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Sticky Note Wall Bop

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Activity Name: Sticky Note Wall Bop

Introduction: Games are among the most effective ways to teach scholastic concepts and make them transferrable to different environments.

Size: Any

Supplies: bean bags, sticky notes, markers, double-sided tape.

Objective: Competitive play, linguistic skills, word comprehension.

Description: First, place rows of tape on the wall or a board for each participant. Next, right down letters on each sticky note and post them to a wall or other usable surface. Each participant then takes turns throwing the bean bag at the letters to knock them off the wall. For each one, the participant gets to put them on his tape segment. Once all the letters are knocked down, each participant takes each letter they were able to get and tries to make a word. The one who makes the longest word wins the game.

Paint bomb painting

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Size of group: 1-5

Supplies: Biodegradable Water Balloons, Canvas or Poster Boards or even a large sheet, Washable Finger Paint, Squeeze Bottles

Objective: Create art, project completion, gross motor skills, creativity

Description: When we think of painting we generally think of a paintbrush and some paper. We want to bring you outdoors while being able to create this masterpiece!

Fill the plastic bottles with half water and add a generous amount of paint to each. Once added, shake them both to mix them. Once the paint is mixed fill the balloons with the colored water. This might be a little tricky but gets easier the more you do!

Get all supplies and take them outside!

You will want to place your sheet against a hard outside surface so the balloons break on it when thrown at it. Keep doing this until the artist is done. If the sheet is on the ground, you can have the artist stomp on the balloons and watch that effect.

 

While this is the easier clean version, you can also use only pain in the balloons which will be messier but more vibrant.

 

A Cool Variation:

 

Pin balloons (filled with pain) to a piece of wood painted with a white or black background. Get darts from Walmart and have the artist throw darts at the balloons or poke them with something that will pop the balloon and watch them pop and create a really neat masterpiece.

 

Slime Drink

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Activity Name: Slime Drink

Introduction: Sometimes lemonade won’t cut it… and water doesn’t taste right… and it’s too hot for milk. That’s when you get creative and bust out the SLIME DRINK.

Size: Any

Supplies: ½ gallon Limeade, 1 liter of ginger ale, ½ lime sherbet ice cream.

Objective: Project completion, teamwork and group projects.

Description: Mix limeade and ginger ale together in a pitcher. Once thoroughly mixed, add the ice cream and stir. Add in fruit pieces or marshmallows to float on the top.

Mutant Plant Experiment

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Activity Name: Mutant Plant Experiment

Introduction: Conducting an experiment is a great way to keep people engaged, especially when many normal activities are prohibited. This experiment combines biology with vivid color for a short but rewarding activity.

Size: 2-4

Supplies: Celery stalks (one per participant), water, jars (one per participant) and food coloring of choice.

Objective: Hands-on learning, expanding conceptual knowledge, teaching opportunities.

Description: Fill each jar halfway to three-fourths of the way full of water. Allow each participant to choose the color they’d like to use. Next, have each person stick a celery stalk into the colored water. Let them check back every once in a while to see the change in the celery’s color as it absorbs the food coloring.

Personalized Mugs

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Every have a favorite coffee mug and wish everyone would stop taking it? Claim it by personalizing it!

Size of Group: 1-unlimited

Materials needed: Coffee Mug, Oil Based Sharpie’s, Large letter stickers (From Walmart or craft shop).

Description: Basically all that is needed here is to apply whatever letters are needed for Initials and or someone’s name on the mug. Then take the Sharpie and create dots all around the stickers until each edge is fully covered with color. Once done and the mug is dry, remove the stickers. Making sure your area is well ventilated – turn on your oven to 350. Set your mugs inside and let them bake for about 30 minutes. Once the 30 minutes is up, turn off the oven and let the mugs cool down inside the oven.When done, remove from oven. Wash and then of course, fill and enjoy with your favorite beverage to enjoy.

Spreading Love

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How to spread the love

 

Size of group: 1-5

Supplies: Strips of paper cut into 3 to 6-inch sections, A stapler, Yarn or string

Objective: Create love, Project Completion, Project Enjoyment

Description: This is one of the most simple projects and can be posted on the front of the house in a window or on the door.

  1. take two strips of paper, place them to overlap the long way, and staple the bottom together.
  2. Now pull the top part away from each other and pull down so that each piece of the paper touches below the section already stapled and edges match up. Add another two strips of paper lining up the bottom edges with the ones that are folded down to create a heart.
  3. Staple this and continue until it is as long as you want.

 

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