
* Learn to tie your shoe laces.
* Collect leaves from 10 different non harmful plants and sort them in many different ways- size, colour, shape, texture.
* Collect leaves from 10 different non harmful plants and sort them in many different ways- size, colour, shape, texture.
* Make up a scavenger hunt with simple clues.
* Make up a scavenger hunt with simple clues.
* Grow some seeds and observe the changes when they are germinating. Either plant them in soil in a clear plastic bag or drop them on moistened cotton wool.
* Grow some seeds and observe the changes when they are germinating. Either plant them in soil in a clear plastic bag or drop them on moistened cotton wool.
* Have a teddy bear's picnic.
* Have a teddy bear's picnic.
* Cardboard Construction : Make a creation from your recyclable materials.
* Cardboard Construction : Make a creation from your recyclable materials.
* Get playful with balloon tennis.
* Get playful with balloon tennis.
* Leaf rubbing collages.
* Leaf rubbing collages.
* Get messy with some splatter painting.
* Get messy with some splatter painting.
* Design and make your own kite and learn how to fly it.
* Design and make your own kite and learn how to fly it.
* Make bird feeders. All you need is a toilet paper roll, bird seeds and peanut butter or honey.
* Make bird feeders. All you need is a toilet paper roll, bird seeds and peanut butter or honey.
* Go on a backyard bug hunt.
* Go on a backyard bug hunt.
* Have some fun with play dough nature prints.
* Have some fun with play dough nature prints.
* Make butter in a jar.
* Make butter in a jar.
* Set up a puppet theatre.
* Set up a puppet theatre.
* Explore creative movement with scarves and streamers.
* Explore creative movement with scarves and streamers.
* Play with a Water Xylophone - must be glass bottles.
* Play with a Water Xylophone - must be glass bottles.
* Play charades.
* Play charades.
* Design and set up a backyard obstacle course.
* Design and set up a backyard obstacle course.
* Create a mini golf course in your backyard.
* Create a mini golf course in your backyard.
* Make play dough.
* Make play dough.
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Play dough ingredients
Play dough ingredients
2 cups flour.
2 cups flour.
1/2 cup salt.
1/2 cup salt.
2 tablespoons cooking oil.
2 tablespoons cooking oil.
2 tablespoons cream of tartar or baking soda.
2 tablespoons cream of tartar or baking soda.
2 cups boiling water.
2 cups boiling water.
1 teaspoon food colouring.
1 teaspoon food colouring.