Materials

-Empty can lid

-Rubber bands

-Popsicle stick

-Glue

-Markers

Instructions

-Find an empty lid

-Put rubber bands on in the middle of the can

-Take the popsicle stick and put glue on the end of the stick and then place the lid on the glue

-Let it dry and decorate the banjo!

Materials

-Paper

-Scissors

-Tape

-Markers (optional)

Instructions

-Place a piece of paper down flat on a surface

-Next, with parent’s permission use scissors to cut out pieces of paper

-Think about what kind of objects do you want at your paper playground! Seesaw, slide or swings, be creative! This is your park, and it can look how you want it to.

-Tape the pieces of paper on the paper that is laying down flat on the surface

-You can twist and rip the paper to give them a design and if you want to use markers to draw on them

Materials

-Paper

-Glue

-Markers

-Magazines and Newspaper clippings

-Scissors

Instructions

-Cut out words in magazines and newspapers that describes you or is something you like

-In the middle of the white paper write, I Am with a marker

-Now take the words or images that you cut out and glue them around the words I Am

-Do this art project for your family members and make them an I Am poster

Materials

-Gallon or sandwich size baggie

-Water

-Pencils

Instructions

-Fill up the plastic bag with water

-Zip the bag closed

-Stab the bag with a pencil and watch as no water comes out!

-Try and see how many pencils can go in!

Explanation

The reason why the bag does not leak because the bag is made out of a long and flexible chain of molecules called polymer. When you stab the bag, the molecules spread apart and then seal around the pencil, causing the water to stay inside the bag.

Materials

-2 Cups of Flour

-2 Cups of Salt

-1 Cup of Water

-Pencil

Instructions

-Mix all the flour, salt and water together

-Knead the dough for a few minutes

-Make a ball and then carefully pinch and pull the ends of the dough to make the arms

-Get creative! After forming the starfish, use a pencil to create the starfish texture. Keep a small amount of dough to add designs

-Leave them out to dry or bake them in the oven at 325 degrees. For small starfishes it can take an hour but a bigger starfish can take longer.

Materials

• pinecone

• yellow paint

• paint brushes

• green construction paper

• scissors

• tape or glue gun

Instructions

• Look for a pinecone, once you find one make sure to wash it

• Once your pine cones are dry start painting them yellow

• Set pinecones to dry

• Next up is making the pineapple leaves. Get your construction paper and and start cutting out leaves. You can also cut regular strips for your leaves

• Also, you might want to curve the ends a bit.

• With adult supervision use a glue gun and start gluing the leaves on the top of your pinecone. You can also tape down your leaves.

• Take a picture & post it on google classroom for dojo points!

Materials

-Paper Plates

-Scissors

-Markers or paint

-White paper

Instructions

-Grab one paper plate and cut a triangle out of it

-Take the triangle and glue it or staple it to the opposite side of where the cut was made

-Color the fish and add eyes

-Using white paper to cut out smaller triangles to make teeth and glue them inside the mouth

Materials

• Paper

• Pencil

• Colored pencils or crayons

Instructions

• Using the blank template, create your monster body.

• Find some "bits and bobs" that you like and add them to your monster. (or make up your own!)

• Color your monster.

Notes

• Don't forget to name your monster!

• Is your monster scary or funny?

• What talents/skills does your monster have?